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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

office. Duncan is forgotten. but the ex-
preston still lives.
up San Diego Hill"
Previously, Mayor Patrick Mullins, a
big hearty Irishman, had the honor to
be the host of Theodore Roosevelt, presi-
dent of the United States. Mullins slip
was neither serious nor vital, but his
political enemies bounced upon it in an
effort to discredit and make fun of him
and the faux pas lived a long time. Pat,
being mayor, was the official welcomer
and in introducing The president from
the balcony OF the Finlen hotel he made
a rather neat and brief speech. In con-
Guiding he said. 1T is now my honor
and privilege to introduce to you the
president of the United States, Theodore
Roosevelt. the great statesman and the
khaks-clad rider, the hero of San Diego
hill" OF course Pat a in mind San
Juan hill and had confused it with the
port of Santiago. The Associated Press
carried this blunder. rather cruelty, l
thought. and also mentioned the fact
that Pat said less formally at the ban
quet that followed, Bring on the feed;
let's eat and during the meal broke In
with Amt them fiji spuds, Teddy"
They were fine Montana spuds and Null
Inns was the first to blazon their quail
ity. I concur with Pat Carney of Vat
erloo. who declares Mullins should nave
been given a medal for that pleasantly.
But the San Diego" blunder still lives
and 1t Travelled all over the United States.
where He Stood"
Some time after F. A. Heinze sold his
mining interests in Montana, he returned
to Butte from New York. He still oper-
ated his newspaper n had large bank
ing and realty interests. The remnants
Of the Heinze crowd had a ticket in the
field and they prevailed on F. A. to make
one speech for them from the balcony
of the Butte hotel. The crowd came but
it had lost the enthusiasm of former
days. Heinze was not apologize. He
declared he had had no change of heart.
His sympathies were still with the peo-
pie and all that. He said If the same
conditions confronted him again he
would make the same fight all over again.
In conclusion he said, II stand now
where 1 stood two years ago."
The fact Is Heinze was actually standing
on the same spot where two years ago
he had addressed turbulent audiences.
On the same balcony he had swayed
thousands, but that night, with no issue
before a sensation-loving public, the as
sertion sounded fat, stale n generally
Improbable. The rally was a flzzle. The
ticket was beaten. AS the crowd melted
away it muttered, IT stand now where I
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06
(By MRS. NJ. E. PLAssMANNl


TT WAS no slight Undertaking to at
tempt to publish q newspaper in
l. Montana territory when this section
OF the country lie not have enough
Inhabitants. If all were subscribers, to
keep even a weekly paper afioat. 1t re-
CURED optimism exceeding the liberal al
lowance possessed by the average miner.
There was no death of news. and this Of
a character TO figure as headlines for q
modern yellow journal. There was plenty
OF news but there were few men who
had the time, If they had the ability, to
act either as editor or reporter, and even
those would demand higher pay han the
publisher could afford to give.
The fact that the man who launched
the business only published one number
would indicate lat a realization of what
he faced in the future If he continued
as editor appalled, him, n having a
chance to beat a retreat, he did SO, leav-
ing the founding in the hands Of Tick
nor d. Co. to nourish during its infancy.
The Montana Post, as the new paper
was entitled, was a success from the
start, Notwithstanding the difficulties it
was called upon to surmount. Whether
1t was profitable from the financial
standpoint l canno say. but it probably
was or no effort would have been made
to keep 1t alive. Fortunately. it had no
competition to work against. The en-
tire field, comprising all of eastern Idaho,
belonged to the Post alone.
Promptly every week the little sheet
made its appearance, filled with interest
ing local happenings; letters from differ
emf mining camps, whatever outside news
could be gathered from newly arrived
travellers or the, papers brought in the
scanty mall; a little poetry, two or three
sticks" of advertising matter. and brief
or lengthy editorial comment as might
be required to fill space. This was all;
but how eagerly it was read by those who
could secure a copyl
Today, its time-Worn pages give us an
ccurate picture Of what was going on
in this part of the country So years ago,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

calling him all the vile names in the
category. Paul had him arrested for de-
famation of character or whatever charge
the outburst merited. Paul went around
telling his troubles, looking for sympa-
thy repeating, HE called that to ME
Paul Davis"
Court room and corridor were crowded
when the case went to trial. Pau was
under cross examination.
You operate a saloon on North Main
street,"
ME, Paul Davis? -ves."
You are a Jew?"
Me, Paul Davis? Sure"
Now tell the court what the defend
ant called you"
On the verge of tears Paul burst out
ME, Pau Davis, he called, mind you, 9
dirty -- of a Jew, all of which
am Meaning that he admitted being 6
Jew. Judicial procedure went to the
winds. The judge raped for order II
vain. When order was restored, counse
for the defense moved dismissal on TIT
ground that Paul had admitted all the
accusations, and on that ground the cast
was dismissed.
"That Dirty Rag"
NlOIt IldSlO WAC bAlC NaoN ~
tie, a crippled and itinerant agitator
who came to Butte during the big strike
Little addressed a meeting at n OF thu
Fairgrounds and gave a typical anarchis
speech. He had not correctly gagged tn
spirit of Butte. In the course OF his at
tack on the American government IL
general he referred to the Stars ant
Stripes as "a dirty rag" This was bac
enough unde any circumstance, blu
coming from a stranger it didn't 81
we'll"
A few nights later Little was takeI
from his room on north Wyoming stree
and in the morning his body was foune
hanging from a trestle of the Milwaukee,
tracks in the southwest part Of town
There were 10 arrests.
The incident has been written into Thu
vedas and sagas of Butte's history witt
varying viewpoints, but the offense hasn'
been repeated.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

DAME r.. Mumbrue, veteran federal
cadastral engineer. has added another
excursion to the list which has made
of his life a series of explorations in
little known territory. tales of thrilling
adventure and narrow escapes.
He has returned to Helena from Alaska
where he led a survey crew last summer
among the islands off the coast in the
vicinity of Sitka and Juneau. and where,
in a small boa with his six men, life
was often endangered when gales blew
them out of their course or kept them
for days hugging rock-bound bays.
Mr.. Mumbrue was detailed to map
areas to be Withdrawn from the forest
reserve surrounding each town on the
southeast Alaskan island and to survey
sites for lighthouses OF capes n points
on the islands which stretch for several
hundred miles down the west coast Of
North America.
The crew penetrated most of the chan
nels in the group known as the Alexan-
der archipelago, went to the north
through the Icy strait n south on the
west side of the archipelago to Sitka.
They continued south around the is
lane and proceeded north again up the
channel toward Haines and Skagway. In
the Icy strait their boat was nearly
wrecked and one of the men nearly lost
his life. On another occasion. while the
boat was in a small bay waiting for q
gale to blow itself out, Mr.. Mumbrue at
tempted to row ashore, and with diff
Guilty got back to the larger craft. Two
anchors and a rope shore were neces-
sary to hold the boat.
1.-The climate of the archipelago is
mild said Mr., Murnbrue. THE summer
was not hot, and the mercury eldom gets
down to zero in the winter. The aver
age winter temperature is about 20 above.
Deer and bear are plentiful in the
islands, but there are no deer on the
mainland. Perhaps this is because the
wolves are so numerous on the mainland,
but are never seen On the Stands. Deer
have been known to swim channels IL to
Is miles wide to get from one island to
another.
THE entire group of islands is a forest
reserve, with the exception Of o small
area around each village, which has been
withdrawn. The trees are spruce n
hcmlock. Few trees grow at an altitude
higher than 1900 feet and the barren
tops of mountains are visible above every
island.
THE glaciers appear to be receding.
Many channel are navigable now which
were charted as Ice sheets when the first
maps were made 100 years ago. The
channels are infested with icebergs and
from these we obtained fresh water as
we cruised. The reason for the recess
sion of the glaciers appears to be lack
of precipitation, rather than an increase
in temperature.
Alaska has become a mecca for tour
lists. More than 10000 visited there last
summer and several new hotels are being
built.
New gold mines are being located con-
-, stantly and many other minerals are
available"
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of the slang OF the Butte camp.
Everything Undo Control"
IN the great underground life Of the
mines of Butte, one will hear frequently
when there is a slide Of ground, q fall
of rock or other mishap Incident to min
ing operations, when the trouble is mas
tered, Everything under control, boys"
This was coined when Lewis Duncan was
mayor Of Butte and the words were tele-
graphed by him to the governor at the
time of the Miners union riots. which
for q time threatened to become a local
revolution, coincident with the Red up
heaval in Russia. A committee of citi-
zens had urged the sending in Of troops,
the miners union hall had been blown
up and one man had been shot. Dun
can, who was a socialist and a radical
leader of the local 'intelligentsia" viewed
the rioting which he was unable or un-
willing to subdue, with a complacency
which exasperated the c%itizenry in gen.
eraI. When word of his message was
noised about and the safe of the union
was being carted to the fiat to be blasted
open by a mob, people looked at each
other and remarked satirically, Every
thing under controll' until 1t became a
by-word. Mayor Duncan was later
charged with failure to perform his duty
during this crisis n was ousted from
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06
The Montana Post S S$* %S$ S%* s& 1 %s%s% Ss
j Paper Supply Was Scarce and Many Issues Of The Post We're Printed on VargandP Paper

for the date Of its first issue was Aug.
81, 1864. a long. long time for a pioneer
to keep in accurate memory the past, as
may be judged from the conflicting
stories which are told by them.
Modest as was the venture, the publ
cation OF the Montana Post marked q
forward step away from pronounced in
dividualism towards specialization on the
part of the infant territory, and all be-
cause of the restraining thought:
"A chiefs amang ye takin' notes,
And faith, he'll prent it,"
This 'chiel" however, was no native
of the land o. cakes" but an English
mar born and schooled in "the right lit
tie, tight little island" Professor Dims-
dale. the Post editor. is better known to
this generation of Montana history read
ers as the author of the first book pub
lished on the Vigilantes. 1t appeared
first as a serial in The Post, and greatly
increased the popularity of the paper.
Eagerly its readers looked for the CON
tinuation Of the Gale of events, in which
many OF them had been active partici-
pants. This story ~inaugurated q new
feature IN Montana journalism.
l have earlier stated that although
there were two bitter warning factions in
the territory, the Post tried to steer q
course midway of the contending parties,
and it opened its pages to free discus
sion. 1t was not neutral, blu openly
Union" in its sympathy. but this did
not prevent 1t from giving the other side
a fair show. In this it showed good
Judgment. Some one recently has said
that both north and south fought for
the right. and this is true. One favored
the Capitalization of the government.
while the other strove to maintain states
rights. Capitalization of government was
sadly needed in the early history Of our
r,,%t4x I,.t ~ -1C,,sxN1 Tho %,,r+Ax Ho1
ance of states rights to keep 1t in check.
And moreover no war was ever fought
when the combatants on both. sides were
not firmly convinced theirs was the
righteous cause.
In looking over the files of the Post,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

company cannot and will not bring it
TIL the advent Of fine weather and pass
able roads. we shall endeavor to present
this journal to our readers in the best
form possible, either on paper, shingles
or, II we are wound up too tight, the
caldal appendage of an inside blouse
Wen never say die while there's a shot
in the locker"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

An automobile truck was wrecked and
two were injured in a crossing crash be-
tween Elliston and Avon when the truck
started to cross the railroad track in the
path of an extra westbound Northern
Pacific freight train. A. M. Hathman OF
Deer Lodge, driver of the truck. sus-
tanned cuts on the wrist and cheek and
an injured back.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

I was suddenly confronted by one print
ed on a dingy pink paper. instead of the
conventional white, now mellowed by
time. Turning to the editorial page l
discovered the explanation given, strange
to say, on April l, 1865. The editor says
in effect:
I'VE ave plenty of paper lying at Salt
Lake waiting shipment. but the express
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

ment, have become
historic and are
preserved in the
public mind and
re-echo down the
halls of time. These
are v~ariously hui
rnorous, dramatic
or tragic and l
u to be forced
to admit that some
OF the best of them
do not permit of
reproduction, hav-
ing q v of the
risque, the profane
or the suggestive. A
few expressions and
quotations h e,
however, firmly n
bedded themselves
in the folk lore oil
Montana and some
have become part
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06
Prairie Wedding Inn Dakota Featured
Fisk Expedition to Montana Inn 1862

husband and wife until death should
them part and the forms of the Episco-
pal marriage service, which were read by
one of our party, were used upon the
occasion.
The congratulations and good wishes
Of friends followed, and then a dance
upon the green sward to the music of a
violin closed the ceremony Of the we'd
ding On the plains"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06
(By X E. COONEY)

THROUGH some indulgent philosopher
said "A slip of the tongue is nc fault
l. of the mind" the public speaker
often fnds slips to be as fatal as
though they were intentional. Through
out Montana some remarks of we'll known
men, made under stress of great excite
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

they determined to celebrate their nup-
tials with ali the form and solemnities
that the absence of municipal organiza-
ton would permit.
Celebrate With Dance
$50, after the evening meal, with the
moon shedding q bright, chaste light
over the scene, the young couple, in the
presence of all the members Of u train.
pledged their troth to live together as
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06
Aid Silver Bow Widows

Widows pensions paid out in 1927 by
Silver Bow county to assist women whose
husbands left them unprovided for and
to assist in caring for a number whose
husbands are invalids and whose chill
dren are of tender years, aggregated $685.
$50, 1t was announced at the Office OF
Clerk of the Court j. f. Driscoll.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06
Cascade,s Snud Cr0n

Cascade county's potato yield for 1927,
from 1900 acres was approximately $780,
900 bushels, or 100 bushels to the acre,
according to an estimate made by r. e.
Cameron, county agent.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06
DAN MUMBRUE
IS HOME AGAIN
FEDERAL CADAsTRAL ENGINEER HAS
THRILLING EXPERIENCES DURING
SURVEY OF ALASKAN COAST

Spends Summer Among Islands Near Sit
ka and Juneau Mapping Areas with
drawn from Forest Reserves and Select
Ing Sites for Lighthouses
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-06

Daniel =. Mumbrue, veteran federal
cadastral engineer. has added another
excursion to the list which has made
of his life a series of explorations in
little known territory. tales of thrilling
adventure and narrow escapes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22
KNAPP'S MODERN
 BUSINESS COLLEGE
 STARTS NEW TERM

Hundreds of boys and girls from Knapp's Modern Business College this section who have attended In Tacoma, Wash, during the pa few years. are reporting such good progress with leading business con- cerns, that decided interest is being taken here in the announce ment of new term at the busi- ness school starting in September. Courses, 1t is announced. are be- ing given in private secretarial training, accounting and audit ing, stenography,. business admin istration, complete commercial bookkeeping, civil service and stenotyping which fit the student for entering position with con- fidence and bearing a fine ground work for advancement. Classes are arranged for both day and night, enabling student who is working during the day to avail himself of training in the nigh ' classes.
 Because of the thoroughness of the training, declares William M. Knapp, President of the school, it has been possible to put students right into positions as soon as they have received proper train- ing. Business firms are con- stantly demanding people for their offices who have complete train- ing in one or more of the sub jects. a
 An excellent service is given by the business school in assisting out-of-town students in finding suitable homes. Mrs. Knapp gives her personal attention to this inn portant matter of proper homes for students, which is an assurance to parents sending their boy or girl from a distance.
 Khapp's Modern Business Col lege has become one of the out standing business schools of the Northwest because of. the splendid training it gives and the possibili- ties it offers for putting students into desirable positions. It draws students from all parts of Alaska, Washington, Montana, and Idaho, and is. accredited by the National Association of Accredited Com mercial Schools.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22
THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUSTA 1928

gan would have to make com plete turnover IL has voted dry time after time. and went dry be- fore national prohibition.
 To offset these paper advantag- es the Democrats point to recent disclosures showing the alleged huge expectations of liquor from Canada. they claim Detroit. with more than 300,000. or one.third of the states vote. win 70 almost Isolidly for Smith because of his stand on prohibition.
 Hoover has behind him in Mich igan functfoning. Republican or ganization, headed by Gov. Fred w. Green, which at present is on the crest of wave of popularity. The governor, with working fol- lowers in every community, will fight night and day for Hoover. Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg. ap- pointed by Governor Green, like wise will work vigorously in the Hoover cause.
 The Democrats. ordinarily lethar- gic in Michigan, are rejuvenated and enthusiastic. William A. Con- stock, national Committeeman, is giving generouslyl of his time and resources for Smith. To show the extent Of their optiaifsm, the state ticket, on which { normally there are many klank sppfs on the,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22
CIGARETTE GROWTH

We are informed by repre- sentative of Liggett X Myers To- bacco Company that they now have in operation four large cig- arctic located at Rich mind. Va: Durham. N. O.; Phil adelpbia. Pa; San Francisco, Cal. and that in addition to other brands, the sales of Chesterfield Cigarettes alone are over twenty eight billion a year.
 It is also stated that Chester field is an international brand, and that in letter received from a passenger on one of the around world cruises, the in formation was disclosed that in practically every bort visited Chesterfelds not only were on sale, but were the leading Am erican brand in that city
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22
WESTERN TAXES BAIT

The Western, Capt. George slio- sen. badibutl schooner, was in port yesterday for batte andl.ice, taken on at the Juneau Cold Storage wharf, ', v
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22
YUKON, BRINGS 37 4,t
 PASSENGERS HERE

Steamer Yukon, Capt. Charles G1asscock, arrived in port from the south at 11:30 o'clock last night with two days mail and the following passengers for Juneau.
 Beatrice Benson. E. M. Cornels- sen, D. B. Eyarts, Ben Ficken. Glenn Flcken, Mrs. c. D. Fergu- son, Bertha Ferguson, Ruth Fergu- son, MT. and Mrs. I. Greenblatt, c. w. Hyde, j. M. Karadick. W. B. Kirk. Thomas Krause, Gertrude Moshcr, Bertha Norman, c. L. Patriquin, Robert Raven, Junior Raven. John Rudy, Peter Tweet Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Weigel Maurice s. weiEel. and two steer age from Seattle.
 l.. M Carrigan. Dan Rose, c. Y Sullivan, c. w. Allen, Alber. Brown, Amelia Shoup, Sadie Chrys B. Ter, P. II. Abbott, Mrs. W. F. Walse- ham, Cedric M Davis, Y conrad, Karl Dyerndal and r. w. Hirsch from wayports.
 She left here at 7:30 o'clock this morning, after loading lumber at the Juneau Lumber Mills, be- ing shipped to Iditarod. Passen- gers leaving here were:
 H. M. Middleton, Lew Smith, Mir. and Mrs. Jack Gucker and son. MT. and Mrs. w. k. Brown and one stcerage for Cordova: E. M Pol ley for Latouche; Dr. George D Bishop, R. c. Chamberlin. J. c Black. Rica Niemi. and William D. Mitchell for Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22
HAS ToNsILs REMOVED

Dolores Smith, daughter of MT. and Mrs. II. L. Smith. had her tonsils removed at St. Ann's hos pital this morning.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22
Michigan, C. 0. P. State 75 Years, Going to, Sec StijJ Democrqtic Fight.

tCont,pn-n trofs -ass one.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22

Democratic side. is clustered with candidates for state offices. Men and women hopeful of the long awaited swing to Democracy are after every office from United States Senator down through Gov .erner. Lieutenant Governor and Congress.
 Religion will play its silent part in Michigan as elsewhere; farm relief is an almost submerged fs- sue.
 The selection of a United States Senator to succeed Woodbridge N. Ferris, has been left to the gen. eral election. Appointed Senator, vandenberg has no opposition in the primary for the Republican nomination; nor has John w. Bail .cy, Mayor of Battle Creek, for the Democratic. ] Governor Green has an oppon- ent for the Republican nomination for second term in the person of George Welsh, former Lieuten- ant Governor. Comstock is alone in tho field for the Democratic gu- bernatorial nomination.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22
IN TOWN.
 WITH N. Y. FRIENDS

w. s. Pekovich, Superintendent and General Manager of the Ad- miralty Alaska Gold Mining Con- pany at Funter Bay, arrived in Juneau last evening to meet MT. and Mrs. Greenblatt. friends from Brooklyn, New York, who came north aboard the Yukon.
 They are visiting places of in- terest in Juneau today and will leave from Funter Bay this eve ming aboard the Virginia ". MT. and Mrs. Greenblatt expect to re- turn here and leave for the south after visiting at the mine for a few days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22

Old papers for sale at the Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-22
l. ". w. SENTENCED
 FOR INSULTING FLAG

John Stevenson tore down an American flag at Ketchikan, step- ped on 1t and spit on it, and when arrested told U. s. Commissioned J. w. Kehoe that he was a Bolshe- yik and an I. w. w. and didn't care how big a sentence he was given, according to advices re- ceived by U. s. Marshal Albert White here late yesterday after noon. Judge Kehoe sentenced Stevenson to serve one year in the Federal jail at Juneau and pay a fine of $500, later message said. i