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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
CARR BREAKS SILENCE.
He Says He Knows Nothing Of Death
4tF 49," al Of Leland,
(sjecial to The Gazette.

(Sjecial to The Gazette.)
HELENA, Dec. pa special to the
Independent from Great Falls says:
Tom Carr has broken his silence re
garding the midnight fire which con
sumed the deserted house near Sun
River, in the ruins OF which the body
OF Sam Leland was found. He declares
he knew nothing Of the death of Lee
land and thought when arrested 1t was
for the burning of the house. Says he
met Leland Sunday night, and that
Leland paid for his lodging at the
hotel in Sun River. Tuesday night Lee
land told him Of a better and cheaper
place to sleep and they went to the old
Weigand house where they bunked on
a pile of straw. In the night Leland
awoke him and told dim the house was
on fire. He jumped from the window
and declares he did not see Leland
afterward. He appears i'll at ease and
Sheriff Hogan does not believe his
story q r. rs - .N
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
BROUGHT in BURNED CARS.

OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 23.-The Union
Pacific today brought in the remains
of Two cars of mail burned west of
Cheyenne, 7Wyo., one Saturday and
the other Monday last. They were
what is known as storage" cars,
filed with paper mail and bulky, un-
registered Christmas packages, their
being no clerks with them. It is not
known how the fire started.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
EASTERN MONTANA AND. THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.

Our friends, the Democrats, who
are acting in the capacity Of consult
ing physicians to the Republicans Of
Silver Bow county, make use of some
wonderful and fearful logic.
After having abused, libeled and
traduced the Republican candidates,
during a campaign of falsehood and
~villification, these unlicensed quacks
now force their patent nostrums up
on the party they sought to innocu-
late with the virus of scandal.
Like Greeks bearing gifts, they
should be stunned, their advances re-
PEELED and their effrontry curbed by a
well 'merited slap in the face.
AT. the present moment they are IN
deavoring to convince the Republi-
cans OF Silver Bow county that be-
aus they cast 4,618 votes in the last
election, they should prove false to
their honor, prove untrue to their trust
and bring discredit upon their party
and themselves by declining to vote
for Paul Mccormick, whom the people
gave. the largest vote for presidential
elector, in order that he mighl carry
the vote to Washington.
sSilver Bow county gave 4,6l8.
votes for Taft they (the Democrats)
cry, t.and Yellowstone county only
gave 1903 votes
Gospel truth-so far as it goes
but absolutely misleading and false
in the light of the actual state of af-
fairs.
Let's analyze the returns: Silver
Bow county gave Taft 4,61S votes in
the last election; and four years ago
1t gave 5,149 votes-a loss Of Sd
votes, or 10 1-3 per cent.
Yellowstone county gave 1903
votes to Taft, on November 8, 554
o than were cast four years ago, a
gain Of 44.36 per cent.
Four years ago., Roosevelt carried
the state by 1850 votes, Taft's plu-
rality In the recent election vas 1907
votes, a loss Of 1O,152, 77.13 per cent.
With the western counties steadily
losing, and the eastern counties SO
rapidly gaining, by the time the next
general election rolls around this sec-I
ton Of Montana will be In a position
to administer to any Republican or
combination OF Republicans who ac-
cept the advice Of the Democratic
~charlatans, such a chastisement that
it will be the talk Of the common
wealth for the next quarter Of a CEN
fury.
When the state loses to the extent
Of 1913 per cent, and Silver Bow 10 1-3
per cent and Yellowstone shows a
gain Of 44.36 per cent, with the other
counties Of eastern Montana doing as
well, we reiterate again the statement
we have made in the past, that II
the Republican party Of this state,
with the aid of the Democratic press,
and assisted by the Democratic poll
ticfans, co%untenances such an out
rage they will raise a storm, and
before 1t Is too late, will find them
selves in the vortex Of a popular cy-
cline of indignation that will jeop-
ardize the future of the party which
the Democrats are trying to induce
them to betray.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
MAKING A JUDICIAL FARCE.

Again we arise to remark that the
plan to create a new federal judicial
district for the benefit Of eastern
Montana is an excellent one-and de-
cidedly necessary.
The manner in which it is proposed
to carry out the plan, however, can
only result in a farce. In the first
place, the bill creates a new district,
Of q few counties, with Butte as the
center. This is called the western
district" The balance of the state
is to be the eastern district" with
headquarters at Helena. Just how
Helena may be considered eastern is
one Of those mysteries that are born
in the atmosphere of the national cap
1tal, with the assent of men who i'm
agine that the United States ends at
the Mississippi river, and that Mon
tana Is about the size of Q postage
stamp, whore Indians prowl at leisure
and mon Is afraid to come out of the
house at night, for fear the coyotes
Will bite him.
AT any rate, that is what the bill
proposes. Helena is made, therefore,
the center OF the eastern district"
and - 1t 10 about as central to east
ern Montana, as the North Pole is to
Ecquador. the bill is doubtless in the
grand harmony Of ideas that riot
through the mind Of the average cor.
Cresslnan.
TO the uninitiated it may all appear
strange. but IT is really in keeping
with the order among a set of men
who pass q law to accomplish a re-
form, and then strike from it the en-
acting clause, who improve our navy
~ turning the plans of naval construc-
tor t~opsy.turyy. and permitting our
vesesls to become obsolete on the
lways. talk reform to death, and wear
themselves out and give their constit-
uens the fantods by bombarding
tAem Nth copies Of speeches in the
Congressional Record that no man
would read unless banished to some
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

The funeral of Mrs. j. Schwartz,
who died at her home on North 25th
St., Tuesday night was held at Setz-
ler's undertaking parlors on Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. Schwartz was a
pioneer of Billings, being the youngest
daughter Of Mrs. M. e. Folmer. The
news of her sudden death came as a
shock to her friends and family. To
her death she leaves husband,
]. Schwartz, sons Lee and Willie Fish
er, brothers e. K. Macer. of Pompey's
Pillar, James Macer Of Seattle; SIS
tiers, Mrs. James Towlie Of Horn Sill
yer, Nevada, and Mrs. Elizabeth Gard
iner of Oakland, Cal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
SILVER BOW REPUBLICAN,
STATISTICS.

Silver Bow had five places on the
Republican state ticket in the last
campaign. Not one Of those candi-
dates had a majority in his county.
Donlan, the candidate for governor,
ran $500 behind. Democrats alone
are elected in that county.
In view of this. the Democrats are
trying to convince the Republicans nf
that section that they are running II 9
affairs of the state.
On this point The Gazette has dit.
information.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
%cLAuD'ANEs IS GUILTY.

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 23.-Peter
C%laudianes, the Greek charged with
dynamiting the home in this city OF
former supervisor Jas. L. Gallagher,
the star witness for the prosecution
in the San Francisco bribery-graft
cases, was found guilty by a jury to,
day and sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
~ .gII".0 ~ =
NEW RECEIVER.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 23.-That H. G.
Burt will assume charge of the Chi
cago & Northwestern as a receiver
on the first of the year, and will event.
ually become president Of the road and
that a reorganization Of the road will
be effected coming the year was the
statement made today by A. B. Stick
ney, the retiring receiver.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Did it ever occur to you that the
news OF Montana printed daily in the
Gazette, is the best? Just compare it
with other papers in the state, and
Judge for yourself.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

With a profit of only $3.50 per ton
on steel rails, the poor trust must
have a terrible time to make both
ends meet. The outfit only paid $685.
100000 in dividends last year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

The W~ilkesbarre, Pa, fire chief has
decreed that fake Santa Claus must
wear asbestos whiskers this year.
Whatever else we do, we must pre-
serve the hirsute appendage of Santa.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
N OF rHE PRESS.

BY far the most reassuring and def
mite statement with reference to the
smelter difficulty is that of Solicitor
General Hoyt in his letter to Senator
Carter, to the effect that If the govern.
ment finds that more damage would be
done to the people of Montana by the
closing down Of the smelters than to
the forests by the continuance OF on
erations, then no suit will be entered
by the government against the smelt-
ing company.-Butte Reveille.
The fact that there are four people
in the city who have been Good Temp
lars for. IA years shows that Missoula
is not altogether bad.-Daily Missou-
liam.
Much railroad information has been
given to the public in the past few
days, requiring in most cases four
story heads TO properly impress the
reader. The northwest ana more
particularly the states Of Wyoming
and Montana have been the scene
of all this active building and consoli-
datio1l. The Colorado and Southern
las been largely in the lime light,
purchased today by m interest, and.
tomorrow by another, and on the third
day denied. The Hill, Hartman and
Vanderbilt interests all figured in the
transaction in tho newspapers. Now
the purchase Of the Colorado and
Southern is practically admitted by
the New York offices OF the Hill roads.
No more than the mere acknowledge
ment of the fact would be divulged.
No information as to extensions
was given out. The present extension
being built from wellington, Col, to
Cheyenne, Wyo.. will not be completed
for at least nine months, and until
this line is finished and in operation
it is unlikely that ANYTHING will be
done toward an extension north OF
Cheyenne.
1t is believed that the new owner
of the Colorado and Southern will con
tinue to expand in the direction Of the
coal fields of Wyoming.
The option on the Colorado and
Southern was relinquished by the Mil
,waukee interests after consideration
of the new line from Miles City along
Tongue river, through Sheridan, to
connect with a line which is controll-
ed by Milwaukee holdings, the name
Of which has not been made public.
The Milwaukee feeder out of this coal
field will be the Montana, Wyoming
and Southern, to be built in the
spring. The line from Sheridan south
will either be a continuation by the
same company or by another company
working in sympathy.
There has been quite an awakening
among the stocks of several roads,
now terminating in Denver, and build
ing northward, as noted by market re-
professionalism, (Wyo.) Enterprise.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

That dream about the Southern
striking every town in the valley ex-
cept Billings was a beaut-even if 1t
was the product of the widest
imaginations.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
Posted Him.

he, (vainiy,-See that sweet little cir.
In pink? was engaged to her HE
whole of last summer. Stranger eager
ly)-Very glad 10 hear it. am the
lawyer she's commissioned to sue 70,
for breach Of promise.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

The trouble with those towns that
set out to catch the Colorado and
Southern was that they used only hot
air. What was necessary was the ter
minus Of the Billings & Northern rail
road. AS Billings happened to have a
strangle hold on that particular ex-
tremity. it had a cinch on the situa-
ton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Shopkeeper-ls there anything else l
a send you. sir? What would you
say to a piece Of this cheese? Custom.
er-I wouldn't are to ray anything
to 1t. II might answer me back.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Chicago reformers that
they will fight the Devil with fire.
Whether of the liquid variety or not,
the dispatch fails to state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
BATHHoUsE JOHN NOT GUILTY.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Alderman
"Bathhouse'' John Coughlin, accused
of assault and battery of a newspa.
per photographer named Atwell, was
found not guilty today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

This is the basket ball season. Like
wise the period of the year when man,
strangely enough, wants to fill his
breadbasket with roast turkey.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
GUY SOMETHING FOR THE chill.
0REN,

II you have no children of your own,
buy something and give it to some
poor child. A doll for a girl, a tin
horse or wagon for a boy. and life
will take on a different hue for the
little ones.
Give away something, if only a bag
Of candy to some ragged child on the
street.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
RETIRING.

Ethel-But. papa. I don't see why
you should object to Percy Pink, he is
such a retiring young man. Papa
HIN! When does he RETREAT sunrise1
illustrated Bits.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

While the members of the steel
trust believe in free speech, they prob.
ably deplore the kind practiced by
Carnegie.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Everybody in Montana is beginning
to recognize that the purchase of the
Colorado and Southern is a good thing
TOR this state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
Quite Refined

Mrs.. Caller-Are your new nsashboss
refined! Mrs. Nextdoor-l shouii ny
so! They eve borrow anything but
our silver and cut giam.-Chicago
News.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

The people of Missouri report a
strange meteor. Probably the Repub-
licans electors getting ready for bus
mess.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Montana is being invaded by capital
lists looking for an opening. The wise
men, r dropping their anchor in Bill
tngs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

II anybody should ask you, you are
reading q line in the best paper in
Eastern Montana at the present mo
ment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
Cave kim nj,

THE doctors have given Johnson
up"
Dear me, is he as Ill as that"
"No: he's quite well That's why
they've given him up"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

After years Of effort, Paddy Rodgers
seems to be about to achieve the end
ae has SO i%ngloriously sought.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Just now the committee on tariff re
vision Is wondering what Carnegie
really did say.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

/. The pioneers of Eastern Montana
are the people to whom we all tip our
hats.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Whatever else may be said of him,
40 member Of the Steel trust arises to
remark that Carnegie is in his dot
age.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

They have natural gas at Garland.
They raise hot air in some of the Mon.
tana towns.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

When the investor looks over the
business opportunity ads, yours should
be THERE"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Wyoming people want a new tax
law. Most people want it abolished.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Next to Billings. any other place in
county is best.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Now, Pittsburg is to go through the
Of q graft prosecution.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

The Venezuelan re~volutionists beat
he Dutch for quick results.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Fine weather, this.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-29
Believe The Charges To Be
Entirely GrOundlcSS.
Wheeler w. c. T. u. Defends John H.
Parrish, Candidate for Sheriff.

Resolutions adopted by the Wheeler T. u special meet
ing held on Thursday, Oct 22d, A. d. 1908
WHEREAS The Union regular meeting
day October d. 1908 adopt defaming the
character of former townsman, John H. Parrish; and
WHEREAS Ut personally known the this association pres
this meeting said John H. Parrish
temperance Wheeler township
Gao county, mainly through his untng efforts that the
has kept of village for better and
WHEREAS During his previous of office sheriff Of Gratot
county brought justice than during the term of
any previous officer. Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That we the Wheeler W. c. T. IT,, feel
personally injured by action the said Ithaca Union and that
believe the charges made said resolutions to be entirely ground
less.
RESOLVED Further that secretary this meeting hereby
copy the secretary
of the Ithaca newspapers county
Signed MRS. A. WEEKS
Secretary Wheeler Union.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-29

cry Saturday night there is paid out
to the wage earners of Michigan al
most two million dollars more than
in 1896, or ninety million dollars more
during the year. And these thousands
of new factories and this great army
of better paid worMngmen have not
only made it possible for the state S
income to increase to million dol
lars beyond it's total OF taxes, but 1t
has added TO the income of other cit
les, villages and townships, and has
led to the building of thousands of
new homes, new school houses and
churches and provided for better
streets and improved roadways And
while this upbuilding and advance
ment has been inprogress in Michigan
said the governor, it is worthy of note
that the state rate has grown less
rather than large
In 1899 the average rate of taxation
in Michigan for state purposes was
$3.50 on each 81 600: last year, 1907,
it was $2.S1, and this year the state
tax rate will be but $2.42 on each
$1,000. While comparing figures in
this direction, Gov. Warner called at
tention to another source of gain.
Twelve years ago the farmers of Mich.
igan were receiving but fifty-eight
cents for wheat; now wheat is bring
ing near to one dollar. Oats at that
time were selling for eighteen cents,
to-day for fifty cents; corn was worth
but twenty three cents, to-day ii sells
for eighty cents; beans sold for sew
enty-five cents, now they bring two
dollars; creamery butter was sold for
eighteen cents, to-day it is worth
twenty-five cents; eggs were then solo
for eighteen cents, now they are wortl
twenty-five cents per dozen. And best
of all, the cost of living to the farmer
has not increased in the same proper
ton. In 1896, from the proceeds of
one hundred bushels of oats the farm
er could buy three hundred pounds of
graduated sugar; to-day he can take
one hundred bushels OF oats TO mar
ket and with the proceeds he can pur-
chase seven hundred pounds of granu-
lated sugar. And what is true of the
comparison in value of oats and sugar
applies to other products the farmer
sells and other goods that he buys.
The governor reviewed his success
full efforts in behalf of the establish
ment of two cent fares on the rail
roads of the state; referred to the
law making railroads common carriers
of live stock which he had favored,
and explained the value to the state
and its people of the binder Irvine
plant at Jackson, which had been Sc
cured through energetic efforts on his
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-29
INSCRIPTION, 81 90 PER YEAR.
APPLY THE GOLDEN RULE. i"

"The republicans OF the state have
decided the matter and / will accept
their decision and do all can to as
sist in the election of their. choice. :"
This was the statement made by Fred
M. Warner when he thought that an
other than himself had been elected
as the republican candidate for gov
ernor. He was disappointed then,
but he did not fail tokeep in mind
what was due from him as a republ-
can and as one who has been honored
by his party, and there are thousands
of republicans all over Michigan who
did not favor Fred Warner at the
primaries who will Loyalty support
him for governor because OF his
prompt and manly acceptance Of
what seemed to him defeat and dis
appointment. IL is not hard TO do
the right thing and to say the right
thing when all ones purposes are
favored, but the acceptance of defeat
In generous way requires a different
sort OF material Nothing that
could have been done or said by
Governor Warner would have so
recommended him to the republicans
OF Michigan as his statement of good
will and favor for his competitor
when he thought that competitor and
not himself would be the republican
candidate for vernor.-Cadillac
News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-29
STOP AND THINK.

Every republican should now be pay
ing attention to politics. for the cleo
ton is close at hand Matters in ev-
cry detail may not conform exactly
to your ideas, but is there ever a time
when everybody is thoroughly salts
fled? Never, unless at a time when
no questions of Importance are invol-
we'd. The time to do the party scrap
ping is before nominations are made
and after that is accomplished the
pipe of peace" should be smoked
That is the situation today.
No republican should carry his
disappointment to the ballot box, so
let's all lend hand To elect the
whole county, state and national
ticket The nominees have been
placed on the ticket by the majority
of the members of the party and
the spirit of revenge should not prompt
true republican to bolt his ticket.
Some republicans who are thinking
that their consciencewill not permit
them to vote straight ticket are
mistaking pique of not having their
own way for conscience An honest
conviction is a thing to be respected
but care should be taken that our
convictions are not prompted by a
spirit OF revenge. Courier.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-29

favored locality known at once. Not
only does Gratiot county receive from
the state treasury more than il pays,
but this is also true of every other
county in the state with the exception
of Keweenaw, Houghton and Livings-
ton. The total state taxes for the
present year are about 100000, Will
the total amount returned to the tax
payers to the state from state earn
ings and state treasury receipts from
all sources will be over S6,000.00O. In
this connection it also should be
stated that the state tax rate in Mich
igan is lower than 1t was ten years ago
In 1899 the state tax rate on each
81 900 valuation was 1897; last year
the average rate was S2.S1: this year
the rate will be S2.42 A very elo-
quent appeal in behalf of republican
direction and republican management
I'm Michigan is presented through thes
figures.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-29

The men who work on the railroads
OF Michigan, the trainmen, section
hands and office clerks, are opposed
TO Bryan's railroad government own
ership scheme and realize that the
sort OF conditions which exist where
government ownership is being ex.
perimented with would prove a dis
astrous blow to them. The railroad
men of Michigan are working side by
side now with government employees
and they prefer their own labor rela-
tons and their own labor conditions.
In spite of appeals to sympathies and
prejudices from other directions the
railroad employees of Michigan stand
firmly with the republican party OF
this state on all matters of most inn
portance to themselves and to their
families. =.