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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

ed any reference to Cox. But Secre
tary Taft, like his illustrious chief
stands for what is highest and best
in his party. knowing that it is only
by lofty aims and purposes that it
can hope to retain it's power.
Not only has Republican president
set the pace in bringing about re-
forms in the federal service and to
the nation at large through legislation,
but in various cities and states of the
Union have Republicans taken the
lead for the good of the people as well
as of their party.
In recent issue of an eastern ex-
change We find the following sum-
mary of what Republicans have done
to bring about much needed reforms.
The writer says:
I'm New York is is a Republican
legislature that created an insurance
investigating committee and this Re
publican committee selected perhaps
the man Of all men TO conduct it, in
Attorney Chas. f. Hughes. 1t is the
Republican and not the Democratic
organization in New York which NOM
icated a Democrat, Jerome, for dis
trict attorney. in the interest of good
government. In Philadelphia it is the
Republicans who have risen against
the rotten Republican ring and de-
stroyed it root and branch in the
recent election; the Democratic Or
canization in Philadelphia has never
attempted TO arouse the city to it's
duty, but has shared in the plumber.
In Wisconsin, as in Kansas, it is Re-
publicans who have demanded and eff
fected political reforms and challeng-
ed the power of corporations in poll
tics. 1t is a Republican governor,
Deneen, in Illinois, and a Republican
governor Hanly, in Indiana, tnat have
attacked corruption in those states.
In New Jersey it is Republican. Col
by, who smashed the machine In
st. Louis it was Republicans who held
up the hands of Circuit Attorney Folk
while the Democratic machine sought
to destroy him. and if the Democrats
of Missouri finally nominated Folk
for governor. it was Republicans who
have the right to claim that they
drove them to it,
A party which is made up of men
who have the courage and power to
do the things cited above is very much
alive and in evidence and in the future
as in the past it will be the party
to command the confidence and sup
port of the people,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21
FAVOR A SEA
LEVEL CANAL
DECISION OF BOARD OF CON-
sULTINc ENGINEERS ON PAN.
ANA DITCH.

Washington, Nov. 2O.-The board of
consulting engineers of the isthmian
canal commission today declared IT.
self by large majority in favor Of
sea-level canal.
The conclusion was reached after
a long and careful study of the pro-
ject. Since the beginning Of Septen-
Der the board had held meetings, and
in special subcommittee had studied
the plans for a sea.level canal with
the greatest care.
A trip to the isthmus was made
to enable the members to form bet
ter idea of the physical difficulties
which had to be considered. The
members of the board are men of the
greatest reputation in their line of
work. France, Germany and Holland
had sent their most eminent special
lists at the request of this government.
Al the beginning it was evident that
a majority of the members were in
favor of a sea-level canal. Their
point of view was even if it cost more
than lock canal and would take
longer in the building, it would ulti-
mately be of greater use, as it will
enable SHIPS to make a much quick
er trip than if they were obliged to
so through three or four locks.
Views Of Minority.
On the other hand, there was mi.
nOrity which wanted to see the canal
built in as short time as possible
and with the least cost, declaring that
a few hours longer for the trip
through the isthmus made little OF
no difference. One of the members
gave this explanation for his way of
voting:
st may be that several of us will
not see the sea-level canal finished
in our life time, as it will take consid
erably longer than ten years. But then
we have the satisfaction of knowing
that for all the generations to follow
we nave made the shortest and most
practical way of communication be
tween the Pacific and the Atlantic and
as long as We had to decide on a
question for all time. we do not think
that few years more or less makes
very important difference. That is
the way our party thought about it
| and whatever may be said in favor OF
or against it, we have, after the most
careful study, given an opinion as we
saw our way to do it,
No official statement will be Civ
en- out before the commissions report
reaches President Roosevelt, which
will be about January 1.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21
Fame's Pathway.

Lillian Blauvelt, the American
prima donna, has signed a six year
contract for total salary of about
half million dollars.
The empress of Japan is an adept
performer on the koto, a kind of large
either. 1t is an instrument which is
much played and popular in Japan.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach is to ar
bitrate, with two others, the transfer
of the docks at Singapore, from pri-
vate ownership to the government.
They are to receive 100000 for their
opinion.
Giuseppe Saconi is dead, and the
colossal Victor Emanuel monument
in Rome, which he was selected to
build. is far from completed. pet
rified megalomania," his friends have
called it. 1t will probably be cOmplet-
ed by G. Koch, who, though son of
a German painter, is himself an out
and out Italian. 1t was he who built
the palace of the Banca d'Italia.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21
BEEF TRUSTS
PLEAS IN BAR
ATTORNEY GENERAL MOODY'S
STATEMENT IN REGARD TO
THEM.

Washington, Nov. 2O-Attorney
General Moody today made state
ment with reference to the pleas in
bar filed by the defendants in the in.
dictments against the beef packers
pending in the district court at Chi
cago. The statement says:
Ten separate plans in bar have
been filed each of them alleging facts
which, it is claimed. ought to bar the
government from proceeding further
in this case.
Eight of these pleas are based
upon the alleged conduct of Mr.. Gar
field, commissioner of corporations,
in making an investigation of the af-
fairs of the defendants in pursuance
of the authority conferred upon him
by law and in special obedience to
the resolution of the house of repre-
sentatives, requiring him to make such
investigation.
What Garfield Says.
'The attorney general asserts in
the most positive terms that none
of the information obtained by Mr..
Garfield was used before the grand
jury and further says that he is in.
formed by Mr.. Garfield, and believes,
that at certain stages of the investi-
cation the defendants declined to
give information unless they were put
in a position to obtain the immunity
provided by the act of congress and
required by the constitution of tne
United States and that, when such in
stances occurred. acting after con-
no
Mr. Garfield refrained from pursuing
the inquiry further and made no fur
Their attempt to obtain information,
documentary or otherwise along these
lines.
''The seventh plea in bar urges that
the government unlawfully seized GER
tain papers of the defendants and sub
mitted them to the grand jury con-
trary to the rights conferred upon
them by the constitution. The govern
ment denies that it obtained any pa
pers otherwise than by the orderly
process of subpoena directed to the
person who had the custody of Them
1.-The eighth plea sets up as defense
the fact that the government hereto
fore proceeded against the defendants
by petition under the Sherman act,
under which petition an injunction
against the continuance of the cOmbi-
nation was issued about three years
ago and was affirmed last winter by
the unanimous opinion of the court.
the attorney general himself having
personally argued the case in that
court for the government; and claims
that. by taking this action, the gov
eminent elected to pursue the civil
remedies and is debarred from re-
sorting TO prosecution under the
criminal provision of the antitrust
law. The government will resist these
pleas in bar and urge a speedy trial
of them"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21
Song, "Whatever Is, Is Best"


| know as my life grows older
And my eyes nave clearer sight
That under each rash wrong some
where
There lies the root of the right;
That each sorrow has its purpose,
BY the sorrowing oft unguessed.
But as sure as the sun brings morn
ing,
Whatever is, is best.
know that each sinful action,
AS sure as the night brings shade,
Is sometime, somewhere, punished,
Though the hour be long delayed.
know that the soul is aided,
Sometimes by the hearts unrest,
And to live means often to suffer-
uBt whatever is, is best.
| know there are no errors
In the great eternal plan,
And all things work together
For the coming good of man.
And l know when my soul speeds on
ward
In the great eternal quest
I shall say as I look earthward,
Whatever is, is best.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

Logansport, Indiana, has "Cupid's
Ten O'clock Club an organization OF
young women for the purpose OF limit
ing hours of lovemaking. 1t has fit
teen charter members who pledge
themselves to limit SWANS to two
calls week and to bid them good
night before the clock strikes 10. II
the young men of that place don't or
ganize in retaliation they will be pref
ty slow. A Stay Away Club" would
cause an immediate extension of the
time limit.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21
REPUBLICANS THE REFORMERS.

Only now and then can there be
found Democratic paper which seeks
10 extract comfort out of the recent
elections. While it is true that there
was a great change in the vote in
the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania
it was revolt of Republicans against
bossism and certain evils that had
sprung up as result of long lease of
power. 1t was protest against men,
not against principles. The thousands
of Republicans VINO rebuked diShon-
est leaders are as much Republicans
now as they ever were. Loving the
party for its great principles, its rec
ord of deeds accomplished in the past
forty years and believing it the only
party capable of achieving the great.
est good for the country in the future,
they simply cast the vote of disapprOv-
al of certain conditions when the test
of their principles on national issues
We're not involved.
The purging and the cleansing came
from within, not from without, show
ing the great strength and courage
OF the men who compose the Repub-
lican party.
1t required moral heroism for Sec
rotary Taft to denOunce the Republic
can boss of Ohio from the stump in
the recent campaign. The smooth
politician would have adr0itly avoid
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21
RAILROAD RUMORS.

For the past few days there have
been rumOrs in the air that the Great
Northern was going to build the pro-
posed branch line of railroad between
Great Falls and Billings and that the
preliminary work would be inaugural
ed very soon.
The appearance in Lewistown of
Louis w. Hill, first vice-president of
that road, has added new interest to
the rumor. While Mr.. Hill gave out
other than to say that he was looking
over the Old survey through the coun-
ty and the country generally and that
as regards the building Of the road
matters stand as they have for many
years past. he could not impress any
one with his apparent uncOncern and
Indifference. He is not automobiling
in this kind of weather for pleasure.
The belief is that the Great North
ern officials see the necessity of do
ing something and that very soon if
they are going to keep another road
from getting in ahead of them. How
ever, the ways of railroad officials are
past finding out.
1t is always easy to speculate and
tell on paper what the railroads
would or could do. 1t is fascinating.
The Great Falls Tribune comment
Ing recently on Mr.. Hills attempt to
be evasive. takes the following rOs-
great scheme the Great Northern has
in contemplation:
"Mr. Louis Hill says the Tribune
news is at least premature and ad-
mits that conditions are now nearly
at point to justify the building of
the road The eastern papers and
Wall street news comes to us laden
with stories about the requirement
by Mr.. James J. Hill and his asso.
ciates of Texas line of road run
ming through the big cotton belt. It
is further stated that it is the ambi-
ton of Mr.. Hill to transport cotton
now finding water outlet at the gulf
ports by rail to Seattle, and thence
by his new monster steamers to ia
pan. Now that the war in the orient
is over there will be a tremendous
impetus given to it's industrial activ-
ity, and the task of carrying cotton
staple to Japan by his own rail and
water lines is just such an enterprise
as would appeal to the mind of Mr..
Hill, who delights in doing big things.
To divert the raw cotton shipments
from the gulf to his own lines is
mighty enterprise. Two hundred
miles of road built between Billings
and Great Falls would. with the Bur-
lirgton and the Texas road under Mr.
Hills control give him about
straight line from this cotton district
to his main line at Shelby Junction
II the connection is made in the near
future between Billings and Great
Falls, as the Tribune is informed will
be the case, and as Mr.. Louis Hills
carefully worded denial would seem
practically to confirm. we have no.
ton that Mr.. Hills reported larger
plans to ship cotton to Japan will
have as much TO do with it as the To-
cal traffic which in itself would al
most justify its present construction
according to Mr.. Louis Hills own ad-
mission
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

At Pittsburg last week the Rev. DR..
Dunlop Moore. an aged minister Of the
gospel, dropped dead while singing
the familiar hymn, "Jesus, Lover Of
My Soul, Let Me to Thy Bosom Fly"
Scoff as one may at religion, the
great majority of men in this world
would rather die while singing that
grand old hymn than with curse
upon their lips.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

1t is estimated that the fund from
the hunting and fishing licenses is
sued, together with the fines for in.
fractions of the law, will aggregate
nearly 100000. This will have a ten.
dency to make the game wardens feel
very clipper.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

Sixteen persons have lost their lives
and twenty-five others have been
wounded in the woods of Wisconsin
since the opening of the hunting sea-
son. This beats the football record
showing of carelessness in the use of
modern firearms that legislation will
likely become necessary to lessen the
Minnesota and Michigan. For several
years these states have shown a start
ling record of deaths during the hunt
ing season. There are too many hunt
ers for the number of deer to be
found.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

President McCurdy of the Mutual
Life Insurance company has kindly
volunteered to have his salary cut in
half, from sl50.00O to $4,000 year.
This will nelp some, but his resigna-
ton would be still better.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

Hall Caine is going to paint in a nov
Ell the dangers of great wealth. His
recent visit to America must have
been for the purpose of securing an
Object lesson.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

Railway surveying parties are
quite numerous over in Northern Wyo-
ming locating lines for the extension
OF the big trunk roads. Another year
may witness great activity in Mon
tana.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21
FOR BETTER RAILROAD RATES.

The action of the business men of
Helena in taking steps to secure bet
ter railroad rates for Montana should
receive support from every section of
the state. While we do not believe
III the policy of constantly knocking
railroads, as they are the great devel-
opers of a country and Montana
wants more of them, at the same time
after twenty years of hign rates and
discrimination it would seem that the
time had come when the people and
shippers Of Montana should be accord
eG some concessions. Every business
man knows that the rates from st.
Paul to Montana points are excessive,
the freight charges frequently amount
ing to more than the cost of the arti-
Giles shipped. All that the people of
Montana ask for is fair treatment.
At meeting of the Lewistown
Business Mems association held last
night the secretary was unanimously
Instructed to draft a resolution endors-
ing the action of the Helena Business
Mems association in the initiatory ef-
forts to secure better railroad rates,
and another calling upon our repre-
sentatives in congress to stand by
President Roosevelt in his efforts to
secure railroad rate legislation.
1t was the consensus of opinion,
however, that the calling of spec
ial session of the Legislature for the
purpose of passing bill creating a
state railroad commission was i'll adj
vised. The effort would likely prove
abortive of good results. Governor
TOole would probably exercise mis- We
to power upon any bill passed by a
Republican legislature. A session of
the legislature entails an expense up
on the people of the state although
it is of great benefit to the city of
Helena.
A state railroad commission could
only regulate the rates of roads with.
in the state. This may be necessary
in time. The great need now is leg
islation that will have it's effect on
railroads doing an interstate business,
where the complaint is lodged and
from the injustice of which the peo-
Pie seem to have no redress at present.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

According to Ex-Governor Odell and
E. H. Hartman, Mr.. Hyde is all kinds
Of prevaricator.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

By a vote of eight to five the board
of consulting engineers of the 18TH
milan canal commission have gone on
record as favoring the construction
OF the Panama canal on the sea level.
But this will not settle the question,
az the canal commission, as well as
congress, Will finally pass upon the
findings of the engineers. AS the
board finds that a sea level canal
will cost from $4,000, 900 to $lOO, OOO,-
600 more than the cheapest practical
lCck canal, and will consume from
five to seven years more in the con-
struction, the probabilities are that
the decision of the board of engineers
will be finally rejected, although a
sea level canal would seem to be more
desirable,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

Aug. 25, 1905.-You must have some.
thing to offer in your advertisement
the public aren't buying unwrapped
gold bricks.-Rusty Mikes Diary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

Subscribers failing to receive their
papers will please notify this office,
that the cause may be Investigated
and reported to the proper authori-
ties.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21
OFFICIAL PAPER OF FERGUS COUNTY.

No subscriber will be carried on our
books whose arrearages are greater
than six months. All subscription &C
counts are payable in advance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21

MONT, Nov. 81, 1905.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
QUALITIES FRIENDS
 ALLECE HE IS INSANE
MAY PETITION FOR COMMISSION TOP4SS UPON HIS
 SANITE.

All Efforts to Induce Him to Reveal the
 Whereabouts of the sfO,OOO Still Miss
 ing successful-PreIiminar Hear
 ing TO-mOrrOw-Detective Search
 Father-in-Iaw's House in East Hart
 ford Where Mrs. CunIifFe is Staying
 Find No Trace of the Money.
 Pittsburg, Oct. 23.-Friends of Ed ward G. Cunliffe, the express robber, are considering the advisability of pe- titioning. the court to appoint a com mission in Iunacy to inquire into his sanity. They allege he is mentally de- ranged.
 All efforts to induce him to reveal the whereabouts of the $10,0OO still missing has been unsuccessful. It is said detectives are working in the east on clue, but its nature is not known.
 Cunliffe, who is now in the county jail, will be given preliminary hear ing on Wednesday afternoon before Alderman McMasters.
 A second information, charging lar ceny of $75O on or before October 9, the day he disappeared with $1OO,OOO was to-day lodged against E. G. Cunliffe by c. H. Hiner, general local agent of the Adams Express company. Cunliffe waived hearing on this second charge, which will be presented to the grand jury tomorrow morning.
 At late hour to-day Cunliffe volun- tarily handed to H. w. Bearce of Philadelphia, general superintendent of detective agency, a letter denying published reports of i'll treatment, and stating that his treatment had been kind beyond his expectations. Several members of Cunliffe's family who were present during the long examination Thursday night, corroborated his state ment, and MT. Bearce said that a number of papers that had printed the stories of cruelty would be called upon to retract.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
DID NOT FILE EXPENSES.
Wholesale Arrests of Candidates to he
 Made in New Fairfield.

Wholesale Arrests of Candidates to be
 Made in New Fairfield.
 New Fairfield, Conn.,, Oct 23.-Whole- sale arrests are to be made in New Fairfield because neglect on the part of candidates for office at the town election on October to file statements of their election expenses with the town clerk as required by the corrupt prac- tices act. Of the tWenty-nine candidates for office on the democratic and repub- lican tickets only eight filed their state, ments within fifteen days after election, as the law requires. Edward Jennings, the clerk of the town, filed with Grand Juror Henry J. Dayton to-day the names of the twenty-one delinquents, among Whom are some of the most prominent men of the town. MT. Day. ton applied to-day to John R. Booth of Danbury, county prosecuting agent, for warrants for those who are accused of violating the law. The persons named in the warrants are to be noti- fled to appear before Justice Hubbard Brown. The cases are said to be all the result of ignorance of the law, few of the New Fairfield candidates having heard of it's provisions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
THE CARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
FOUND DEAD BY HUSBAND.
Bodies of His Wife and Lover Found
 Beside Each Other.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Mary Frances scheitltn, aged thirty-fve, the wife of Rudolph B. scheitlin, an electrician at the navy yard, and'William A. Botomy, aged thirty-eight, were found dead late this afternoon by the husband in the front room of the Scheitlin home. A revolver from which three shots had been fired was on the floor. Two shots hit the woman and the third the man.
 The discovery was made when the hus- band returned from work. The police believe that Botomy first shot the woman and then himself. Botomy had visited the house several times recent ly, but had been warned by the hus- band L: stay away. Scheitlin says he last saw his wife six days ago, when she left him after visit from Botomy.