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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-10-07
WATERSON ON F..
K0HR'S LETTER

Some time ago the president ad-
dressed letter to "My dear Mr..
Kohrs' of Montana. Owing to the
fact that letter is occasionally lost
in transmission, the President guarded
against any such mishapby addressing
his letter in care of the Associated
Press, and "My dear Mr.. Kohrs" was
known to be "dear" to the President,
by millions of our citizens, before he
had slipped his black coffee on the
morning of the letters publication.
There were many comments on the
letter by the press OF the country, it
really being taken seriously in some
cases, but an editorial in the Louisville
Courier Journal is 50 replete with a
good humored analysis of the Pres
ident's letter. while at the same time
it 50 tersely emphasizes the fact that
the ''pen is mightier than the sword'
in enabling would be great man to
make an ass of himself, that we re-
produce 1t verbatim. The editorial is
entitled: ellis Sentiments known At
Last" and reads as follows:
"The letter Of President Roosevelt
to his friend Kohrs, Of Montana, at
last clears up all doubt and makes un
mistakeable the Chief Executives
preferences as his successor. He makes
plain that those who thought he was
for Chaplin were far wrong, while the
Others who suspected him Of being
committed to the candidacy Of Debs
were not nearer right. With equal
frankness he upsets the theories Of
those persons who believed he might
be an entr iastic supporter Of
Hearst's Hisgen and the few others
who held the ide4 that way down in
,ah!s heart he had I, feeling for BRYAN.
| Tom watson he leaves out in the
cold. The Presidents support Is not
for him. Whom's he for? A careful
perusal Of his letter must convince
the open-minded and conservative
reader that the president is for Taft.
Almost anyway you read it--Whether
upside down, down side up, horizon
TALLY, vertically, metaphorically, lit
orally OR analytically-the conclusion
is we'll nigh inescapable-he's, for
Taft. 1t is not believed that all the
other presidential candidates will
withdraw on the strength of the sur
prising announcement, but their dis
appointment must be almost unbear-
able.
"There were, Of course, long ago,
rumors to the effect that the President
was for Taft and the rumors would
not down, but they could never be
traced to authenticity. The Presidents
sphinx-like silence on the subject,
his studied attitude of absolute i'm
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-10-07

The reception rendered TO Reverend
Father Eberschweiler, on Monday ev
ening, in the Opera House, on the oc-
casion Of the Fiftieth Anniversary of
his entrance into 1.-THE Society Of
Jesus was largely attended by Havre
citizens, who assembled to do honor to
the revered Father, the esteemed
friend and the respected citizen. The
address Of Father Eberschweiler, in
which he gave modest account of his
llfe's work, from the time Of his boy
hood days in far off Germany, to the
time Of his locating in Havre, and his
work since coming into tile community,
was intensely interesting. as he simp-
ly yet graphically illustrated the
work of a life devoted to the uplifting
of mankind. The entertainment in
cluded finely rendered musical pro-
gram, vocal and Instrumental, Direc-
tor Hilla's orchestra, adding greatly
to the enJoyine Of the happy occasion
1ne opera house was beautifully dec
Grated, the color scheme being yellow,
commemorative Of the golden ami
versary being celebrated, and punch
was served through the evening from
a golden bowl.
Father EberschWeiler was lit
orally showered with congratulations
and was made the recipient Of a beau
tiful purse, containing a substantial
offering from his people and friends.
A letter Of congratulation and good
will from Mr.. Christler, In behalf OF
the members Of ST.. Marks was received
by Father Eberschweiler, and IS a
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-10-07

The arst big gun Of the campaign
was ared on Wednesday night, when,
witharally unparalleled In the history
Of Uhouteau county, the democrats
assembled at the opera house, for the
Inauguration of the vigorous policy to
be pursued during the campaign.
The coming of Governor Norris had
heen well advertised, and from the
time OF his arrival in the city, until
his departure, he was the recipient Of
8 spontaneous and genuine ovation.
When Chairman Campbell called
the assemblage in the opera house TO
erder at s O'Clock, every seat was
occupied as we'll as every inch Of
standing room. The stage which was
tastefully decorated, was occupied by
the speakers, candidates and mem-
hers Of the reception committee, The
chairman, after stating the object OF
the meeting, and briefly outlining the
Rrinciples and aims Of the democratic
Rsrty, introduced the first speaker Of
the evening, the Rev. Leonard y.
Uhristler. Particular significance at
taoilsd to the address Of Mr.. .Christler,
for while he was the unanimous
choice Of the party, as expressed in
the convention at Fort Benton, for
the Office of member of the legislature,
he had not as yet publically or
fornaally signified his acceptance Of
the nomination.
Owing to the fact that Governor
Norris was obliged TO leave On the
q entana Central train, the time
allotted to the speaker yas necessarily
cartailed, but Mr.. Christler's address,
rhilc brief, left no doubtin the minds
Of any Of his hearers, as to his po.
s;tion, and that is the support OF o
~overnment of good principles, as ad-
vocated by Jefferson, jackson ana
grvan, the great triumvirate OF SIN
care and honest workers for the COM
.,on good of the common people. Mr.
na,ristler's address was llsteheu 10
With earnest attention by his hearers,
.rd was frequently interrupted with
.polause, but his formal announce
.,ant Of his acceptance of the nom
ination rendered him was received
w;th ar outburst of enthusiasm seldom
w;tnessed at any public gathering
political or otherwise oaio "i'
nhristler, in closing his address:
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-10-07

9:l5 to 9:55-Psychology. DIR. Bell.
9:55 to l0:30-Arithmetic, Prof. Har-
mon.
Intermission.
1880 to 1l:15-Language, Mrs Cooley.
Ills to l2-Literary Interpretation,
DR.. Bell.
Noon intermission.
1:25 to :35-Instrumental solo, Miss
Buckingham.
1:35 to 2:15-Literature, Mrs. Cooley.
2:l5 to Calisthenics, Mrs. West
cOtt.
Intermission.
2:45 to 3:l5-Pedagogy, DR.. Bell.
3:l5 to 4-Grammar, Prof. Harmon.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8.
900 to 9:l5-Music, Invocation, Rev.
L. J. Christler.
9:55 to lO:30--A rthmetic. Prof. Har-
mon.
Intermission.
1O:4O to 11:l5-Language, Mrs. Cool
ey.
1l:15 to 12-Literary Interpretation
Noon intermission.
l:25 TO l:4O-Vocal solo. Miss Eva
deLorimer.
LAO to 2:20-Literature, Mrs. Cooley
Intermission.
2:4o to 3:l5-.Pedagogy, DR.. Bell.
3:l5 to 4--A:as n,s, Educational Ten
denciess Harmon.
Is .sm4 AK, OCTOBER 10,
900 t Opening exercises. In
vocation4 ~. w. ". Liston.
9:l5 to 9:55-Psychology, DR. Bell
9:55 to lo:30-Spelling, Prof. Har-
mon.
IntermissiOn.
1910 to ll:l5-Language, Mrs. Cool
ey.
ILLS to l2--pedagogy, DR.; Bell.
fntermission.
1:25 to 1:35--Instrumental music.
Miss De Boos.
1:35 TO 2:2o-Literature Mrs. Cooley.
2:30 to 3--Address, Prof. Harmon.
lntermissiOn.
$40 to 3:25-Music.
1925 to 4-Literary Interpretation.
DR.. Bell
EVENING SESSION.
Thursday evening, at s o'clock, i'll
formal reception to all teachers and
friends Of education at Hotel Havre.
Friday evening, at s o'clock, music,
address, "The Genius Of Isben," by
DR.. Sanford Bell.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-10-07

LIP. Benedict, Deputy Commission
er of Labor and Agriculture, is in the
city on business connected with his.
department.
Miss Jennie Brady, cousin, ,and Lor-
eta May, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter DesRosier, returned this
morning, from three months visit in
Deadwood and Lead. South Dakota
and Butte, Montana,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-10-07

on Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone,
when the last assets men possess,
their lives, were hanging in the balance
in the Idaho courts.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-10-07
SPEAKING
APPOINTMENTS
HON. j. K. BRAMBLE,
Democratic Candidate for County
Attorney:

Chester, Oct. 7,
WhitlasE, Oct. s.
Gold Butte, Oct. o.
Dodson, Oct. 13.
Zortmali, Oct. Is,
Harlem, Oct. IT.
Chinook, Oct. 20. ......
Fost !n.snton, Oct. p.
Big Sandy, Oct. "a.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-10-07
EVENING SESSION.

Thursday evening, at s o'clock, i'll
formal reception to all teachers and
friends Of education at Hotel Havre.
Friday evening, at o'clock, music,
address, "The Genius Of Isben," by
DR.. Sanford Bell.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

,r Fowler. Mr.. Arthur Hoehcr. Mr. H
NJ .,n,cr Mr Irving r. Wiles and others.
v -. n North. the bookseller, is exhibit
NJ election Of drawings by English and
IL an Illustrators. among them William
h' George Du Maurier. Kate Greenaway.
90, % Kesne +. y Abbey. Howard Pyle. c.
JASON and q II. BoughGon.
=, she catalogue Just received Of the eN-
-, a the Corcoran Gallery il is To be
- that \ most interesting collection has
ga e,-,,es for this second demonstration in
-. bu;ding at Washington. We reproduce
ID, 5fBl eat Of the .l9a contributions accepted
-, ,,r,,s from 4 large number Of Americans
= NJ y ham are among the most distin-
t-sas members or our school -Four prizes
s.,.5 hy senator W. 4 Clark have been
.-iei th, first to Mr. Edward W. Reddeld
.7r,a Island the second To Mr. Joseph
: -sy,,r, for The Guitar Player" the third Ia
:. Robert Reid for The Open Fire and the
-,b 20 Nj Frederick {. Frieseke for Mar
10 The first prize consists OF S2sh and 4
"A medal. The second Of 81. 100 and silver
3,r IN, third % 81 NRH and a bronze medal
I'd the fourth NJ $40 and Honorable Men
~ ,e-t Iffcate. The exhibition OF the works Of
.bs la1e Augustus Saiut-tiauions which has
s--7ultan,ausiy been opened at the Corcoran
Gallery provides the occasion for elaborate
-,frrc uhich is - be- paid IN his honor on
re,rnlh IL on that date. in the evening. the
american Institute Of Architects will hold a
remoriaI meeting in the presence Of the sculp-
a~.s works There Will be short address"~ b.
;,-retary Root: the Italian. French. Brazilian,
s-itIsh and Japanese Ambassadors, and the
,sar.s.. i AfTaires of Mexico. Letters from art
a-i-t,aS in France. Great Britain. Germany and
taly VIII also be read r g
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

dealers and amateurs who have paid big prices
Tor works frauduIently attributed to living
painters.
TIL. latest case is that Of a wealthy amateur.
u e r,.siding in the Boulevard Malesherbes'
Who last July bought Of a picture broker fine
ra-f.fs-, street scene bearing the signature Of
Claude Monet. and representing. with charac-
.a-s-f imposition and cleverly brushed colors,
~. -Tue de TAbreuvoir' at Montmartre. The
rlr- -fFassr a lew weeks ago was astonished to
hear en. II his guests express doubts as TO the
g-n.ITan4ss Of the canvas To make sure. they
consulted N. Durand- -Ruel, the expert dealer,
who mas in his gallery a large number Of
Msnets He was surprised at the appearance Of
The picture which was most sklfully executed
Rark He had It photographed, and the photo
gan vas sent TO II. Monet at Venice. The
reply came back with promptitude III. Monet
a1Hpgnced that the picture had never been
painted 10y MIN, but that the signature was imi-
rated with absolute accuracy. NJ ChenebenOit.
the examining magistrate. In pursuance OF the
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

oornplaint fled by the purchaser, summoned and
questioned the picture broker who had sold him
The work The broker revealed the name Of the
nerson from whom he had bought the picture'
this person was found. and. when examined ne
5ac,ara5 that he had purchased it at an auction
4, 1o,don The investigation is now being con-
.,,,od in london. but this change of venue to
oro5ber country involves much red tape and
7e,a1- that there seems to be but faint chance OF
bringing the original vendor to book. The Paris
Tribunal has named Messrs. Georges Petit and
Carrier -Beileuse as experts, To investigate halt
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

Doctor this mosaic up with the aid Of photo
graphs reproduce with panstaking exactitude
the signature, Claude Monet" and the trick 81
done.
The tribunals have 50 far. not been very sue
cessful in discovering the offenders The Paris
judges. however. declare that they trust the
Partisan jurymen will pronounce the maximum
penalty for persons found guilty Of making or
knowingly selling forged pictures. The law Of
1895 holds such offenders liable to imprison-
ment from one to five years. with a finc OF from
IL to 1900 francs c. i. L
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

4 dozen cases now pending in regard to forged
paintings attributed To living artists
The methods employed by the perpetrators OF
these art forgeries are ingenious. Do you want
to 'fabriCate'' Claude Monet? Nothing
SIMMER Go to the Luxembourg and copy. for
instance. the famous Church at Fetheul {;
then copy bit of foliage from the Garden at
Giverny": follow this up with a bit from the
''Seine at Argenteuil": afterward reproduce
patch of clouds and sky from the "Bateaux
de PlaisanCc." and wind up with a stretch Of
meadow land from Champs en- Normandie.'
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
THE PICTURE FORGER.
U0-c He Is Inundafing Paris 7c1th
HIS (TcTcr York
Paris. December :

Paris. December .
--,rlis IN false pictures with forged signatures
IS assumed and alarming proportions
fsi,nerte this Illicit commerce has been usually
limited to counterfeit oanVases Of old masters
: r ,rtis,s Who have died within the last seV-
- ,-.srs such. for instance. as DelaCroIX. Fro
-, T,alhigny Corot. Diaz. Henner. Alfred
s,.,-.ns Troyon or Charles Jacque- Picture
7.sr.rs experts and purchasers of works of art
a-p now pertuTbed by the appearance in auc-
.,ons and At the shops Of curiosity dealers Of
hundreds of paintings bearing the forged sigma
t,,ras II Monet. Harpignies, Raffaeli. Didier-
Pauget. Roll. Picard. Carrier-Belleuse and
others The Paris police courts have already
taken ooguizance Of fifteen complaints made by
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

n fine or Imprisonment in some
Federal Jail or penitentlary; wheL
they ask for bred, the Republican
party gives them stone. The
News and its Republican friends
would take away the lahoring
mans constitutional right of free
speech and contractual rights,
whenever those rights, in the
slightest degree, in any way effect
the owners of swollen fortunes"
or great corporations.
We believe Congressman Smiths
action in this regard, together with
his action in introducing the ma
tlonal eight hour bill and the bill
to accord the right of a trial by
jury to anyone charged with con-
tempt Of Federal Court or Judge,
will meet with the hearty approval
of the voters of this district, and
this approval will be substantially
demonstrated by his denomination
mt the Democratic primary next
August and bis triumphant re-
election next November.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

yet to circumscribe the limits of
these very conservative and putri.
olic' Federal judges in their anti.
labor opinions.
There If not much danger of
the wage Garner getting more than
his dues IN this corporation ridden
country. ! had rather be found on
the side of the oppressed of all
ages than against them, even if in
doubt as to my exact legal status
in the matter. trust the amend.
ment will be adopted.
The News and its Republican
friends are very evidently afraid of
the so called labor vote of this
Congressional district, and are
more afraid that Congressman
Smith will do or say something
that will convince the voters that
he and the Democratic party are
true friends of the laboriug man.
The amendment was supported by
some of the ablest Democrats in
Congress; among them were Clark
DeArmond and all the other Dem
ocrats from Missouri. Bartlett of
Georgia, Williams of Mississippi
and many others; but it was finally
voted down by the Republicans.
1t is true that labor unions
lave found out that strikes and
boycotts rarely gain the desired
end" for the very pertinent reason
that such Federal Judges as former
Judge William II Taft, now Secre-
tary of War, and leading candidate
for the Republican nomination for
President, make it impossible for
laborlng men to get anything but
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

had paid anything like that, it
would he in better condition. The
conceusuS of opinion is that it has
been run at loss, certainly not at
n profit. Aud it is n fact, also,
that private business concerns are
run on much more economical
scale that public institutions, for
those directly interested are trying
to make living or something
more ont of the business. while in
public plants, what is everybody ;
business is generally nobody's
business, ami extravaganza or
worse crceps in sooner or later.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
JUST AN AMENDMENT To \
TOO SWEEPING Law.

Congressman Smith introduced a bill
IN Congress last week to make boycotts
immune from injunction by the courts.
OF course the bill was defeated by both
democratic and Republican votes. La
Dor unions have found out that strikes
and boycotts rarely gain the desired end
and that the just claims Of labor can be
gained quicker in more pcareable ways.
Pennington News.
The above very clearly shows
that the News tries to convey the
impression that the Republican
party and the News are friendly to
labor, and at the same time, either
Intentionally or ignorautly mis-.
states the facts concerning Con.
CHEESEMAN'S Smiths official act for
the purposes of political effect.
The trae facts are, that Congress
is now, each day, devoting much
time to the revision and codifica-
ton of the penal laws of the United
States. The bill being thus con
sidered is supposedly a non. part
san report of the Joint Committee
of the Senate and House on the
Revision of the Laws. On Friday,
January 10th, Congress had under
consideration section 10 of this
code, which is ms follows:
"If two or more persons conspire to
injure, Cypress, threaten or intimidate
any citizen in the free exercise or ell.
joynent Of any right or privilege secured
to him by the Constitution or laws OF
the United States, or because OF his
having 50 exercised the same, or if two
or more persons 90 in disguise on the
highway, or on the premises Of an.
other, with intent TO prevent or hin.
der his free exercise or enjoymen,
of any right or privilege so secured,
they shall be fined not more than S..
900 and imprisoned not more than
ten years; and shall, moreover, be there.
after ineligible to any Office or place OF
honor, profit, or trust created by the
Constitution or laws of the United
States"
Congressman Smith, on Satur-
day, January llth, offered the fol.
lowing amendment to this section,
as follows:
Provided, that nothing in this section
shall embrace any agreements made by
labor or trade unions that shall result in
or affect the declaring of strike or
boycott, nor any ehofts in the exercise
OF free speech made by such labor or
trade unions after such strike or boycott
shall have been declared: Provided,
such efforts are made in peaceable
and provided further that they
are made for the purpose OF inducing
persons to act with them and
against the company OF corporation
against which the strike or boycott has
been declared, even though such COM
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

Citizen, who replies to some
Of the reasons given by THE TINES
last week against the experiment
of bonding the city for municipal
lighting plant at this time, when
the city is in need of so many more
important improvements. tells rs
that we may have all of these IN
time if the people will vote for
them Certainly we might have
them If the people are willing to
swamp themselves with taxation;
but his castle in the air about the
municipal lighting plant paying
itself out without affecting the
taxes of property holders is not
borne out by the experience of the
small towns and many of the larger
ones that have tried the expert.
ment. Theory always suffers when
the test of practice is applied; the
cost almost invariably exceeds the
estimates, fact which our young
friend will learn as he grows in
age experience.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

The air castles which the advo-
Gates of a municipal lighting plant
are building out of their figures
and with which they are deceiving
themselves into the belief that the
city can he bonded to its utmost lin.
it without hurdening the property
holders with taXes-indeed, as they
vainly imagine, without increasing
the taxes at all--are sure to vanish
as all air castles do. Have you
thought out what n municipal plant
would have to earn over and above
operating expenses to materialize
such a dream9 Besides paying all
operating expenses, repairs and
keeping up the lines, the salaries
of everybody connected with the
plant, and hundred other expenses
that are never foreseen, it would
have to earn 81 go a year to pay
the interest on the bonds at ) per
cent, provided the bonds could be
placed at that low rate of interest
just now, and 81 900 additional to
pay off as much as one bond
year, We do not think it can be
done. We do not believe there is
q $4,000 lighting plant, private or
municipal, that is paying divi-
lend or profit OF 10 per cent, even
1t the usual prices charged for
lights. If the private plant here
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
Why Colds Are Dangerous.

II you would be immune from dis
ease, keep the system healthy Each
successive cold weakens the constitu-
ton aud renders infectious disease
more liable. Chamberlain Cough
Remedy will cure your cold promptly
and restore the system to lis normal
condition. For sale by +. NJ Laak-
man.
John Swaringen of Iron county
killed one hundred squirrels during
the present season,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

Information as to how a city may
borrow money without taxing its
citizens to pay it back furnished on
application by the advocates of the
municipal lighting plant scheme.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

Mr. Taxpayer, you may rest as
sured that if you vote to bond the
city for an additional S2J, 600 you
will be taxed to meet the interest
on the bonds and to create a sink
ing fund to pay off the debt, just
as you "ce being taxed to pay the
interest of our waterworks bonds
and to create a sinking fund to
pay off these bonds. II the light.
ing plant should prove successful,
that is, he self sustaining, those
people who use the lights in their
residences may get them little
cheaper from the city than from a
private enterprise, but if you are
outside the wired limit you will
simply he taxed to furnish them
this cheaper light, just as so many
Of our people are taxed to furnish
water and fire protection to Il ia
vored portion of the town while
they are deriving no benefit what
ever from it-not even protection
from the danger of fire. Don't
you think, If we are to saddle any
more bonds on the city it would be
better to use them to extend the
waterworks so you will get some of
the benefits enjoyed by the now
favored portion of the town.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

We believe in encouraging pri
vate enterprise. not IN using the
power of municipal corporation
to drive il out Of business. We
believe that private enterprise helps
to build up the town and the coun.
fry
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

Au additional bonded indebted
ness of S2j, OOO reaching the very
limit under the law for which
Pennington may bond itself, would
leave us in poor way to make
some badly needed improvements,
to say nothing of extending the
waterworks so that the other 30 or
GO per cent of our people could
get some of the water and fire pro-
lection for which they are being
taxed for the benefit of others.