davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13
AGAIN FLAYS THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Herbert Knox Smith in Report on the Petroleum Industry
Declares America is Disseminated Against in Prices

several hundred miles and sells it
for less in many instances than it is
sold where the oil Is produced. The
discrimina in price was made pos
sible, he says, because of the .discrim-
ination in railroad rates made secret
", which was enjoyed by the Stand
ard Oil company and which has been
exposed by the bureau of corporations.
Through such discrimination, he
says, the Standard was able to over
come almost any competition. He
shows how the Standard through some
unknown means compells railroads to
buy lubricating oil from it and pay
higher prices for it than would have
to be paid Independent companies. He
cites instances where contracts with
independent companies have been re-
voked by railroads in order to give
them to the Standard Oil company or
some Standard sub-company. He
says that the railroads pay the Stand
ard Oil company over $2,000,000 in ex-
cessive prices for lubricating oil. The
obnoxious policy of the Standard Oil
company is made apparent as a re-
suit of these Investigations, according
to Mr. Smith, who, continuing his let
Y ter in submitting his report, says:
The Standard has repeatedly as
serted that combination, as illustrat-
ed by its own history, is a great ben
eft to the public, in reducing costs
and consequently prices 1t may read
lily be that in some industries combi-
nation had these beneficial results. It
lis probable that the Standard, by rea-
son of its undoubtedly great eficien-
cy, could, had it been content with
reasonable profits, have made prices
to consumers lower than than would
have been possible for smaller con
Germs, and thus have maintained it's
great proportion OF the business by
wholly fair and legitimate means.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13

School district No. 6, 9 mills. II
School district No. z, Al mills.
School district No. 10, mills.
School district No. II, cents.
School district No. 10, S mills.
School district No. IA, az mills.
School district No. "a, 5 mills.
School district No. 25, 2mills.
The levy in the different school dis
tricts only applies to property in the
district.
The county commissioners met yes
terday for the purpose Of passing on
the tax levy for the coming year.
Some little discussion was indulged in
by the commissioners, during which
the county attorneys opinion was
called for on the new law passed at
the last session Of the state legisla-
ture, ordering a special tax levy Of
one-fourth of a mill for a funding
fund, as the legislature in making the
law decided to leave the question of
having a state funding fund Of $780,
900 to the voters at the next election,
and at the same time ordered spe-
cial tax levy for the fund Of one
fourth of a mill in each county OF the
state. AS the question has not yet
been decided by the voters, and as a
section of the session laws Of the leg
islature says that any law dependent
on the vote of the voters does not be
come effective until after an election
has been held, the county attorney
held that the levy was not legal until
after the voters had been given an
opportunity of voting on the question
5A law passed by the last legislative
assembly, however, increases the levy
for the general school fund from 2 to
A mills.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13
OUT AT HELENA. I.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 12.-In response
to instructions received from their
headquarters, the Associated Press
operators in this city went on strike
tonight at 6 o'clock. The men had
just started to work for the night
shift when the order, was received.
Details as to why they struck have
not been received here.
AS Helena is the relay point OF
state Office of the Associated Press in
Montana, all the cities in this state
are without news service tonight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13

tude toward the machine, and to
create the greatest opportunity for
the instruction Of union printers in
the operation OF typesetting devices.
Another most important proposition
touched upon In the presidents report
embraces the sanitary conditions IN
composing rooms throughout the coun-
try. The president strongly advises
that local unions insist en- healthful
work rooms and without question the
convention will endorse the presz-
dents recommendation. The move.
ment for the stamping cut Of tuber
culosis has become national, and the
union printers believe that they are
yitally interested in its success. Iu-
berculosis has for many years been
the scourge Of the printing trade, and
the Union Printers Home at present
contains a large number Of patients
who are suffering from the white
plague. It is believed by the union
printers that unsanitary and badly
ventilated composing rooms are res
ponsible for much of the tuberculosis
that exists among them, and they
propose to see to It that they are not
made victims of a disease that Ia
nearly all casese spells death. From
the expressions Of the delegates 1t 10
evident that there will be drastic &c.
ton by the convention along this
line.
The arbitration agreement between
the American Newspaper Publishers
association and the international
Typographical union is given extended
notice in the presidents report, u IS
shown that about 200 OF the larger
newspapers Of the country have arbt
tration contracts with the lnterna.
!, ,tional Typograph aph;cal r',son. It is aisc
demonstrated that this agreement has
! been of great value to the union and
that many increases in wages have
been secu ,ei u,.der it in . peaceable
way. The operation Of this agreement
thus far has been distinct success
and it is believe dthat there will Dc
but little friction under it. It vii
! expire in 1892.
\ The presidsnt recomms 1,:s Tislf
rules for the education OF apprentices
The union seeks to tusa ens 'lfsf
class workmen, believing that the bet
4 terment OF cocd'tions and the secur
Il ing Of /. sair wage depends to larg'
i extent on the ability Of the workmen
Il The Union Printers Home, as stai
!. ed by the president in his report,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13

brakeman, went to sleep under a car
of his train while it was on q siding
at Espiritus santo, Zacateces. The
train started up and cut him in two
at the belt. Half the body rolled to
the side of the track and the other
half, becoming tangled in the break
beam, was carried to Salinas, San Luis
Potosi. 81
The coroner in each state took pos
session Of half of the body and each
refuses to turn the half it has over
to the other. No official investigation
can proceed without whole corpse as
the basis.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13
STAYED AT POSTS in NEW YORK

New York, Aug. 12.-The employees
of the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies in New York
City will not go on strike here pend
ing efforts to be made by officials o.
the department of labor and Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, to settle the
strike.
Word has been received here that
that the union in Boston has taken
similar action.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13
STRIKERS ARE CONFIDENT.
Company Claims 70 BE Securing oper
ators in Chicago Office.

Chicago, Aug. ohicials Of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies say tonight that the strike
is in better condition than at any
time since it was called. At the West
ern Union office it was stated that
more than 200 men were at work,
while the Postal claimed to have 100
men working. A large number Of men
were imported today by the Western
Union.
ny The strikers claim that not one
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13
ALL FOR A DIME.
Passenger Who Pays Three Cents a
Mile Wants Redress.

+ 3
Washington, Aug. ia unique
complaint has been filed with the in
terstate commerce commission, in.
volving 10 cents and a principle.
Theron r. Miller instituted q pro-
ceeding against the Michigan Central
Railroad company because that com
pany had charged him 80 cents be-
tween Michigan City, Ind, and New
Buffalo, Mich. a distance of 10 miles,
when the laws Of both Indiana and
Michigan provide that only a rate Of
two cents a mile shall be exacted Dy
the railroads.
The complainant asserts that he haf
been Disseminated against and asks
the commission to fix maximum pas
senger rate between the two states
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13
INTERFERING WITH BUSINESS

Washington, Aug. 12.-1f the strike
Of the telegraphers in the country is
not settled in few days the business
of the government will be terribly de-
layed and there is a strong possibil-
ity that President Roosevelt will take
a hand in the matter for the purpose
of bringing about a settlement.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13
CORPSE IN TWO STATES.

One Coroner Has Head. the Other
Feet, Neither VIII Give Up.
El Paso. Tex, Aug. Il. -one-half OF
mans body held by the authorities
of one state and the other half held
by another state. and each state refus-
ing TO give up the half 1t holds, ID Q
situation existing In Mexico.
Miguel Martinez, q Mexican Central
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13
MRS. TAFT ON
DEATH BED
MOTHER or SECRETARY or WAR
SERIOUSLY Ill.

worcester, Mass, Aug. 12.-secre-
tary Taft has wired that he will today
reach Mtllbury, where his mother y
lying critically i'll.
MRS. TAFT, it is stated, shows n0
sign OF Improvement.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-13

Continued on Eighth Page1.
, 1907-08-29
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

Partly cloudy this morning and
somewhat cooler.
Fishing tackle of all kinds at
Lovejoy Novelty Works.
Watches, jewelry and novelties at
|Greenwood's, the jeweler.
The bank barometer today lowered
around the figure of yesterday and the
day before, marking 23.17 at 1890
o'clock.
The Republican was the only paper
on earth to print the Jews of the sui
eide of David Dose yesterday. -All
the news when it is news"
DR.. Ballard was called to the Black
burn ranch last night, being taken out
by Will Goodale, to treat the infant OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Cook, who was i'll.
When the physician left the babe was
a great deal better.
One plain drunk had not the price
when told it would be eight and a half
in the police court this morning, and
to use the elegant and expressive Ian
guage of Constable Jones, "he shot the
shoots to the calaboose.
, 1907-08-29
CANDLES ON DINING TABLE.
Must BE Properly Arranged to Get
the Best Effects.

Candle-lighted dining tables are
more popular than ever. Four can
dies are needed to light the smallest
table, and four double branched can
dlesticks are liked better. Besides
silver and brass. glass candlesticks, in
old English and colonial designs. are
seen. Cut glass is to be preferred, Of
course, but good limitations are made.
1t is hard to understand how wrought
iron ever came to be used for either
lamps or candlesticks. Possessing no
powers Of reflection or refraction, the
light of even a strong fame is dimin-
lshed at least one-half, and a most de-
pressing effect obtained. Candle
shades are works of art. whether
made Of silk and trimmed with chiffon
and beads, or fashioned of paper and
decorated with water color designs.
Glass shades, cubes of opalescent ma.
terial, jewels encrusted, are charming,
as also are the parchment paper ones
with old prints in delicate pink and
blue tints, inserted on one side. Can
die shades always should be arranged
to hide the flame, as the glare &C near
the eyes is unpleasant.
, 1907-08-29

Miss Belle Higley went to Bosler
this afternoon.
Sheridan Downey was a Cheyenne
passenger this afternoon.
Carl Ruprecht and Eben Smith re-
turned today to Denver, after a visit
with Mrs. Ruprecht.
Albert Pullman will leave the first
of the month for Portland, Colo,
where he has a good position with the
Portland Cement company.
Sam Bradley, former manager OF
the local plant Of the Acme Cement
Plaster company, returned to his
home in the Indian territory today.
Mrs. Maggie Langheldt and the
Misses Ida and Tessie Langheldt and
Mrs. John R. Cordiner returned this
afternoon from an extended visit in
Ogden and Salt Lake.
, 1907-08-29
NouRIsHMENT in ICE CREAM.
Properly Made, II 10 Ideal Food for
Hot Weather.

As the summer months call for a
change in diet, the home mistress is
often at a loss to supply her table with
food that will be wholesome, yet
within the reach of a slender purse.
The idea that ice cream is only a
luxury should be dismissed as soon as
possible from the mind of the caterer.
Made Of a boiled custard, it contains
the best possible material for health
and strength. Sugar, milk and eggs
all excellent for the human body. This
with the cold to help protect from in
tense heat, makes ice cream an ideal
food in hot weather. But 1t must not
be concluded that all frozen creams
are good; too often the commodities
sold under various enticing names are
anything but creams; gelatin, con-
densed milk, not the best; flour, the
1avors made of harmful chemicals,
are set forth in attractive guise and
In time ruin the digestion, producing
illness not to be otherwise explained.
, 1907-08-29
Building Cattle chutes.

e. j. Davies, superintendent OF
buildings for the Laramie Plains line,
returned to Centennial with his force
of carpenters this morning, and upon
their arrival they at once began the
erection of the stock yards and cattle
chutes at that place, in anticipation
of the shipment of the special train OF
cattle from the Big Creek ranches on
the 9th of September The chutes will
be modern in every way, built Of lum'
Der to be furnished by the Boston and
Wyoming Lumber company, and will
be ready when they r needed.
, 1907-08-29
Beat the Overland.

A record of sixteen hours and thirty
four minutes from Omaha to Denver,
about forty-five minutes faster than
the running time of the regular Den
yer fast train, has been made by one
of the motor cars used by the Union
Pacific, says the Denver Times. The
distance is SIC miles. The fast train
from Omoha reached Denver in seven
teen hours and fifteen minutes. The
Union Pacific company has eighteen
more motor cars in process Of con
struction and It is expected they viii
, 1907-08-29
Shipment. at the Yards,

The following stock shipments were
at the yards here this morning: Des
ert Live Stock company, from Wa
satch, Utah, to South Omaha. nine
cars of sheep; C. w. Hatch, from
Wasatch to South Omaha. five cars
of sheep; Cooke & Lee, from Mountain
Home, Idaho. to Chicago, twenty-one
cars Of sheep; McCray, from Twin
Falls, Idaho, to Chicago, seven cars OF
sheep; C. B. Reynolds, from Soda
Springs to Chicago, nineteen cars OF
sheep; Nichols & Co., from Soda
Springs to Chicago, six cars Of sheep;
A. Youngquist, from Soda Springs to
Chicago, seven cars Of sheep; McFar
land. from Soda Springs to Chicago,
five cars Of sheep.
, 1907-08-29
be running daily on all the main lines
within a few months. I
Motor Car Burns.

One of the new $4,000 motor cart
which the Union Pacific recently put
into service between Denver and Carr
caught fire and exploded about
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Ault
Colo, and the car was completely de
molished, leaving only the hulk of iior
work and twisted machinery. The cal
is operated by a gasoline motor and {
hot box caused a fire which quickly
reached the gasoline tanks and causet
three explosions. One boy was badl,
burned, but no one else was injured
, 1907-08-29

Cut rhubarb into small pieces and
put In stone jar. Pour on boiling wa
ter enough to owe and let stand
three days and three nights, then
squeeze the rhubarb through a cloth.
Do not press very dry. Measure the
Juice and add a pound Of sugar 0ight
brown to each gallon of liquid. Put
into the jar again and, let stand in
warm place. When it begins to work
skim every day or two. Let stand
in the jar about two weeks, then put
into a jug, leaving any sediment that
may have settled in jar. Do not cork
very tight in the jug. AS 1t may
work still more, If put into glass bot!
ties it is likely to break them
, 1907-08-29
Laramie Gains Fine Family.

During the few months Mr.. Highley-
man has been here he has made a host
of friends, not only among the rail-
road boys, but everybody he met, says
the Rawlins Republican. Laramie
gains n of the finest families and
the railroad boys one Of the best
bosses that could be hoped for. All
Rawlins regrets to lose them, but are
glad that they are going no FARTHER
away.
, 1907-08-29
Looking for a House.

A. Palm, the roadmaster for the Lar.
amie-Rawlins district, arrived last
night from Salt Lake. While in that
city he sold his home and his wife is
now packing their household effects
preparatory to removal to this city.
Mr.. Palm spent the forenoon looking
for a house for a home here, but found
very few desirable houses to be had.
, 1907-08-29
FREIGHT Platform Here.

The Fremont street depot OF the Lar.
annie Plains line is now entirely fin
ished except the platform at the
freight office, which will be laid Of
heavy lumber from Centennial. Car
penters are now putting the inside
finish on the depot at Centennial, max
ing the terminal buildings entirely
ready for the business of the road.
, 1907-08-29
Inspecting Tunnel Portals.

General Manager Bancroft is in
specting the work being done on the
portals of the Aspen tunnel, where the
big landslide occurred last spring. II
is possible that steel and concrete will
have to be used in properly protecting
the portals and their approaches.
, 1907-08-29
Ahead Of Month of july.

Cashier Lewis Tyvold says that the
business at the freight depot for Au-
gust will exceed that of July, the first
time in several years. The business
for August and February is generally
smaller than for any other months in
the year, but this August will break
the record and the outlook for Septem-
Der Is also excellent.
, 1907-08-29
storekeeper Is at Home.

John Travelle and family have taken
possession of their home on Eighth
street, bought a few days ago from
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Peckenpaugh. A
popularity Of their removal is that
now every citizen ot that block, bound
ed by Eighth, Custer. Ninth and Gar
field, owns and occupies his home
there.
, 1907-08-29
GONE TO THE RANCH
FOR CONSIDERABLE STAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Atkinson have
gone to their ranch near Owen for a
considerable stay. They took the
train to Medicine Bow, where a car
riage from the ranch met them and
they were driven the remainder of the
distance across country.
, 1907-08-29
Engineer Of Tests in City.

]. H. Grove Of Omaha, engineer OF
tests on the Union Pacific, was in the
city this morning, looking after the
details of some tests here in the mat.
ter of consumption Of fuel by the loco.
motives on the Wyoming division.
, 1907-08-29
Burned at the Mill.

]. L. Huband, head spike maker at
the rolling mills, is suffering from a
severe burn OF the back, a red hot
bar Of iron striking him on the back.
He will be laid up for a few days.
, 1907-08-29
X. OF P. ATTENTION!

Grand Chancellor T. H. Butler will
pay Damon lodge an official visit Fri
day evening, Aug. 80, when all men,
bers of the lodge and of the order in
the city are requested to be present.
There will also be work in first rank.
JAMES MATHlSON, c. c.
EARL CARTER, X. Of r. & s.
, 1907-08-29

WANTED-Ladies to learn some
thing new; no experience necessary;
big money; spare time or steady; one
to travel. Call at 4O7 So. 4th st. 1872
, 1907-08-29
BY
THE PACKERS
SPECIAL TRAINS FOR PERIsHABLE
FREIGHT lNAUGURATED BY
UNION PACIFIC ROAD.
Arranaes for Consolidation Of This
Class Of Commodity at Omaha
Twice a Week and Then Rushed
Across country-car Repairers
Scarce and Hard to Lay Hands On

The new fast perishable freight ser
vice just inausurated by the Union Pa
cific from Omaha to the Pacific coast
is meeting with the hearty approval
OF the packers and all shippers OF
perishable freight, says the Omaha
Bee. The Union Pacific has arranged
whereby all perishable freight is con-
solidated at Omaha twice a week and
sent to the Pacific coast on record
time. Just as the good housewife has
her wash day and baking day, SO the
Union Pacific has set apart two days
of the week for the handling of perish.
able freight.
Every Tuesday and Friday evening
a solid train of fresh meat, butter, eggs
and all perishable goods are started
west from omaha and special effort is
made by the road to hasten these to
the coast.
Car Repairers Scarce.
Trouble is being experienced by the
IldIIlludu ilieS III SeSuiiiS d SuuiSiSht
number of car repairers, and this to
some extent is hampering the traffic of
the road. The Pacific Fruit Express
company has just completed the pur-
chase of $500 refrigerator cars for
the use of the western Hartman lines.
This company is a Hartman concern
and was organized last winter with a
capitalization of s12, OF $1,000. The cars
will be built by the American Car and
Foundry company at Detroit and st.
Louis. These cars are now practically
all in use as the last consignment has
arrived
Australian Coal for Hartman.
The first cargo of coal bought by
the Hartman lines in Australia has ar
rived and 5000 tons of it are now stor-
ed at Sparks, New. The Hartman sys'
TEN has bought 10000 tons of Austria
liam coal to guard against a shortage
this winter. General Manager Mob
Ter of the Union Pacific says his road
proposes to store 800, 900 tons of coal
to guard against any emergency, and
of this large amount PIC, 1000 tons is
To- in storage
Double Track Helps Traffic.
The new double track of the Union
Pacific is helping considerably in get
ting the immense business Of that rail
road over the track. The company is
now operating the double track be-
tween Silver Creek and Watson's
Ranch and from Rawlins to Scion. The
rails are all in place on the new dou'
BILE track between Valley and Fremont
and the track is being ballasted as
fast as material a be hauled in, so
that it will be but a short time before
this section of the track will be in read
mess for use.
, 1907-08-29
Favors for Fair Sex.

"a visitor to see you, sir" said
Senator Greathead's secretary.
"In bet he wants some favor" grum.
bled the senator.
IT'S a lady, sir"
"Ah! hat means half a dozen IA
ors."-Philadelphia Press.
, 1907-08-29

The Republican is the bes, advertls
1t reaches all the people all the time.
, 1907-08-29

When in ueed Of job printing or any.
thing in the book line call On The RI
publican. First class work guaranteed,
, 1907-08-29

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms TO
light housekeeping. Sayer Hansen. I
, 1907-08-29

FOR SALE-Fullblood Scotch collie
puppies. 9O4 Eighth. 1873
, 1907-08-29

"Bloomer Girls" at big Tent" to
night. The funniest of the season.
, 1907-08-29

FOR sALE-Seven room house with
bath, etc. in fine location; reasonable.
Enquire at this ONCE.
, 1907-08-29

See the "Bloomer Girls" at the big
Tent" tonight. Only Is and '25 cents.
, 1907-08-29

FOR sALE-Residence, Eighth and
Sheridan. Frank @. Bowman. 3e7tf
, 1907-08-29

wANTED-Dining room girl at Kus.
ter hotel. 14tf
, 1907-08-29

When in need Of job printing Of any.
thing in the book line call on The Re-
publican. First claseswork guaranteed.
, 1907-08-29

FOR SALE - Several desirable
houses; terms reasonable. Owner leav.
ing city on account Of health. Apply
511 Fremont. DIV
, 1907-08-29
SUNDAY FISH EXCURSION ON THE
l., Il. e. 4 p. RY.
E~vERYBoDY'S WANTS
~ TT ~.
SUNDAY. Sebtemher 1at. 1907.

II you have lost anything; have any
thing to buy OF sell; rooms OF a house
to rent; in short a want Of any kind
to fill try a liner in THE REPUBLi-
CAN. The cost is small and the re-
turns are large.
, 1907-08-29

Come to the big Tent" tonight and
laugh with the Bioomer Girls" -
, 1907-08-29

FOR SAlE-House of nine rooms
and bath. D. q Sullivan, 613 Seventh.
14U
, 1907-08-29

WANTED-Roomers and boarders
at 4O7 south Fifth street. 15ta
, 1907-08-29

Old papers, Is cents a hundred, at
The Republican office.
, 1907-08-29

DREssMAkING-27O North Sixth
street. 1876
, 1907-08-29

BOOST FOR WYOMING AND GET
HOME GROWN POTATOES, CAR
RIOTS AND TURNIPS. GEM CITY
GROCERY COMPANY. 16t2
, 1907-08-29

EDISON SEPTEMBER RECORDS
AT HOLIDAYS. 16t2
, 1907-08-29
l., H. P. & p. RY. LABOR DAY Elk
CURSiON.

Monday, September I'd, 1907.
oo,,a tr;n soto. froro J,ro~io.