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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
ECZEMA TWO YEARS
Speedily Cured by Cuticura

For two years suffered with eczema
which broke out all over my body. It
began with an itching and kept me
awake at night. tried everything that
was recommended but without results
until was advised to try Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. The first week began
to feel better; in two months the itching
had stopped and before I had used half
the Cuticura Remedies was completely
cured. Iwould not be without Cuticura
II 1t cost five dollars. James A. Arrow,
Brookland, D. c., Oct. 6 and 21. 1907"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor Of Infants, Children, and Adults con-
ssts OF Cuticura Soap (25c.l to Cleanse the Skin.
Cutcurs Ointment (50c) TO Heal the Skin and Cuti-
cura Resolvent (50c) Cor In the form Of Chocolate
Coated Pills $50 per vial OF 60) 70 Purify the Blood
Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug q Chem
Corp. Sole Props, Boston Mass.
nf-hailed Free. Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
FrREMAN RanI,y RtTpNr,,

Thomas Gillick of 4o3 Edinburgh
street, fireman employed by the Pop
ular brick company. was standing in
front of the door of an oil furnace at
the brick works yesterday when there
was a bareback in the furnace and the
heavy door was blown Off Gillick was
badly but not fatally burned about the
trunk, head and arms. The injured man
was treated at the Potrero emergency
hospital
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
California Promotion Committee
lORGANIZED 1902. )

\ORUAE ALED lSOZ-l
.PROM0TI0N-The act OF promoting advance
ment; encouragement."-Century Dictionary
Tire California Promotion committee has For its
object the PROMOTING OF California as 4 whole
1t has nothing to sell. Its energies are devoted
to fostering all things that have the ADVANCE
MENT OF California as their object. II gives
reliable information on every subject connecfed
with the industries OF California. II gives EN-
COURAGEMENT to the establishment OF new
is not Employment Agency. although Is gives
information regarding labor conditions II Dre-
business and professional activity. This commit
tee is supported by popular subscription ana
makes no charge for any service rendered. Af1lf
ated with the committee are 160 eommercIaI or
ganizations OF the state with memhersbin ~
10000 Meetings are held semfannnaI1v n
different parts OF California where matters az
state interest are discussed Headouarfers ~
the committee are maintained In San Franclsco
in California building. Union square CORRE
SPONDENCE INVITED.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
FIRES SHOT 1NTo CEILING

Carl Anderson a plumber, was drink
ing in NJ. Argers' saloon, $50 Pacific
street, yesterday morning with two
mattresses, Annie Brown and Annie
Nelson He left about IL O'Clock but
returned in about 10 minutes brandish-
ing a revolver in his hand. Shouting
Take that and I'll take one" he fired
a shot at the bar tender, but his aim
was so unsteady that the bullet lodged
in the ceiling. Policemen Jordan and
Edwards heard the shot and arrested
Anderson on a charge of assault with
intent to do great bodily harm.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
VETERINARY SURGEON NAMED

BERk ElEY, Aug. 5.--Dr. II. III. McNalr
Of this city has been appointed vet
Urinary surgeon of Berkeley on the
recommendation of Fire Chief James
Kenney.
wire of the Western Union and they
took it away from me- l own seats in
the New York stock exchange and the
Chicago board of trade that are unen-
numbered and are worth 100000, and
L have property worth that much more.
/ may be forced into bankruptcy. But
/ think 1 can settle all my accounts
and have few dollars left.
When told that it was charged that
he had embezzled stock of which he
was the custodian, he replied that there
might be question raised among his
creditors over preference in the order
of settlement, but that his books were
open and he feared no criminal action.
DORIS branch offices were located in
Butte, Spokane and Denver, as we'll as
San Francisco, and the main Office is in
Los Angeles, where most of his cred
itors are said to be.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
Closes at
Midnight Thursday
Millions of Votes

G The greatest mercantile voting contest ever lnaugu-
rated closes Thursday at midnight Many millions of
ballots have been cast in the contest naugurated by
koher & Chase last April.
q The stupendous balotng remarkable proof of the
confidence the general public eposes in Koher & Chase.
Every detail has been carried on in the open and
estants know that every promise will be kept the letter.
q Prizes totalng over $lOOOO0OO in value will be dis
tributed among over 1000 contestants
q Arrangements have been made for receiving ballots up
to the closing mnute-l2 O'clock Midnight, w. U.
time. Thursday, August 9th. at Sutter and Franklin
streets, block above Van Ness avenue Votes mailed
prior to this time will be credited upon receipt
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06

James J. Burns. a well known segg-
man. was arrested here yesterday on a
warrant charging him with burglary.
he was taken 10 Menlo Park in the
afternoon by Constable James
Cronk. He is accused Of breaking into
Wells Fargo company's Office there
early Monday morning and stealing
a quantity OF cigars, a suit of clothes
and other articles which have been re-
covered
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06

In an open letter to the public
through the medium of The Call, Mayor
Taylor laid bare yesterday the pur-
poses OF the United Railroads in try
ing 10 force the supervisors to grant
q trolley franchise over the Sutter
tracks in lower Market street
After reviewing the history Of the case
the mayor concludes that the corpora
tion is scheming to obtain trafne
monopoly at the city's entrance his
letter make il plain that no such
grab viii ever receive his sanction
The mayor further questions The
validity Of the arrangement by which
The company now holds the exclusive
privilege through the medium of its
own corporate entity and the dummy
Sutter street corporation. He points
out in conclusion how the United Rail
reads strung the overhead wires over
the Sutter street tracks without sane
tion in law. and then when called to
account resOrted to horse cars, mas
Querading under the name Of the Sut-
ter street company"
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
FINANCIAL NEWS

During these times, when money is
so scarce, the Baldwin Jewelry Com
pany have made arrangements to me-
gotiate loans on diamonds and Jewels
at current rates. 1861 Van Ness avenue
at Sutter street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
BARFS PURPOSE OF
UNITED RAILROADS
Mayor Taylor Charges Attempt
to Grab Traffic Monopoly
at City's Entrance
Open Letter Asks if Traction
Corporation Shall Profit by
Its Own Wrong

.aThe sole question Is: Shall the
United Railroads be permitted 10 take
advantage of their own wrong, and by
trick and device be permitted 10 main
tain for number of years the street
RAILWAY monopoly ON the lower part of
Market street From letter of Mayor
TavIOr
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
SIC wAITER RonBEp HER

Miss Ray Switzer. manicurist. 1885
Webster street obtained a warrant
from Police Judge Conlan yesterday for
the arrest of Paul Marketti, waiter.
on a charge Of grand larceny She
alleges that Markettf visited her last
Friday and when he departed she
missed 5ewelry of the value of $135.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
Slightly Used Pianos

Our great warehouse sale offers genuine opportunities
money We have dozens of slightly used pianos
received part payment toward the Panola Piano-the
worlds best Player Piano. Many prominent makes are
included Here is slight idea:
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
1,afrss
WANTED IN MEMO PARK

Taits Cafe was not harmed by fire
and is doing business as usual.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06

Reliable Relief for Eyes That Need
Care. Murine Eye Remedy Soothes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
Novelties in Shell Goods
Venus Hair Barrettes

Just received a new shipment of the
Venus Hair Barrette, the star of
all Hair Retainers; has the safety
lock attachment, which prevents
the stray locks from falling down;
shell or amber. Price Zoe, 15c and
zoe each.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06

DR. Alfred Eichler has resumed prac
tice. Office, 203 Church ST., cor. Mar
ket; residence, 18th and Eureka SITS.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
CnAflN
ADDRESSES AkCE
AUDIENCE HERE
CONTINUED from First Page.)

that 1t would be but a few years until
a prohibition president occupied the
White House. He discussed the growth
Of prohibition sentiment throughout
the country and especially in the
south and asserted that 1t was con
elusive evidence that the American
people are awakening to the awfulness
OF the rum trafhc and the evils conse-
iquent. He commented upon the NOR.
al phase OF the liquor traffic and said
that every "a hours 1919 innocent girls
enter sorowful lives, fully 80 per cent
of them being girls that have been
raised upon the farm. The lives OF
these girls, he asserted average less
than ave years, which is mostly due
to the liquor TRAFFIC.
Accompanied by the representative
OF the national committee in Mon.
,tana, M. s. Laremore, Mr.. Chain left
on an early morning train for Living.
iston whore he will speak this after
noon and evening.
The local prohibition club adopted q
unique manner to advertise the meet
ings yesterday. Dodgers were distrib-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
cHAFlN,s CANDIDACY.

Candidates of the dominant parties
expect to be elected. The candidate
Of the Prohibitionist party - aware OF
the fact that his is a losing fight-at
least this year. But he looks forward
to the time when he shall have gain
ed more strength. Encouraged by the
constant growth Of the Prohibition
sentiment, and the steadily growing
area OF territory where the saloon Is
q thing Of the past, he feels encour-
aged to continue the fight for what
he believes to be a principle all will
eventually adopt.
His is q cause where one PAGES
ideals above self, and casting per
esonality aside, goes out to make q
fight for the common cause. Mr..
Chain will not pe Observation-Disclosures
he does not expect to be. II his par
ty makes a proportionate gain in this
election that it has mothers, he will
election that it has in others, he will
spent. and will be satisfied to know
that gains have been made that JUS
titled the effort.
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- The ranks of thssparty.s Rsalisins
that internecineNstriEe Nonld exhaust
The u~sstulness otths organisation. he
took broadsyiewof the situation, and
laying aside his ambition ne has With
drawn. that the pert. may he the
stronger.
This seton Is more than generous
On his part, for he hal! paced pa.
triotism above sell. = trait which all
men advocate. but few practice.
Regardless Of the causes Of the op-
position e Mr.. Lindsay. this action
solidifies the party-closes up the
ranks. and permits the organization
to present 9 solid front. Atsthe same
time conformation reignrs III the enc.
my's camp. 8
While Mr.. Lindsay has caused re
toicing among the Republicans, the
Big Chiefs OF the Democracy have re.
tired to their tents. to gnash their
teeth in privacy, away from the gaze
OF a criticizing pubic.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
NATIONAL WOOL STORAGE

On the face Of II. the proposition
to establish a national wool storage
depot at some central point. seems
good. Anything that will advance the
price of wool, or rather, anything that
will give the growers q better price.
for their wool, ever though
actual market quotations r not dis
turbed, will receive more than ordi-
nary attention in this section OF the
country.
According to the plan laid down by
the committee Of the Nation Wool
Growers association, It Is proposed
to eliminate the middleman, and add
his commission to the amount paid to
the grower.
This plan does not contemplate, az
we understand it, raising the price
of the wool-but simply to break the
grasp OF that class who have in the
past been standing between the grow
er and the buyer-to the very material
oss OF the sheepmen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28

s. ssCongress, and IN those days.sas ~
theypresept,whe therewas Ansopin-
ION to be expressed. Ne Vas ready
Mllit6t tis.. He Eias a mempsr d the
Ways and Means Committees Of the
house. and was one Of the men who.
considered and recommended the
passage of#the Wilson tarins hill. He
WAS one OF the men who listened 70
the manufacturers who pleaded hour
by hour, day after day. against the
passage OF that measure. They told
him % well as the other members 0fi
the committee, that the bill would
cause them to close their plants
thereby throwing thousands Of men
out of employment. In anticipation
Of the passage Of file bill. the British
and continental factories worked
overtime. so as to be ready to flood.
the American market at the expense.
Of the workmen.
Bryan listened-and then voted for
the bill in the committee, and worked
for and helped secure its passage
through the mouse. The measure be
came a law.
Thousands Of factories ~closed--the
roads were filled with idle men,
tramping from town to town in search
Of work.
An army was organized, which
marched to Washington living pro-
test to the Congress that had ruined
them-and members of 1t we're not:
even allowed to stand On the grass
that surrounded the Capitol-theyi
were not even considered.
In this country the sheepmen were
ruined. Bryan said then that all the
Democrats proposed to do was to adj
NIT raw material free Of duty-that
was all that was done. But 1t ruined
the country-precipitated the worst
panic ever known.
Now, as then. he says that he fav-
ors, and will do all in his power, II.
elected, to put raw material on the
free list. $
That is what he did before-what
he would do again.
We lave had one dose of Bryar's
methods. If we want another let us
look at the skeleton Hopkins has
flushed from the Bryan closet, and
then decide.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
THAT HoLpuP HOAX.

When a couple of gents" under
take to startle the public with the
statement that they were the victims
Of a holdup that exists only in their
imagination, they : assuming a e !
3ioss responsibility.
To gravely announce a robbery
in the vicinity of a town Is to give
that community a bad name, which
win cling to it just as tenaciously as
1t will to an individual.
To state that a man was the VIC
tim of highwaymen near Cody might
appear very funny to the perpetrator
Of the alleged joke in Billings, for
example-but what do the people Of
Cody think about it?
suppose the case were exactly re-
versed, and that some Cody man an
nounced that he had been held up
near Billings? What would happen?
The merchants, the newspapers, and
the Chamber of Commerce would
meet, and denounce the story, as
would be perfectly proper.
What difference is there when a Bill
lings man throws discredit upon his
neighboring town?
But that is not ali. The story was
given swift legs, that it might run
long ways before 1t could possibly
be overtaken by the truth. On the
wings Of the telegraph 1t has been
borne to distant points, and Cody is
represented as the point where a bold
robbery occurred and Billings as the
supply depot of false information. So
then Billings is also a sufferer, as we'll
as Cody.
It would not be so bad were 1t not
for the feet that both Billings and
Cody are bidding for new settlers who
are crowding into rhe country look
ing for homes. A story of a stage
holdup, such as was fathered in this
city, will undo the organized effort
to advertise the city. Whereas the
people have expended thousands OF
dollars to make the country known,
this story will cost thousands in the
loss the community at large will sus
tain through the thoughtless tale OF
outlawry 'heralded with such studied
seriousness.
If the gentlemen who perpetrated
this alleged Joke experiences a
ringing sensation in their ears dur.
ing the next few days, they may be
certain that the people Of Northern
Wyoming are not silent on the su,
ject Of the smirch cast upon that sec
ton.
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WHEN DlvoRcE WAS LESS com
MON. al

H9ELHIE Tffr,aE -uI.2aTf aWNH24rha EE=
1t has been stated that divorce was
not as general one hundred years ago
AS today. That is undoubtedly true.
That domestic conditions were better
then than now, however, is doubtful.
Without entering into a discussion
OF the question of divorce, n has on
ly to read the papers of to-day. and
chen turn to thesfiles of the publlca-
lions one century back to ascertain
that, II. anything, conditions we're
worse then than now.
We see in the papers OF to-day an
nouneements Or divorce suits filed
and either granted or denied-a wire
allowed alimonN, or a father com.
PEELED to provide for his children.
The causes have nothing to do with
the case-it is the fact with which we
are dealing. GER
Now let us turn the pages back ten
score years, and what do we find?
Not the same proportion Of divorces.
by any means. Not anything like the
number of suits filed or pending-very
few divorced people.
Scanning the advertising columns
of papers of those days, however, one
is struck by the number OF notices
that appear, to the erect that John
Sosand-So notifies the public that he
will no longer be responsible for his
wife's debts" Another reads that
the wife, having left her husband, he
takes that method of notifying the
public that he will no longer provide
for her, or Be responsible for any
debt she may contract.
AS a matter Of fact, there was an
alarming number Of assertions. on the
part of both husbands and wives, and
the number OF women and children
who = compelled to sniff for them
selves, is astounding, when one con.
siders the question.
AS a matter 81 fact, domestic woes
were as great then as now, and are
probably less now, than then. since
material conditions have improved
greatly since that time.
The only difference Is IN the man.
ner in which the separation takes
place. S
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
THE BIIhINGs 3

comes frolaSAftiess City or Forsytlh,
comes from Miles City or Forsyth
--or' ny3spointsin 10. the eastern por.
ton OF the sstate-but we want q
candidate, and we think before we
get through that the party viii want
one also. ~ ssss &
The Democrats will doubtless give
to Eastern Montana just what the
Republicans seek and then. II the
dominant party fails in its duty, the
Democracy may go before the people
with the plea: 1--WE give You what
your own party denies you---vote oul
ticket"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
a DEMOCRATIC TRAP.

If there is anything that pleases g
Democrat when talking to another De
mocrat in these days, it is to point to
the columns of The Gazette, and re-
mark:
"You see that? You people do not
give Eastern Montana a square DEAL"
OF course, when he does that, he
has in mind the idea Of stirring up.
strife in the Republican RANKS. It is
part of good %generalship to divide
the enemy, and at the same time hold
your own forces well in hand. 1t is
a task that the Democrats nave never
been equal too.
Eastern Montana Republicans in the
past have had the happy privilege Of
voting for aspirants from the western
half of the state. This year we in
tend to have a candidate from the
eastern portion.
There are some who may say that
when we speak of Eastern Montana.
we mean that we want Mr.. Lindsey.
OF Glendiye. to be the candidate for
rovernor. We have not SAID %. ana
what is more to the point. We want
1t distinctly understood that we are
not supporting any particular man for
any particular once. Eliminate both
Mr.. Lindsey and Glendive likewise
the soyeraorship.. from the eontro-
versy. !,
The Republicans Of Eastern, Mon
tana want . candidate for . state Of.
dee. We do not care whether be
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
rade, tosthist rev. bolnt u : tsE

~IS|ETSETAsSF~ Y %~SA%Hss~ 8NTtTN&NF tatft ENt1 EGS&6NE
trot.
The man himself!l An object to ~
tract more attention than either the
soldiers OF the stage coaches, for the
.very reason that he carried q rifle
which no man except = soldier may
have in his possession in the Nation
Al Park. IA man with an unsealedl
weapon in a district swarming with
men in duty bound to disarm him,
Was ever robber more bold?
/. Now connect all these circumstanc-
rs, and bear in mind that when ne
stopped the first coach and robbed it,
he had to dispatch it before the next
arrived. e
The spectacle now is that OF the
looted coach hurrying down the can
ypn to summon the assistance OF the
soldiers who were approaching, and
more coaches crowding down upon
him, in turn followed by soldiers.
He could not have added or taken
from the affair one circumstance, and
the result be the same.
That 1t was the result OF lucky
laundering is hardly possible. # this
robber planned his detreat as care
fully as he apparently laid his cam
tEltEl-Ht ULlLyE EE s45E.g.N - .rM -.-E -
paign of loot, pursuit will be difficult,
though, of course he will be caught
The world is not big enough for 9
man who has committed a crime OF
that magnitude to hide in.
Experienced detectives, who have
reduced their work to a science, and
whose deductions come with clock
like precision, are alreay on the scent,
They may be slow for a time-but nc
matter where he may be, they may
surround him with a hedge of tele.
graph wires, and he may not do the
same, for they are all about him. He
is in a hurry-they are not. The truly
experienced detective never htrries-
he gives his man all the time and
rope he sees fit to make use OF.
Now then, who is he?
It is impossible that he could get
into the park and out again without
being een
If he had confedsrates, they were
well concealed-and II he vas assist
ed in leaving Of attempting to leave
the park, the matter is simplified fol
tee officers Of the Law.
Rewards have been offered, and
this, in addition to the men whose
idertity Is never known, who operate
in absolute secrecy. who are following
him, will be added every constable
and policeman, every sheriff and dep
uty, every private detective and every
citizen who might be attracted by the
price set on this outlaws head.
Truly. every hand is against u him
He has successfully planned and ex
ecnied 9 robbery the like of which, ID
un},eard OF in any land, but the very
boldness has focused upon him the
searchlights Of detektion. for THU
man, who has astonished the pdfblit
by his audacity, isArnnning counter1u
so,ooo,ooo people, Hid eseaps a u
most impossible.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
FLEET ~EvoLurloNs..

Bewildering indeed, are the evolu-
lions Of the American feet in the Pa
cihc. With one armada about to make
the difficult voyage from Australia to
Japan. and another essaying to tow
torpedo boats from San Francisco to
Honolulu. a third n hovers about
the American coast. Assts
These vessels slip In andaout Of the
different harbors, singly. meet at dis
tant points and return in squadrons,
and separate again;Sin a puzzling man
ner.
In addition, there are unattached,
in the various yards and on dry docks,
enough vessels to form another feet,
greater than that which sunk the
Spanish vessels at Santiago.
And the broad Pacific Is the scene
Of the action. The white ships are con-
stantly doing something surprising,
either in the matter Of workmanship,
Of speed trials, endurance trips, econ
omy OF coal consumption, precision Of
operation, constant communication in
wireless telegraphy, and thealike, UNI
til the balance Of the naval world is
agog.
It is all very grand. and extremely
interesting. and greatly as we admire
II. and much as We discuss 1t our. In
terest is not n whit greater than that
Of certain foreign cabinets. where the
movements of these fleets are dis
cnssed with bated breath. For we
have demonstrated that. broad as is
the Pacific. and great the coast lines
that flank it, we are in a position
where we can move from one point to
another, with if possible, but with
out the consent Of any nation on earth
If we SO elect.
" d. i'll VENE - E-- a-EN AAE