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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-18
BUSINESS is REvlvING.

An excellent proof that business is
reviving was contained in a dispatch
sent from New York the other day.
According to it there are more than
5000 business men and buyers from
throughout the country in the metrop-
oils to buy their spring and summer
stocks. So great has been the influx
of buyers, according to the dispatch,
that the wholesalers were not pre-.
pared to care for them as usual. They
had anticipated a slack business this
spring. owing to the recent financial
depression. According to the same
dispatch the majority of buyers and
business men assert that trade has
been good the past winter and in
most instances nearly all the stock
purchased last fall has been sold.
This in itself is excellent proof that
the ~so-called panic was not as far
reaching as was believed. But added
to the encouraging reports of sales is
the fact. that figures which have
been compiled, show that nearly Is
per cent Of the buyers, represent new
firms. It is encouraging indeed, when
Immediately following a time Of de.
preston, new firms enter the business
arena.
The recent statements of earnings
Of railroads also prove that business
is not as bad as reported. Nearly all
Of the roads are reported as making
money. Reports from the traffic de.
partments Of the Northern Pacific and
Great NORTHERN are to the effect that
eliminating the transportation OF la
oorers and railroad supplies, which
was SO great a year ago, business il
just as good as 1t was in February
1907.
These reports are most encourag
ing indeed, showing that the financial
troubles are over and prosperity IL
with us once again.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-18
MAY DELAY LEGISLATION,

If the Chicago Inter Ocean has the
correct information the United States
senate is going to prove a stumbling
block in the way Of enacting legisla-
ton recommended by President
Roosevelt in his special message. The
upper house of congress is to be used
by the enemies of the administration
to defeat its policies.
According to the Chicago paper the
house will not take up for discussion
the measures covered by the recon-
mendations of the president until af-
ter the appropriation bills are we'll
under way. In the closing weeks of
the session bills are to be brought in
from the proper committees for the
enactment of the measures recon-
mended by the president. The bills
are to be rushed through the house so
that the senate can have them for con-
sideration, but when they get to the
senate, Senator Forakers and Dick,
assisted by other opponents Of the
administration. are going to adopt fill
clustering tactics, delaying consider
alton On the measures in the upper
house until too late. The entire plan
Is said to have been prepared by the
opponents of the president in order to
AFFECT the candidacy OF Secretary Of
War Taft and to discredit the admin
~istration in the eyes OF the country.
The Chicago Inter Ocean is one of
the worst opponents of the president
and his policies. 1t is probably fer
Speaker Cannon for president and 10
said to be close to the leaders Of the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-18
OUR NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.

The house committee on naval at
fairs reduced the appropriation for
battleship construction from $38, 000.r
900 to one7half that sum, reducing the
number Of large battleships proposed
from four to two. It also decided to
recommend the construction of a mum
Der Of submarines.
Congressman Hobson, who was for.
merly in the navy, naturally decided
to make a minority report recommend
ing that the entire $4,000, 900 be ap-
p%ropriated and four ~battleships ba
constructed.
It is not likely that the house will
agree with Congressman Hobson. In
the first place the government faces a
deficiency, and in the second place
there is not a general sentiment in the
country demanding increased nava.
construction. OF course. this nation
needs a good navy and n in every
way equal to the defense Of the coun-
try, but there is no need for the Unit
ed States to vie with the European
powers in squandering money in nava.
construction.
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INSTITUTE FOR THEM WILL BE
HELD HERE MARCH 1 AND 2.
MERRITT The HEAD
International Sunday School Worker
viii Conduct tho Mestlnos-Pro-
gram Promises TO Be Varied and Of
Great Interest.

E e -- 81
Under the superintendent Of Rev.
". C. Merritt, International worker.
the Yellowstone county Sunday school
institute will be held in this city on
March l and Q.
The sessions are under the auspices
of the state executive committee OF
the international Sunday school board,
and are in the nature Of special les
Sons to Sunday school workers and
teachers. A state convention will be
held In Butte next May.
All the churches In the county are
invited to participate In the county
institute. The program 10 = follows:
sunday, March I.
Mr.. Merritt will visit the Sunday
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The Billings Gazette
Billings, Montana

schools Of the city in regular SEES.
sions.
3 p. MIR. Merit will conduct
mass meeting at the Baptist church
for all who are interested in Sun.
day school work. !
Monday, March 2.
10 a. m.-Devotional Bible study; re.
view of the GospSs,, Of John. Mr.. Mer'
rift.
1880 a. m.-"Value and Significance
Of the Trained Teacher" Mrs. L. 4,
Jones.
10:45 a. inflow re. ay Train Our
Sunday School Teachers" w. A.
Kemp.
11:11 a. m.-".The Sunday School su.
perintendent, Mr.. Merritt.
2 p. m.-Devotional Bible study; "Je
sus the Master" Mr.. Merritt.
z:3o p. Unfolding the Adolescence.
G. E. Steele.
2:45 p. m.-"The Problem OF the In
termediate." Mr.. Merritt.
$3.50 p. m.-Discussion. opened by H
P. Vermilye.
3:45 p. m.-"After tue Primary
What?" w. w. Long.
Ia p. m.-"Teaching the Primary
Glass" Mrs. e. o. Railsback.
4:16 p. m.-"Things Necessary for the
Primary Worker" Mr.. Merritt.
1880 p. m.-Songs and devotion.
7:45 D. m.-Address, 1.-THE Organized
Work and the Rome Convention
With It's Worldwide Vision" Mr.
Merritt.
s:45 p. m.-Prayer for the worlds
work; conservation service; Offering
for the state work; hymn, al
Hafl'. benedictiOn,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-18
PROPER MAN FOR A DELEGATE

@FnOfEn ~
The suggestion. of The Gazette that
paul Mccormick Of Billings should be
named by the coming republican con-
vention as one Of the delegates to the
national convention in Chicago seems
to have met with instant approval
anon the leaders of the party In
Billings. Undoubtedly an effort will
be made BY the delegates from Vel
lowstone county to ecu his cleo
ton.
There is not a more representative
republican IN Montana, better fitted
or more deserving Of being honored
By the coming convention selecting
him as a delegate to assist in nomi-
mating the successor of Theodore
Roosevelt in the White House, than
Paul Mccormick. He has been a cit
izen OF eastern Montana for nearly q
halt century. All that time he has
been engaged boosting this section OF
the state and assisting in its upbuild-
ing. He has seen the Yellowstone
valley pass from a wild and open
country, where roamed the Indian
and the buffalo, to n of the best ag-
ricultural sections Of the nation, o v
cred with towns, cities and hamlets.
His energy has been spent in assist
ing IN bringing about such a transfer
nation. While his home is in Bill
ings, his business relations have made
him really a citizen OF the entire east
ern section OF the state. He is a rep
resentative OF eastern Montana.
Mi. Mccormick has always been a
consistent republican, and his wise
counsel has often been sought in the
deliberations OF the party's conven.
tons. His service to the party, the
community and the state is deserving
OF recognition and reward. In no bet
ter way could the party show It's ap.
probation Of his efforts in the up
building Of the state than by sending
him as a delegate to Chicago.
There is a strong agitation through
out the state advocating the sending
OF non-oHceholders is delegates to
the national convention. In event
such action should be taken he would
be an excellent delegate to send. In
any event eastern Montana should be
given recognition by the party on the
delegation, OF which there will be si1
members. AS Mr.. Mccormick is n o.
the most representative citizens o
the eastern part of the state, popular
with all factions, and especially fitted
to be a delegate, 1t would seem thai
the party would display wisdom BY
selecting him.
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senate. While its assertion 10 to be
taken with a grain Of doubt, at the
same time It must be realized that
Its sources OF information are very
good.
The American people are rapidly
becoming tired Of this game OF poll
tics. Too long they have had to see
their interests sidetracked by the po-
litical Vaccinations Of some OF the
leaders OF both political parties. II
memory server us right we recall that
within the past two years several
prominent politicians have gone into
oblivion because they opposed the
policies OF the present administration
and Its effort to c u q square deal
for the people" and II the information
printed in the Inter Ocean is correct,
1t looks as If some others rel dig
lging their own political graves. The
recent primaries in Ohio and the tri-
umph for Taft, despite the attitude OF
Senator Foraker and the men fight
ing the president, is but an illustra-
ton Of what will happen throughout
the country If the president and his
policies are attacked as they were in
Ohio. The men, whom the Chicago
paper, says are delaying the game had
better read the handwriting and fall
in line. The special message Of the
president has the endorsement Of the
great mass of the voters and it is
probable that If his recommendations,
especially in regard to the employers
liability law and one or two other
matters, are not enacted into laws
the people will want to know the rea.
son why. Woe be unto him who can
not give a satisfactory explanation.
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THE STATE SAVINGS BANK.

L-Il=LH L.HG-
i The entire state will rejoice with
Butte over the resumption of the
State Savings bank, which suspended
last fall, following the failure of the
firm of Otto Heinze & Co., the col.
lapse OF the corner in United Copper
stock, and the suspension OF banks in
New York in which F. A. Heinze and
his partners were interested. 1t was
the only banking institution in Mon
tana. which failed to weather the I'm
ancial depression. and It was not due
to local conditions that 1t failed.
The failure vas brought about by
~ conduct OF men. who owned the
Gontse,ling interest In the stock !.
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ing house over the Gratz saloon to .
tent at the fair grounds resulted IN
the fumigation Of the clothes Of Leon
ard Cone and another man, who set
up the tent, and installed the women
comfortably.
.Fumigation at best is an unholy
sort Of craft, and the drugs which
were yaporized in the little room of
the corridor Of the city hall yester-
day were particularly malignant. Con
%sequently the police had a merry time
getting those who dropped into the
Office to wander unwarned into the
little room where the vapors filed the
eyes, o and throat, and nearly
staggered the hardest physique.
TWO Cinnamon.
In order to stimulate curiosity, Wis
itors were told. that there we're two
Cinnamon in the room, both suffering
from the Cuban ITCH" which, accord
ing to Gone, who insists that his tale
Of the two Cinnamon Is true. is a mild
form Of smallpox.
Gone claims that the two Chinks
were suffering with some sort Of itch
and went to a drug store for relief.
The drug clerk thought they had
smallpox and sent them to the city
hall, and he (Cone) claims that he
was called in to do the fumigating.
No Cinnamon were observed In the
room when one unfortunate was In
duced to open the door, but q pene.
trating. awful stencil Of some terrific
vapor caught the investigator by the
Throat and he staggered back.
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HER Il AMBITION.

The marriage Of Miss Theodore
shonts to the Due de Chaulnes yesters
day might be called the elimination OF
the ambitions Of her mother. Mrs
Shonts is what, in the language OF the
day, might be termed a climber"
She has always possessed social am
billions. She longed to become one
of the leaders in the "best" society
Of Washington, New York and Lon
don.
MI. Shonts was at one time chair
man of the isthmian canal commission
with a chance to make his name i'm.
mortal by assisting in completing the
great Panama canal. Such honor to
her husband did not satisfy Mrs.
shonts. BY some a she persuad-
ed him to resign, and he went to New
York, where his ability quickly Sc
cured him a position as president OF
the marlborough Metropolitan rail-
roads. The salary attached to such a
position enabled his wife and her chill
dren to begin their Journey up the 30
called social ladder. They were taken
into the best Of society, and, not con
tent with such a conquest, Mrs.
Shonts is said to have had ambitions
to procure a title for her cnlld. Papa
Shonts demurred, but as when he was
chairman Of the isthmian canal com
mission, his wife won out and he gave
in.
Mr.. Shonts has made millions
through his acquaintances in Wall
street as a result of his position, and
his wife has succeeded in reaching the
goal of her ambition. But, after all
in years to come, when he hnds that
"all gold is dross, he will probably
wish that in place of expanding his
talents in making millions for himself
and securing social advantages for his
4 family among Goldfish aristocracy
that he had remained at the head Of
the canal construction and made fol
himself honors in the service of his
country.
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the Easter bonnet are already up Tor
Observation-Disclosures Standard.

the Easter bonnet are already up for
Observation-Disclosures Standard.
1t seems a little strange to be dis
cussing car shortage right now. but 1t
is well to be prepared for the rush
that Is coming.-Missoulian.
Western Montana wants that indie
pendent smelter and will guarantee, to
feed 1t all the ore needed to make 1t
q winner from a financial standpoint.
-Missoula Herald.
With the doors OF the State bank Of
Butte open once more for business
the last sign Of the rich mans panic
noticed in Montana has been obliter-
ated.-Helena Record.
And now the report of the statisticlan
shows that the average yield OF wheat
per acr in Montana is 40 bushels and
the average yield of oats is so bush
els to the acre. Verify Montana is
great!-Dillon Tribune.
The cool manner in which this or
that class requests abrogation OF the
rate law throws a striking light upon
our national character. Law mean
less to us than to any great people in
history.-Butte Inter Mountain.
The present weather makes the
farmer think and prepare for early
work. The season of 1908 will see
double the amount Of ground In cult
walton in Dawson county than any
former year. AL | the new settlers
that have located in the county since
last spring are practical farmers and
most OF, them brought machinery with
which to till the soil.-Glendive hide
pendent.
A farmer living at Joliet, Carbon
county, boasts the OWNERSHIP of the
champion Jersey COY Of the state. It
is claimed that last year he sold from
this COW 600 pounds of butter and
1000 gallons Of milk, which added to
his bank account the sum Of $3.50. II
we could get 10 cows like this one we
would be tempted to quit the newspa-
per business and start a dalry.-Vir.
ginia City Times.
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INTEREST TO AeRIcULrURlsTs

INTEREST TO AGRlcULTURlSTS
There are two measures pending in
congress-, which were under discus
sion last week, that are especially in
teresting to agriculturists and the peo-
pie of the northwest. One is the bill
which provides that the railroads Of
the northwest must open their land
grants to settlers and the other is the
bill, introduced by Congressman Scott
of Kansas, providing for the estab-
lishment of 100 experimental stations
in four western states.
1t is time that the railroads were
compelled to throw open their land
grants for settlement. The land was
granted to them for the purpose Of en-
couraging settlement and not to pro
mote speculation.
It would seem that the railroad com
panies of their own volition for bust.
ness reasons would open their land
grants in order to increase the bust.
u06S III liz CSII4COly Wu0IS Lie 4dHu
grants are situated. The trouble is
that the valuable Of the land is in.
creasing rapidly and the subsidiary
companies, which hold the grants, are
making money by holding the land
But now that the public domaini is being
rapidly exhausted it would seem that
congress would act wisely In enacting
legislation forcing the railroad com
panies to throw their land grants open
to settlement.
The proposition to establish agri
cultural stations is also a good one
Such stations have been conducted In
different sections OF Montana by the
state government and they have
proved very beneficial. It would seen
that the establishment OF such sta
tons would enable the government t.
teach the farmers by demonstration
how to most scientifically farm theil
land.
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Appeals and proclamations are be-
ing issued exhorting the population to
protest in every way possible against
the warlike plans Of the sultan. The
league holds that war would be espe-
cially disastrous at this time, as there
is a famine in Asia MINOR.
At Tfis the appearance Of hostility
has not abated. The Russian military
authorities have ordered that all
horses in the Caucasus available for
military purposes be registered.
The doctors OF Tinis held a meet
ing recently and volunteered their
services in case OF war.
Reason for Hostility.
The concentration OF Turkish re-
serves on the Persian and Russian
frontiers in Asia. Minor is an outcome
of the difficulty with Persia. Recently
NHEEANlaFf[ rAEHU EHMEE .HH#7
the Turkish troops crossed the Per
sian frontier in the vicinity Of Uru.
miah and committed depredations.
To this Russia under her treaty obi
cations to Persia objected, and began
the concentration of a strong force
on the frontier OF the Caucasus. This
show of military activity was thought
to have been sufficient To put a stop
to the Turkish aggression and the
Russian movement was said to have
been discontinued.
II the reports from Armenia :
true, the difficulty in Asia Minor,
which is closely connected with the
railroad aspirations Of the powers in
the balkans, may ASSUME serious I'm
port.
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POLICE CHARGE SOCIALISTS,

solingen, French Prussia, Feb, IT,
The socialists OF this city assembled
around the city hall yesterday and
cheered for universal suffrage. The
police made a charge on the crowds,
scattering them and arrested many Of
the disturbers.
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Again the democrats are displaying
wonderful ability in electing the entire
ticket before election. The trouble Is
when the time comes they usually
fail to deliver the goods.
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Judge Smith may be right; juries
probably ought to be given credit for
having some intelligence, but the YER
diets some have returned in Montana
certainly don't inspire confidence.
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Even though he was defeated in
Ohio in bis efforts to secure a delega-
ton against Taft, there is consolation
for Senator Foraker in the fact that
Congressman Dawes, a staunch Taft
man, was defeated for denomination
by a Foraker adherent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-18

The proposed increase Of pay for
soldiers, amounting to abort 81 per
month for the privates, sounds much
like a lemon was being handed the
soldiers. It is a great thing to serve
ones country in time Of war, but it is
worth more than SIT per month to
stand the bullying Of officers in times
OF peace.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-18

What a pity that some one did not
give the class in which Admiral
Bronson graduated from the naval
academy the same advice Secretary OF
War Taft gave the graduating cadets
at West Point the other day about
keeping the mouth shut and obeying
orders?
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INTERESTING FACTS.

Titled foreigners are focking to this
country to witness the wedding Of
Miss Theodore Shonts and the Due de
Chaulnes Saturday.
Onward, Christian Soldiers" and
other material hymns were condemn
ed in speeches at a meeting Of the
Women's Peace Circle In New York
City as tending to militarism.
Treatment Of the sick by Christ
ian psychology will be tried exper-
mentally at Christ Episcopal church,
New York City, during the third week
of Lent. No fees will be charged.
That railroad companies in New
York State must observe the injunc-
ton, This Side Up" placed on a
freight package has been decided by
the New York Court Of Appeals In a
Pennsylvania railroad ase
The Detroit House OF Correction
cleared last year $35, 900, which will
be turned into the treasury OF the
city. Men prisoners were employed
principally in the making OF chairs,
and, the women in making and card
ing buttons.
Clarence barrow, the Chicago. attor.
ney who defended Haywood and Pet
tibone. who has been in q Los Angeles
hospital for some time, has left for
Chicago, where he will conduct the
defense Of a friend which he was com
PEELED to drop.
Judge McLemore Of Norfolk, Va,
has decided in q strike case that no
injunction could lie until violence
against the plaintiffs or their proper.
ty is attempted by the defendants,
and that members of the engineers
union were within their rights In try
ing by argument or other fair mean
to have employees OF the plaintiffs quit
their employment.
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The marriage Of Miss shonts to the
Due de Chaulnes is said to have been
a love match. Probably true-love
for money. s5}
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The war talk from Japan will prob
ably grow less as the huge squadron
of American warships nears the
United States.
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Bandit Raisuli's refusal to enter
vaudeville almost causes us to lose
the admiration we had for his bargain
driving propensities.
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The government printing Office
seems to have it's attention diverted
from the spelling reform to a more
strenuous reform.
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AGED COUPLE DIED TOGETHER,

Fort Worth. Texas. Feb. 17.-After
living together so pears. Nr. and Mrs.
e. &. Leggett, both past 80. we're
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STATE E

Although Lent hasn't so much as
begun yet, plans and specifications for
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Special offer to odd Subscriber
ends February 80. See advertise
ment.
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VAPOR
CHOKES VISITORS
CITY HALL FORCE HAD MUCH
AMUSEMENT YESTERDAY.

The removal Of two girls one sut.
ierinx from d~iphthesia, from the room
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taken suddenly III at the same time
and died simultaneously, from natural
causes, at their home in Keller, Texas,
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WAR SCARE in RUSSIA

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