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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-16
PUTS THEM TO FLIGHT WITH A
WINCHESTER.
LONE HUNTER IS WOUNDED
Robbers Were Lying in Wait at a
Siding to Hold Up a Pas
senger Train.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 13.-Four
masked and heavily armed men wait
ing to hold up the Spokane Flyer on
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
copany's line at Montavilla switch,
just east of the city limits of Portland
last night were me- by a young man
named Bert Yetter, who was returning
from a hunting trip. Yetter was car
rying a Winchested rifle and when
seen by the bandits was commanded
to throw up his hands. The young
fellow refused to do so and the rob-
bers opened fire on him, which Yetter
returned.
Yetter was hit in the side and
slightly wounded and from the fact
that he heard one of them cry out,
"Oh, God! I'm shot, joe" Yetter
thinks that one of his bullets took eff
feet. The night vas pitch dark and
Yetter was unable to see what be-
came of the men, who abandoned their
attempt to hold up the train.
Opened Fire on Him.
1ClI0l SCdCCS I1dC 1C "oo WdAhAAS
along the track and when nearing the
Montavilla switch he suddenly saw
the white switch light change from
white to green. He continued along
the track and when near the light was
Mortified to see four men which, in
the dim light, he could see were
masked and heavily armed, waiting for
him. AS soon as they discovered him
the bandits leveled their weapons on
him and commanded him to throw up
his hands. Instead of complying he
swung his Winchester into position,
but before he could discharge the gun
he heard a sharp report and felt a
singing sensation in his side. He
was slightly stunned by the force OF
the bullet, but recovered himself just
as one of the men turned and fired at
him again. Yetter says that he fired
in the direction of the flash and heard
the robber cry out in pain.
Unable to Pursue Them.
The robbers had already started to
run when they fired the last shot, but
as Yetter was considerably weakened
by the loss of blood, he was unable to
pursue the men and they escaped.
Yetter tried to make his way to the
street car line which runs into Port
land, but his progress was slow. On
his way tt the car line he was met by
a farmer who had been attracted by
the sound of firing, and this man
took Yetter to his house, which was
near by, and te%lephoned to the police.
Later Yetter came to the police sta
ton, where he told his story.
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LAUREL CHURCH BAZAAR.
Congregational Ladies' Aid Society
Realizes Handsome Sum.

iASdit&VS is0IsOSOISsV SNuus
Laurel, Dec. 13.-The annual bazaar
of the Ladies' Aid society Of the Lau-
rel Congregational church occurred in
the hall last Thursday and Friday
evenings. The attendance both even
ings "a large and enthusiastic, and
from the first the success of the effort
was assured. The hall was beauti-
fully decorated, and each booth pre-
scented a holiday appearance, while
the many useful and fancy articles
offered for sale were arranged in a
manner to attract the attention OF
prospective purchasers.
The domestic booth was presided
over by Mrs. c. F. Tomlinson, assist
ed by Mrs. c. G. Steers. Mrs. w. II.
Westbrook had charge of the fancy
work and al assisted by Mrs. w.
F. Schauer. The flower booth was in
charge of Mrs. F. B. Mitchell, and
the vegetable booth in charge of Mrs.
E. L.. Fenton, while Miss Dorothy
Moots did a good business at the
candy booth. Miss P. Pope, Miss Win
ME Gerard and J.. T. sanford furnished
no little fun by an exhibition OF the
mystic art" .
Friday evening l.. A. Nutting and
Bert Brockway acted as a%uctioneers
and by the able assistance of G. G..
Steers afforded fun for the crowd and
added dollars to the treasury.
The ladies served a roast chicken
supper Thursday evening and an oys-
ter supper Friday. The tables were
presided over by Mrs. James Philips,
Mrs. E. e. Lightfoot, Miss Luella Sny-
der and Miss Virginia, Amot. Mes
danes J. Pope, L.. A. Nutting, John
Moots and o. G. Bundy starred in the
kitchen and the bountiful supply OF
tempting food was sufficient evidence
that that part of the business was
we'll looked after.
All who attended were interested in
the success of the bazaar, and did
their part to make it such. The re-
ceipts of the two evenings amounted
to 1925, fully 5000 of which will be
added to the society's treasury. Not
a little of the success of the effort was
due to the liberal gifts of several of
the leading merchants and citizens OF
Billings, whose assistance is very
heartily appreciated by the Laurel
| people. ].
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on peril of mutilation of the person,
and every one who passed the temple,
said the witness, was compelled to
agree to the conditions LAID down by
the priests.
The penalties agreed to were given
by Mr.. Wallis as follows:
THAT the throat be cut from ear
to a and the tongue be torn off.
THAT the breast be cut asunder
and the heart and vitals be torn from
the body.
THAT the body be cut asunder at
the middle and the bowels cut out.
THAT if demanAeu we will give all
we possess to the support OF the
church."
The next obligation was one of
chastity, in which the obligator agreed
not to cohabl. with any person not
given him or 14er by the priests.
Another obligation was one that
we would "never cease to importune
high heaven to avenge the blood OF
the phophets upon the nations of the
earth or the inhabitants of the EARTH"
Il don't just remember which, said
the witness.
This was followed by a quotation
from the Scriptures, the witness
drought Revelations 60: The souls
of those slain cried aloua on the affairs
for vengeance"
Mr.. Taylor, for the protestants, did
not ask for a description of lae cere-
monies, but turned the witness w
to Mr.. Worthington for cross-evami-
nation. Mr.. Worthington obtained
from Mr.. Wallis that he had given no.
tice to his bishop, several months
ago, of his severance from the church.
Mr.. Wallis, when questioned by Mr..
w burlington. told the committee that
he had always considered the obliga-
lions in the light of a joke and that
he thought many others had consid-
cred them in the same way.
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SUSTAINED ITS REPUTATION.
"candida" Proves Pleasing Surprise
to Local PIay-Goers.

S01sN'N0 TSSvSS l~0SIl9 0ON RIsSO
to Local PIay-Goers.
From Wednesdays Daily.
It was not until the second act be-
gan that those at the opera house
last night realized that they were wit
Messing a comedy, for the opening act
contained nothing suggesting that sort
OF play. 1t was too serious n peo-
pie began to wonder where the laugh
~ter-provoking lines came in. But after
this everything was changed and the
witty lines and their eve interpre-
tation by those speaking them put the
audience in a happy frame of mind
complete ccoru
Lester LOnergan as Eugene March
banks, the youthful poet, whom the
playwright has endowed with idealism
of the transcendent kind, prompted
by whimsicalities and vagaries hard
to depict, more than came up to ex-
pectation. His was a piece of finished
acting. In the hanus of a less capable
actor the part would be %nauseating
and ridiculous, but as portrayed by
Mr.. Lonergan it possesses interest
that is absorbing and in spite of the
exaggerated and fanciful notions en-
t%ertained by him Marchbanks leaves
the stage with the sympathy of the
audience.
Alice treat Hunt was delightful as
Candida, the loving, sensible and we'll
balanced wife of he rector, a charac-
ter as wholesome and sweet as it is
loveable. In the last act she appears
to particular advantage and the man
ner in which brings about the eli
max and shows the full depth OF love
a woman blessed with en- abundance
of good sense and reason can enter
tain for a husband, who u.s,4l then
has failed to appreciate her real
worth, is really artistic acting seldom
equaled. David Murray, who plays
the Reverend James Mayor Morrell,
husband OF Candida, is no stranger
here. He has appeared a. number OF
times before local audiences and his
work of last night did not diminish
the esteem in which he is held. AS
Mr.. Burgess, Frederick Spencer has a
role which demands rare skill and a
clear conception of the part not given
to the ordinary character actor to
have. He filled it admirably. The
same may be said of Marion Ash
worth. "Prossy," the typewriter. Her
comedy is of the quiet, mirthful sort
that is suggestive rather than broad.
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OPPOSITION DEPUTIES PUT
GUARDS TO FLIGHT.
IS SMASHED
Tisza Says He Will Dissolve
Parliament IT Rioting
Continues.

Budapest, Dec. 13.-Violent as have
been the scenes at past sessions OF
the Hungarian parliament, they have
been entirely o~vershadowed by the
wreckage effected by members OF the
opposition party this morning in their
successful efforts to prevent the open
ing of parliament. A quarter of an
hour before the time appointed for
position mustered it's full strength.
MOI n of the governments support
ers had arrived and the opposition
had the house 20 themselves with the
exception of the personal guard OF ~
men provided for the protection of the
house.
The presence of these guards, who
occupied the approaches to the presi-
dental platform, seemed to infiame
the opposition deputies, who in oppro-
brious terms shouted at the 'fHungar-
ians who could perform such shame
full SERVICE"
The deputies then approached the
platform and a scuff1e o with the
guards ensued. The deputies fought
their way to the platform, tore it to
pieces, scattered the debris over the
house, tore to atoms the codes OF law
on the presidents desk, smashed the
tables and chairs and destroyed the
platform and distributed the broken
pieces among the deputies, who thus
armed, attacked the guards and after
a brief fight drove them from the
house.
The desks were then torn down and
the interior of the house was almost
completely wrecked.
None of the liberal members ZEN
tured inside the house and the oppo-
sition members, after completing the
ruin, established themselves on the
site erstwhile occupied by the presi-
Dental rostrum.
The liberals have been summoned
to a conference to decide on their
course of action. Later it was an
Eounced that the sittings in both
houses Of parliament arranged for to-
day had been postponed until tomor-
row. The members of the opposition
party then left the house under the
leadership of Count Appolyl and Fran
els Kossuth.
At the liberal meeting President
Tisza announced that in the event OF
further riotous proceedings he would
dissolve parliament.
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Found Dead on Floor.

San Francisco, Dec. 13.-Eugene b.
Burdick, a prominent mining man OF
Oregon and California, was found dead
on the floor of his room at the Grand
hotel yesterday. He had been a suf-
ferer from heart and stomach troubles
for several years. He came here about
two weeks ago from Portland, Ore,
where he leaves a son, who is cashier
of a bank. Formerly he was superin-
tendent of a mine in this state. He
was about IS years of age.
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OATH TAKEN BY MORMONS
WITNESS TELLS OF DOINGS IN
ENDOWMENT HOUSE.
He Never Was Strong in the Faith
and Has Now Quit the
Church.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The Smoos
investigation was resumed before the
senate committee on privileges and
elections with J. H. Wallis, ST., a
Mormon from salt Lake city, as the
first witness. He testified that he
joined the Mormon church in 1851 in
London and came to the United States
in 1890, settling in Utah, where he
had a son. who came to this country
in 1881. Mr.. Wallis said he had a
three wives, but not more than one at
a time. He knew Apostle George
Teasdale and also Marion Scoles in
London. She came to this country as
an unmarried woman and after the
witness, and is reputed to have been
married to Teasdale in Utah.
Questioned as to his belief, the wit
ness said he never believed fully in
the celestial marriages ITO the dead,
and four times had stood as proxy
Ter four marriages OF living women to
oead men. He married his present
VIE in the temple. Explaining the
said it is necessary to take the en-
dowment before marriage and in this
way he had passed through the
oowment house ceremony 20 times at
least, but the. ceremonies, he SAID,
had always been substantially the
same and each n consumes about
three hours.
Mr.. Wallis said he had a distinct
recollection of the ceremonies within
the temple and that he is able to de-
scribe them just as they took place.
He was asked to give the oaths taken
by those who participated, anu this he
did, together with a description OF the
secret signs by each person.
Nearly all of the obligations were
that those who took part would not
reveal anything they saw or heard,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-16
"sAN TOY" GIRL MARRIED.
Nina Rudolph Weds a RepAted Cali
fornia Millionaire.

Denver, Dec. 13.-Miss Nina Ru-
dolph, leading lady of the San Toy
company, and Jefferson ]. Graves OF
Jameson, CAL, reputed a millionaire,
have been married by Justice of the
Peace Hynes OF this city. The couple
left Immediately for California.
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shortece Of 100000.

Logansport, Ind, Dec. 13.-County
Treasurer Frank Obenchain has been
missing for two weeks. Yesterday his
bondsmen took possession of the Of
flee. 1t is known there is a shortage
of $6O, 900,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-16
Wrecks on Newfoundland.

st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 13.-The worst
gale in Is years swep. this island last
night. The bark Fanny and the
schooners Hiuernia, Tidal Wave and
Harold Parks were driven ashore and
tatolly wrecked. Many other vessels
were damaged.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-16
For Sale or Lease.

Finest stock ranch on Musselshell
river, 200 acres alfalfa, 5000 acres
under fence, 700 acres be irrigat-
ed; plenty of water; good outside
range. A great bargain. For terms
address or call on e. B. Camp, Bill
ings, Montana. d&swkd29
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-16
EAST sHIvERlNe IN SNOW.

Seven Inches Of the Beautiful Clog
Traffic in New York.
New York, Dec. 13.-Nearly seven
inches OF snow, which had fallen in
this city up to this afternoon, gave
the street railway companies their
first real winter experience of the
year. AS usual, conditions were
worse in the outlying sections, where
the snow drifted into cuts, making
trave. of all kinds difficult.
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Morton 10 Remain.

Washington, Dec. l3.-President
Roosevelt announced yesterday thai
Secretary Morton at his earnest re-
quest, has consented to remain in the
cabinet after March 4 as secretary OF
the navy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-16

Money to loan-no red tape"-
reasonable rates-no delay.
We want to lend-you want to Dor.
row. Let's talk it over. F..
The Yellowstone Investment Co.,
d&swtf N. 2Sth St., Billings.
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Blizzard in Connecticut.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 13.-A bliz-
zard which began yesterday has seri-
ously impeded trolley traffic and
steam railroad business and is still
raging today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-16
Coolest of the Season.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. i3.-The
coolest weather OF the winter was e
perienced this morning when the Their
mometer registered four below zero.
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Only Ten Above in Missouri.

Kansas City, Dec. 13.-This was the
coolest day of the winter in northern
Missouri, the temperature averaging
10 degrees above zero.
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MONTANA DRAWS RENTAL FROM
MANY TENANTS.
NEARLY TWO MILLION ACRES
Table Showing Acreage Under Lease
In Different Counties and
Revenue Collected.

To the state of Montana belongs
the honor of being the landlord OF
tenants whose ~leaseholds aggregate
almost 1000, 600 acres, and then she
is not receiving rentals from all OF
her lands, tor there are still many
acres that as yet have not been
leased or rented, although their num-
Der is gradually decreasing. Grazers
are beginning to realize the benefit
that accrues from holding exclusive
right to tine use of grass land that
may be fenced and they are awaiting
themselves of the opportunity to Sc
cure as much of it as possible.
Among the interesting statistics
contained in the annual report OF the
register OF the state land Office is the
table showing the acreage under lease
November 80, the last day OF the tis--
cal year.. A glance at it will show
that the total number of acres leased
is 1,798,376.lO, from which the state
derives an annual income OF $780,
384.95. The average rental per acre
is 1O.6, while the highest average is
attained in Flarhead county, where 1t
is Bis. Gallatin is second, with 1876.
Chouteau leads in me matter of to-
tai area under lease, 338,2S7.O5 acres,
with Fergus second, 239, 628.12 acres.
Teton is third, with 1873, .O9. Yellow
stone is not SO high up the list as re-
CARDS acreage as some of the others,
but in the matter OF rental it's show
ing is not bad. The land under lease
in this county totals Ct 900 73 from
which the state derives $4,917.
Acreage in Each County.
The following table shows the acre
age under lease in each county and
the total rental received by the state:
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Total ......1,79S ,376.1O $50, 3Y4.Y5
Principal on Deferred Payments.
The principal on deferred payments
on account of purchases of lands in
the different funds at the end of the
year is shown as follws:
School .$136,31O.65
University .............. 52,2O5.14
Public building ........... 1928 S
School OF mines .......... 4,O65.1o
State normal school ....... 7,665.Y8
Agricultural college bond. l,71O.28
Permanent Agri. college,. 1,6YO.O
State reform school ....... 900. 90
Deaf and dumb ayslum... 1,56O.OO
Total 5000, 426. O6
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
The Wind.

Twas such a saucy little brook
And had so beckOning a look
And had a wink so sly,
That off l fOllowd where it led,
Caught by it's roguish eye,
Caught by the dimpling laugh that sped
Ever ahead. ever ahead.
Amid the grasses growing
And o the wind was blowing,
And o the wind was high.
1t seemed to me l must chase
Forever at a charmed pace
Among the parting grasses:
Forever taunted by sound
OF laughing-v voiced lasses
Whom never any mortal found;
While all around and all around
Green grasses should be growing
And dreams be misty blowing
AS = peril when it passes.
Fled is the wind 1 know not where:
There is a deadness in the air
And rain along the sky.
Where am / going that l run
Upon the muddy flats that lie
In Squalor toward a setting SUM-
Can this same pathway have begun
Where there were grasses growing :!
And O the wind was blowing,
And o the wind was high!
Everybody Magazine
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
An EfcctiVe Union.

Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver, who
has attained national fame among
criminologists from the handling of
hayward youth, street gamins and the
young hotsam of the highways and by
ways, has a fund of rare stories to tell
in connection with his dealings with
the neglected boys and girls of the
Colorado capital. 1t is as presiding
magistrate of the Juvenile Court that
Judge Lindsey comes in contact with
these youngsters. During his recent
visit to California his Honor poured
forth a flow of anecdote that marked
his splendid sympathy in the work OF
the court. Here is one of his stories:
I'VE were having much trouble with
the boys in Republican alley over crap
shooting. The police made many ar
rests and ] had done what 1 could to
check the growth of gambling, but it
seemed hopeless. One day as 1 was
passing the alley, 1 saw one of my
wards, Bennie, a newsbOy. shooting
craps l called him out of the crowd
and said to him:
'Bennie. l thought you told me you
would quit shooting craps
Yes, 1 did, Judge replied the
youngster but you see big fellow
came along and offered three to one
O5 cents to cents) and 1 Just couldn't
stay out
I'VE tried to substitute games for
craps" continued Judge Lindsey. 'and
that failed. At last we took advantage
of the strong union sentiment there
and we got u lot of these boys to-
gether and formed a union-an anti
crap-shooters' union. And do you
know thf a boy isn't safe now who
offers to shoot craps in Republican
alIeV2"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
Lettuce Prevents Disease.

Don't forget that lettuce is pre-
ventive of smallpox.
So far as it is possible for a human
being to be protected from catching
smallpox, lettuce is a protection
No need for vaccination whatever.
Any person who eats a small quantity
of lettuce twice a day. morning and
evening, is as well protected against
smallpox as it is possible for any one
to be.
To be sure, one ought to be clean.
ought to live in ventilated rooms and
avoid dirt of all sorts. Also avoid
contact with people who have small
pox. Foolish exposure to the cOnta-
gion of smallpox is not to be thought
Of But there is no need for vaccina-
ton.
Go calmly on about your business.
Provide a small quantity Of lettuce
morning and evening. and you can feel
sure that you have protected yourself
and your family in the best possible
way against smallpox.
Lettuce is one of the oldest vege-
table remedies known to the medical
profession. Long before it was used
as food it was used as medicine. Many
times it has been claimed that it has
magical or miraculous powers to pre-
vent contagious disease We believe
this is carrying matters altogether too
far But lettuce does furnish to the
system exactly what is needed to pro-
tect it against the poison of smallpox.
We defy any one to produce a case
of smallpox that has been contracted
by anv person who made daily use Of
lettuce as a food. If there is any such
case on record. we would be glad to
hear of it-Medical Talk.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
Honor for Washington.

Booker t. Washington. whose up
From Slavery" was pronounced to be
one of the notable human documents
of the nineteenth century, recently fig
ured in an incident that gratifed him
very much. He was going North on a
train in the South, and while seated in
the dining-car watched a group Of
young men at the end of the car. He
became a little suspicious on account
of the size of the group and their con-
slant gaze. The dining-ca conductor
had to request the young men to keep
out several times. Finally one of the
men came to Mr.. Washington's table
and said he was one of twenty stu
dents returning to Trinity College after
the holiday recess and that all wanted
to meet him. 1t will be remembered
that the controversy over Booker Wash
ington, which started in Trinity Col