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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1924
Page
9
A columnist criticizes the term Progressive as overused and misleading. The author contrasts supposed progressions from history with modern uses, likening them to tadpoles, crawfish, tortoises, hares, and an unsafe chauffeur. The piece interweaves metaphor with social commentary.
The article critiques multiple new political parties using the word progressive to attract voters. It notes LaFollette and others applying the term to Independent groups and argues the Republican label offers the safest, most proven path.
Dr A W Evans addressed the Chautauqua on Monday evening arguing youth crime stems from lack of Bible reading and moral training. He criticized laws banning Bible reading in schools and urged a revival of home and church education to restore youth morals.
State Senator Frank A. Hazelbaker drew praise from both parties as no one challenged him for re election. The Dixon Dillon leader has served Helena Beaverhead and state interests for four years, giving freely to public questions and local betterment.
In Dillon, Bryan reportedly told A L Stone that introducing physiology in schools 40 years ago aimed to curb alcohol use and that removing Bible reading and moral lessons would lead to a godless nation and current crime waves. The speech touched on labor support for an independent candidate.
The passage insists labor farmers and citizens cannot be delivered to a candidate nor bossed like sheep. It warns against being fooled by empty phrases or promises that thinking people know cannot be fulfilled.
At a county meeting, boosters passed a plan to divert all auto license fees to the State Highway fund. Critics note past allocations favored distant roads, while Beaverhead received 12,157 last year and 6,650 in the first quarter this year. Road funds are managed by the county commissioners with claimed good results.
The article traces the term hare and scare em to chaos and recklessness, noting its roots in hare meaning excite and scare meaning vex. It cites Washington Irving in Alhambra as an early American usage showing a harum scarum rush.
Edward D. Phelan, a Helena attorney and Republican candidate for Attorney General, argues Montana pays higher gasoline prices due to monopolistic oil control while states with no oil production buy cheaper gas. He pledges vigorous action to lower prices by 10 cents per gallon and cites his Wisconsin law training and Lew is and Clark county ties.
A quotation notes that even if all land masses joined as a puzzle, the combined land area would still be smaller than the Pacific Ocean, underscoring the ocean's immense size. The remark highlights the vast scale of Earth's oceans relative to continents.
The Granite county commissioners vote to allocate six thousand dollars for road construction to access the Montana Prince mines in Frog Pond district, outlining the project scope and funding source.
Missoula reports rangers will patrol seven camps in northwestern Montana to stamp out incendiary fires in Pinkham Ridge area between Kootenai and Blackfeet forests. Reward offered up to 500 dollars for information leading to arrests. 100 fires have been set in a three township area as crews work in the field. Red Lodge notes Carbong county wool clip at 50 thousand dollars. Glasgow sees largest harvest since 1912 and 750000 pound wool clip shipped from Valley county. Helena street resurfacing underway.
Miles City reports Montana Bell Oil Company has rigged up and is prepared to start a test on the Loosche structure, pending operations and safety checks.
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