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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
BANKERS FOR penny POSTAGE
CURRENCY REFORM QUESTION
IGNORED AT FINAL SESSION,
Senator Townsend, Addressing Meet.
ings, Criticses Speculation
Of Trustees.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 14.-The Amer.
lean Bankers Association concluded
it's annual convention, selecting Bos-
ton for it's next meeting place; for
mally advancing Charles H. Huttig of
St. Louis from vice president to presi-
dent, and almost unanimously declar-
ing for penny postage on ordinary
letters.
The currency reform question was
not taken up by the convention
Practically the only attention given to
the matter was contained in a short
address of the new president He
pledged himself to work for passage
of laws that will keep banking bust
ness in a normal and healthy condi-
ton"
United States Senator Charles E.
Townsend of Michigan, addressing the
bankers, severely criticised those, who
he declared, speculated with funds
entrusted to their care. He an
nounced himself in favor of law
framed to prevent banking concerns
of any nature from using any of their
funds for purposes outside the range
of. strictly conservative, non-specula'
| tive business.
Much of the final session was de-
voted to the election Of officers. in.
Guiding vice presidents from the vari
Gus states and territories and the
new members of the executive coun
Gil. Arthur Reynolds of Des Moines
Iowa, retiring chairman of the execu
tive council, was chosen to succeed
Charles H. Huttig as vice president
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
ASSAILS AMALGAMATED.
Roosevelt Asserts Company Fought
His Nomination At Chicago.

Billings.-The Amalgamated Cooper
company was assailed by Colonel
Roosevelt in his campaign through
Montana. He said he knew last
spring that the company would do all
it could to defeat him for the repub-
lican nomination and it would have
benefited none to come out here.
you had no direct primary in this
state" he said, in his speech here,
and l knew perfectly we'll that the
Amalgamated Cooper company would
do me- if it got the chance
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
:; | NEWS OF MONTANA :
Important Happenings; ok enc
Week Briefly Todd.
THIRD TICKET IN FIELD.
proaressives Hold Harmonious Con-
vcntion.

Helena.-The state progressive con-
vention made Senator Dixon temper
airy and later permanent chairman.
The report of the credentials COM
mittee seated 500 delegates with .
voting strength of 200, representing
ten votes from each county. Four
counties were without representation.
The nomination of Senator Dixon
was by reclamation, and other uomin-
atoms were made as above without
developing any friction or serious con-
tests.
Frank Edwards Of Helena and Sem
ator Dixon, old-time enemies united
a sort of an armed truce and the plat
form over which it was expected there
might be contest was acceptable to
the convention as reported.
The platform adopted advocates the
submission of all important questions
to the people; direct primary and d.
rect election of United States senat-
ors; enactment of corrupt practices
act; complete reform of taxation;
arbitration of all labor disputes; pro-
hibition of child labor; full publicity
OF all legislative caucuses, repeal OF
the law permitting one corporation to
absorb another and greater encourage
ment to the thousands of settlers and
| farmers now building homes on the
public domain.
The ticket follows:
For senator, Joseph L. Dixon; for
governor, Frank J. Edwards; for lieu
tenant governor, w. D. Symmnes; con-
gressmen Thomas NJ. Everett, George
A. Horkan; for secretary of State,
George Metcalf; for treasurer, H. j.
Thompson; for auditor, Edward Crum-
rine; superintendent of schools, Bert
A. Tower; for states attorney. c. w.
Sawyer; for railroad commissioner, r.
A. Moore; for presidential electors.
Conrad Cohers, James T. Sanford,
Samuel Gordon, A. w. Merrifeld
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Savants At Missoula,

Missoula. --The eighty members Of
the geographical societies of the world
were entertained by the Chamber Of
Commerce during the short stop of
their special train at Missoula They
were especially interested in the city
among the mountains and it's agriculs
tural, horticultural mining and other
interests. Fred Plummer, CHIEF Of the
division of geographical forest work,
who has been at Missoala on inspec-
ton work, Joined the special here.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Left Share in S125,oo0 Estate.

Fargo, N. D., Sept Thames G..
Whalen, a Fargo police commissioner.
will never again look upon the combi-
nation of Friday ard the thirteenth
day of the month as unlucky. 1t was
Whalens birthday and he arose, think.
ing of the trouble which would be GER
tain to befall on this twice unlucky
day. Proving the old superstition
false, however, there arrived a tele'
gram from attorneys in Portland, Ore.
telling him that he would share in an
estate valued at 1925, 600, as one of the
three heirs.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Grain Beinu Cared For.

Minneapolis, Sept. 14.-With receipts
of 1872 cars loaded with grain since
August "a, Minneapolis grain dealers
are satisfied SO far that the railroads
are taking care of them" Orders
for cars have been supplied promptly,
but even the railroad officials say that
there is to be a shortage in about two
weeks. So far, according to statistics
in the Office of the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, the early ship
ments of spring and winter crop of all
small grains have been delivered to
market promptly.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Farmers Seek Corn Prizes.

Fargo, N. d., Sept 14.--Offcials of
the North Dakota Better Farming AS
sociation are preparing to award priz-
es amounting to $500 in what is believ-
ed to be the largest corngrowing con-
test ever conducted in any state. Five
hundred farmers have entered fields
of corn for the prizes and the work of
judging the quality of the crop will
begin at once. The corn is to be
Judged as it stands in the field, each
farmer selecting one acre as a basis
for his claims. Experts will super
intend the cutting.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Thirty-Five Bushels.

Billings.--The heaviest yield OF win
ter wheat harvested from nonirrigated
land has just been threshed on the
farm Of G. N. Stockwell, twenty-five
miles north of this city. The field
contained ninety acres and averaged
.hirtyfiv bushels. 1t was seeded late
last fall and cultivated according to
scientific dry farming meth>ds. An
other good yield was that Of w. Il.
Winter Of the Lake basin country
north of here, who has just threshed
800 bushels of white oats from 100
acres OF nouirrigated land
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
is FATALLY HAZED.
Four Sophomores of University Of
North Carolina Held.

Chapel Hill, N. c., Sept. 14.-Isaac
William Rand, of Smithfield, N. c., a
freshman at the University of North
Carolina, was killed while being put
through a hazing prank. -Four sophie
more students were held by the coro-
ner in $4,000 bail each for causing his
death. Governor Kitchin has called
upon President Francis P. Venable of
the University to make a complete
investigation of the affair and to re-
port to him.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Gasoline Causes Fire.

Brookings, S. D., Sept. 14.--An over.
flow of gasoline from the tank on a
stove in the home OF Mr., and Mrs.
Hans Jerde caused an explosion and
the flames soon had spread all over
the room. Before the members Of
the family could escape two of the
children were badly burned.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Woman Nav Vote for President

San Francisco, Sept 14.--If the
Roosevelt-Johnson electors named by
the Progressive State Campaign Com.
mittee are elected at the polls in No
vember, Mrs. Florence Collins Porter
of Los Angeles, will be the first woman
elected in history to vote for presi-
dent of the United States.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Reward for Accused Mans Capture.

Winnipeg, Sept. 1.-THE govern.
ment of Manitoba has offered reward
of $4,000 for the capture of r. G..
Larimer, formerly of Belfontaine, Pa.
vice president of local automobile
company and agent here Of a Detroit
automobile company Larimer disap
peared August % leaving behind cred
itors, it is said, who are out $4,000.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19

Mrs. Eta Johnson, wife of "Jack"
Johnson, the worlds champion heavy
weight pugilist, and former belle OF
l.. L.. where as the wife
Of Clarence e. Duryea, society and
horse man, she held the key to Long
Island society, shot and killed herself,
following an attack of nervous pros
tration, in her apartment In Chicago.
Caught by sharp gust of wind
when about 200 feet from the ground,
Aviator Paul Peck and his Columbia
biplane were hurled to the ground at
Cicero flying field in Chicago, and the
brilliant young birdman was SO terri
bly, crushed that he died at st. An
thony de Padua hospital in few
hours.
Vilhajalmar Stefanson, the explor-
err, has reached Seattle after four
years in the arctic regions. He dis
covered the probable descendants OF
the Scandinavian colonists of Green
land, who were last seen in 1412.
William Chambers, an aviator from
Mineola, N. Y, is dead at Greene, N.
Y, of injuries received in fall with
his aeroplane at the Shenango county
fair.
The notoriety gained by automobile
No. Abb. the gray touring car used,
by the murderers Of Herman Rosen-
thai in New York, has been capital
lied and the automobile is being used
as sightseeing machine.
DR.. D. F. Dumas, former mayor Of
Cass Lake, Mimi, and prominent
politician and surgeon of northern
Minnesota, was given an indetermin-
ate sentence in the state penitentiary
at Saltwater. Doctor Dumas was
convicted one year ago of arson In an
alleged attempt to burn the post office
and store at Paposky, MINI.
The American oyster crop this sea-
son promises to be one of the best IN
many years. Reports received at New
Haven, Conn.,, indicate that the oys-
| tiers are fatter and more plentiful than
| in a long time.
The Kansas agricultural college pro-
poses to prevent Kansas fruit going to
waste this year. A, clearing house
has been established to bring the fruit
grower and buyer together.
Fire, starting from kettle of lard
being rendered in a butcher shop, de
stroyed large part of the business
section Of Turon, Kan. The loss was
100000.
The Oregon and California express
of the Southern Pacific railroad rar
over plant of twenty-seven sticks
of dynamite near Gervais, Ore, forty
miles south of Portland but failed tt
explode any of the Illuminating caps
attached to the fuses.
James B. Mcnamara, serving a lif'
sentence in San Quentin prison TO
dynamiting the Los Angeles Times
was operated on at the prison hospita
for appendicitis. This became know
with the announcement that McNa
mara was out of danger and would re
cover
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Women Tar Girl of Eighteen.

Norwalk, Ohio, Sept. 14.-Dressed
as men, half dozen women of Clarlls-
field, a small town near here, after
warning an 1S-yearold girl to leave
the village, caught her on the road
after dark, stripped Off her clothing
and gave her a coat of tar.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Politics

Governor Simeon p. Baldwin was re-
nominated without opposition at the
adjourned session Of the Democratic
state convention at Hartford, Conn.
Other state officers and seven presl-
dental electors also were named.
.
j. P. Studley was nominated on the
third ballot for governor by the Re-
publican state convention at Hartford,
Conn. There were four candidates.
Warm Endorsement of the Taft admin
istration was feature of the platform
adopted by the convention.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Allen Clansman Acquitted.

Wytheville, Va, Sept. 14.-Victor AL
len, last of the Allen clansmen to be
tried, was acquitted of the charge of
having participated in the Carroll
county court house murders at Hills
Vile last March.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Governor Leaves Sunday.

Sea Girt, N. j., Sept. 14.--Governor
Woodrow Wilson leaves Sunday Oh
his Western trip. The governor will
be in Minneapolis and St. Paul on
"Wednesday.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Roosevelt Predicts Victory.

Ogden, Utah, Sept. 14.-"We're go
ing to beat the bosses 2 to | at the
polls next November" Colonel Roose-
welt said. He declared that in the
East the Progressive party would at
tend to the bosses" and urged the
people of the West to do likewise.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Estranued Parent at Bier.

Chicago, Sept. 14.-Mother's love
brought Mrs. David Terry, mother Of
Mrs. Jack Johnson, from her home in
Brooklyn to Chicago to attend the
funeral and caused her to forgive.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Utah Proqressives Nominate.

Ogden, Utah, Sept. 14-The Pro
gressive party OF Utah held its first
convention here ard Nominated state
ticket, headed by Neph l.. Morris, OF
Salt Lake City, for governor.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Bolt Poster Candidates.

Chicago, Sept. IA campaign
against the posting Of political adyer-
tisements and placards has been be
gun here by the Municipal Art league,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Washington

With the probability of battle be-
tween the Mexican federal troops and
the rebels at Aqua Prieta, which Is
just across the boundary from Doug
las, Ariz., President Taft, through the
war department, sent both the federal
and rebel commanders peremptory no"
tice that there must be no firing
across the line.
President Taft, who posed a long
time for moving picture men, learned
in the evening that overcast skies and
the light fall of rain had spoiled the
films, and he will give the movies"
another chance.
Permission was given by the state
department to move 1000 Mexican
troops through United States territory
to attack the Mexican rebels in the
state of Sonora.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
A Fathers Love.

New York, Sept. 14.-David p. Con-
don, member of the New York Fire
Department, has given 40 inches of
his skin to save his sons leg
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
U. S, To Intervene,

Washington, Sept. 14.-The United
States is about to intervene in Santo
Domingo.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Domestic

That Mrs. Jack Johnson, wife OF
the pugilistic champion, who commit
ted suicide in Chicago did SO while
temporarily insane, was the verdict OF
a coroner's jury.
The financial embarrassment of the
United States Motors company came
to a head when receivers were ap-
pointed for the $42,500,000 corporation
by Judge Hough in the United States
district court at New York. w. =. 5.
Strong and Roberts Walker, former
president of the Rock Island railway,
were named as receivers.
Burton Gibson, New York lawyer,
is in Jail at Middletown, N. Y,
charged with the murder of Mrs. Rosa
NJ. Szabo, pretty Austrian client,
while boating on Greenwood lake.
Floyd Allen and his nephew, Claude,
two leaders of the gang that shot up
the Hillsville (Va.) courthouse, were
sentenced to the electric chair No
vember %, at Wytheville, Va.
The International Association Of
Ticket Agents has closed it's seven
teenth annual convention at Toronto,
Ont, with the election of H. S. Bare
of Pittsburg, Pa, as president, j. II.
Sterling of Pittsburg secretary and Ell
wood Ramsey of Philadelphia treas
urer.
Charles l.. Johnson, the former Chi
cago banker and implicated in the
wrecking of the American Electric
Fuse company of Muskegon, was found
guilty by a jury at Muskegon, Mich.
of obtaining over $25 under false pre-
lenses in connection with the sale Of
a forged note to the Old National bank
of Grand Rapids.
The largest trust company in the
United States, if not in the world
was formed in New York City whel
the directors of the Guaranty Trus
company signed papers merging thu
Guaranty with the Standard Trus
company. The new organization will
have assets of $2G2,S29.419.
A mob of two thousand stormed thu
Jail at Cumming, Ca, secured negro
boy arrested as suspect in the muir
der of a planters daughter. ant
strung him up in the heart of tn
town.
News received in Maiden Lane, New
York. indicates that the last season II
the pearl fisheries has been almos
completely unsuccessful.
For the first time in fifteen years
covey of quail appeared Within tn
city limits of Greater New York
few days ago, to be followed later b
three additional coveys. The park nc
partment has taken the birds unde
it's protection.
Two trainmen We're killed and 81
other persons injured when a switc
engine running light collided with tn
first section OF Pennsylvania railroa
passenger train No. p, near Derr.
Pa.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Personal

Gen. Daniel E. Sickles' wife pawned
her jewels and used the money to pay
the $4,000 which her husband owed to
the Lincoln Trust company. So the
forced auction of the furniture and
keepsakes and Civil war commits
sions signed by Abraham Lincoln is
off. Mr. and Mrs. Sickles have
been estranged for 81 years.
Mrs. Mary Hale Allen, mother of
Nathan Allen, involved in the $112,OOO
Helen Dwelle Field Jenkins scandal,
died at Kenosha, Wis, at the age of
ninety-three years. She had never
been given any knowledge of the scan
dial.
w. K. Kavanaugh, president of the
Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway as
ISOLATION, underwent an operation for
appendicitis at St. Louis. His physi-
clans announce the operation was sue
cessful. Mr.. Kavanaugh was stricken
| in Chicago.
Mrs. Mary Hale Allen, aged ninety
four years, widow of the late Nathan
Allen, and probably the oldest of the
pioneer women of Kenosha county,
Wis, is dead at her home in Kenosha.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who has
been at Tarrytown, N. Y, for several
days investigating the trouble with
Italian laborers on his fathers Pecan
tico Hills estate, hopes to bring about
peace by eliminating all Italians from
the pay roll of the estate.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19
Foreign

1O1 SGSH
Funeral ceremonies for Emperor
Mutsuhito were held in Tokyo amid
surroundings in which century-old
rites and costumes were mingled with
modern military display. Official rep
resentatives of all countries were
present to participate in the solemn
ties. The list included Philander G.
Knox. secretary of state OF the United
States.
The White Star line makes official
announcement that it is building a
new ship larger than the Titanic. to
be called the Britannia, and which will
have IAN increased number of water
tight bulkheads SO as to render the
ship as nearly unsuitable as possible"
Il
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria
opened the antituberculosis congress
at San Sebastian, Spain. 1t was at
tended by delegates from many coun
tries. The foreign minister, Garcia
Prieto, extended a welcome in the
name Of the government.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-19

Two trainmen We're killed and six
other persons injured when switch
engine running light collided with the
first section OF Pennsylvania railroad
passenger train No. 81, near Derry
Pa.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01
Indian Killed on Track.

Near Rochelle, H., an Indian went
to sleep on a railroad track and was
killed by the fast express. He paid
for his carelessness with his life.
OFTEN its that way when people ne
glect coughs and colds. Don't risk
your life when prompt use of DR..
Kings New Discovery will cure them
and so prevent dangerous throat or
lung trouble. at completely cured
me, in short time, of a terrible
cough that followed a severe attack
or Grip, writes j. r. Watts, Floy-
dada, Tex, "and I regained l 5 pounds
in weight that l had lost" Quick,
safe, reliable and guaranteed. soc
and $1.OO. Trial bottle free at all
druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01
WANTED-A BOY.

why, what funny advertise
ment! Bobby, listen to this!" and
Mrs. Johnson read from the evening
paper, as follows:
Wanted: A good, smart, honest
boy. Must be red haired and freck-
led. None other need apply. Smith
& Thompson.
Bobby laughted. That's me, sure, -
he said, especially the red hair and
freckles. Guess I'll go around"
We'll, it really sounds as though it
were meant for you," continued his
mother so seriously that Bobby laid
down the beck he was reading and
looked at her in surprise.
You were just funning about the
red hair and freckles, weren't you,
Mammal" he asked
mo, indeed, come and see for
yourself"
"Whew-w-w!" whistled Bobby,
looking at the paper, 'I'1T have to
try, sure thing. But how queer for
Smith & Thompson to put in an ad.
like that. It's the very office I've
mad my eye on for months, but I
didn't know there was likely to be
vacancy so soon"
At nine o'clock next morning, Bob
found himself one of a row of BOYS
in the waiting-room outside Smith &
Thompson's private Office The young
sters all had hair of various degrees
OF redness, and freckels of all sizes
and shades of brown. Some were
speckled as a turkeys egg, others
could only boast of a few of these
valuable marks. It seemed SO funny
to Bobby that he forgot how badly he
wanted the place himself and greet
ed each rival with a friendly smile.
The first boy to be admitted had
merry red head and as many rust
spots as any one could desire. Mr..
Smith, the senior partner, opened the
door himself to let him in, and swept
an amused glance along the line of
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01
THE ROAD LEADS HOME.

o. pilgrim. az you journey, 10 you
ever gladly say.
In spite Of heavy burdens and the
roughness OF the way.
That IT does not surely matter all the
strange and bitter stress.
Heat and cold. and toll and sorrow
twill be healed with blessed
ness,
For the road leads home?
Home the safe and blissfui shelter
where is glad and full content,
And a ompanionship OF kindred;
and the treasures, early rent
From your holding. shall be given
back, more precious than be-
fore.
oh, you will not mind the journey
with such blessedness in store,
When the roads leads home.
Oh, you will not mind the roughness
nor the steepness OF the way,
Nor the chill, unrested morning, nor
the dreariness OF the day,
And you will not take a turning to
the left or to the right,
But go straight ahead, nor tremble
at the coming of the night,
For the roads leads home.
When often for your comfort you
will read the guide and chart,
It has wisdom for the mind and
sweet solace for the heart;
1t will serve you as a mentor, it will
guide you sure and straight,
All the time that you will journey, be
the ending soon or late
And the roads leads home.
The British Weekly.