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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-17
can act prohibiting the introduce

can act prohibiting the introduce
ton into, the manufacture OF, and
the giving, exchanging, bartering,
selling or disposing of ardent psirits,
ale, beer, wine or intoxicating llqu-
ors within the state of Montana, pro-
viding penalties for the violation
thereof, and providing for the refer
endum of said act and providing the
time when said act shall take effect. "
There will also be submitted to
the qualified electors of said state
at said general election initiative
measure No. IL, being an act en-
titled:
IAN act establishing a state ath-
letic commission and regulating box
ing and sparring in the state of Mon
tana."
For Irvine Factory
There will also be submitted to
the said electors at said general cleo
ton the proposition as to whether
state bonds shall be issued in an
amount not exceeding two hundred
sixty-five thousand dollars, being an
act entitled
."An act to authorize the state of
Montana to become indebted in ex-
cess of the constitutional limit, and
to provide for hte issuance of bonds
in the name Of the state for the es-
Enlistment of state Irvine factory
at the state prison, erection of build
ings, purchase of equipment and for
raw material to be used in said fac
tory"
Officers will also be elected at said
general election to fill any vacancies
existing in any state or county office
otherwise than by expiration Of term
of office
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-17
THE EROGREsEVES

The effect of the Progressive
movement four years ago was to elect
President Wilson which showed what
was plain enough to see beforehand,
that the party was made up mostly
Of men who had been republicans,
It is just as easy this year to see
that those who are hanging out and
insisting that principles are to be
preserved and men are of secondary
consideration. are the few who had
been democrats until they affiliated
with the progressiyes, and have the
same object il view that they hal
four years ago-the election OF MT.
Wilson.
There is not one in the whole
batch who could write new plat
form and have one plank i'll it thai
would be an appeal to any sensible
voter to throw away his vote by vot-
ing Tor it.
II is safe wager that nine-tenths
Of those who are clamoring to have
tEfa.r principles preserved are Old,
time democrats and expect to vote
for Mr.. Wilson in November.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-17
TWO DIE IN SCHOOL HOUSE FIRE

At / a. H., Sunday morning as tile
dance being held in the new Snake
Creek school house. Is miles north
of Hinsdale. was in full sway with
large crowd enjoying the fun, ker-
osene stove being used to cook coffee
exploded and turned the fun makers
lllto band of mourners.
The dead:
Mrs. Tom Pritchard,
Fred Svathein
Badly burned:
Arthur Johnson,
Alfred Johnson,
Tom PritcIard
Baby Pr;fehard
Tom Buell..
Mrs. Tom Buell.,
Miss Buell.,
Fred 2emore.
Mrs. Tom Pritchard and t.
year-old boy, Fred Syathein, were
dead and their clarred bodies,
burned beyond recognition when
taken from the ashes and remains o.
the building after the fire was over.
4
/ and il is doubtful if there will moi
be at least one and possibly moro
deaths from the severe burns re
celveu
Scarcely an occupant Of the school
house escaped without some kind OF
a burn or scratch. including some in
iuries received in the mad rush to
get out of the building.
The stove which did the damage,
was set in the doorway of the build
ing and when the fatal explosion oc-
Cured, there was a mad rush for
windows in the rear of the building
where the crowd piled through and
some were damned and burned as
the flames swept through the
crowded mass going through the
three openings.
Those who were the most severely
burned were dragged from under the
windows, exhausted and unconscious
by those still lucky enough to get out
alive and slightly burned.
Alfred Johnson, son of Albert
Johnson, is in the most serious con-
dition, with the possible exception OF
Tom Pritchard, husband of the
woman burned to death, and the
Pritchard's year and half old baby
who are in dangerous conditions
from the terrible scorching received.
The funeral of the Prichard
woman and the Svatheim boy were
held together Tuesday afternoon
from Hinsdale
Fred Remore is we'll known in
Malta having attended school here.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-17
THE ORPHEUM 80
CARMEN is ONLY GENUINE
CHAPLIN FEATI RE

Charles Chaplin's buruesque OK
Carmen, Essany's four-act feature.
has been released through the T. l.
S. E.
1t is the only genuine Chaplin fesaa.
ture to be had and is scream a
laughter from start to finish.
Every one in the country Know
of this Chaplin comedy aud hm
been waiting to see it.
"Carmen," as all the world kmDws
is the classic tale of love and passion
written by a Frenchman, and r ~
appealing it has been translated s@t*
every language and made into Play
and into an oper, and finally .l1to
photoplay.
The story is that of young LEG
tenant who is sent into a sEan lsh,
province to stop smuggling waicss is
costing the government thousands az
dollars yearly. He proved ada nlsA7
to brides and is the despair ri he
smugglers. But Carmen. a gypsy
girl, beautiful, alluring and nzsscru
| pulous, guarantees to make LIEN ten
ant Jose see reason. He falls O bG
arts, betrays his trust and ks1s r
brother officer, after which hs ss,sM
the gypsy band.
i But Carmen does not love hsN
She deserts him for popular asres
dor. Jose follows her to Madrid
where he kills her and himself
The thing is so big it lends Itself
readily to burlesque. And Chaplin
as the smitten soldier, uses Ehua
Purviance and the situations snsdt
by the story to such effect the eanr
edy is one continuous laugh TIL,
' situations aren't changed. But II il
Chaplin as the Glow brow" i1s th1
+ part that makes it ridiculous. Efn,
. Purviance is beautiful passioEat
Carmen, and Chaplin is well
: meaning and therefore extreIussi
= funny lover.
: At the Orpheum Sunday, ma lne
and night AUGUST 90
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-17
HOW THE TAXPAYERS MONEY
IS SQUANDERED BY
JUDGE UTTER

1t may be interesting to the tax
payers of Phillips county to know
what becomes of a portion OF the
money which they pay to the County
| Treasurer each year; and it may
also be interesting to them to know
in what manner a considerable por-
ton of it is expended, and what is
received by them in return
Since this county was created in
February, 1915, Judge Utter has
called in Phillips county 42S jurors;
362 were served with subpoenas;
295 reported for jury duty, and OF
this number but 1876 were used in
the trial of cases. Phillips county
has paid out to date in jury fees the
seen that the average cost to the
taxpayer per Juror reporting for duty
was $19S7, and the average cost per
juror used was $46.75. Consequent
~ the cost for jurors required to
report but not needed or used was
s3374.93.
Judge Utter has always made a
practice of calling a large jury and
) using but small number of them !;
trusting that he has done them ia
, vor and that he may by such action
) get their votes when he again seeks
reelection. This method of cam
paignng by Judge Utter since the
} creation of this county, has cost the
: taxpayers of Phillips county the sum
; of $3374.93.
In July, 1915, Judge Utter called
) a large jury as usual, and in this
term no jurors were used and nc
cases tried, nevertheless, the cost tt
5 the Taxpayers for this term in jur,
fees and witness fees alone, was thu
sum of $1703.S0, and remember no
5 a single case tried for the eXpendi
z ture of all this money. In July, 1916
3 the Judge called term of court
> had jury in attendance besides ;
z number of witnesses. The Judge ex
: cused the jury, continued the cases
2 and went to the Lovejoy picnic. Thi
x picnic cost the taxpayers of Phillip
3 county just S225.O5 in jurors fee
g and $4,000 in witness fees, maxim
< total Of $33105, and not a cas-
8 tried to compensate for the expendi
g ture of this amount. Rather an eS
3 pensive picnic for the taxpayers O
9 Phillips county.
& In civil cases the vacillating meth
3 DDS of Judge Utter uselessly cost tn
9 ltigants in this District thousand
< of dollars year. In every yea
: prior to this Judge Utter has had a
g average of six weeks vacation, at
3 cost to the taxpayer of $4,000 pc
8 year or S250000 in the five years h
& has been on the bench. To: s.
3 weeks out of each year his court
9 have done nothing, although it
< generally known that there wa
3 plenty to do. Neglecting his dut,
g he is now campaigning. while draw
q ing salary Of 100000 a year an
8 travelling expenses.
& These facts are but few of man,
3 showing the expenses of the Distrit
9 Court while Judge Utter has been o
q the bench. The records of Sherida
3 and Valley Counties are full Of thi
9 condition OF affairs, DO you as tax
* payers, want the District Cour
"Conducted in the future as it ha
g been in the PASTE Judge Utter ha
IKE promise Il aa &C. e lie is reelected
Do you W. t.aa .uandered in tn
future as they have been in the pas
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-17
TO PATRONS OF
THE WAGNER SCHtH,Tx

The summer vacation has qGHglH
passed away and time has come Ior
school again. On Tuesday, Sepn e1n-
Der s., school will begin. | shaN he.
glad to see every pupil present the;
first day and also the parents.
Begin now trying to manage for
pupils to enter school the very hrss
day. II a pupil is absent for The
first month he loses one-nintn of the
school and the chances are very
much against his making a grasiel
when he has lost so much time as,
that. II per cent. That means if the
average pupil works eight hours d
day land | believe that will BIZ aE
average for the grammar grades j
for nine months. the pupil who has9
lost one month will have to work ri
most an extra hour each day Of
school in order to do the same ano-
cunt OF work that the average pupil
Is doing Another handicap is the
fact that some of the work has heen
PASSED over and Will be entirely lQst,
nm very anxious TO have all 9ay-
ents present the first day If possible
There is nothing gives GeaGaag
more encoUra cement thaa for par
ents to take an interest in schQo4
Come out and encourage lis and hels
to make Wagner one of the hess
sehe OILS in @E4alns county.
w r. NpC0MR.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-17
IKE NIEBAUR WITHDRAWS

The announcement of the with
drawal of Ike Niebaur as candi-
date for the nomination Of sheriff
at the August primaries was made
Monday evening. In talking to Mr..
Niebaur he Informed us that circum-
stances were such that 1t made a
hardship to continue the campaign,
He desires to thank those who stood
by him 50 loyalty thus far i'll the
race for the office. He has many
friends in Malta and in the western
part of the county. who regret his
decision to Withdraw
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-17
STEWART ISSUES
PROCLAMATION FOR
NOV. 4TH.

Candidates and measures to be
Voted for at the election November
are enumerated in proclamation
issued by Gov. S. V. Stewart: ne o.
ers a reward of 500 for the arrest
knd conviction of any person vlolat-
ng the election laws, rewards TO pe
paid until the total amount aggre-
gates SIS 900.
officers to be elected are:
Four presidential electors, one
United States senator, two represen-
natives in congress, one governor.
one lieutenant governor, one chlet
Justice of the supreme court, one
secretary of state, one attorney gen
eral. one state treasurer, one state
auditor, one superintendent OF pup
lie instruction, one railroad commls-
sioner and one clerk of the supreme
court.
One state senator in each OF the
Following counties, to-wit: Beaver
head, Big Horn, Blaine, Carbon,
Custer, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Gala
YIN, Hill, Lewis and Clark, Meagher,
Musselshell, Park, Powell, Phillips,
Prairie, Sweet Grass, and in the
county of Valley to fill vacancy
House membership.
Members of the house of represent
tatives for the several counties OF the
state as follows, to-wit:
Beaverhead, Big Horn 1, Blaine
/. Broadwater /, Carbon 3, Cascade
6, Choteau 4, Custer 8, Dawson 3
Deer Lodge 3, Fallon 1, Fergus
Flathead 4, Gallatin 3, Granite l
Hill 1, jefferson 1, Lewis and CLARK
s. Lincoln 1, Madison 2, Meagher 1
Mineral l, Missoula 5, Musselshel
l. Park 2, Phillips 1, Powell !
Prairie L, Ravalli g, Richland l
Rosebud 2, Sanders /, Sheridan /
Silver Bow IL, Saltwater l, Swee
Grass /, Teton 2, Toole /, Valley 3
Wibaux /, Yellowstone 5.
Judges to be Named
Judges of the district court i'll the
various judicial districts Of the state
as follows, to-Wlt:
First 2, Second 3 Third 1, Fourth
3, Fifth 2, Sixth l., Seventh /, Eight
., Ninth [, Tenth i, Eleventh l
Twelfth /, Thirteenth 2, Fourteenth
/. Fifteenth /, Sixteenth i, Seven
teenth /.
There will also be submitted t.
the qualified electors of the state a
said general election a proposed am
endment to section Is Of article N
Of the constitution of the state o
Montana, being a nact entitled:
The Amendments
''An act for the submission to thu
| qualified electors Of the state o
Montana Of an amendment to section
10, article XII OF the constitution o
the state of Montana, creating {
| county board of equalization ant
prescribing the powers, authorit.
| and duties of such respective board,
There will also be submitted t,
+ the qualified electors Of the state a
said general election a proposed am
ealdment to section 2 Of article H1
of the constitution of the state 0
Montana, being an act entitled:
An act to submit TO the quaiifiet
electors of the state Of Montana al
amendment to section 2 OF articl
MI OF the constitution Of the stat
Of Montana relating to exemption
from taxation"
There will also be submitted t,
the qualified electors of said state a
said general election Referendum
measure No 10 being an act entitle
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-17

The best harvester oil at Koke's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-28
HEALTH ON THE BORDER.

There have been only six deaths
from disease among the American
troops who entered Mexico five months
ago. The present sick rate is 1.5. per
cent. There has not been a single
case of typhoid among these soldiers.
This is a magnificent record, in the
opinion of the Chicago Journal, and
the tale of good work which IT tells is
reinforced by the fact that the sick
rate among national guardsmen at the
border IS likewise very low.
Anti-administration papers which
are wailing over the sad fate Of our
citizens and regular soldiers get cold
comfort from the military hospital re-
ports.
According to these, our boys at the
front are outrageously healthy, and
the democratic army administration is
proving itself imnrorally efficient.
1t is not like the good old days of
embalmed beef and habitual typhoid
which the republicans showed US dur
ing the Spanish war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-28

Hcans a mandate to reform the tariff
The result was a shocking failure.
The democrats IN their turn received
a like mandate in 1912, and the re-
suit is at least regarded as better from
the standpoint OF the average citizen.
The republicans talked much about
reforming the banking and currency
system, and had every opportunity, but
left the work undone. The democrats
accomplished the thing forthwith.
The federal trade commission, to
deal with industrial monopoly and like
problems, has not been fully tested,
but it promises to be a useful agency,
and it would seem only fair to say
this Is the conclusion Of the Review
OF ReSiews-that the democratic record
in dealing with so-called big bust
ness" is less capricious and arbitrary
than was that of the imm ediately pre-
viOus republican regime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-28
The Daily Story
A Picture Playwright - BY F. A. Mitchell.

/ One morning a man bearing a pass
| port signifying that he was citizen
Of Holland appeared in the rear OF
the German lines and asked permission
TO 90 through into Belgium. He was
taken before Colonel Diedrich, who
was charged with the examination OF
those desiring to pass out OF Germany
to discover II they bore any informa-
tion that the government would not
care to have carried out OF the coun-
try.
The trayeler-Van Gassboch was the
name entered on his passport-was led
to, the quarters of the colonel, carrying
suit case, his only baggage.
open it." said the officer pointing TO
the suit case.
Van Gassboch laid open the case,
and the colonel directed a soldier to
dump the contents on a table. This
done, the colonel drew a chair near the
pile and, taking up each article IL con-
tanned, scrutinzed II minutely. There
were some linen, brushes and combs
and other toilet articles. These he LAID
aside and, coming to a roll OF manu-
script, bounced upon it suspiciously.
What is this?" he asked. removing
1t from the envelope containing it.
"A scenario for a picture play"
The colonel turned over one page
after another. not reading them, but
looking for what might indicate mat
ter covering information of the Ger
man situation.
What are these drawings?" he
asked.
Suggestions for scenery to be pro
duced in the play" was the reply.
What is this-a Zeppelin?"
mo, colonel; that Is intended to
represent cloud"
HIM; you Dutchmen know nothing
about art"
81 don't pretend to be an artist. AS
1 have told you, colonel, these are
merely suggestions. They are intend
ed to indicate to the artist what is re-
CURED"
II should think So Well, / must
read this manuscript, and l cannot do
so at once, so you must wait"
THAT is to be expected, only trus:
that you will not keep me waiting any
longer than absolutely necessary"
With this Van Gassboch was taken
to a place where he was kept under
guard till the next day. when he was
again led to Colonel Diedrich's quar-
teTs. The colonel seemed during the
interval to have thawed somewhat.
His manner was more friendly.
Il did not understand yesterday" he
sal, why you came 10 Germany TO
write your picture play. The theme
explains it. Where could you get the
material to present a play based on
the Faust of the immortal Goethe ex-
Cept in the fatherland? Your play will
be a wonder. l have read IL all. That
scene where Faust goes down to hell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-28
PROPOSES NEW CALENDAR

why not adopt a new calendar ?"
asks Rev H 2. Hames, a Spokane
minister
And TO show that it is not an idle
question, Mr. Hames has figured it
out carefully, and proposes that on
Jan 1. 1922 the world (by common
consent of the inhabitants) adopt the
one he has made up. His unique pro-
posal calls for Is months OF IS days
each, the unlucky one to be termed
Holiday" and to be sandwiched in be-
tween June and July. That would
accommodate 364 days of the year. The
extra Of 365th day is not counted in
any month, but precedes the first day
Of January as New Years day.
He has arranged to take care of the
extra day on leap year. He would
have this fall in the new month Of
Holiday, between Saturday, Holiday
Il, and Sunday, Holiday Is, and he
proposes to call it Leap Year day, and
treat it just as New Years is treated
Under the Hames perpetual calendar
system each month would begin on
Sunday and end on Saturday.
Some Of the advantages which he
ascribes to the system are:
Each month has the same number
Of days-like a school month.
The same date in each month falls
on the same day of the week
A printed civil calendar for each
month will not be necessary.
The calendar is good for all time to
come, and. like Bill Nye's Railway
Guide will be just as good two years
ago as it was next spring"
Holidays, anniversaries, etc, are
easily fixed or transferred.
Il viii facilitate business calcuIa-
tions. A month will mean % and not
70, 80 or 81 days. Wages by the week.
fortnight and month are readily ad-
justed without even referring to the
which is easily committed to !
memory.
This calendar could. by general con
sent, be adopted Sunday, Jan. !, 1922, /
without disturbing In the least the
present calendar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
CaIlOuSed Feet.

Question Please tell us how 10 pre-
vent calloused, painful. burning feet.
l wear sensible. heavy shoes, but have
10 be on my feet on norwood floors a
great deal, which makes them ache
Answer-Wear only straight inside
sole lines. that is. when the shoes are
placed side by side the toes should not
be more than an inch apart al their
tips. Wear heels not more than one
inch high nor less than two inches
wide. II possible use two pairs OF
shoes regularly. changing always at
noon, Wear cork insoles IL your
heels run over, have them repaired
often and try rubber heels. After
bathing the feet each day smear the
soies with little glycerin. Toe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-28
TELLING PUBLIC.

IN the current issue of the Ameri-
can Press is a little item entitled
Farmers Fine Defense" The story
deals with a merchant who saw the
farmer call for a package at the rail
road station, the package bearing the
label of a small order house in a far
off city, The merchant naturally up
braided his neighbor for not trading
at home, explaining that he carried the
same goods in stock at attractive
prices which the farmer had ordered
from the foreign concern.
The farmers reply was ready in a
moment, why don't you advertise in
the local paper if you have the goods %
This little story carries a great bust
ness moral and offers a solution for
an evil from which local merchants
have long suffered and for which they
themselves are in a measure respOn-
sible.
The solution for the mail order
evil lies in advertising by the local
merchant Local people cannot know
what the local merchants have in stock
if they are not informed through the
local newspapers. The merchants are
gradually learning the truth of this
fact and are fighting mail order houses
with the same weapons which have
made the latter the tremendous force
they are today-namely- advertising.
The newspaper publisher should let
no opportunity go by for preaching ad-
vertising to his local merchants. This
little story will serve as a lesson. 1t
would be a good thing for publishers
to reprint it and send copies to all the
business men in town