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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
Work Of County Agents.

''While it is impossible to measure
the value of their most valuable ac-
complishments in dollars and cents,
reports of l56 agents in the states of
the northern and western parts of the
United States show the value to farm
ers to be more than one-half million
OF dollars. The work they did in Or
ganization. cooperation, maintaining
soil fertility, improving livestock
herds, and educational work, is an in
vestment for future benefits, the value
of which time only will show.
During the part of the year 1913 in
which they carried on their work these
agents visited 4O,6s3 farmers on their
own farms, co-operated in agricultural
betterment with one-haIf that num-
Der, addressed COLA meetings, and or
ganized 757 cooperative bodies. They
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
NEWS|N MONTANA
Events Happening in Various
Parts Of the State.
CAN HAVE COMMODITY RATES
Attorney General Kelly Rules Out
bound and inbound Tariffs
Need Not Be the Same.

The railway. commission has been
advised by Attorney General Kelly
it has authority to establish one rate
for outgoing business and another for
inbound business. In other words
the commission can put into effect
jobbing or commodity rates, which
will have the effect of building up Ger.
tain points as jobbing centers. The
commission asked:
Can one city or town in the state
enjoy lower freight rate on outbound
business that is charged for the same
service and moving over the same
rails .inbound?'
"The commission replies Mr.. Kel.
~. after long analysis of the vari
GUS factors involved, lis vested with
discretionary power and authority in
the fixing of rates. A question of fact
is thus presented to it and, in decid-
ing the question, the rule to be OBJ.
served is that which is just and rea.
sonable under existing circumstances,
and so far as possible. uniformity
commensurate with the public vel.
fare under similar conditions. The
name applied to the rate is inmate.
rial. The commission, therefore, has
the authority, when in it's judgment
conditions justify it, to establish one
rate for outgoing business and another
for inbound business"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09

Duncan and IantaIa were taken ttis
hospitals, where, it was SAID, agtsar Al.
full examination, that the Mayue' s.
wounds were superficial cuts i'm ssse-
neck, back and shoulder, Whils. Esafa
tala's wound would have 10 I've Xxx
amined further to ascertain whether
the liver had been penetrated, 5saa
which case it might prove fatal.
The mayor said that Lantala fol
lowed him into his private office and
asked what he was going to do about
Frank Altonen, correspondent for
Finnish paper at Hancock, M7nm.,
which has sided with the Westeyu
Federation of Miners in the recens
trouble at Butte.
A delegation had previously called
on the mayor and asked that Agtonem
be ordered to leave town.
The mayor said he replied To l.an-
tala that Altonen could remaiu sas.
Butte as long as he did NO wrsssxsaS.
He said Lantala kept his hand ON hiss
pocket and as he pulled out the knlfts
the mayor fired.
The mayor said that after he sFsps
he fell over trunk in the cerner epF
the room and that while trying. to-.
extricate himself from his positasm
Lantala drove the knife into h5na
three times. The stabbing was Glo04e
with an improvised dirk made frnsrr,>
a file
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09

prepared and published S76 emergency
circulars, LIZA timely articles for the
press, and wrote 81 ,033 personal let
ters to farmers on local problems.
More than 200 acres of tield-crops
were grown under their direction.
1.-The agents supervised the planting
and culture of thousands of acres of
orchards, and gave spraying direc-
tons for many kinds of trees. They
organized almost 5000 farms, and
made working plans and crop-rotation
systems for almost as many more.
They were directly responsible for the
building of 1904 silos and the i'm
provement of many homes They as
sisted in the purchase of Unregistered
sires, and tested 16,O27 cows for pro-
duction. They were instrumental in
the vaccination of 105, 500 hogs for
cholera, in many cases making the
vaccination themselves.
1.-The system is new, but already
work OF the greatest value to farmers
has been accomplished by the agents
pnu, j., tho fold .
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
ARE MOVING ON QuERETARo
Rebels Believe FederaIs Will Make
Final Stand There.

Eagle Pass, Tex, July 6.-lnforma-
ton brought by messengers from Sal
tillo was that troops from the di-
vision Of the east have been ordered
by General Pablo Gonzales to proceed
at once to Queretaro. This move is
regarded as significant of the part the
division of the east intends to play
in the capture of Mexico City, as the
final stand Of the federals probably
will be made at Queretaro. The
movement to Queretaro was precip-
itated by the withdrawal of body of
federal troops under General Pascual
Orosco from the Queretaro garrison,
to reinforce the garrison of Mexico
City.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
MINERS BEAT TOWN OFFICER
Marshal Of Holman, Mimi, Receives
Fracture of Skull,

Duluth, July 6.-When he attempt
ed to dispel group of Austrian min
ers who were causing disturbance
on the streets of Holman, mining
town near Grand Rapids, Marshal Jo-
seph Klosky was beaten over the
head with brick and left uncon-
scious. +.
-Four of the miners were captured
by Sheriff Riley and Deputy Sheriff
Gunderson of Grand Rapids. Klosky
was taken to a hospital at Coleraine,
where physicians found his skull was
fractured. He has little chance of re-
covery, they say.
The men had been drinking at a
saloon and after Sheriff Riley had
captured the officers assailants he re-
turned and arrested the woman pro-
prietor of the saloon on a charge of
selling liquor after hours.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
METAL OUTPUT Of MONTANA,

Because of decreased output Of
copper and gold Montana's metal Eszse+
duction for 1913 was $2,S54.Dt ssae.
than it's 1912 production. Last year
the state produced copper, zinc, silver.
gold and lead to the value of S61, $685.
SAG, as compared with $64,754,6ls in
1872
These figures have been taken frgyns
an advance report of Victor G.. HDSkea
of the United States geological sUrye@.
Outside of Silver Bow county, whicts
produced SO per cent Of the total OF
the metals mined in the state Eas;a
year, the production showed a ssisiaa
increase over that of the year ssfsore
Montana's copper production de-.
creased from 300, 1883 pounds EM
1912 to 2S7,S2S,699 pounds in za35,.
The decrease was wholly within tEse
Silver Bow county district, which pro.
duced in 1913 all but 2,147,141 pounds
of the states copper output
More lead was produced in Mon la wa.
in 1913 than in 1912. The lead outpzax
of the state last year was 1926 ,Rg7
pounds, against 7,446,749 pounds inA
1912 and 6,431,575 pounds il' 1slE
A gain was reported in the silver
production of the state. In 1919 the
state produced 1871 ,63S fine ounces
of the white metal; last years output
amounted to 13,s19,201-
Adventures of kathlyn," Orpheun, tn ,,;e,,t
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
Man ON BICYCLE
FIRES AT DOCTOR
Strange Sequel to Recent Trag-
edy at Freeport, n. Y.
BULLETS FAIL TO Do HARM

While Dr.. carman, in Whose Office
Mrs. Louise Bailey Was Shot Last
Tuesday Evening, Was Returning
Home in an Auto With Friend a
Man on Wheel Fired Several
Shots at Him.
Freeport, N. Y, July Cdr. Car
man, in whose office Mrs. Louise Bal
ley was murdered Tuesday evening,
was shot at three times as he drove
in his automobile through the town OF
Baldwin, near here. None of the bull
let's struck him. The doctor was on
his way home from Rockhill Center,
where he had been to attend patient.
DIR. Carman told the police the story
OF the attack upon him. He had been
out making professional calls and
passed through Rockville Center on
his way home There he met Gar
land Gaden, an actor, and invited him
to ride home with him.
"Gaden accepted the invitation"
continued DR.. Carman in telling his
story, land got into the, car. We
stopped in store and as we again
got into the car, a small coupe, ! no.
ticed a man on bicycle near the
curb. We drove off without paying
any particular attention to the man.
when about a mile and a half out
Of town l heard report and thought
one of my tires had exploded. My
friend got out of one side of the ma
chine and got out the other. AS soon
as l put my foot on the ground l
heard another shot and when l looked
around l saw the same man ! had
seen when we came out of the store
standing beside his bicycle with re-
volver in his hand. Gaden shouted:
My God, Carman, he's trying to kill
yOu'
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
SMALLEST VOTE
IN MANY YEARS
Genera| Elections in Federal
Portion Of Mexico.
PEOPLE SHOW NO INTEREST

General Huerta Appears to Be Fa.
vorite Candidate for President and
War Minister Banquet for Vice
President--AII Present Members Of
Senate and Chamber Of Deputies
Are Apparently Reelected.
Mexico City, July Collections for
president, vice president, deputies and
senators were held in that portion of
the republic controlled by the Huer-
ia government. In Mexico City there
was an almost complete .abstention
from voting and Indifference was man.
Tested everywhere.
General Huerta appeared to be the
favorlte candidate for the presidency
and General Banquet, the present
war minister, for the vice presidency.
President Huerta, it is reported, re-
ceived virtually unanimous vote of
confidence. The returns indicate the
reelection of all the present members
of the chamber of deputies and the
senate
The lightest vote in many years was
cast both in the capital and nearby
towns.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
LEFT OVER FIREWORKS KILL
Springfield Girl Of Eight Dies From
Burns

Springfield, ILL.,, July 6.-WhiIe play
ing with fireworks left over from the
Fourth of July celebration, Helen
Washki, eight years old, received
burns which resulted in her death two
hours later. Saturday evening Doro-
thy Dickson, six years old, daughter
of Adjutant General Frank S. Dick.
son, suffered serious burns while cele.
brating the Fourth at Camp Lincoln
Major Harry Johnson. was burned il
putting out flames which envelopes
the child when her dress caught or
fire from sparkler.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
BISHOP KENNEDY VERY ILL
Rector Of American College Soon to
Go to Aiban Hills.

Rome, July 6.-Bishop Thomas Ken
needy, the rector of the American col
lege, has given his friends several
anxious hours of late. He was sud
denly seized at the college with Sc
rious attack of heart trouble. He was
removed to the hospital of the Blue
Nuns for better nursing and is now
able to sit up in chair for several
hours daily.
His sisters and his friend, Mgr. Fa-
Their, all of Philadelphia, are now with
him and it is hoped that he will soon
be able to be moved to the summer
quarters of the college, at Albano, in
the Alban Hills, where he will have
fresh air, scented by the pines, and
can look at the sea across the Roman
Campagna.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
KILLED when AUTO SkIDs
Two Persons Meet Death and Three
Fatally Hurt.

Somerset, Pa, July 6.-Two persons
were killed and six injured when an
automobile driven by James Topley of
East McKeesport skidded when he at
tempted to pass another automobile
on the Lincoln highway near STOVES
town and rolled down an embank-
ment.
The dead are: Dollie Price, six
years old, daughter of William Price,
Everett, and James Topley, forty,
years old, contractor, East Nc
Keesport.
Mrs. Topley, J. ]. Hildinger, fifty
years old, of McKeesport, and Mrs
Hildlnger are in a Johnstown hospital
and will die.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09

Adventures of Kathlyn," Orpheum Tonight
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
FREIGHT TRAIN HITS AUTO
Three Persons Killed and One Mortal.
Iy Injured.

Aurora, ILL.,, July 6-When an auto
mobile attempted to cross the Burling-
ton railway three persons were killed
and mortally injured by a freight
train near Shabbona, Ill.
The killed are: DR.. and Mrs. H. P,
Greedy of Lee, ILL.,, and Mrs. C. w.
Richardson, Chicago
The automobile, which was being
driven by DR.. Greedy, darted out on
the tracks from behind cluu1np OF
trees that obscured the view until too
late for efforts of himself or the en-
gineer to be of any avail.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
VIEW ELECTIONS LIGHTLY
Some Mexicans Believe They Will
Have Little Effect.

Vera Cruz, July 6.-Mexicans from
the interior and those just beyond the
American lines do not regard serious
ly the elections which were held. 1t
is pointed out that such electors
scarcely could have a conciliatory ef-
feet on the constitutionalists and new
er could be regarded as legal, since
the government is powerless to COM
ply with the provisions of the law
that the votes be cast freely through
out the territory.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
Pulls Throttle Wide Open.

I'VE both jumped into the car, there
was another report and bullet went
singing by my head. Gaden and
leaned far over in our seats to be out
Of range of bullets and l opened the
throttle as far as it would co.
The authorities placed special sig.
nificance on the fact that the would
be assassin was said to have been rid
ing on bicycle. During the night
following the murder of Mrs. Bailey,
when bloodhounds were used, they
circled the Carman house once and
then started off down the same road
on which DR.. Carman was returning
home.
The detective who had charge of the
hounds at that time said they had
much difficulty in following the scent
and expressed the belief that the per-
son they were following was riding a
bicycle.
Sufficient evidence has been discov-
cred to warrant the arrest of wom-
an for the murder of Mrs. Louise Bal
ley in the office of DIR. Carman last
Tuesday night, according to Sheriff
Stephen P. Petit of Nassau county,
The sheriff refused to discuss the
exact nature of this evidence. He an
nounced that the woman would be
taken into custody before the end of
the week. The sheriff added that the
important evidence in his possession
would not be presented at the inquest
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-09
MINER SLABS BUTTE MAYOR

PTunges Crude KNIFE into City Official
Three Times.
Louis P. Duncan, mayor of Butte,
was stabbed three times after he had
shot his assailant. Eric Lantala, a
Finnish miner, in the abdomen. The
mayor will recover. The extent of his
assailant's wound has not been deter
mined.
Lantala was overpowered by Alder
man Davis and Building Inspector Van
Horne. who ran into the mayors Of
flee when they heard the scu11ling.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
Meyer Heard of America.


Describing what he had observed in
Persia that he thought would be of
most interest to the people here. he
said:
after leading the serious life among
orientals and equally reserved diplo-
mats, in the cradle of our Aryan race
and civilization. 1 wish l could tell you
what a curious effect it has to look
about in this country-the hustle and
democratic ways, the individualism,
little known in Central Asia; the APP
parent lack of order and system and
permanence, the newness and expert
mentalism of everything. But l am
sure l cannot make you grasp what
mean, and perhaps you will even doubt
me when l say l visited towns in Per-
sia where America has never been
heard of. and others in which l was
asked whether America and Germany
are not Mohammedan countries.
Yes, l found Persia intensely inter-
esting, after 1 got accustomed to it;
for at first the barrenness of the hills
and plains of the great desert table
land and the bare country which
reaches through Russia and west
through Turkey and Greece and the
Isle of Greece is somewhat forbidding
and depressing in the daytime. But all
that We have good started in or about
Persia-arts, sciences, religion, poetry,
morality; and We yet see the beginning
of these things. The Parsees or fire
worshipers, with their teachings-'to
ride, to shoot, to tell the truth do no
evil. speak no eyfl, think no evii-are
still there. Our western language, with
it's short and lack of grammar and
peculiar & and k sounds Gas sometimes
heard) has left its traces behind. They
spell 'garm' (warm), and call it 'gyarm,'
and spell kan (small-small quantity
and call it kyam.' Tables and chairs
are not masculine and feminine. The
word for is is spelled asst, and pro-
nounced by the uneducated as the
French est Our word daughter has
changed it's sound and kept it's spelling.
We call it 'dau-ter,' the Persians dock
ter Many words are Identical or but
slightly changed-'bad' is striking
instance of the former kind, 'behter'
(better), 'baraderan' (brethren), pa
tfoot-paw) becomes 'pous in Greek,
pied in French, paw in English.
Bible Takes on New Interest.
Nearly every page in the Bible takes
on a new interest to an American in
Persia. He understands about sepa-
rating the sheep from the goats-here
he never sees them in the same flock,
there always. So also as to dividing
the waters In Persia one sees daily
man with shovel turning the waters
trenches. The 'thrashing' floor of Ruth
and BoaZ does not take one into
building; it is earth wetted and rolled
with stone roller until hard like a
concrete floor.
THE veil Rebecca removed, when she
dismounted from the camel in the pres
ence of her husband-to-be, is a cloth
through which one cannot see, cover
ing the face completely, except as
grasped in the hand and slightly pulled
aside to show an eye or let an eye look
out. In Teheran it is black veil, in
Sari or Smnan blue check Often in
Evening star., 1914-12-25
Mediation Sought in Strike.

Efforts arc being made by Represent
atfye Francis of Ohio to have the De-
partment of Labor mediate the coal
strike in eastern Ohio, which is re-
sponsible for about $4,000 men being
idle. Secretary Wilson has informed
T,epresentativc Francis that he stood
Teady to offer the good offices of the
department if asked to do SO by the
interested parties. The law permits
the Secretary of Labor to act in labor
disputes whenever, in his judgment.
fhe interests of industrial peace may
require 1t to be DONE"
Evening star., 1914-12-25

except by doing things to deserve such an OPINION
Hence we you and inspect the offerings of this
Winter Reduction Sae-there good who still
profit experience and there much profit here for them
Evening star., 1914-12-25
War News in Italy.

Il did pick up some information about
the warm Italy. especially you get news
freely from both sides. Here it is chiefly
censored and befuddled. But I still re-
tain the habit of diplomats, and being
neutral with a neutrality resulting from
the impartial and intimate relations
maintained for five years with the repre-
sentatires of other nations, have only to
say that | told people on the other side
that when the winter should come and
add to the numbering clumsiness of the
butchery going on, the President would
probably attempt to bring about peace
YOU know an American minister over
there is an important character if he is at
all quallfed for the position; and what |
sad IN answer to objections of one kind
or another was taken rather seriously
All but the peace maker has to save his
face, as we orentals say He has a free
hand tor trying, and will be- blessed.
whether he fails or succeeds 1T is there
fofe, my notion that he is the one to push
tnlnSs-of course, at the proper moment.
put win ViSor and persistence
by the way, | negotiated a peace
treaty with Persia not long ago, similar
to the one with Salvador.
L know so much that is bad about all
the beligerepts that neutrality is yery
easy Tor me. The pot calling the kettle
plack does not shake me- We are about
one-elghth civilized in this country and
we are the most civilized nation bv far
my Persian friends remarked to me and
they call us barbarians'''
Evening star., 1914-12-25
Issues Indian Mine Rules.

Regulations for coal mines on Indian
land have been promulgated by Sec
retary Lane, with the object of de-
creasing fatalities among miners After
January l, 1915, such mines will be
required to use either permissible"
explosives or electrical firing systems
operated from outside the mines.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
Commended by Navy Department.

The Navy Department has commended
Charles H. Squires, chief quartermaster
on board the receiving ship at Boston.
for his gallantry in saving the life of a
young woman who attempted suicide
tober 49,
Evening star., 1914-12-25
FORMER MINISTER
TALKS OF PERSIA
Charles w. Russell Home After
Five Years in the
Orient.
LIFE THERE GIVES new
INTEREST TO THE BIBLE
Diplomat Describes Thousand-Mile
Muleback Trip Across the
Tablelands.

Charles W. Russell former Washing
tonIan. who was recently succeeded in
Persia as tn" minister of the United
States after five years spent in that
country, has reached this city. He will
pay his respects to President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan before determin-
ing his own future. II is probable that
Mr.. Russell, who was an assistant at
torney general in the Department of
Justice for many years. will resume
the practice of law.
In all interview with. a representa-
tive of The Star Mr.. Russell talked in
terestingly OF Persia. her possible par
ticipation III the European war, her
ruler, parliament and people.
Persia is already. in one sense. in
lolved in the war" said Mir Russell,
for the Turks and Russians have been
shting in the northwest corner Of
nat country and the Turks and British
IN the southwest corner.
THE Persian government, so l have
read, has protested to Great Britain
against the violation of Persia's neu-
trality by going into the kagren river
to attack the Turks in Arabia. There
is no probability of Persia's becoming
Il party to the war. Individual Per-
SLAMS may join the Turks.
Il left the capital OF Persia October
., my successor having arrived. l had
a private audience of farewell with
the shah October T. | had been made
by by wire special am mbassador to attend
his coronation August II. At the pr-
vate~ interview we talked in French.
The shah was dressed as an American
or European. wore a jacket, vest and
of the latest foreign STYLE
This was the first time / had seen him
so dressed