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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24

presidents mind. public senti
ment has been gradually crYs
talizing in favor of the big
secretary. Long before thu
convention met it became evi'
dent to every person at al
conversant with politics that
Taft would certainly win the
prize. There is, therefore, nc
surprise in the final result, fol
it had been forecasted long
ahead. Secretary Taft has been
tried in various places in public
life each time he has made good. .
His experience in public has
taught him the needs of our
country at home and at bread.
Really and truly of him it may
be said that no candidate for
presidency has ever had the
actual trainingand is so remark.
ably fitted for this great honor
than the big secretary. And Of
this preparedness, Theodore
Burton very properly says: "No
one has ever yet assumed the
presidential chair who had
received a more ideal prepara-
tion for the duties of that great
Office. fAs Judge in state and
federal courts, as solicitor gen
eral, as governor of the Philip.
pines, as secretary of war.
which has included the work Of
colonial secretary and director
of national public works, he has
received his training and has
always shown himself master of
the situation and competent to
make more honorable and be.
loved the American name.
There have been no years of
inaction in his career. He has
been continuously engaged in
tasks and each, success.
sive service has been character
lied by an increasing influence
upon most vital questions"
Taft is. above all a man of
action; the greatest tribute that
has yet been paid him came IN
The words of Roosevelt: "He is
the greatest going concern in
the country"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24

The republican national con-
vention did the expected thing
Thursday when it named Will.
lam Howard Taft; the present
secretary Of war, tor president
on the first ballot. For MANY
months; ever since, in fact, that
President Roosevelt reiterated
the statement of his determine
tion, under no consideration, to
accept a denomination. and that
reiteration was made SO strong
that the public could no longer
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
TAFT AND
SHERMAN
ARE NAMED A THE REPuB
LlCAN STANDARD BEARERS
FOR THIS FAll'sBArrLE

The Republican candidates 70,
president and vise.president
were nominated on the first bal.
lot taken, and the ticket is Taft
and Sherman.
| Last Thursday afternoon, amid
scenes Of great enthusiasm, vii.
liam H. Taft, of Ohio, was de-
clared the choice for the presi.
dental nomination. It has been
clear during the whole week
that this would be the inevitable
result and although other names
were presented, it was conceded
that the opposition to the secrs.
tary of war was not at all for
midable. State pride and a de.
sire to compliment various lead
ers was all that prevented a
unanimous vote. The ballot,
which resulted as follows, was
received with long continued
cheers: Taft. 702; Hughes. SO;
Knox, 68; Cannon, 81; LaFollette
25; Fairbanks 40; Foraker 16;
Roosevelt 3. There was no at
tempt at any time to stampede
the convention to Roosevelt, but
that the popularity of the presi.
dent is as great as ever was
demonstrated when, on the open.
ing day, Temporary Chairman
Burroughs referred to Roose.
welt, the mention of whose name
set the convention wild with en-
thusiasm. This was repeated
throughout the proceedings
whenever reference was made to
the president.
The convention adjourned
Thursday afternoon until noon
Friday. when the selection of a
candidate for vice.president was
taken up. This order of bust.
ness was at once proceeded
with. By that time the senti.
ment of the delegates had turn.
ed to James Schoolcraft Sher
man, of Utica, New Nork, whose
candidacy commended itself to
the convention for many rea.
sons. Again a desire to compli.
ment certain favor:te sons pre-.
vented a unanimous vote, tho
ballot being as follows: Sherman,
816; Murphy, of Pennsylvania.
~: Gid. of Massachusetts,, and
Fairbanks received a vote each.
The delegates are all thorough.
y satisfied with their work. |
The platform is considered one
If the strongest ever put out BY
The party, aud the candidates
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24

If you have any photographs
that you would like to have en-.
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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
LOCAL SOCIETIES
x or -

Ivy Lodge No. "a, meets every
Let and Sd Thursday night in Bank
Hall, Malta. Edw. White, G. M; G..
w. Clay, M. f. and X. of r. & S. All
members of the order cordially invited
to meetings.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-03-01
Mil e-P0Sts

An amendment to the post office ap-
preparation bill prohibits the transmission
through the malls of intoxicating liquors,
cocaine and it's derivatives.
Mansel, Prohibition candidate for mayor
Of Williamsport, Pa, ran we'll ahead of
his Democratic rival but was beaten by
the Republican candidate.
West Virginia's five wettest counties
have AS convicts; the other fifty coun-
ties have Alb. One-eleventh of the coun-
ties furnish one-half of the convicts.
Rev. G. H. Gamble, Rochester, Mimi,
agrees to find employment for every man
in that city now connected with the liquor
trade if willing to quit the business and
lead clean and honest life.
Owing to threatened legislative action
by the British parliament, brewery stocks
went down to amazingly low rates early
this month until they could not be sold
at any price. The shrinkage in two days
in nominal values is estimated at a
quarter Of a billion.
Liquor men have been trying to fright
en- the farmers with the idea that pro-
hibition would reduce the demand for
corn. But the internal revenue depart
ment says there will be no material loss
to the farmer. Sec Of Agriculture Will
son says that not more than two per cent
Of the annual crop is used in the manu-
cries and distilleries were closed the
farmer would never suspect 1t, so far as
the market for corn Is concerned.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-03-01

The date of the Hennepin county
banquet has been changed to the 31st
inst. McElroy hall, Nicollet and 9Th
is the place.
The st. Paul primary election &C.
Cured on the 18th. Our ticket is:
Mayor-Geo. F. Wells; Assemblymen
Newton R. Frost, M. M. Webster;
Aldermen-1st Ward, H. J. Cain; 9Th,
c. D. Sackett; 7th, F. N. Foot; 9th.
J. L. Nelson; 10th, R. J. X. Murray;
18th, Sigurd A. Johnson.
The State Convention will take
place at Minneapolis, June and 9.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-03-01

INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
Insurance in force December 81,
1OVO .$O,OtO,OO4
1907 paid-for- business
in f0rGe JAM n ds9s
Gain of insurance in force In 1907 zoos, 254
Amount paid in death
claims from Sept,
1900 to Jan. 1, 1908 $4,000
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The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-03-01
Great Debate on the Saloon.

| ing the district bench in Minnesota
Also from the Supreme Courts of sew
eral states and that of the United
States.
Abiding to Mr.. Maddock's assertion
of the unconstitutionality of prohibit
ton, Mr.. Calderwood quoted Lincoln's
description of the American govern
ment as one "of the people. by the
people and for the people, and the
maxim 1.-The public welfare is the
supreme law"
1t is an affront for a man to say that
the majority is mob because it does
not agree with him. The courts have
repeatedly declared that the sale of
liquor is not on a level with that of
bread-stuffs. The speaker here quoted
liquor papers to prove the rottenness
of the saloon business. He also cited
various high courts to the effect that
the right to sell intoxicating liquors
does not inhere in citizenship. Ii
cense is conferred privilege, not a
regulation. No prohibitory law has
been declared unconstitutional except
on purely technical grounds, like the
failure of a clerk to properly engross.
But if prohibition is constitutional,
is it wise? Lincoln, in 1912, said up
on this point: 1T is not an open ques-
ton. We have had only partial pro-
hibition thus far. A wet ward, city,
county, or state has stopped over into
contiguous dry territory. Yet it's re-
suits are immensely beneficial. The
speaker read extracts from letters re-
Gently received from congressman,
sheriffs, and other prominent men in
prohibition territory showing that
crime had decreased so to IS per cent.
School attendance had doubled in
some places. Bank deposits had in
creased and taxes had not.
Mr.. Calderwood closed with the
confident prediction that the saloon
would die and that the North Star
State would be in the front rank of the
fight. The applause which he re-
ceived both at the opening and the
close amounted to an ovation.
Mr. Maddox made feeble attempt
to reply but cut sorry figure before
both friend and foe and took his seat
after using only minute or two of the
ten minutes accorded him.
Prohibitionists are very happy.
Everyone accorded Mr.. Calderwood
the victory. The State Committee has
challenged Mr.. Maddox to other de-
bates.
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THEY SWEAR BY HIM.

The office force Of the State Committee
signalized Sec. Calderwood's victory in
the great debate by presenting him with
a hammered brass jardiniere, filled with
violets and lilies of the valley. Surmount-
ing all was a shield bearing the inscrip-
ton: 1--WE are proud to serve under our
commander" AS Mr.. Calderwood came in
surprised with the sight Of the gift upon
his table, "Wha's the matter with CAL
derwood?" rang through Headquarters,
followed by the hearty reply, "He's all
right"
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-03-01

The prohibition event of events in
this section occurred Sunday after
noon, the 18th, when 1000 people
packed the Metropolitan theatre, Min
neapolis, to hear Sec. Calderwood and
John Maddox discuss Wise Regula-
ton versus Absolute Prohibition.
Hundreds were turned away. In the
audience were many saloon-keepers
and bartenders who touched elbows
with prohibitionists. Mayor Haynes
presided.
Mr.. Maddox opened, occupying an
hour. His address was chiefly a pro-
test against the alleged unconstitution-
atty and un-americanism Of Prohibi-
ton and the mobocratic rule of the
majority. He denounced the attempt
Of the churches and preachers to COM
pei others to think as they think and
act as they act. He thought President
Roosevelt should use his big stick to
protect the rights Of the people
against Prohibition.
The speaker stoutly opposed the
contention of Prohibitionists that so
much of the evil in the world is due
to the saloon. Comparatively few
criminals are made such by drink.
They were born such. The saloon is
legitimate. It produces more joy than
sorrow. It provides little solace in
this world of sorrow Those who visit
it are as happy there as those who
spend their evenings at prayer-meet-
ing. All sorrow and crime are due to
physical and other natural conditions.
Most testimony as to the evil effect of
the saloon is without value. Crime is
due to poverty, love of wealth and
other causes. The Bible, like the sa-
loon has it good and bad side. Will
Prohibitionists prohibit it on that &C
count? Those who agreed with the
speaker and those who differed from
him were generous in their applause.
Mr. Calderwood, being introduced,
emphasized the points of agreement
between Mr. Maddox and Prohibi-
tionists. We, too, are loyal to the
constitution. We hold, also, that what
ever interferes with the purposes of
government is reasonable and un-
american.
The saloon menaces life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. The speaker
quoted Warden Wolfer to the effect
that at least 60 per cent of the inmates
of the State Penitentiary are there be-
cause of the liquor traffic. Similarly
effective testimony was adduced from
Judges Brill, Holt and others occupy
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Owing to the favorable mortality the
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substantial increase over the apportion-
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If an abstainer from alcoholic bever-
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creased longevity.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04
MYSTERY OF LOST MEMORY.
Not an Uncommon Occurrence for
Persons to Forget Names

MOI an uncommon Occurrence for
Persons to Forget Names.
a young Partisan actress who had for
weeks held the title role in a popular
play, recently, 1t is said, was, while on
the stage, suddenly afflicted with for
getfulness and was utterly unable to
repeat the lines Of the last act, though
she had successfully passed through the
three preceding ones says the Indian
apoliS Star
1t is not an uncommon happening
with stage people, lecturers and others.
and seems more likely to occur when
the matter memOrized has been so often
repeated that forgetfulness would ap-
pear impossible while intelligence re-
manned.
The same thing happens In a less
marked and conspicuous way to q great
number of people, it's most common
manifestation being forgetfulness Of
proper names. A name ordinarily IA
miliar and just about to be spoken will
vanish from the mind at the instant
and be to the one about to utter it rs
grasps at it in vain, and as it were,
beats against a blank wall. It Is al
ways a disagreeable experience, this
momentary failure of the memory, and
sometimes extremely embarrassing
Often it happens when the victim Is
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04

posed of particles following the path
of Halley's comet. If this is q fact, he
thinks these meteors should become
more numerous az the comet approach
es perihelion, probably in May, 1910.
The LeOnid and Andromedid meteors,
both of which follow the paths Of COM
cts, congregate more thickly near their
perlhelia. Mr.. Denning also remarks
that since the Aquarid meteors are Wis
ible nearly every year, they must like
the Perseids, form a complete ellipsc
about the sun. If, then, they really fol-
low the path of Halley's comet, they
present the spectacle of an elliptical
ring of meteors extending from the cen
ter of the solar system to a point be-
yOnd the orbit of Neptune.
A prominent scientist describes the
electric fish Of the Nile, Of which the
Egyptians made pictures thousands of
years ago, and which still inhabits the
waters Of that river, as being provided
with an electrical organ that incloses
the whole body. 1t is situated in the
skin, and when viewed with a micro
scope Is seen to be composed of about
100000 beautifully formed little disks.
superposed upon connected rows of
minute compartments in which are the
terminals Of nerves. The shock is pro-
duced by an intense current that ira
verses the entire organ from the head
to the tail Of the fish, returning through
the surroundings. It stuns small fish
in the neighborhood. The authority
quoted likens its action to that of a
self-loading and self-discharging gun.
The electromotive force of the organ in
a fish only s inches long can, he as
serts, attain the surprising maximum of
eco volts. A single giant nerve-cell at
the head of the spinal column is the
source of the impulses that discharge
tho organ.
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+ f + + + +
+ The Grand Canyon s
+ OF the Colorado River +
+ j. j. + + i i. ~

Congress, at its last session, was
asked TO appropriate money for monu-
ment TO John Wesley Powell, to be
erected somewhere on the rim Of the
Grand Canyon Of the Colorado. which
he was the first white man to explore.
His achievement differed from those of
other explorers in that they followed
routes or trails more or less known 10
the aborigines, while his way was
through chasm 30 tremendous, so ap
palling In its vastness, so filed with
hidden perils that even the natives
feared and Stunned it, Until after
Powell and his companions passed
through the terrific depths of the Grand
Canyon what the world had known of it
was mostly based upon mythical tales
told by the Indians, or some hunter or
prospector. Stories were related of
parties entering the gorge in boats, and
being carried down with fearful We
locity into whirlpools, where all were
overwhelmed. Others told of under
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04
IA1kkE(ZZlAzl0LOR PHOTOGRAPHS

fingham appears TO be about the latest
development in the progress Of photog-
raphy. The picture itself shows some
nine colors, with the various shades
and tints absolutely true to nature. The
subject Of the photograph, a young
woman, Is seated in an oak chair, and
even the delicate grain of the oak is
faithfully reproduced The young wom-
an wore a red dress, with red gloves,
and a yellow straw hat, with various
kinds Of flowers, and the result was as
perfect as though it had been done by
a painter.
Prof. Raymer is of the opinion that
it will be some time before the process
will be 50 perfected as to permit Of
printing the photographs. He states
that the principal difficulty in taking
fashlike color pictures is the large
amount Of fashlight powder which
must be used. The present pictures
themselves can never be transferred to
paper, although this problem is now
agitating the entire Photographic pro-
fessiOn.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04

about to greet an old acquaintance, or
when 1t Is desirable to introduce two
men, each Of whom he knows we'll.
Doctors do not clearly explain this
occasional defect in the mental powers,
but those who experience 1t know that
1T occurs when they are especially
weary or overworked, and they may
therefore assume that 1t Is a form OF
brain fag and as readily accounted for
as a lameness of arms or legs. That
1t is most often displayed in connection
with proper names Is perhaps due to
the fact that these are each held in the
memory by separate and arbitrary &C.
ton and not through association, and
are therefore most easily lost But
whatever the cause, the multitude of
persons who forget names will have a
sympathetic comprehension Of the state
Of mind Of the French actress when she
helplessly sought to. find the words OF
her play.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04

Grand Canyon 1t would appear hardly
larger than a baby ribbon to a specs
tator on the rim. 1t Is estimated that
to obtain enough earth to fill the Grand
Canyon i would be necessary TO exca.
vate 10000 Panama canals.
The Grand Canyon is like an inverted
mountain range, PIT miles long, reach.
Ing a depth of 1880 feet, with series
OF depressions averaging 5000 feet CHS
eled out of the earth by the erosion Of
ages. 1t is the generally accepted the,
DRY that this great chasm Is solely thu
work of water-of the floods that come
down from the mountains every spring
and summer-but Mr.. Ordonez. a dis
tlnguished Mexican geologist, who
came here not long ago, made a sugges-
ton which may not be entirely new but
is worth mentioning. 1t is his idea
that, while the earth was cooling, the
SOL and the rocks contracted and split
a deep and wide assure in the surface
OF the plateau, and that it's sides have
since been worn down and polished by
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04
THINK WILLIAMS NOT GUILTY.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Sept. 3
There were further indications yester-
day of a complete standstill in the po-
lice investigation into the shooting of
boardwalk six days ago.
Chief Woodruff said that W. S. G..
Williams of Baltimore, husband of the
woman who was with Roberts at the
time of the attack, had been eliminated,
and it was not believed that Mr.. Will
liams could throw any light upon the
circumstances of the shooting.
Members of the police force were will
ing to discuss the highway robbery the
DRY practically for the first time since
the night of the occurrence. They say
there is a possibility of a rObber having
attempted to hold up the pair in the
rolling chair and of having lost his head
and fired when Roberts, who is said to
be of powerful physique, jumped out of
the vehicle. and when the negro pushing
the chair went running down the board
walk for help.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04
THOMAS 1. HISGEN NOTIFIED.
Nominee of Independence Party Hailed
as "TruSt Buster"

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-There was
not room enough in the new clubhouse
of the large Independence league to hold
the large crowd that gathered last night
for the dual purpose of being present
at the notification of Thomas L. Hisgen,
Independence party candidate for Presi-
dent. and the house-warming of the
club.
William r. Hearst and Mr. Hisgen en-
tered the clubhouse shortly after 9
o'clock and were greeted by an outburst
of cheers. Hisgen was enthusiastically
referred to as the trust buster" and
'Our next President These titles
brought forth more cheering
Many inquiries were made for John
Temple Graves, the party's candidate
for Vice President. who was expected
to be present but he is i'll at the warm
sulphur springs in Virginia
Melvin G.. Palliser was chairman of
the meeting and Henry A. Powell made
tho notification speech. Mr.. Hisgen
stood in the archway between two small
rooms and read his acceptance, which
was loudly cheered.