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New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
RENT they getting afraid of III


n women?
n They? oh. the politicians. the
,..urirhts and all the big 'uns''
This is the second time within fort
-,-ht 7 have had an interview dictated
,,newritten pages handed to me with an
~, of triumph "Misquote that, now, IL
vou dare sort OF way
Iooks to me as if | might as we'll get
,sed TO triangle affairs.
I, was perfectly natural that Rhine
lander Waldo should not want posterity
r,isled by any alleged statements-how
of,sn that happens in famous biographies
but as MAYOR Gaynor is quite frank in
eating that he always is misquoted. that
al sorts of things are attributed TO him
an nrint that he never even thought. that
h. is cslloused to Misrepresentation,
can't for the life of me see why he makes
anv effort to he repeated verbatim.
friend who asked me if found the
uayor cordial-imagine finding any Mayor
cordial-asserted that this is purely femi-
nine logic Wonder what kind he expects
me TO have
when I interviewed the Mayor two
wears ago. two years and two months TO
be accurate. he was very playful about
the dictation, joked about not believing
IN feminine memories a memory he
has for our short memories-and was al
together inclined TO hide the iron hand
within the velvet glove.
This time the metal fingers were quite
in evidence. lie expressed himself au-
sterely in regard to his determination 10
have questions and answers taken down
by a secretary. and didn't do il as he did
before with 4 side issue Of jest as to
my short handed memory and my long
handed pencil You see. | can remember
sop,e things
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
HAD A TILT ABOUT EPIcTETus.

or course. YOU recall how on that event
full occasion We had verbal tournament
about the pronunciation of Epictetus. |
stood out with all the force and determi-
nation of woman of unbendng prin-
ciple for E-pic-TE-tUs. and he. with the
academic air of an oxford dean. insisted
there was only the one pronunciation. viz,
E.PIC-tetuS. our discussion at that time
ended with drawn swords and made quite
stir in Park Row. where for some line
concordances ceased to be used as chair
cushions This was before the general
public woke up to the fact that we had
Greek scholar for Mayor. who could recite
puatrains from Horace before he took his
soft boiled eggs for breakfast.
With laudable desire to bridge over
the chasm of years ] chirpily dragged
Epictetus into the talk again Why
couldn't let his old homes rest?
The Mayor dismissed my allusion with
comprehensive gesture with ultimate
written large all over it. The accompany
irg silence seemed to say that there was
to he no playing Oh his office lawn, that
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
WOULD LIKE TO BE AN AUTHOR

A. "Oh. | suppose So ! would rather
he the author of some great book than be
the greatest ruler in the world -
There was wistful look on his face.
Your Aunt Kate has seen similar cN-
preston in the eyes Of many ambitious
people the man at the desk who has
buried his exploring dreams. the hack
writer his poems, the politician his ar
tistic tendencies. each year of duty a
spadefu of earth until che mound be-
comes so broad and high the weapon of
desire is too Ineffective.
Did YOU ever read The Imitation of
Christi" he continued. Did you ever
read more remarkable book than that?
II has had greater sale than any other
book In Christendom. except the Bible,
and yet now and then | run across people
who never heard of It. To- he the author
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07

He started to dictate: Il (capitaD think
chat neople (comnia)'---
turning and seeing the secretarial corner
,ac,rt he stopped short and gestured for
me TO continue.
"Will the modern and industrial life OF
orr nation furnish sufficient material OF I'M
nortance for an epic poem?'
put your question more simply SAID
the Mayor. ,,
.. .,,no, For the life Of me / couldn't
helm thinking OF the advice given to Alice
er Duchess in alice in the Looking
Glass" ,s
ALWAYS appear to be what you are. said
r,,,che.s. "or to put 1t very simply,
,.r .n. ,marina yourself not to be otherwise
.s.n what you were or might have been
. ~, otherwise than what you had been
wou,d have appeared to them to be other
wise" s,. ..;r.
uks a. and there H. come 10 .n'"A Oh IL
INC ~ 80. between Mayor Gaynor and
Iee'n rn.'sh..s in several minor points. He
~. wav Of making you feel very small
nas ,,Ssn,ncsnt as II you were shrinking
g. .uh,tsnce and stature.
!" :. had gone on his luncheon quest
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
Mayor Gaynor Discusses Literature and Life with Kate Carew
Some Views Concerning Socialism, Few Upper
cuts at Newspaper "Ragbags," and the
Ranking of Thomas Kempis Above
Napoleon Form Part of Interview.

: Q. DO you think political experience II
a literary asset?'
a. Yes. to write your autobiography or
"reminiscences. After you get through with
politics. doubt il YOU feel much like writ.
ing anything else. Period
O. THAT almost answers my next In
quiry Does a political experience destroy
a mans imagination or creative ablityT'
A. We'll. 1t may impair some forms OF II.
but it enlarges other forms. II you refer to
literary ability. why. that has to be devel-
oped, and to develop 1t you have to stick at
Il In politics men aim to develop and
carry out great principles To do this they
try to express themselves so as to be under-
stood They don't aim at literary finish.
Period"
Q. Have you particular book that you
turn to when you want to rest?'
His answer to this was quite character
istic. He ignored the secretary's devotion
for the moment and turned to me.
EUCLID is HIS PLAYTHiNo.
II enjoy Euclid ilT
Nice, little airy pastime-that. ~
murmured, "Euclid?'
Yes An editorial in one of the newss
papers the other day said that all the prob
lens of Euclid had been solved. The igno-
rance of those fellows! Why, there ARE
problems that never have been-perhaps
never will be-.
sprinted away from that subject in0
Z time.
q. "Who is the greatest American poet?'
A. II don't know. I was talking with the
night, and he thought Whitman I am In
clined TO think he is right Period
Q. What do you think of Watsons
poetry?"
a. II think It is very good. think his
delineation OF Lady Asquith terrible. What
was that poem, The Lady with the Ser
pents Tooth
Imagine my correcting the Mayor on any
point. I did. though. I have the courage
of my convictions.
Woman with the Serpents Tongue" I
lisped, as II had one and couldn't make II
work.
Yes: yes Period. Thank you. Period
@ What writer's do you think have the
modern touch; that is. portraying life as
We see it. hear it about us?"
A. II cannot answer that. Kipling might
perhaps have it,
O. DO you believe The Female Of the
Species is More Deadly Than the Male.
as he says?"
A. He has a nimble touch. Period"
- Don't you think there is tendency
to Judge literary man by his association,
rather than by his worh?'
A. Mo-
.. by that mean. don't you think the
magazine writer's stand higher in the
minds of the people than the journalists
who are perhaps much superior to them
ip literary ability?"
The Mayor added another touch of sem
tentiousness TO his sombre manner
A. Well that is only because the news
papers have lost the confidence and re-
spect of the community. Their inaccu-
racy is appalling No man can say any
thing with safety any more. They don't
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26

of a young man suddenly appeared at
one of the openings on the second
floor It showed for only three Sec
onds, but that was long enough to
satisfy the girl that she was looking
at a human being-a young man
whose face might have been interest
ing but for the look of fear on it.
THAT chap is hiding!' whispered
the girl to herself, and she felt more
curiosity than fear.
Bob Andrews had been sheriff of
Boone county, term after term, and his
wife and daughter had always been
more or less interested in his cases.
YES resumed the girl" ''if he
were not a fugitive, he would not be
here. Hasn't the look of horse thief,
and he is a stranger in this locality.
May have been hiding here for three
or four days, but haven't heard that
dad is after anyone Just now. He is
probably armed. Wonder what dad
would do if he were here?"
For five long minutes she kept her
eyes on the window. hoping the man
would show his face again, and then
she sprang up with the words:
"Why, I know what dad would do.
He'd go in there and pull the fellow
out and find out all about him. I'll
do the same!"
Without giving herself time to ar
que, she walked straight up to the
house and halfway around it to the
porch, and looked in at the doors. A
rotting and dismantled stairway led
up from a hallway with little heaps OF
rubbish here and there-desolation on
every hand. 1t was a ghostly place,
even at midday.
Come down here, sir.'
The girl stepped into the hall and
called to whomever might be above.
No reply-no movement.
"Then l shall come up"
With a chill at her heart and every
nerve tingling, Polly softly mounted
the shaky old stairs. There was fear
| at every step, but she forced herself to
20 upwards. Four bedrooms opened
Off the hall, and no doors to any OF
them. The girl looked into three OF
them, and then shivered. The man
must be hiding in the fourth, She
hesitated for only a second and then
advanced There was no challenge
Sitting ON the floor in corner was
the fugitive. His knees were draw
up,and his elbows rested on them
and his face was hidden in his hands
He knew that the girl had come VI
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26
ALL KINDS Of GHOSTS
Polly Andrews Discovered a
Daylight Species.
By CLARA INEZ DEACON.

Sheriff Bob Andre''~ was climbing
into his buggy to drive to town when
his daughter jolly came out of the
house to call to him:
"Oh, dad, I'm going over to the
Ricketts, place today to get wild
plums."
Lots of them there" he replied,
"but what about the ghosts?"
"They never show up by daylight,
you know"
"Well, don't firt with them, if they
do"
The old Ricketts, place was mile
down the highway. It was small
farm and rambling old house that
had been abandoned for years. The
land had grown up to weeds and briars
and tangle, and the house was door,
less and windowless, and tenanted by
all kinds of ghosts, from that of Henry
Ward Beecher to that of murdered
pack peddler. When the boys visited
the place to shook around they went
in gangs, and the men who drove past
after dark made their horses step a
little faster at this spot. Everybody
laughed about the ghosts of the Rick
ett's house, but nobody made hunt
for them.
Polly Andrews had been visiting the
place at intervals for the last five
years. There were artichokes, apples,
plums and berries to be found there in
season, and healthy girl has the
same appetite for those things as a
boy. She has never peered into the
front door. But that was the limit.
No use in tem0ting the ghosts to
spring out and do murder. The wild
plum season had come again, and
Polly would defy several ghosts for all
the fruit she could eat. Yes, there
were plenty of wild plums, as her ia
Their had said, and she sat down under
a tree to "gobble."
From where she sat, the girl could
see only one end of the house. There
were four window-openings in view
and she had glanced at them several
times and wondered what the interior
of the house was like, when the face
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26
Old Riga Being Modernized.


The ancient city of Riga, on the
river Dwina, near the Baltic sea, is
undergoing wonderful change. The
place was founded in 1901 by the
knights Of the Sword, a German order
instituted to convert the Let's and
Esthonians. 1t became in time fort
ress of considerable strength. 1t did
not lose the appearance OF a medieval
town until 1857, when it's masonry
walls were torn down. When Napo-
leon invaded Russia more than a CEN
fury ago the governor Of Riga burned
two thousand houses. Riga is now
being converted into a modern indus
trial city. The centuries-old moat has
been turned into picturesque canal
and it's banks have been planted with
ornamental trees and shrubs to pro-
vide popular promenade. The old,
narrow winding streets Of the inner
town are being widened and straight
ened. The suburban quarter, for so
long a collection Of wooden huts, is
being built over into large apartment
houses. Several squares and public
gardens and buildings are being con-
structed. One Of the s.uar s is used
as military parade ground. On it is
the Russian cathedral, the city
museum and school supported by
the chamber of commerce.-NewY York
World.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26
NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.
MINING DEALS CLOSED
Cataract Group Near Helena Under
Lease.

ca. tfM zA1lee LITE EFT E7Ts
Helena.-A deal has been closed
whereby a group of four mining
claims in the Cataract district, siz
miles west of Helena, have been talk
en- under lease and bond by Alfred G
Ray and associates of Butte. The prop
erty is owned by E. W. and G.. D
Beattie of this city.
The group comprises the Crystal
Commerce, Jack Fraction and st
Lawrence. The property was last op
Grated in 1907-0s by A. G. Crosse OF
Meaderville, the values running from
Sl7 to $40 in gold, silver and copper
the principal values being in gold
Smelter returns show from 1921 to
S4S7 net car, the cars averaging
thirty tons. The principal work will
be done on the St. Lawrence and
Crystal claims
In addition to taking over the
North Moccasin mine in the Kendall
district. the Barnes King Develop.
ment company this week also alb,
sorbed the famous Piegan-Gloste1
mine in the Marysville district and
it is reported that a crew of forty.
five or fifty men will be put at work
The old Gloster mine is one of the
famous producers of the Marysville
district In the early days of GOLD
mining it yielded several million dol
lars in gold. There is still much ore
in the mine that can be taken out at
profit under modern methods, ore
that runs about Sc a ton. The ore in
sight in the Piegan mine assays $3.50
ton and the engineers estimate a
profit of 100000 from $4,000 tons al
ready blocked out. The property EN-.
braces 200 acres of patented ground
and several unpatented claims.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26
Boys Are Desperate es,

Butte.-Fifteen boys, ranging from
IL to Is years of age, confessed in
juvenile court that they attempted
to lynch Joseph Meyers, a chicken
farmer, after having set fire to the
Meyers home. Mrs. Meyers testified
that she and her husband had been
made destitute by the depredations
OF the boys. She said she and her
husband came upon the boys as they
were firing the house. Her husband
attempted to climb to the roof to OK
tinguish the flames, but was overpow.
cred by the youngsters.
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70 be promoted commander-in-c chief IN
a year or two. He allowed that gait-
tering possibility to remain, used 1t
as basis for argument.
Then, dearest, you must help rue
to do my duty"
She clasped his upper arm as II It
were an altar and she an Iphigen1a
about to be sacrificed to save the
army. And she murmured with utter
heroism:
Il will! Do what you l1ke with
mel"
Ho squeezed her hand between his
biceps and his ribs and accepted the
Offering In look drenched with graf.
itude Then he said. master-ot-factly:
Wen see how much time We have
when we get to-whateser the name
of that street IT,"
The car jolsed and walled on its
way like an old drifting rocking
chair. The motorman was in no bur.
ry. The passengers seemed to have
no occasion for haste. Somebody got
on or got Off at almost every corner.
and paused for conversation whils
the car waited patiently.
Mallory looked at his watch, and
Marjorie's hopes dropped like q
wrecked aeroplane. ,or he grtmlJ
asked how long it would take them ia
reach the railroad station.
Good Lord, the train starts I;
twenty minutes!"
During this tense journey the GIT,
perfected her soul with gracefxF
martyrdom.
TN 60 to the tram with you, has
ry, and then you can send mo A'Nv~4
in q taxicab."
CTo NE COD1XI1MBMk
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26
Steam BEING Given Up.

Butte.-It will only be short time
before steam will be a thing of the
past in the mines of Butte. The first
OF twelve auxiliary engines ordered
by the Anaconda company has beer
started at the Tramway mine. In
keeping with the policy of the com
pany to hoist with compressed air in
stead of steam, the company will In
stall the remaining engines at Other
large properties as soon as possible
Most of the larger mines are now
equipped with air hoists.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26
Montana To Send Its Best.

Missoula. = Eighteen communities
comprising the agricultural, indus
trial and commercial interests oil
western Montana and having theil
central headquarters at Missoula. are
assembling samples of land products
here to be worked up for compre.
hensive and convincing display at the
Northwest Land Products show a,
Minneapolis Nov. 1928. A. j. Brett.
enstein, general secretary of the
western Montana Association of Com
mercial clubs is directing the work
Missoula's booth will be divided in
six sections.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26
CHAPTER III.
In Darkest CHICAGO.


The castaways from the wrecked
taxicab hurried along the doleful
street. Both of them knew their Chi
cago, but this part of it was not their
Chicago
They hailed pedestrian. to ask
where the nearest street car line
might be, and whittier it might run.
He answered indistinctly from a DIS
Greet distance, as he fastened away.
Perhaps he thought their question
merely footpad's Introduction to a
sandbagging episode. In Chicago at
night one never knows.
LAS near as can make out what he
said, Marjorie" the lieutenant pom
dered aloud, I'VE walk straight ahead
til. we come to Umptyump street,
and there we find Rarara car that
will take us to Bloptyblop avenue.
never heard OF any such streets. did
you?"
Never" she painted, as she jog
trotted alongside his military pace.
Lets take the first car We meet, and
perhaps the conductor can put us off
at the street where the minister
lives"
Perhaps" There was not much
confidence in that perhaps
When they reaches! the street~carred
street. they found vwo tracks, but
nothing occupying thcm, as far as
they could peer either way. A small
shopkeeper In a tiny shop proved to
be delicatessen merchant so busily
selling foreign horrors to aliens, that
they learned nothing from him.
At length, In the far-away, they
made out headlight, and heard the
grind and squeal Of car. Lieutenant
Mallory waited for it, watch in hand
He boosted Marjorie's elbow aboard
and bombarded the conductor with
questions. But the conductor had no
more heard OF their street than they
had CT his. Their agitation did not
disturb his stole calm, but he invited
them to come along to the next cross
ing, where they could find another car
and more learned conductors; or,
what promised better, perhaps cab.
He threw Marjorie into a panic by
ordering her to jettison snoozleums,
but the lieutenant boughe his soul for
a small price, and overlooked the fact
that he did not ring up their fares.
The young couple squeezed into a
seat and taised anxiously In sharp
whispers.
Wouldn't 1t be terrible. Harry, If,
just as we got to the minister's, We
should find papa there ahead Of us,
waiting to forbid the bands. or what
ever it is? Wouldn't it be just ter
rible?"
Yes, 1t would. honey, but it
doesn't seem probable. There are
thousands of ministers in Chicago.
As ae&A I1ver find ours. Fact u !
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26
Carnegie Gives $4,000 to MisssuIa

Observation-Disclosures Carnegie has
offered $4,000 for the enlargement Of
the Missoula public library and the
library trustees have voted to ac-
cept the Offer Since the original
Carnegie donation was made Mis-
soula has trebled in size and the nutn.
Der of volumes in the library has
been multiplied by four. The number
OF patrons has increased ten times.
Upon this showing the library builder
was willing to grant $4,000.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-26

- snese points. He showed demo
cratic Indifference to them. His one
vital inquiry was:
"How much will he tip7"
His inspection OF his first two
charges promised small returns. He
buttoned up his cordially, and de-
termined to waste upon them the ir-
reducible minimum of attention.
It would take at least bridal
couple to retsore the balance. But
bridal couples In their first bloom
rarely fell to the lot of that porter, for
what bridal couple wants to lock It.
self in with a crowd of passengers for
the first seventy-two hours of welded
bliss?
The porter banished the hope as a
vanity. Little he knew how eagerly
the young castaways from that
wrecked taxicab desired to be bridal
couple, and to catch this train.
But the Englishman was FESTIVE
again:
"Pawtah! I say, pawtah!"
"Yassah!"
what time are we due in San Fran
cisco?"
"San Francisco? San Francisco?
We are doc thai the evenin' of the
10th day. This bein' Monday, that
ought to bring us In abote Thuzzday
evenin'."
The Yankee felt called upon to
check the foreign usurper.
"Porrterr!"
"Yassah!"
Don't let that fellow monopolize
you. He probably won't tip you at
ALL"
The porter grew confidential:
ooh, l know his kind, sab. They
don't tip you for what you do do, but
they're ready letter writer's to the
superintendent for what you don't
d."
"Pawtah! say, pawtah!"
Here. porrterr."
The porter tried to initiate the
Irish bird, and be In two places at
once. The American had coin In
his hand. The porter caught the CLEAN
of it, and fitted thither. The Yankee
growled:
Don't forget that I'm on the train,
and when We get to Frisco there may
be something more"
The porter had the coin in HIS hand.
Its heft was light. He sighed: Il
hope So"
The Englishman was craning his
head around owlishly to ask:
II say, pawtah, does this train ever
get wrecked?"
well, 1t hasn't yet" aud he MUIR
INJURED to the Yankee, but has
hopes"
The Englishman's voice was queru-
GUS again.
II say, pawtah, open a window, will
you? The air is CHASTITY, absc-ripping-
lutely CHASTITY"
The Yankee growled:
"No wonder we had the Revolution
airy war;"
Then he took from his pocket an
envelope addressed to Ira Lathrop Il
Co., and from the envelope he took a
contract, and studied 1t grimly. The
envelope bore Chinese stamp.
The porter, as ne struggled with an
obstinate window, wondered what
sort of passenger fate would send him
next.