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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
ELIMINATION OF DANGER URGED
AT PLEASANT PRAIRIE AND
kENOSHA MEETINGS.
Nine EXPLOSIONS IN TEN YEARS
Effort to Safeguard Homes to Be
Pushed In State Legislature
-MissiIe Hurled Two
Miles.

Pleasant Prairie, Wis, March H.
With the vicinity of the wrecked Du.
pont powder mill waste of disman-
tied homes, the first action of the
residents was toward the elimination
of the menace of powder works from
the county. Indignation meetings at
which this demand was voiced were
held in Pleasant Prairie and Kenosha.
The effort to safeguard their homes
is to be pushed in the present session
of the Wisconsin legislature.
Nine Explosions In 10 Years.
There have been nine explosions in
10 years at the powder works, but no
disaster compared with the present
ono in the extent of damages inflicted,
although more lives have been lost.
In the explosion of 1906 seven men
were killed, while two died of their
injuries.
Fragments of the body of F. S.
Thompson, the one man killed in the
explosion, were found in a pond half
mile from the glaze mill, where he
met Lis death. The remains were
identified by Superintendent Clarence
Brady of the powder works and 9TH
ers.
That the explosion started in the
glaze mill where Thompson was killed
and that it's cause was the defective
working of the machinery during the
delicate process of putting the last
touch of high explosive finish on giant
powder was indicated by the state
ment of Engineer Joseph Finn, him
self seriously injured, who was an eye
witness of the initial explosion.
Engineer Films statement of the
cause was supported by that of DR.. A.
]. Lowe, of Pleasant Prairie, who has
frequently inspected the glaze mill
since it's installation and is thoroughly
conversant with it's workings. Both
assert that the heating and friction of
the powder in the huge hot air and
steel jacketed cylinders of the glazing
tanks brings the explosive to pre-
carious poise as the process approach
es completion.
Missile Hurled Two Miles.
A section of one of the shattered
glazing cylinders, steel missile more
than three feet in diameter and six
feet long, was hurled two miles and
crashed through the roof of two
story building opposite the railroad
station, occupied by H. A. King as a
general store. The cylinder made an
eight-foot gap in the roof Of the build
ing and passing through the structure
was buried in the cellar.
The financial loss to the company
Is roughly estimated at 100000, but
the total loss due to the explosion is
too widely distributed even to be esti-
mated. Householders in Pleasant
Prairie say that their houses had been
weakened by previous explosions.
Three holes marked the sites where
three of the magazines had stood. The
holes were each more than so feet
across and as deep. One had broken
into spring and was half full Of
water.
Trees for half mile around were
stripped of branches and shorn off
even with the ground. Part of the
engine house and the 100-foot brick
chimney of the plant still stand.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
ST. eoNIFAcE SCHOOL BURNED.
Valuable Library and Indian Diction-
airy Lest in Winnipeg Fire.

Winnipeg, Man., March list. Bon
iface Industrial school was destroyed
by fire. Eighty occupants of tn
building escaped. A valuable library
of 5000 volumes, as we'll as an India.
dictionary in manuscript, was des-
troyed. The dictionary represented
the work of pioneer missionary priests
for 100 years. The loss from the fire
10 estimated at $125,OOO.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
MORE HOMESTEAD ENTRIES.
Yakima Irrigation Project Ready for
Settlers.

Washington, Mahch 11.-Homestead
entries may be made on the Tieton
unit of the Yakima irrigation project.
Washington, beginning April 6, 1911.
A notice to this effect was issued by
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger.
Entries must be accompanied by water
right applications and at least one in
stallment of the building, maintenance
and operation charges, not less than
$1,000 per acre.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
HARVARD PAPER SUPPRESSED.
Caricature Of Rev. Lyman Abbott and
Eva Tanguay Starts Trouble.

Cambridge, March 11.-A comic
drawing showing Rev. Lyman Abbott,
editor of the Outlook, and Eva Tan
quay, the cyclonic coincidence, linked
arm in arm and labeled Human At
finities," has caused the suppression
by the Harvard authorities of this
weeks issue of the Lampoon, the fa-
nous Harvard comic weekly.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
Big
Assets

-Four hundred thousand people
take CASCARET every night
and rise up in themorning andcall
them blessed. Ifyou don't belongto
this great crowd of CASCARET
takers you are missing the greatest
asset of your life. 90
CAScARETS 1oc bex for q weeks
treatment all druggists. Biggest seller
In the..world. Million boxes month.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
Parole for Ohio Bankers.

Leavenworth, March 4.-Two Ohio
bankers, S. H. Brainard of Medina and
W. H. Schmick of Cleveland, will be
paroled from the federal penitentiary
here within few days. Both are
serving five year sentences for en-
bezzlement.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
Resolution censures Stephenson.

Madison, Wis, March 1.-THE bat
tered resolution in the assembly CEN
surfing United States Senator Isaac
Stephenson for voting in favor of seat
ing Lorimer and praising La Toilette
for taking an opposite stand was
passed by vote of So to 2.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16

Kidney Pills. They cured me COM
pletely, no sign Of kidney trouble hav.
ing shown itself in years. I have
recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to
at least one hundred people,"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents .
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Z.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16

Congressman w. !. Smith Resigns.
Des Moines, Ia March 11.-Govern.
or Carroll has received the resigna-
ton of Congressman Walter 1 Smith
of the Ninth Iowa district, to take
enact March Is.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
Fire Darkens Racine.

Racine, Wis.,, March 11.-Fire start.
Ing in the new switchboard of the
Racine Electric Light & Railway COM
pany, destroyed the plant. with a loss
of $125,000.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16

sion while working
the pain was so Sc.
we're I was helpless
and had to be car.
ried into the house.
! found no relief
and was in terrible
shape when I be-
gan taking nnan'a
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
SUFFERED FOR YEARS.
Kidney Trouble Caused Terrible
Misery.

d. G. Taylor, 705 e. Central Ave.,
Wichita, Kan, says: For years I
suffered from kidney trouble and was
often confined to bed. On one occa-
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
Civic Rivalry.

Civic Rivalry.
Squire Durnitt-We're goin' to have
q newspaper in Lonelyville.
Uncle Welby Gosh (of Drearyhurst)
Where are ye goin' to git it printed?
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinino Tablets
Druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure. y. ".
GROVES signature Ii ON each box. Csc.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16

Members of the Mexican revolution.
lists at Washington issued a statement
to the effect that President Diaz is
dead. They stated that they had re.
ceived number of kilograms to sub.
stantiate this announcement, but ad.
mitted that they had received no au.
thentic information. A message was
received at the Mexican embassy from
Enrico Crel, minister of foreign af.
fairs, reading: "The health of Presi.
dent Diaz is excellent"
Count Conrad De Buisseret, Bel.
gian minister to the United States,
was appointed minister at st. Peters
burg. He will be replaced at Wash.
ington by E. Haxenith, now minister
to Persia.
Baron Vincenzo Palermo, who will
be tried for the murder of Princess
Trigona di SAINT Ella at Rome, has
been acting strangely for several
days. The attending physicians be.
lieve he is Stimulating insanity.
The Vatican has received the reply
of the Spanish government to the con.
dit1ons imposed by the pope for the re.
sumption Of negotiations, but its con.
tents will not be given out until de.
cision is reached by the Vatican on
the matter.
Mrs Elizabeth Horne, a London
Spiritualist and preacher of the an.
cient theory that the earth is fiat, was
assessed $17.500 damages in the high
court of justice at London for fraudu.
lent representations regarding al.
legged concessions in Madagascar.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16
Malta Enterprise.

The Malta Enterprise Pub. Co., Inc
M. r. OSGOOD, Manager and Editor.
MALTA, MONT.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16

It is more disgraceful to distrust
than to be deceived Rochefoucauld.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16

An army OF approximately 10000
men, representing all branches of the
service, is mobilizing along the Next
can border Of the United States 1t is
officially stated, and the Taft admin.
istlation made special efforts to sub.
stantiate the statement, that the sole
purpose of this unusual mobilization
was maneuvers on a grand scale for
the training of officers and men.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-16

Having exhausted every legal re.
source in three years. struggle to
escape the penitentiary, Abraham
Ruef. former political boss of San
Francisco. was sent to San Quentin
prison to begin 14-year term for the
bribery Of supervisors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-01
THE WRITING ON TIM

surprise may have been felt bv sor,a
VINO read yesterday that Mr.. Taft in
ehicago had said something which
was generally construed as an nd
mission of the possibility of Renuh-
llcan defeat in next years nationa,
campaign. To those who have watcbod
me drift of political affairs of late
there was nothing unexpected in 90
pessimistic statement In fact. Mr.
RATS utterance came as loeica,
diagnosis based upon his stethoscopic
soundings of the political heart of
the people he has been travelling
among these weary. woeful weeks.
1t was only natural that after a long
series of stops in almost score of
states ne should have said in Chicago
Monday:
III they Cthe people> de-
sire to make a change we SHAH
Loyalty support the new government
under any conditions, with the hone
VIII lnure TO the beneht OF the
country but with the consolation'that
II after one trial tho people think
they ought to go back to the old
party that has served them so well
In the progressive days of the ma ton,
they will do so. We can bear that,
my friends, that is all"
1t IS very significant that Mr.. Taft
should have chosen his Journeys end
as the time to say that 1t looks
very much as if his junket has con-
WINGED him of what many were sure II
would long ago. It is not triumph
ant Taft who comes out of the West.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-01
THE CUT IN PENSIONS.

Neither gods nor men know how
great revenue economy is" said the
Romans some twenty-five centuries
ago. II neither gods nor men knew
the value of cheeseparings then, how
many more beings must be ignorant
in this day of extravaganza and ex-
cess? Look at Virginia. for example,
The income of this State has increased
beyond the widest expectations of the
men who set about rebuilding her
Shattered fortunes after AppomattoX.
We have Astounding wealth now where
only gaunt poverty once was. and yet
as that wise man solomon once said.
Increased which use them, and what
profit IS there 10 the owner thereof
save the beholding of them with his
eyer?' Certainly that has been Vir-
Einia's experience with respect to her
pensions. for what have the States
Confederate heroes received of late but
kind words and delayed or reduced
payments? What good has 1t done the
thinning ranks of gray 10 be told that
the railroad ta';es have been trebled
in twenty years, or that the income
of Virginia is now 100000 year
more than it was in Governor Swan
sons administration, and that he re-
ceived far more than his predecessor.
Governor Montague? "why all this
talk of Wealth. Che old soldiers may
we'll say. why all this parade of
prosperity seeing that the State is
still unable to be just or generous?
And why should we applaud n situa-
zion in which. although $1,000, 900 in
additional taxes have been laid on the
shoulders OF Virginians, it is yet
found necessary to cut the pensions of
Virginia Confederates 10 per cent?"
1t will be hard to answer these
questions-for neither States nor citi-
zens have yet found the way to wealth
by spending more than is received
This condition recalls the letter of
Governor Mann in January. 1911, in
which the Governor expressed the
opinion that by this fall the State
would be free from the embnrrass-
ment of past extravagances We are
sorry to note that in the particular of
pensions Virginia has not yet caught
up. and we hope that the Legislature
Will restore 10 the pensioners the de-
dSctions which Auditor Donohoe was
compelled TO make. And perhaps the
Legislature, under Governor Mann's
direction. will so administer the States
finances that similar condition Will
no, arise hereafter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-01
HANGING IN THE BALANCE.

With which party will New Mexico
and Arizona align themselves? The
solution of this problem is of pecu-
liar Importance at this time TO both
Republicans and Democrats, for the
admission of these two Western
states may keenly affect the balance
of power in the Senate of the United
states In Washington there is much
speculation rs TO the probable out
come of the elections for the four
senatorial seats created by the en-
trance OF New Mexico and Arizona into
the Union. 1t has been generally
assumed that New Mexico would go
Republican and Arizona Democratic so
that the party strength In the upper
house OF Congress would remain
unchanged From recent elections.
however, ii seems that there is moth
ing really certain about the course of
politics in either of these states. They
will be good battling ground for both
parties
From general Viewpoint, the
IN 4NeW NieNico la@or the Re-
publicans but on the election returns
the margin Of safety is small New
. Mexico has now in Congress Re
publican delegate as her sole repre-
sentative. hut his plurality was only
SIS. The vote on candidates for the
constitutional convention showed a
greater margin, for the Republicans
mustered 21.577 votes and the Demo
Gratis 17.52s.
In Arizona, the Democrats had con-
troll OF the constitutional convention,
/ and generally speaking. have for
many years elected all the territorial
officials, yet in 1908 the Republican
candidate for delegate in Congress
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-01
THE MONETARY COMMISSION AND
CONGRESS-

Mr.. Taft's own pet idea of a Tariff
Board will return TO plague him when
Congress meets, for, with report from
experts before him, if, indeed, there be
any experts II: tarift. matters, the Pres
ident will iiave to take sides and once
more explain his position on Schedule
i. There is consolation for the BUS
mess world in the record made by the
Democrats in dealing with the tariff at
the last session. and every assurance
that the House at least will not hagg1e
or delay UNNECESSARILY over the final
draft of .tarih measure All tariff
legislation is. however, a threat to bus.
'ness and an effective brake on new
enterprise. It is the uncertainty that
hurts. and SO all except the iniquitousIy
favored friends and benehc!aries OF
protection Will welcome a tariff set :
Element that will stand for some ses-
tions.
Unfortunately the tariff is not the
only question hanging heavily over the
head OF business, for there remains the
discussion OF our banking and currency
problems, and these we fear will hardly
be touched at the next session of Con
Eress. This paper is no friend or ad-
nirer of Senator Aldrlch, but he IS at
least entitled TO fun credit for the part
he has played In making the bankers
and public also understand the need
for radically lettering our financial
system. The old national bank act has
outlived its usefulness. The war needs
which brought IT into being are over
and past, but the laws Of business are
stnl unchanged and the people OF the
United States at last are beginning to
see that this country cannot live In
the dark ages OF monetary science ana
compete with nations whose banking
systems are moderated.
For the bankers to see n problem
does not by any means insure Congress
from blindness, and the process OF con-
version may require good deal Of
campaign oratory before the light
finally beats into the Senate and House
of Representatives. II the session Of
isii-ua can settle this banking psob
lem of the United States, business win
Se greatly stimulated, but 1t IS far more
. obabie that the Monetary Commits.
"a . report viii not be considered un-
e5ssa ter Mr. TAFT has learned his fate
~ yember. 1912
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-01

istrative offices and employees and Will
supervise all contracts, audit all ac-
counts. and generally will have the
supervision, care and Improvement of
streets, sewers. parks, cemeteries and
all such city utilities as the gas, water
and electric plants.
The Council, ION the other hand.
would. in the event of the esta bl;sh-
ment of this Administrative Board. re-
tain the right to enact ordinances, to
levy taxes, to create city offices, to
grant franchises. and. in general, TO
legislate for the city, appropriato
money and issue bonds. II is clear
from this that the Council will retain
all of Its real rights and powers. and
VIII divest itself only of incidental
duties. 1t is provided that the Coun-
Gil shall. in an annual budget. appro-
PIRATE certain lump sums to the vari-
Gus departments. in accordance with
their requests and the expected reve-
nues and that such lump sums NAV be
apportioned and expended by the Ad-
ministra tive Board as IL deems to the
best advantage OF the city.
This plan has been carefully worked
out in every detail by the special com.
mittee. with the critical advice of civ
Attorney Pollard and former City At
torney Meredith. BY placing tho de-
partment heads directly under this
Board. both as to their election and
as to the quality of their work. and
with the power in the board to remove
inefficient officers or employees. the
vital defect of divided responsibilitv-
which so often Is no responsibility at
ail-will be cured This sort of re-
sponsibility has long cursed the city
service and caused unreasonable
waste.
The people would elect this Board
and to the people it would be respon-
siole No popular opposition will be
manifested; the attack comes only
from the politicians and lesser officials
who cover at the thought that such
board might require an honest dollar
IN work in return for every dollar
in salary. The city officials who are
on the job have nothing to fear; un-
der the new system, real merit Is
more likely to be recognized and re-
waroed than 1t can be now.
city government Will never be pa-.
feet but the new plan proposed for
Richmond offers many ADVANTAGES
over the antiquated system of the
present 1t is inevitable in any plan
OIL reduction of membership some must
re'ire--for that reason the plan af..I
iords fine opportunity for real
patriotism The movement for change
originated in the Council. It is in
dorsed by the taxpayers of Richmond
The Issue is clear-cut: shall the pri-
Vate interests of placemen and poll.
ticians prevail over the progress and
hetterment of Richmond?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-01
Voice Of the eople
Frce SCHOOL Hooks.

To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sill am glad 10 note an agitation
In our state in regard to text books
used in the public schools Our schools
are not free as conditions now exist
y considered Bile number OF poor chill
dren are kept out of school because
their parents are too poor to Buy the
books required. Why furnish FREQ
teachers and free schoolhousas and
then debar the poor child from the BEN
emit? Our schools are for the educatioa
of our children. If we fail I'm this
we ran in the one purpose of our pub
lie school system. Why is IL not as
reasonable to furnish free books as TO
furnish free teachers; l do not believe
the book list would he changed so of-
ten II the state had TO purchase the
books. Great injustice has been done
In the past by making unnecessary
changes. Our people have been robbed
OF hard-earhed money. and still in spite
OF opposition, unreasonable changes
are made. The only remedy for this
unnecessary graft is for the state to
furnish every scholar with The noe
esSary books.
That there VIII be additional cost RI
the State is not denied but there Will
be "A saving TO the people of the State
in school tax.
Instead of buying books as we do
now and paying a profit to tho dealers.
why not, as unit, buy the books at
much lower rate through the state?
lf our government in Virernia relative
TO our public schools is 10 bo ..hy the
people and for the people" W, .eanst NOT
shut the schoolhouse doo. % face
OF our poor and needy ch we
must give all an equal OBJ I,ity. <
Democratic State should IS % tha
doctrine 1t breaches. To "a fras
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-01
STANDING PAT IN GERMANY.

Standpat arguments vary very little
throughout the world. Chancellor Won
Bethmann- Hollweg's speech In the
might" says the Boston Globe, "with
few changes have been delivered in
the United States Senate by Mr.
Lodge" The German Radicals and So
cialists had demanded revision down.
ward on foodstuffs, so that check
might be put upon the ever-increasing
cost of living. Here were some OF
the reasons the chancellor gave for re-
sisting the demand:
Changes in the economic system are
not essential because the present stress
is but temporary. The middleman,
instead of the consumer, would beneft
from reduction of the duties on
foodstuffs. Conditions are not essen
tally evil, and the blame for high
prices should be placed partly upon
the retailers and partly upon the agi-
tators who have encouraged the deal
ers to raise prices. Germany should
secure her meat supply from within
her own borders. The farmers should
raise more cattle. Relief would also
be derived from the ventures of NUM-
cipallties in selling to the consumer
direct. Anyway. Germans must BE
prepared to pay for great economic
development and better STANDARD of
living with a higher cost"
AS the Globe says, the Chancellor
would require little coaching to quail
fv as standpat member of the United
States Senate. He would be persona
gratissima at the White House.