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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-22
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-22

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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-22
Libed for Divorce.

Sheriff Glynn County. Georgia
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
A CURIOSITY IN POLITICS.

.rLE ~ "a AEEf
Montana has q curiosity in the realm
OF politicians live political dopster,
who has refused the pro1er OF a fat
federal appointment. He 10 the Hon.
Fletcher Maddox Of Great Falls, chair
man Of the republican state central
committee, who has declined the APP
pointment as solicitor OF the internal
revenue bureau Of the United States.
in his letters to Senator'S Dixon and
Carter turning down the appointment
he asserts that it is because he wants
to stay in Montana and contribute to
the success Of the party by working
on the firing line. There may be other
reasons for the refusal. The Gazette
is not in a position to state. What we
admire, however, is to find a political
leader in the party for whom q fat
political snap in Washington has no
attractions. It Is gratifying indeed to
find In politics a.man who is not out
after an ONCE or who has not an az to
grind. Mr., Maddox Is not only q rare
specimen in politics, but he issa credit
to the party
L ga -EG.L 60 ~ maw
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
FIRST WITH THE NEWS.

Another excellent illustration Of how
The Gazette always is the first news.
paper in eastern Montana to print
the important news was given yester.
day. This paper, through Its special
edition, was the first to give the peo-
pie of Billings and the Yellowstone
valley authentic information about
the murder Of Sheriff James T. Webb
by William G. Bickfourd, an alleged
horsethief. Usually the regular edi.
ton OF The Gazette is able to present
the news before any other papers In
eastern Montana, but when II. is not,
The Gazette can be relied upon to be
enterprising enough to publish a spe'
cial edition giving the public the first
authentic news on any subject import.
ant to the people Of this community.
1t Is the aim of The Gazette to al
ways be first with the news.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
HOLD 1t IN BILLINGS.

r1OllOG " &slNse 0sIl,1SNNS
The republican state central com.
mittee will meet In Helena on April A
to select the time and+places for hold.
ing the two state conventions which
will convene this year. one to name
delegates to the national convention
and the other TO nominate q state
ticket. It 10 to be hoped that the com.
mitteemen will bear IN mind that Bill
iIgs would like to entertain the con.
yontion which meets in the fall to
name a state ticket. BY that time the
Milwaukee and Billings a Northern
railroads will be operating trains on
schedule time and Billings win be
one OF the most central points In the
state. This, combined with the repu-
tation Billings has for entertaining
state gatherings, should be strong
argument for bringing the convention
tere. The Billings boosters will do
their part to make the, convention =
succesa II II, comes to the Magic city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
to see that such an escape could not

to see that such an escape could not
take place. : Nj
Some explanation should soon be
coming from the omcials in charge Of
the Helena Jail as to how the escape
was brought about under the very
eyes Of the authorities. It Is really
hard to understand how the escape
could have been so successful. The
spokesman-Review Of Spokane. WASH.
speaks % probably most newspapers
in the northwest feel in the follow.
ing:
"The jail oficials Of Helena. Mont,
are placed in an unenviable light by
the escape OF the two train bandits,
Mcdonald and Frankhauser. They had
been informed OF plans being con
cocted to get the men out Of jail.
They knew that their prisoners were
desperate characters. requiring special
precautions to prevent any scheme to
break out. Their experience with
criminals should have warned them to
|ibe particularly on the alert.
"The. Testimony OF those who know
the Helena jail is to the effect that it
is a modern structure, well built and
providing as good a place of confine-
ment as any structure Of the kind. In
view Of all the circumstances and
conditions it will seem strange to the
average individual that the escape
should have been made with such com
parative ease"
To say the least it looks bad. The
public is bound to think that there Is
something wrong in Denmark until
some satisfactory explanation Is Civ
en-. It would seem ~sufacient time had
TRANSFERRED since the escape to permit
ar such an exclamation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
THE HELENA JAIL BREAK.

The newspapers OF the state have
not touched upon the escape Of the
Great Northern train robbers from
the Helena jail to any great extent
editorially. They are probably wait
ing the outcome of the investigation
into the escape, which was ordered
by the federal court, or else cannot
find words in the English language to
properly express their surprise at the
fact that two desperate characters
were able to saw through several par
titions OF steel bars, supposed to be
proof against saws such Is used by
the men who escaped from the Hell
ena jail. walk through q large jail
yard. scale a kennell in which blood
hounds we're kept and escape. while
extra guard was watching the jail
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, iHosrELRY Is
BuRNED 70 GROUND.
POLITICIANS LOSERS
Baggage 10 Burned, Even While the
Guests Strive FrantlcaiIy to Rescue
u at Risk Of LIves-euildins Was
an Old Fire Trap.

Springfield, Ills, March 26.-Fire
that started at noon today and was
practically under control an hour lat
er, caused damage estimated at $7O,-
900 to the Leland hotel, one Of the
best known hotels in the country.
Most OF the delegates attending the
republican convention had rooms at.
the hotel and nearly all Of them lost
their baggage. Most Of the delegates
were at the convention at the time OF
the fire. As far as known no lives
we're lost. All Of the attendants, 1t is
believed. made their escape, as did
the guests who we're In the building
when the fire broke out.
The fire started at 10 o'clock in the
upper floor from some unknown.
cause. "A heavy wind was blowing
and It was soon evident that the
building was doomed.
Act Like Madmen. s
Many Of the guests acted like mad
men, being determined to save their
valises and other property. even at
the expense Of their lives. They
fought with the policemen at the
doors and while one Officer war
wrangling with q number OF persona
trying to prevent their entering the.
building, q dozen other guests slipped
past and dashed into the flooded lob
by, dArted up stairs and made an Ct
fort to save their property. They
only succeeded in getting out a small
portion of their belongings. All are
believed to have gained the, street in
safety. s
The hotel stood at the corner of
Sixth street and Capitol avenue and
was i've stories in height. The build
ing was old, entirely OF wood construc-
ton and made splendid food for the
flames.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
m0YER OPTIMISTIC
ON MINING AFFAIRS
PRECEDENT or WESTERN FEEDERS
ALTON SEES PROSPERITY

San Diego, March 26.-In an inter-
view published today. Charles H.
Meyer, president Of the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners, said:
Every condition Of the mining In
dustry in Colorado, Idaho. Montana
and other western states Is improving
rapidly and / look to e things on q
most prosperous basis by the middle
Of August"
Nj. Meyer. who came to visit
George H. Pettibone during the lat
ter's illness, was himself taken Ill
With q severe attack Of asthma and is
now barely convalescent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

ations, and, while healthy and appar-
emily strong, they have grown small.
er and are now races Of small, short
men. 8g5s. sgas
There are examples of individuals
who injure themselves by overeating,
but these are isolated cases. The
race that eats the most, other condi-
tons being equal, is going to develop
the most, and do the most work. The
man with the fullest stomach is not
only capable Of doing the most work,
but he has that within him which
gives him the heart and inclination to
do It. A man whose stomach gnaws
cannot have Jan undivided purpose IN
the pursuit Of anything else, and with
half q mind or hi0aching will not &C.
complish great things.
BLESSED is the man who does not
know how he eats. A mouthful OF
food should pass. on its way automat-
ically and without the knowledge OF
the. man who chews it. He who
mixes mathematics with his food by
counting % times or each bite is on
the road to emaciated. sad-faced dys-
pepsia. Life has nothing that Is
worth while for him. I fail to see
the use Of wasting too much time on
one bite while there is another just
behind it inviting attention.
"Overeating causes less trouble in
the system than does undertaking,
and we're the score even between the
two it would be the part of philosophy
to lean to the side of the partaker OF
much food, for . goodly part Of aife's
happiness is found at the table with
q normal appetite. l am against the
capsule men,"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

President Roosevelt's special mes
sage to congress, which was read yes.
terday, is timely indeed. It points out
to the senators and representatives
the legislation that is needed and.
which the American people want. The
average citizen will endorse every
provision Of the message. It is simply
placing before congress in written
form the desires of the majority OF
citizens
Briefly summarized, the message
calls for an employers liability law
that will stand the test in the courts;
better child labor laws; protection Of
government employees who are In
jured in service; modification OF the
right to issue injunctions in labor DIFF
flculties, and the changing Of Judges
who hear evidence IN contempt Of
court cases; the amendment Of the In
terstate commerce law to permit Of
trafic agreements under certain con.
ditlons; the protection Of the minority
stockholders In the. appointment OF re-
ceivers for corporations; protection OF
labor unions and farming organiza-
lions; the amendment Of the Sherman
antitrust act to permit OF proper COM
binations Of laboring men and Of capt.
ta1ists; the abolition OF the threefold
damage clause OF the law; the protec-
ton OF workingmen In the right to
organize and to strike to enforce their
demands; the encouragement Of
trade agreements between bodies Of
laboring men and employers; needed
financial legislation; preparation for
proper tartR revision; removal Of the
tariff on wood pulp and pnlp papers;
the appointment Of q permanent
waterways commission, and laws pro,
tecting our natural resources.
Every subject called to the atten'
ton Of congress is Of vital Importance
to the nation at large. It. Il, something
upon which congress should legislate
The message Of the president can bes'
be termed "a call to the members o
congress to get to work"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
WILL BENEFIT slLL,Nos.

Nature made Billings the natural
supply point Of a vast region In east
ern Montana and: northern Wyoming.
Railroad connections IN Montana are
such that this city will probably Sc
cure her share Of the jobbing business
in the district tributary to Billings,
but the railroad communications with
northern Wyoming, especially the Big
Horn basin, Is such that Billings Is
unable to supply the merchants of the
towns IN that region with their com
modities as quickly as Is desirable. .
While we can make prices that en-
able us to compete With eastern firms.
1t Is impossible to get into the basin
as we should, owing to the round
about way the goods must travel in;
going via the Toluca branch. What is
needed Is a short and direct route into
the Big Horn basin. The proposed
Fromberg-Frannie cutoff offers this
route. It will reduce the distance
from Billings into northern Wyoming
more than 100 miles. Trains will be
able to leave here in the morning, go
into northern Wyoming, make the.
principal towns and cities and return
here early In the evening. 1t will
also reduce the freight rate, owing to
the reduction in haul. Billings boost
ers should leave no step unturned to
secure the construction Of the pro-
posed cutoh. !
The construction Of such q cuton
would mean that all goods shipped
into the Big Horn basin and all PEG.
Pile bound for that section would have
to pass through Billings and lay over
here IN place Of at Toluoa- With the
construction Of the proposed cutoff the
expenses Of the railroad company Incl.
dental to the operation Of the branch
into northern Wyoming would be
greatly reduced, owing to the decrease
in grades. The cutoff will eventually
be constructed, but Billings should
try to rush It. It means much to the
city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
Let everybody assist in cleaning up
the city and making Billings as at
tractive as possible.

HELENA TO BUILD PLAYHOUSE.
Helena, March 26.-As. the result OF
d conference here tonight with John
tCort, the, northwestern theatrical mag
nate, a committee from the CONNER
cial club announces that $37,0 900 has
been subscribed for a $4,000 theater
for Helena. The site has not yet been
selected, but 1t 10 understood that It
will be one OF the finest play houses
IN the northwest. It is announced
that active work on the new project
win. begin within I'VE weeks. !,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
a [ You WANT.

Man may now eat all he wants
without fear Of dyspepsia. mo less an
authority on the subject Of foods. than
Chief Chemist H. w. Wiley Of the
department Of agriculture. whose pure
food agitation has made him famous
DEGREES that, the dangers Of overeat,
ing are greatly exaggerated. He as
serts that there is really little harm
in eating too much, while the race al
large is benefited by the people who
eat all they want Without fear Of the
consequences. DR.. Wiley is entitled
to the gratitude Of all lovers OF good
edibles. He is for good substantial
food, and plenty Of it. None of your
breakfast food delicacies. but the real
thing in the way OF food.
The learned chemist also strikes q
blow at the scientific declaration that
eventually man will live on q few
small tablets, which will contain al
the nourishment he will need. !Thi.
is the lesson he draws from the ap
pendix:
II n small organ, in retiring from
the field OF activity. occasions the ag
ony and splitting Of blood that the ap
pendix does, where would the end be
were we to retire all those in the
lower part Of the body?. In the mean,
time how would a healthy and robust
stomach feel on one or three small
capsules a day?"
d.. Wiley is convinced that we will
go on indefinitely eating the same
quantities of food and in much the
same way, though time may bring i'm.
provement in quality and methods OF
cooking. This is what DR.. Wiley says
it should delight the man who loves
to eat even though dyspeptics warn,
scientists predict dire calamity and
cynics smile ominously:
"A great many people claim that we
eat too much and that we would be
as well OF on half the quantity. In
this connection I would cite the fact
that Americans, Canadians, and Eng.
lishmen are the greatest eaters in the
world. They are likewise the great.
est of stature, and, as a race their
size and robustness are increasing.
The Spaniards. the Italians, and the
Greeks have been underfed for gener.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
THE SENTIMENT in MONTANA.

The newspapers Of Montana are
gradually awakening to the fact that
.thessentiment in Montana, in so far as
the nomination for the presidency by
the republican party is concerned, has
been misrepresented by some Of the
leading papers of the state, who have
asserted that the people of Montana
are for Tift.s4 5s,
J, Careful reading Of the. newspapers
OF the state will convince the most
skeptical that Governor Hughes also
has a strong following In the state.
We have called attention to the atti-
tude OF the Western News and the
Plains Plainsmen on this subject, re-
printing extracts from the editorial
pages of the two papers showing that
they believe as do many eastern Mon
tanans. that while Montana may be
for Taft, it is not pledged tosthe can.
didacy Of the secretary OF war AZ yet.
The Dawson County Review, edited
by james "A. Metcalf. one Of the con
seryative newspapers OF the lower.
Yellowstone valley. in q recent Issue
devotes considerable space to Cover
nor Hughes, declaring that many PEG
pie In Eastern Montana favor his nom.
ination. Editorially It takes occasion
to call down the Butte Evening News
for misrepresenting the sentiment Of
the state by declaring that everybody
is for Taft. Editor Metcalf says:
The quiet growth Of the Hughes
movement is evidently worrying the
Taft boomers, and the press bureau is
working overtime. One Of its rabid
statements, appearing In the Butte
Evening News. is to the effect that
nine put OF ten men In the north are
for Taft. The nan who wrote that
either didn't know what he was talk
ing about, or else he penned 1t with
q deliberate Intention to deceive. It
isn't true
This Is along the line we have con-
tended. While we anticipate that
Montana will go for the republican
nominee, be he Taft or be he Hughes
or some other republican statesman.
who believes In the policies Of the
present administration, we cannot
help but protest against the deter
mined e6ort that ii being made to
make the friends Of Secretary Taft in
atsh PLACES believe that certain poll
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

The action Of the postmaster gen.
eral in revoking the privileges Of
second class matter extended to an
anarchist paper published in Pater.
son, N. j., will meet with general ap,
prevail. There are more papers Of
the same kind to which such q ruling
should extend.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
(First Publication March ~, 19os.)
PROPOSALS FOR BRIDGE AT
COLUMBUS.

First Publication March q, 1sos.)
PROPOSALS FOR BRIDGE AT
COLUMBUS.
Sealed proposals will be received at
tho ONCE Of the county commissioners
of Yellowstone county. at Billings,
Montana. April Is, 1908, for building
OF bridge across Yellowstone river be-
tween Yellowstone and Carbon coun-
ties, at Columbus, Montana; contract
ors to furnish their own plans and
specifications; cost not to exceed $780,
900; each county to pay 500 OF, the
cost; bids to be addressed to William
Barclay. chairman Of the board Of
county commissioners Of Carbon
county, at Bridger, Montana OF 9. H.
Newman, chairman Of board Of county
commissioners of Yellowstone county,
ct Billings. Montana, and marked
Bids for the construction Of bridge
at Columbus, Montana" Bids to be
opened at Billings, April Is, 1908, at
court house, at 10 o'clock q. M; bridge
site about one-quarter of a mile south
east Of present bridge across Yellow
stone river below the mouth OF old
channel OF saltwater river. Commits
sioners reserve the right TO reject any
and all bids. A certified check for I'VE
per cent $500 Of amount OF bid to
guarantee successful bidders to enter
contract and execute satisfactory bond.
should accompany each bid.
BY order OF Board Of County Com
missioners.
IRA L. WHITNEY,
County Clerk.
Dated at Billings, Mont. March 20,
1908.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
CAPTAIN KELLY INDICTED.

Chicago, March 26.-The federal
grand jury today indicted Daniel KEEL
1ly. q former captain in the United
States army. Kellysis accused Of hav-.
ing stolen quartermaster checks from
Captain William Weigel, quartermas-
ter at Fort Sheridan. Ills.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

Tennessee has split on the question
Of endorsing Taft. When 1t comes to
voting, however, Tennessee always
lines UP solidly and 1t is usually not
for the Taft party either.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
MAY AFFECT HEPBURN ACT.

MAY AFFECT HEPBURN ACT.
The reason given by the United
States supreme court for declaring
unconstitutional the Minnesota and
North Carolina laws regulating
freight and passenger rates is inter-
esting. The court held the laws to
be unconstitutional because Of the ex
cessive penalties attached to- their
violation.
While the question of the authority
Of the state and federal government
was raised in the appeals from the
lower court decisions the supreme
court did not enter into it's considera-
ton. It simply said the penalty was
too large and the two laws unconsti-
tutional.
There is such 4 striking similarity
between the penalty clauses Of the
Minnesota and North Carolina stat.
utes and the Hepburn rate law which,
under the spur Of the president, was
passed by the Fifty-ninth congress,
that the question has arisen In the
minds Of public men here as to
whether in a test case the federal stat
ute would likewise be4dec1ared uncon.
stitutional. The penalties prescribed
in the Hepburn law are no less Sc.
we're than, those specified in the laws
OF the two states mentioned. and this
fact serves to recall that when the
Hepburn bill was under consideration
in the senate, Senator Foraker, OF
Ohio. who opposed its passage. de
clared his belief in its unconstitution'
atty on the ground OF the severe pen.
alties, among others. so far. ~ ;is
known here: no concerted effort on
the part Of the railroads has been
made to test the constitutionality Of
the Hepburn act, but in view Of the
courts decisions In the Minnesota
land North Carolina cases It would no,
be surprising II this question was nov
raised and submitted to the supreme
court for determination.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

The Atlanta Constitution says 1t
still believes that Senator Waiter
son" would sound better than ''sena-
tor Bradley" Quite true, but it
would not have the force in the U. s.
senate. A.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

President Roosevelt has sent an
other message to congress suggesting
to the legislators that they do some.
thing. but 1t is a 100 to ] shot that
the advice will be UNDECIDED. @
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

II the federal authorities really want
to deport undesirable foreigners they
will begin on some of the poverty
stricken titles who come here in
search Of American brides and bank
rolls.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

The economists are kicking now be-
cause Of the waste Of 80 much powder
in the target practice. Next thing. we
hear will be their complaints about
the waste Of smoke.