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The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10

plant $3.50
G. N. Ry. Co., freight on car
of oil 486.3O
Marshall Wells Hardware Co.,
cotton waste ................... 1883
Northern Electric Co., supplies 27420
Mutual Oil Co., oil 1862
J. L. Truscott, hose.............. 1925
Alls Chalmers, engine repairs 1917
Montana Electric Co., supplies 1916
Edison Lamp Works, supplies 1874
Western Electric Co., supplies 61.94
Milo Hummel, to reimburse
petty ledger account..-........ 54.3O
Bills allowed on motion of Alder
man Hurd seconded by Murray.
Roll call, voting Yes: Aldermen
Hurd, ST. Clair and Murray. Carried.
Meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the chair.
P. E. KENT,
Attest: Mayor.
MILO HUMMEL.
City Clerk.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
AMERICAN LABOR is
PROSPEROUS AND RESTLESS

National organizations Of labor de
clare that during the last two wears
100000 laborers in the United Stat
have received an increase of $500 OOO,-
900 annually in their wages. Their
census is based upon reports from 1873
journals of industry or commerce. 1t
is supplemented with statistics from
the national bureau (not Department.
of labor as to strikes.
During the six months which ended
last July 1865 lockouts and strikes oc-
Cured throughout the country. Dur
the same period in 1915 their num-
ber had been SAB only. These symbols
of unrest are as noteworthy as the sta
tistics of labor's prosperousness.
The discount is more conspicuous in
New Jersey and New York than in any
other state. The industrial commission
of the Empire commonwealth informs
the public that the number of workers
increased by 25 per cent, their wages
by 40 per cent, and yet the dealings
between employers and employees in
New York were seldom more disturbed
han they have been this year.
| If the total and real increase of
American labor's wage could be ascer-
tanned it probably would show an in
crease of purchasing power exceeding
the enormous increase in the Ameri-
can stock of gold. This, though il
enters banks, does not remain there
but flows out to spread and support in
dustry. The increase of wages also
produces these effects, but does so diff.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
JAPANESE STAGE CUSTOMS.
Actors and the Flower Path From the
Green Room Entrance.

Actors ana tno tloWer rain from tn0
Green Room Entrance.
The profession of an actor IN Japan
Is not considered n high one. says Mr..
NJ. {. Marcus. the author Of work
on the japanese stage. and on the
average they are not well paid. Still,
there are exceptions. when play Is
staged it runs at least for twenty
three consecutive days. For such
term first class man would earn
about $1,000. and his annual income
may be estimated at $500. But it
must not be forgotten that out of this
sum he must provide his own cos
tunes, which are very expensive.
"The curtain does not rise, but is
pulled sideways, and one can easily
sec the attendants who are intrusted
with this work. The orchestra is hid
den behind the scenery, while in sort
of prosceniun box the reciter sits con-
cealed behind curtain of thin bam
boo. There is no applause by clappins
hands. as in our theaters. but the pub
lie stimulates the actors by eXclama
tons in a way that may be compared
to the encouraging and cheering of the
dancers In Spain.
Prom the greenroom a bridge leads
to the platform. This bridge is called
Flowerpath. The greenroom is closed
by drapery. which the actors of small
parts must lift for themselves. When
the performers have some Importance
and reputation they have an attendant
for the purpose Of lifting this drapery.
But the first actors, as well of nogu
(drama) as Of kyogen comedy, have
the title taiya, which confers the right
to two assistants to hold up the cur
tain of the greenroom for their entries
! and exits"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10

marked increase in our exports of
meat since the beginning of the Euro
pean war. In fact the United States
is exporting three times as much meat
as it did in 1913. The exports have
grown from 445,OOO.O 900 pounls in the
fiscal year of 1914, to 1889 ,OO0, 900
pounds in the fiscal year of 1916. The
fresh beef exports of 1915 were 36
times as much as in 1914. In the two
wears of the war the fresh beef ex-
ports have been 20 times as much as
in the two years Immediately preced-
ing the war.
Not only is Europe drawing heavily
on the meat supply of the United
States, but it is taking far more meat
than ever before from Canada, Aus
tralia and Argentina. Canada is send
ing Europe five times as much meat
as she did before the war. This ex-
plains the great scarcity of meat and
the very high prices demanded for it
throughout this country. Not only
are we losing large part Of our own
supply, but we are being deprived of
the opportunity of buying meats in the
principal meat-raising countries. The
demands of war take no account of
cost, and so the price mounts ever
higher and higher.
The worst of it is that no remedy
is in sight. The New York banks
statements makes it clear that with
the close of the war, should the allies
be victorious, large stores of wheat in
Russia and the Balkans would be re-
leased and the price of wheat in this
country would Immediately go tumb-
ling. There has been some decrease
in the price of sugar, and it is likely
to see further decline, for the foreign
demand is not so large as it has been.
But the cost of meat will remain high
and is quite likely to go higher. The
close of the war would put a stop to
some of the demand, but the belliger-
ent countries would not be in condi-
ton to raiseotheir own meat, or even
that part Of their supply which they
were raising before the war began.
America will have new rival in
the provision world if the war should
result in favor of the allies, for Rus
sia will then have been set free to
| send her wheat and her meat to mar.
ket at all times of the year. She will
not be prevented from reaching the
markets Of the world through the Oar
danelles. The intolerable conditions
which Turkey has imposed in the past
will be done away with before Russia
stops fighting This will open new
sources of supply, for vast stretches
of Russian territory have been unde.
veloped because it has been impossible
to send her products to market with
out such heavy cost for transporta
tion that they could not compete with
other countries. Years must pass
however, before there would be an ap
preciable effect upon the prices o
meat, for it requires two or thre,
years to bring meat animal to tn,
market stock.-Anaconda Standard,
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
LEGEND OF WILLIAM TELL.
The Story Was Old In Denmark Before
tho Swiss Borrowed II.

The Story Was Old In Denmark Before
the Swiss Borrowed It.
DO you know who shot the apple on
the head Of the little boy? Why. Will
liam Tell. of course! Everybody knows
how Tell delivered Switzerland from
the tyranny OF Austria At least ev-
erybody used to know. Unfortunately
for pure romance. the historian and
the investigator have been unduly ac
tive in the past quarter of century,
and the result has left us few heroes
with enough clothing Of romance to
cover their skeletons.
We have read Schiller's beautiful
and inspiring play. either in our col
lege German course or in translation.
and we cling to William Tel with all
the artior of youthful enthusiasm. And
along comes the historian and tells us
that it is All myth, that the dates
fixed hy the Swiss chronicles on the
subject do not coincide with the dates
Of the historic events that were sup
posed to be taking place in Austria at
the same time and that earlier records
of Switzerland make no mention of
the archer'S master shot:
The selfsame story is told in the
Danish legends. two centuries before
it crops out in the Swiss narrative.
and further investigation shows that it
was borrowed by the Danes, the origi-
nal apple having been shot from the
original childs head by German
bowman named Eigil. when King Nj
dung sought to test the mans skill and
nerve. In that remote story it is re-
lated that Eigil concealed another ar
row in his bosom with which to kill
the king if he injured his child. John
Fiske. the American historian. was
largely responsible for robbing us Of
William Tell.-St. Louis Globe Demo
| crat
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Enuland's Coolest Days.

In his diary for March, 1868, John
Evelyn records that the weather had
been "the severest that any man alive
had known in England. The crows
feet were frozen to their prey. Islands
Of ice inclosed both fish and fowl froz,
en-, and some persons in their boats"
For March 1867. he chronicles, Great
frosts, prodigious at the vernal equi-
nOx"-LOndOn Chronicle.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
THE MEAT SCARCITY

Why does meat cost so much? The
thrifty housewife has only to read a
statement issued by the National City
bank of New York to find out. 1t
shows that there has been a marked
decrease in the number of food ami
mails in this country and also a
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
ORIGIN OF WORDS.
Expressions Sometimes Stray From
Their Original Meanings.

The word sweetheart" seems every
thing it ought to be for expressiveness.
One would naturally think that it had
been coined for the occasion, like such
Il word as 'honeysuckle."
But that is a delusion and a snare.
1t has no more to do with heart than
it has With lungs" 1t is word that
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10

belongs TO the class which includes
"Sluggard" and ''cOward'' and dull
ard and "niggard." Pretty company
for poets word! But it is true. though
sad, that "swectheart" ought to be
spelled "sweetaul."
Who has not ioihed in country
dance? OF course the country dance.
reminds one of maypoles and merry
makings and harvest homes. Sir Roger
de Coverley and his quaint rural man
ners and ways seem inseparably con
nected with the dance. But it has no
more connection with fields and hay
stacks and cornricks than the turkey
trot. The partners in the dance face
each other, and the French therefore
called it a "contre danse." There you
are! The secrets out.
What are "kickshaws" Just the
French "quelques chooses" which means
anything"
What is the origin Of tramway? It ia
short for Outram way, because a man
named Outram invented them, just "a
Il man named Macadam invented mac
adamized rOads.--IOndOn Answers.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Jimmie's Tips to Film Fans

Well we put mother "big town. picture across again
last week and got away with it. And say that "Civiza-
ton" picture too, wasn't it? One lady faint
ed and about steen dozen of them had good cry SO
guess every body satisfied We had some pretty
stiff opposition the last night by having the soldier boys
come home but the boss says the boys only take up
day to home and that here every night
why holler? Guess that is good dope at that. I'll
bet every mother and father that the picture that
had boy down the border mighty glad that we
didn't get into serious mixup with Old Mex cause
cording to this picture all that Gen Sherman said
it was and then And say the next time the boss
springs thing like gettin election returns and shown
them the Pm goin to get pair of roller
skates Talk about your crowds I'll bet travelled hun
dred miles yn to find seats for people that got there
little late Talk about shown your appreciation by your
patronage that's Glasgow people with vengeance. In
looking the line up for the comm week it is pretty
hard proposition to pick the best they all look
mighty good only of them look little better than
the Others TO start off with Saturday and Sunday
got "The Little Girl Next Door, This is the picture
that has made them all sit and take notice all the
country and she is packn them in all the houses
where it has been shown. Ct Falls Butte Helena Mis-
soua Billings and all along the line tip off to US that she
great little picture and they all cleaned up with it,
1t ain of socaed 'Whte Slave pictures just
made up to get the but founded real honest
to goodness facts that this Illinois Vice Commission found
out in investigation they held little while ago. She's
got the endorsement of all the big guys over the coun-
try. We got list of testimonials long as one of
the ballots at the recent election signed by Minister'S
newspaper men, Womens Clubs, and in fact most every
one that has seen it. So I pckn The Little Girl Next
Door, to be of the best Bets for the week. Then on
Monday we got Doug Fairbanks in "The Half Breed"
You all know Doug there isn't much of teln you
about the picture if he is in it it be good
one And by the way got Clara Kimbal Young comm
up IN 1.-The Dark Silence" They say it is picture
too They been worn for the past four months on this
picture and got Brays word for it is one hum
dinger so it is safe bet to risk couple of dimes
on that one too The Boss just tipped off to me that
we are goin to show Triangle picture with two reel
Keystone comedy Saturday night from now on so
see where have to do laps Saturday nights afer
this body to be awful strong for these
lrlanges. l got couple of things that would
like to put all hep to but haven't the time now cause
got to and help widow stretch clothes line
Now in case I've handed bum steer on any these
pictures just beat it for the box Office and inform the
young lady that you figure that Jimmie is punk pilot
an she will slip you back your enterance fee.
JlrlFlIE, the Usher
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10

The esteemed New York Herald is
now printing it's quadrennial series of
"straw" votes-for the pleasure of its
readers.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10

Gems. Haig and Brusiloff are doing
their best to keep George and Nick
in their customary good health.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Traditions Of Mother Shipton.


OF all British prophets Mother Ship
ton is beyond doubt the most cele-
brated. She was. in fact, all that Il
prophet and witch should be, in
strange contrast to the serious and
scientific Nostradamus. The day she
was born the sky became dark and
gloomy and, according to her biogra-
pher, ''belcht out nothing for an hour
but flames. laundering after a most
hideous manner" Her personal ap-
pearance. described by her admirins
biographer In 1862. is scarcely flatter-
ing: Her physiognomy was so mis-
shapen that it is altogether impossible.
to express fully in words or for the
most ingenious to line her in colors.
though many persons Of eminent quail,
fcations in that line have often at.
tempted it, but without success"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Gone, But Not Forgotten

Election.
Was Tuesday.
And Somebody.
Got Stung.
And of Course.
Dan McGOvern.
Came out Third.
From the Last.
Which isn't.
Saying Much.
For the Irish.
At a.
Prohibition.
Picnic.
1t all happened.
When.
Last Spring.
Doubtful Dan.
Got bit.
BY the.
Political Bug.
And Decided.
That there.
We're no.
Democrats.
In the County.
Capable of.
Representing.
Valley.
In the.
Legislature.
And SO.
Dan.
Jumped In.
And picked on.
Two.
Innocent Farmers.
Sand.
And Sektnan.
To help.
In the race.
Dan thought.
He loomed.
Like a.
House afire.
Against.
These two.
And could.
See himself.
In the next.
Legislature.
Being applauded.
For a fine speech.
And being called.
The Gentleman.
From Valley.
But sad to say.
When the returns.
Came In.
Dan Learned.
What Fools
These M0rtals.
Be.
"All men.
Are liars"
Is what
Dan thought.
For When.
1t was Over.
Dams votes.
Would have won.
For him.
If he.
Had been alone.
In the race.
But as it were.
Dan Got Close.
Enough to.
The others.
To See How.
1t Felt.
But he.
Found out.
That people.
Don't recognize.
Real talent.
And now.
Dan.
Will probably.
Go back.
Using.
The Scissors.
And.
"Pieing" copy.
While.
Sand and Sektnan.
The shining.
Stars.
OF the
Democratic.
Constellation.
Will show.
Montana.
That the.
People.
OF Valley.
Are the.
Salt.
OF the earth.
And When.
They are.
In their.
Glory.
Dan.
Will be.
Thinking.
Of what might.
Have been.
"It's a.
"Fine World"
LET us Pray"
IS. Coop.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-06-03

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." attitudes
of certain leaders Of capital in
the past.
For a man Of Mr.. Lees posi-
ton and responsibilities to even
appear in the most casual con-
versation to take such an attitude
shows a singular obtuseness to
public opinion or a singularly
reckless Of defiance of it. All
the reflections Of public opinion
or a singularly reckless defiance
Of it. All the reflections of pub
lie opinion in the press from one
end of the country to the other,
with insignificant exceptions, con-
cur in the demand: "There must
be no strike" Yet Mr.. Lee is
quoted as regarding a strike as
practically ''Inevitable." Do
the accredited leaders of the
other train service unions agree
with Mr.. Lee? If not, then they
should hasten to disavow.
One thing is certain: The lead
ership that rejects arbitration
and insist on inficting on the
country the enormous calamity Of
a general railway strike is a lead
ership that can lead only to dis
aster for the cause it represents.
Chicago Herald, May 18th.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-06-03

"Down in the heart of Mexico
another tragedy is being worked
out, q tragedy Of such vital i'm.
port to the United States that il
Is difficult to understand how the
people of the northern republic
have allowed the Villa incident to
detract their attention from the
battle of politicians money lend.
ers and soldiers, now wagine
around the white-haired Supreme
Chief
/. Thus writes Harry Dunn. the
former editor Of Mexico City 8
leading daily. in Cartoons Maya
sine. Carranza. he says, is
doomed to 60 the way Of Diaz,
1adero and Huerta. and it is only
. matter Of days when he will be
obliged to give up the teakwood
chair in the Mexican capital to
another-probably to his war Sec
rotary, Oregon.
For a score of years Venustiano
Carranza-the "Mr. Venus" of
the holder satirists Of Mexico City
was a Cientiico. licking the
sometimes cruel, but always hon.
est. hand of Porfirio Diaz while
that hand held him in a mahog-
any chair in the Mexican senate.
For twelve of these years he was
the absolute tool of Governor
C'rdenas of the state of Coahuila,
who held his position, as did all
other Mexican governors of that
time. bv virtue Of his answering
loyalty to the elder Diaz. If Diaz
wanted bill brought up in the
SEN te or another measure killed.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-06-03
THE PRIMARY BILL.

The chief features of the pro-
posed new primary bill, which is
to be submitted to the Democra-
tic caucus this week, were given
in our Baton Rouge correspon-
dence Monday.
We do not doubt that these fea-
lures will evoke opposition from
the Bull Moose and it's organs,
from the Progressive members of
the Legislature and from some
timid, thinskined Democrats in
Southern Louisiana.
But the Democratic party ism
expected to legislate for it's en-
emies or the mollycoddles who
wear its label. 1t is expected to
enact a primary law which will
preserve the purity Of the primary
and reserve to itself the protection
which it is perfectly willing to-
grant to other parties.
The proposed bill will, as a
whole, meet the wishes of the
great body of the party. The es-
sential thing is, as far as possible,
to make it impossible for men to
enter primary and then stab the
party nominees in the back in the
general election, as was done in
the last campaign, and this pur-
pose the bill will achieve.
The States has no wish 10 be
hide bound. So long as the vital
principles are retained, it doesn't
care to what extent details NAV
be changed, and it hopes there
will be an exhaustive discussion
in the caucus with the view to
bring an overwhelming majority
thereof into accord with the pro-
visions of the measure which il
finally presented to the General
Assembly.-States.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-06-03

it was Venustiano Carranza who
presented the argument for OF
against it; if Governor Cardenas
sought the passage of a measure
! affecting the state of Coahuila.
again it was the senator from
Cuatro Cienegas who pushed it
through. During the last five
years of the rule of Porfirio Diaz,
Carranza became known to every
senator and deputy as lei Mozo
del Senior Cardenas the Carde-
mas servant. Diaz and Governor
Cardenas allowed Carranza to
amass q comfortable fortune, esti-
mated. in the fall Of 1910, at ap-
proximately 10000, 900 pesas, then
about $4,000, 900.
Beside the loot of the Carranza
regime, Emiliano Zapata, the no.
torious bandit of Morelos, becomes
a mere pickpocket and Villa an
unsuccessful shoplifter. Where
Zapata and Villa have robbed in
dividuals Of thousands these So
called constitutionalists have
looted a nation of millions
have done it with the recognition
of some of the greatest govern
ments Of the civilized world.
Eight million dollars of the loot
they have saved for themselves
came from ransoms Of rich mer-
chants and "hacendados," from
sales of confiscated properties
rightfully belonging to men whose
only crime was that they had
the temerity to oppose Carranza
politically. All manner of vices
have been licensed in every city
in the republic. The national and
state lotteries, which were al
ways honestly conducted, at least,
were abolished, and in their pla-
ces anyone who had the money
to grease the palms of Carranza
officials could open any kind of
gambling game he wanted and
operate it in any manner he chose.
Enterprise.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-06-03
ADVERTISEMENT

The man who has never done
any good to anybody is a worth
less citizen. But the man who
has never robbed anybody Of any
thin-in a word-has never will
fully and knowingly taken bread
from the mouth of the hungry
withheld that which was not his
own-nor robbed his fellow OF
reputation and good reports
far superior to many who count
of considerable worth.
If you can't do the world no
good at all do not spend your life
trying to tear down Others
Rayne Tribune.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-06-03

The Cleveland Leader published
in the home town of w. G. Lee,
head Of the Railroad Trainmen s
Union, recently printed a state
ment for which it gave Mr.. Lee
as its authority. Asserting that
lit was indicated in statement
given out by w. G. Lee" that
negotiations between the rail
roads and employees will not lead
to arbitration the Cleveland
paper continued:
"Lee declared that he was I'M
equivocally opposed to arbitra-
ton. and would not accept unless
forced to do so by a vote of the
men or the passage of law max
ing arbitration compulsory by
Congress. 81 will advocate the
placing Of the question on the in
evitable strike ballot" he said,
II am opposed to arbitration be-
cause that would mean "split-
ting the difference" and perhaps
not even that. /"
It is hoped that Mr.. Lee has
been misunderstood by the Cleve-
land Leader. For the RESPONSE
bic head of a great labor organi-
cation to take the attitude attri-
buted to Mr.. Lee is surprising. dis
couraging, and almost incredible.
It savors altogether too much Of
the "Public-be-damned" and
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-06-03

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