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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-01
Nucleus Of auildlnos.

Before another month is passed
Market street will be lined with tenn.
porary structures. The Claus Spreck.
els building, the De Young building,
the Shreve building, the St. Francis
hotel, the Merchants Exchange and
many more Of the first-class structures
can be put into shape at comparative
ly little expense. With these as q
nucleus. there is no reason why the
retail and Wholesale districts Of the
city should not be reestablished in
their former locations before . year
is passed. Plenty of outside capital
is assured, and many property own
ers living abroad have cabled their
agents here to begin at once the re-
construction of the buildings destroy.
ed.
Jas. D. Phelan, president Of the az
sociation for the improvement and
adornment of San Francisco. has in
vited all interested architects. engi
neers and others to confer with the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-01

widening Of Van Ness avenue into a
magnificent boulevard. To this end
he proposes the acquisition by the
city, through condemnation proceed
ings, of all the choice residence prop
erty, the full length of Van Ness ave-
nue..
II the city engineer has his way. and
is given the support of the public.
there will be no narrow and clogging
streets in those sections Of the city
laid bare by the IRE. Streets in the
heart of the business district, which
have been proven entirely inadequate
for the rush and confusion Of a big
metropolis, win be widened by slicine
from the private holdings on either side
again through process Of the courts
Market street win be left IS it H.
30 will Third and other streets thai
were repaired by the city authorizes
shortly before the earthquake. but in
the commission and wholesale sections
The streets will be radically alter
ed. both in width and course.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-01

nor matters, and address themselves
exclusively to the local authorities.
1t is clear that the legislature in
tended to prohibit any and all games
of the classes mentioned in the law.
including nickealin-thaslot machines
when played for money or other things
of value. The principal object OF the
law is to stop all kinds of gambling
in this state carried on by gamblers
and in gambling houses for the pur.
pose of making money out Of it, and
it is to this phase Of the question
your attention is especially directed
In order to fully carry out such object
the law is made very comprehensive
in its terms. SO that in the event any
game which as usually played is unob
jectionable. should develop into an
Objectionable gambling game. It car
be readily stopped by the authorities
under the provisions of the law.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-01

Read the Argus for the ReWo.
sults-quickly and surely.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-01
directors OF the association.

directors OF the association.
Mr.. Phelan has also autographed D.
H. Burnham, the noted Chicago archi'
tect, to come to San Francisco at once.
Mr.. Burnham, some months ago, sub
mitted an elaborate plan for the beau
tif1cation of San Francisco to the city.
and it is proposed to put those plans
into effect in the rebuilding Of the
CITY.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-01
FOR A GREATER
SAN FRANCISCO
THE NEW CITY WILL be THING
OF W0N0RoUS
BEAUTY.

San Francisco. April 30.-A grand
scheme has been devised for the build
ing of the new San Francisco. . city
Of magnificent buildings. terraces and
boulevards and parks and play
grounds.
City Engineer Thomas P. woodward
who is working his plans into shape
faces a stupendous task. Persooal
holdings will not be conflscated, but
everything taken by the municipality
will be regularly paid for.
One prominent feature Of Mr.. Wood
wards comprehensive scheme 10 TIL
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-01
PLAYING FOR DRINKS.

Anti.G ambline Law Does Not Prohibit
This At Al.
Helena, April 30.-COunty Attorney
H. s. Greene of Cascade county has
propounded to Attorney General Galen
a number Of questions relative to the
games not usually played in public
gambling houses, and making inquiry
il their conduct or participation there
in is prohibited. Attorney General
Galen being absent. Assistant Attor-
new General E. N. Hall today prepar.
ed and submitted a reply. The games
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-01

For job work In any line, neatly
executed, call on the Argus Job Office.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15
The Initiative and Referendum.

The great reform movement of government by the peo-
pie has taken In referring to editorial in TIE
DEMOCRAT in 1900 six years ago. advocated and fought
for the principle that is popular with the people and
in the law making bodies of Ohio We were scofed at in
our opinions by Democratic we'll Republican papers,
but predictions have pass and the theory is
tidal wave, instead of ripple upon the surface made by
the throwing of by few of ovly newspaper
The has passed the long sought resolution and great
newspapers are now advocating it.
The Columbus Press says ''The senate is to be com
mended for it's action upon Senator Howe resolution sub
mng amendment the state constitution providing for
direct legislation by the people, 1t is to be hoped that the
house will concur in the action of the senate.
Ths sthe day of the people 1t is the day when every
form of legislation is studied by the people 1t is the day
when the peoples intelligence sounding the death kne of
the political boss and the political CRATER 1t the day when
the people fully realize that selfgovenment cannoG
complshed through the devious of political intrigue
political preferment 1t is the day when the people know
what they need and what they want and when they pre-
fer to do their asking and to stamp direct approval
disapproval the proposed laws by which they shall be
governed.
The has made no mistake in supporting the resou
ton 1t has the endorsement of all states and cities where
the initiative and referendum have nauguated None
of these have returned the old method of making an
election synonym for future silence from the people, By
the direct method Of legislation mistake made the polls
can be largely reced, for the who has secured his
Office through political boo lie other form chcaney
will yet have the people to deal with in the matter of all
legislation which directly affects them Thus the the mere
politician handicapped thus his unhoy ambitions culbed
and thus are his selfish purposes defeated
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15
How Things Do Change.

Things have changed in the character andthe
thinking of Congressman Nick Longworh since he lined up
in the Roosevelt family But two years ago Mr. Longworh
delivered remarkable euogy to Boss Cox saying he
was of Cincnnat's most eminent citizens. He said
f it is to have clean able and upright men to adj
minister the affairs of city, then Cincinnati is ipdeed
cursed" TO the marriage of Mr. Iongworth to Miss Roose-
welt he invited four hundred Cincinnaans to the wedding
and left the of Mr. and Mrs George Cox Off his list
and also Mr. Longworh says that he is not surprised at the
findings of the Drake investigating committee. He must
have known George rotten all the time but in his speech
two years ago, just saving little How things do
change
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15

with Germany was simply n iuggle
with invoices of imports from Ger
many, which is liable to get us into
trouble with all of Europe. The able
Washington Post takes the same view
in the following editorial:
Tho tariff war so loudly threatened by
Germany has been postponed for fifteen
months. or until June. 1907. The stand
patters have prevented any backdown by
congress. but their apparent victory Is of
the gold brick variety. Secretary Root
and Count Won Bulow, the German chan
cellor have made an arrangement, which
has been ratified by the German reichstag,
under which for fifteen months German
goods imported into this country will pay
the present Dingley tariff rates, but the
amount on which they Will pay such rates
will be determined in Germany at our
consular offices there. German products
will, under this reformed system of GUS
toms regulations, be received at our ports
under the valuations placed upon them in
Germany. If our consuls there snail
prove TO be less obdurate than our ap-
praisers here have been. the reduction of
valuations may be just acceptable to
our German friends MS would be sim
liar reduction of the tariff rates.
The eloquence with which the tyrannies
of our customs regulations were denounc-
ed in the reichstag and the complacency
with which Secretary Roots assurances
were received--in which he expressed the
hope that "the prospects of certain alter
ations in the customs regulations may be
regarded proof of the earnest wish of
the president to free the American Gus
toms administration from the appearance
of being severe on German eXporters'-
will show the stand patters and everybody
else how easy 1t is to revise the tariff by
departmental action concerning the val
uation of imports, while congress stands
pat on the rates of duty.
This arrangement win terminate in
June, 1907. At the session of congress
next winter 1t will be determined whether
the tariff war now thus temporarily
averted shall be allowed TO break out in
the following June. Upon that question
the people will be called upon to give in
structions at the polls in the coming con-
gressonal campaign.
The whole intent of this juggle by
the administration is to tide over the
coming congressional elections. 1t re-
mains to be seen if the voters can be
fooled by this trick.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15
Show the People Where Their Mon
eY Goes.
ey Goes.

The recent and many exposures of graft in the affairs OF
the big insurance companies and in the administrations Of
government county, state and national has pointed out to
the people the necessity for publicity Every action of
these public servants should be forth twice year
in order that the people may just what is going The
publicity the better it will be for the taxpayer and
constituent
Fuller publicity of the expenditures of state and county
officials ought to be required The people who pay the taxes
have right know where every dollar of their money is
expended. Public officials public servants; that and
nothing else in business requires his travelling sales
and agents give emzed account of every cent
they spend for him. Why shouldn't the people expect
much?
If the present legislature wants to further their good
work in the interests of the people they should require
t1ized account of the transactions of the county commits
soners and nrmary directors The date to whom paid for
what purpose and the amount of every warrant drawn should
be issued at least year Let the people know where
this money is being spent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15

I "A WOMAN In America woman COMMANDS man. Man does
there She lives that she good time she lives
for sensations She be and she be alone with
out dabbng today with chemistry with physiology and the
day after with Buddhism She made up of RESTLESSNESS
AND FIDGETINSS long before she is Twenty-Five But she is
very beautiful
The Fenchwoman has energy She does understand
false POSITIONS and she impatient of them In England the
other hand everything is sacrificed to FALSE POSITIONS
In Germany they think their greatest character There
they have everything perfect orerher army navy their
educatonbu the is the CANKEn Pussan life And it
is through woman that Prussia viii go rack and ruin
The greatest heroes mady fond of The English
proud of Nelson and of Trafalgar and rightly but there would
have been Trafalgar had been Lady
Nelson's love for his Emma that made him did Trafalgar
II WAS HIS love FOR EMMA THAT PUT INTO HIM
TILE ARDOR WHICH BROUGHT OUT THAT IMPRESSIVE
PATRIOTISM.
Women do love Napoleon They love the middle
medocie rather And yet Napoleon loved thcm and LOVE
which induced him to do the deeds he did
British cold to take their ghu place. perform
their proper part, in the inspiration of heroes.
ANYTHING SHOULD EVER COME TO IRELAND 1T
WILL BE THROUGH HER
The Russian will discourse everything She knows f
teen languages, but she is
Why does the Engshwoman take leaf of the French
of the Irh book? Why does she combine
both and become Little active little influential?
her keep her boy with her till he fourteen fifteen
him public school keep him under her MATER
NAL INFLUENCE in the home atmosphere; lavish love-
Kisses him and try make hero of him her
afraid of making him efemnate.
Love is the goddess that rules the heart and the head
woman that gives the keynote to everything.
NO MAN CAN EVER A REALLY
WoMANs INFLUENCE
IMPLY GREAT MOTHERS SHOULD
BE THE AMBITION OF EVERY WOMAN WHO AsPlREs THE
TITLE OF "NEW" TO BECOME
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15
Tspecial washington L.etter.l

Especial Washington Letterl
a FEW days ago, at Dubuque. Ia,
N died David Bremner Hender-
KA derson. eXspeaker of the house
of representatives whose heart
was as generous Ms ever beat in hui
man bosom. Born Scotchmln. lie
achieved the second highest honor in
the mightiest republic that the sun ever
looked down upon-the most puissant
nation on the whole face of the earth
and ii may be safely declared that he
was as patriotic as any of our eighty
odd millions of people. In fact patri-
otsm was the master passion of his
soul. In his young manhood he periled
his life aud lost leg in battle to pre-
serve the, integrity of his adopted coun-
try. but when the civil war ended he
quit fighting and devoted his energies
to liNtling up the nations wounds.
Once at a meeting of the Grand Army
of the Republic at Indianapolis he was
the chief orator. and he began as fol-
lows: MY theme is war. | hate it."
And he then proceeded for an hour to
most eloguently and pathetically por
tray the blessings of peace For Il
score of years he was Il representative
in congress, during four of which he
was speaker, the highest honor which
could come to him by reason of the
constitutional qualifications of a presi-
dent. He quit the public service vol
UNFAIRLY. Otherwise he would have un-
doubtedly died speaker of the house
His many fine personal qualities en-
deared him to the members on both
sides of the house. He was almost as
popular with Democrats as with Re
publicans. He was preceded in the
speakership by Hon. Thomas Brackett
Reed. masterful. great man. who had
not the popular manner and who did
not seem to care for popularity. He
was succeeded by Hon. Joseph G. Can
non, who Is as popular as lie was
With both Henderson and Cannon the
popular manner was a natural gift
from Coda gift.which they enjoyed to
the utmost. In neither case was it Il
mere make believe. 1t was an essen
tial. an important part of them
One source of General Henderson's
popularity was his kindness to new
members. especially TO young ones. He
sought them out and encouraged them
to show the best there was i'm them.
Among those who served with him
and under him there is genuine >sor-
row on account of his death.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15
Women
May Be Domestic

Of New and
HERE why who actively interested n
the affairs of the nation can't be JUST AS DOMESTIC
~ AND LOVELY TO LOOK UPON as those who lead
life Most have Of lei
sure and they prefer pass that talking about the improve
of the c parks political conditions and writing addresses for
suffrage meetings. instead Of gambling bridge going
attending which all the
week digest There living who prominent
lawyer and who has host of professional friends Well al
every day them crowded about the carriage of THAT
a
Conservative says what capable of and what she
incapable Of and when she steps outside the sphere that he has
signed her he calls her -UNWOMANLY.
THINK BELIEVES IN
SUFFRAGE MUST HAIR, MASCULINE CLOTHES AND
A DISPOSITION
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15

publicity as TO the sources Of campaign
contributions as well as publicity in
campaign expenditures There must
also be a limit on campaign expend-
tIires. We have no disposition to de
bauch the suffrage. aiid we have not
the mohey with which to do il even if
we had the desire. So that in this mat
ter the interest of the country Is also
the interest of Democrats-indeed. the
Democratic interest and the public in
terest are generally one and the same.
Hence both the country and the Demo
cratic party need rigid laws compelling
publicity and preventing the corrupt
use of money in elections.
Turn on the Light.
In this connection 1t may not be in
apropos to state that Hon. Perry Bel
mont Is rendering both our country
and our party signal service by press
ing legislation which will compel need
ed and salutary publicity as to election
expenditures and the sources thereof.
| know his plan is sneered at by men
holding high place by purchase on the
principle that
No thief e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law.
But know also that such legislation
accomplishes much good. There never
was much expenditure of money In
elections in Missouri, but some years
ago the legislature concluded that too
much was spent and enacted corrupt
practices act setting limits to permis-
sible expenditures and requiring an afi-
davit from the candidate giving a de-
tailed account of expenditures within
the limits set, making forfeiture OF
Office and incapacity TO ever hold of
flee the penalty for exceeding the linn
its set or for failure to make the affi-
davit. That law has worked well. 1t
has reduced the amount of money
spent by two-thirds orDthree-fourths.
OF course some manage to evade it,
but so do some manage to evade stat
utes against murder, larceny arson
and other high crimes and misdemean-
ors. Nevertheless such laws are whole
some, and most of the violators thereof
are duly punished.
So Democrats say, "rurn on the light
and thereby prevent corruption so far
as it can be prevented by good laws
honestly and vigorously enforced"
In publicity lie the success of the
Democratic party and the perpetuity
of the republic.
Nearly everybody can read; nearly
everybody does read. More and more
the voter is informed; more and more
does he judge for himself, regardless
of the label the quality of the political
pabulum in the package.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15
Gone elimmerinq-the Knox Boom.

Gone Gimmering-the Knox Boom,
In the early days it was no uncom-
mon thing to see "a prairie schooner"
out in Kansas headed west bearing on
its canvas cover in glaring black let
ters the legend, pixies Peak or Bustl'
That was in the springtime, when the
roses We're blooming Frequently in the
melancholy days of November pra ,rie
schooner would be seen headed east
bearing the legend, Busted, by Gum"
In my last letter / gave an account of
the newborn boom of Senator Philan-
der G. Knox of Pennsylvania for the
Republican nomination for the presi-
dency. Now it is my sad duty to re-
cord the death of the same boom. It's
dead as Julius Caesar, dead as n smelt,-
dead as doornail dead as the men
who lived before the flood. Who is
there TO mourn for Philander now?
None-no, not one. Henry G. Frick
seems to have slipped up on an orange
peel or creased plank and to have
come down kerplunck. In this case it
may be said. "Frlck proposed, but the
voters of Pittsburg disposed'-Of the
Knox boom. On Sunday, Feb.s is.
the Knox boom was launched with u
great flourish of trumpets, and on
Tuesday, Feb. 20, the voters of Pitts
burg did the rest by electing Dem
ocratic mayor by rOusihg majority.
and of course those who cannot elect
Republican mayor in Republican
city cannot hope to dominate great
party nationally and to gobble a presi-
dental nomination. Personally, no
doubt, Senator Knox is most estima-
BILE man. At any rate, those who know
him so testify but his presidential
boom was the most grotesque ever. 1t
may be not unreasonably assumed that
the senator now frequently recalls the
famous couplet:
If so soon l am done for,
What the deuce was begun for?
In this crisis of his fate Senator
Knox, late proprietor of promising
presidential boom, may console him
self with the sorrowful words Of the
great cardinal:
Farewell, long farewell to all my great
ness
This is the state of man: Today he puts
forth
The tender leaves of hope, tomorrow blos-
SONS
And bears his b'ushing honors thick upon
him;
The third day comes frost, killing
frost.
And-when he thinks, good easy man, full
surely
His greatness is a-ripenlng nips his
shoot,
And then he falls, as do.
OF course when the dramatist in
the foregoing passage referred to "to-
day" tomorrow" and ''the third day"
he meant periods instead of days, but
in the matter of the Knox presidential
boom the word day is to be construed
literally, for it was on precisely the
third day that 'the killing FROST got
in its deadly work. After all, this is
still government of the people, by
the people and for the people that is,
wheh the people are awake.
=.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15

What a Republican Paper Thinks.
The Washington Star is a rampant
Republican sheet. but it is, neverthe-
less, constrained to make the follow
ing remarks i'm its editorial columns:
The temporary adjustment of the tariff
question with Germany has no bearing on
the general question in this country. Re-
vision remains as necessary now as be-
fore. Sooner or later it must come, and
the sooner the better. Schedules now out
of plumb with the conditions of our great
prosperity become more Objectionable all
the time. and until they are rearranged
we shall be at a disadvantage in all of
our foreign negotiations. Other countries
may patch up truces with us, and proba-
bly, none of them cares for a tariff war
with us, but when the pinch comes war
must follow unless we are prepared to do
business in a businesslilxe way. And how
can we do that while our schedules rep
resent conditions which we have out
grown and which embarrass us on every
hand? And, by the way, what are the
stand patters going to say to the people
on this subject in next falls congression-
al campaign?
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-15
Modsrn lowers Of Babel.

Some thousands of years ago certain
persons began to build a tower on the
plains of Slrfnar whereby TO climb to
heaven. Everybody remembers the
awful disaster which came to them for
their impudence the confusion of
tongues-a disaster which has worried
most people, especially schoolboys,
wrestling with foreign languages ever
since. Several more or less systematic
efforts have been made to remedy this,
but up to the present time they have
been without avail. Nolapuk is not
extensively spoken and perhaps never
will be. Habit is too strong. and while
language universal would be a great
boon and n vast conservator of time
and energy it is not likely to eventuate
1t is said that in his polyglot district
Hon. William Sulzer of New York
must address his constituents in twen-
ty-nine different languages and dialects
in order to have them all drink in his
eloquencc He can come as near doing
that stunt as the next one, for he has
the gift of tOngues-at least of one
lOuSue, WHICH lie uStS VIII lllCu ueA-
terity and with which he accomplishes
great good for the human raee-for Sui
ger is n cosmopolitan patrioy
Notwitl standing the calamity of the
plains of .Shinar, people have not given
up the building of tall towers-in fact,
they seem % be just beginning. The
FlatirGn building in New York is in its
way almost assgreat a curiosity as the
leaning tower of Pisa and much more
useful. but some ambitious person is
arranging to build one in Gotham for
ty stOries-high. 1t is not claimed
that these modern towers of Babel are
built for the purpose of getting closer
to heaven, but because real estate on
Manhattan Island is so costly. Only
think of enough people, 200.000-t0
form congressional district being at
work in fifty buildings, which all told
probably do not cover more than two
or three acres of land! We are GER
tainly improving on nature with II
vengeance.