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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
RECEPTION TENnEaED CONTRIB
uToRs AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
NORRIS WILL SPEAK.
Formal Opening Of Association Build
Ing VIII Take Place Tonight With
Appropriate Exercises-Hi9h School
Boys Defeated.

AS0N0y 4OOA dAN wac
rendered the contributors to the build
ing fund in the evening. The build
ing was thronged with visitors all day
and the young men Immediately
availed themselves Of the opportunity
offered Of using the gymnasium.
Secretary Steele was busy all day
Wednesday and yesterday enrolling
new members for the organization,
and a large number have already be-
come members Of the association.
The plunge is completed, as are the
shower baths, and water was turned
into the plunge for the first time
Wednesday morning. All OF the gym
nasium apparatus has been installed
and the floor marked OF for indoor
baseball and basketball.
Basketball Team.
After an exciting basketball game
between two picked teams, an indoor
baseball game between a militia com
pany team and q city team captained
by Lewis Babcock, was played and
the militia boys were victorious, de-
feating the city team by a score OF
s to 6.
Last night a reception was given to
the young people Of the city which
was attended by nor than 500 per
sons. During the early part Of the
evening an orchestra furnished music
and at 9 o'clock the basketball game
between the militia team and the high
school boys started. Between the
halves ". T. Denniston, who has been
appointed fencing master for the
association, gave a fencing exhibition
with Charles J. Sine as his opponent.
Great Team Work.
The militia team defeated the high
school boys in the basketball game by
a score OF % to II. The first half Of
the game the militia company played
great ball and clearly o~utclassed the
high school team by their splendid
team work. At the end OF the first
half the score stood Is to z. In the
second half the high school boys
played rough ball and the militia team
seemed to forsake their team work
and individual plays were frequent.
Each team scored 10 points the second
half. In the first half the militia
team threw baskets from the field in
the first three minutes Of play.
AT the conclusion Of the basketball
game a musical program was rem
dered in which several local musicians
ct note took part. The Logan family
orchestra played q number Of selec-
ttons which were thoroughly enjoyed
by those present. The rest Of the
musical program was as follows:
Piano and harp duet. Misses Martha
Buchanan and Francis Rinehart: gull
tar solo. Mrs. Button; violin solo. Miss
Emma Eigelmeyer and a cornet solo
by Mrs. George Kesselhuth. The mu-
rical program ended the reception
and the guests departed for their
homes, feeling that they had spent a
pleasant evening.
Tonight the local 7. NJ. @. IA.
will be formally opened with appro-
pirate exercises. "A program has been
prepared for the occasion. Lieuten-
ant Governor Norris will deliver tho
address OF the evening. taking an hia
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
STATE PRESS COMM

A happy New Year to every one.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03

Spinach has great aperient quail
ties and is far better than medicine
for sufferers from constipation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
INTERESTING FACTS.

Two locomotive engines could pass
each other in any one Of the four fun
nels Of the Mauretania.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03

Four Mormon missionaries have just
been banished from Leipzig as "trou-
blesome persons, and, therefore, unde-
sirable."
The negroes Of Philadelphia own sO2
pieces Of property valued at $2,438,6 76.
which is an average Of about s3,o4o
each.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03

The battleships have sailed and ev.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

his p-ediIections in this respect. approached
and said:
Il have here myself and mr two sons r
sell you their votes and mine Or s. eaeb
Don't you know that it i~ against the p.
sell your vote" replied NJ Ka-nig
Il am a free American efr.z-u.~ said t5ers
Strengthening up Indignantly. and car
with my vote what / like
The people in his district say. We
Koenig as We 60 70 the rabbi By this Il.
mean that this young man .vEo has riser F.
their ranks stands in th-i- eyes as an inrs-
Judge who viii settle the many petty tiHe-.
which seem So large % them The fsmilr r-
reIs are -traighteaed out AMI coal and
money are provided H is The friend Of o.
one. and his poo ketbook is ops ned almost
out a thought His income from his p-ac--
said To be over <2DcfJ "a y.a~. In one yza-
sid that ne gave away S1JutiJ Of his ia-5-
MI Koenig is CONNECTED with two synagz
Beth Israel HoSpftlI llsr--5rr- H5n-
Lodge and :. : Kp-uig Lodge. Free ST..
Judah. the Hungarian - rs and Benefit s..
the Petof Sick and be .-r- Society. P-r
Relief Society. hospital -1- crippled ca.-
the Republican club asL the Hungarian RI
Iicau Club. He l. "a Ma. .- J~ E-I a. a r--
Of tine knights Of Pytht1-- He is couns
the State Lunacy Commission. having 5-s.
pointed To thar Office four years ago.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
4 SLICK iN>lTFP.

1t was wise young man who pausl
he answered the widow who asked him % g.
her age. You must have some ii-a Of e. !
said with what was intended for an arCt
wise glance. Il have several lucas" b
mitted. with a smile. THE only trouble e
I hesitate whether 10 make You t-n
younger on account of your 3oks OF IN Fl
older on account Of your brains Then -
the widow smiled and 5Iu~hed. he took 2
I but speedy Ieave.-IIIusc-at-d Bits.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
illustrated London News.

c and Avenue D. Six months Of this kind of
work made known t. almost every man,
woman and child in the district, especially in
the Tlmmany strOnghods. My opportunity
arose when it came time TO make nominations
keenan, named for the fourth time as his can
didate for the Assembly Samuel Prince, who was
sixty years old ! cut up Gustave Hartman. a
toacher in the public schools who only
twenty-thrce years OLD. He invaded eNe cry elec-
ton district and organized it. keenan, paid no
attention to aU first. but toward the close Of
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

the campaign realized the danger and sWdn're'
the district with spellbinders. 1t was too late
My work had accomplished its purpose Even
Political Row went down in the slaughter
The district diGn't recover from the shock for
a long time" The number of Republican votes
was 31OO
When Pat Keenan, first heard of the attempt
Of Mr. Koenig to defeat his candidates he re-
marked: "The little fellow is all right; he'll
wake up after election"
Mr.. Koenig in that campaign was called by
the Democrats "The Messenger Boy of Marcus
Braun" the we'll known Hungarian of that dis
trict On election night when it became known
that the district had been carried for Roose-
welt that Hartman had defeated Prince and a
Republican Alderman had been elected, the
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

shades Of the jefferson Club. 'te 2ohtica' nom
of tre Tamman- Assenblymar. were pune"
doy-r. FOR fhr FIST time n twenty-three years
Oh az, election night. : band IN the employ 81
tho Republican. parade: throus: IN" street IN IN
fro.. aC .Iln ciubhcus5- p'Fving How N'UId
YoU like % Be tie Messens@~ Bow Tn lit
tic tcl,oy.' had .'waFef 90 he received con-
g-atuatione To- his vi-to.. from President
Roosevelt and the stat political leaders
From tH~ beginning E his political career
MI Koenfg insisted tHat money should not be
used in a., district for tn purchase OF votes
This attitude was au innovation in this Tam
many stronghold.
On one occasion. according % a story. ne was
standing near a polling place when q man be-
yond middle life, who evidently did not know
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
HEART IND PURSE OPEN.
Continued from fifth page.

during the summer MONTHS Mr.. hOenig said
Rfterward in telling how he conducted his cam
pafgn, Il was around day and night when not
engaged in the practice of my profession. L
made myself friendly with the voters of Avenue
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

OBSERVATION
now used the German nnavy rvto
t th~ser r d do vessel i also with
mean o the not n OF f
Illustrated dLnnN
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
FALSE FRENCH PREMISE.
Comment on Recent IHteruie1U De-
MED by discount 4Okl.

paris Ian The newspapers here contlhhe -
i,,, much space to the Acknowledgements sltud-
tom They print the alleged interview Win VS.
count Ao1i the retiring Ambassador OF japan "
the Tinted States in which he is quoted as saying
+bs+ Tanau would consider an offensive acuoh
any attempt on the part of the United states %
exclude the japanese, and take this as text Oh
which to base long articles Viscount Aokis denial
of this interview has yet been published here.
and lacking this denial the journal des Deoats
thinks that in his interview the ambassador has
nIacad his finger on the real danger point
..Janan refuses 10 admit that anywhere on tilc
oIohe the Japanese are socially inferior TO any
other people," says the paper Japan claims 10
have won the absolute right to De treated as Il
great power everywhere and under all ciFcum-
stances
In the opinion OF the 'EcIair.' If the two gov
-rnments WELD to the sentiments of the people and
the logical necessities of the situation connlc-
would appear imminent. But Japan is without
money and America is not ready, it adds, "conse-
ouentIv we will doubtless see both nations champ
at their bits d while longer
The 'Gaulois'' believes that friendly and tactfuI
mowers at Washington will preveht a break IL
fears only that the American people may become
excited.
Baron Kurino the japanese Ambassador 10
T-rarce said to-day that he convinced that
yfscouut Aoki meant only that Japan would cor
slider offensive special legislation against the
lana nese similar, for instance to the exclusion
act against the Chinese.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
INSURANCE COMPARED.
Effect of National Customs o"
Forms of Policies.

Paris Ian s-R Blanchard a member of the
American Chamber of Commerce, has prepared q
comparison cf the life systems of Amer
lea, France and England to show the national
characteristics of the three peoples exemplihed In
insurance He points out from the figures from
three American. eleven French and hve Br1t-
ish companies that in America the percentage I'm
amount of limited life payment to "en-
dowment' insurance is about IL TO and IN England
to 4. whereas in France the proportion of endo"-
rnent insurance exceeds life payment by TO 4
This striking contrast he attributes to the dlf-
ference which exists between the Anglo-Saxon
and French conception OF the value OF life insur-
ance. contrast which he says can be traced to
the great differences which underle the social life
of the three countries. This difference, he thinks,
can best be illustrated in the matter OF marriage
The French marriage is based on the idea Of
founding family for the enjoyment OF the ease
and culture resulting from the present state or
civilization. The Anglo-Saxon marriage, on the
contrary. being based primarily upon the love tie
regardless of material considerations, stimulates
independence of action and readiness to embark IN
any enterprise involving transfer to any cime
which promises success The French family, with
the dowry of the wife, the financial prospects,
present and future, of both husband and vile care
fully calculated in advance, is a domestic IN
surance society; while the Anglo-Saxon especially
the American family, Is hardly secure WITHOUT d
provident policy in some Insurance company The
lack of material provision for the maintenance
of a family in the American marriage code tnere-
fore compels immediate insurance, ano as II u
taken out as d matter OF protection most men
seek low premiums and large amount OF IN
s1rance trusting in their propitous star 10 pro-
tect their families during their lifetime
The French policyhoder, on the contrary, look
ing forward the enjoyment of the proceeds OF a
maturing policy during his own lifetime, takes out
insurance primarily as an investment CohSue4ihe
a policy good financial transaction II 1t amounts
to a capitalization approximately equal TO Wnat the
usual French -gilt-edged' security Casually per
cent? could yield. Hence his preference Tor enoo"-
rnent policies AS his life partner Is proVloeo lof
in the marriage settlement, and the Frenchnnah 10
/ seldom deeply involved in financial or INDUSTRIAL
risks the American practice of taking OUT lnsur-
ance to protect wife, TO provide resources 10
cover business ventures. is not usual IN France
This is why the law of 1905 compels all companies
doing business France to make detailed reports
co,onarinr the percentage yielded by their invest
rpents with the rate of interest assumed as a basis
/ for calculated reserves and premiums. and COM
narison of the actual death rate OF Dolcyhoide
LII, the estimated death rate on which reserves
| and premiums are calculated
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
INCREASE IN CLEVELAND sALCOEs.

Cleveland Jan. 5-Three years ago the Anti-Sa-
loon League began its active campaign in this city
for local option. To-day one-fourth OF the city $
area is dry The county auditor, nevertheless.
has lust reported that there one hundred moro
saloons in the city in 1907 than in 1906 The saloon
lists say they are gradually gaining ground
These figures favorable said Superintend-
nte A j. Williamson. of the Anti-Saloon League,
land we are surprised that the gain was not
greater The fact is that each year about thirty
thousand persons are added TO the population OF
Cleveland. Normally that would mean an increase
of over two hundred saloons. The actual increase
being only one hundred leaves a net decrease OF
one hundred
But the saloon men say he was told, that the
consumption of liquor has increased vastly more IN
ratio than the natural increase in population.
Where once the saloons sold liquor over the bar
the LIQUOR dealers say they now delivering more
LIQUOR in bottles homes in the dry districts
I'VE are not fighting liquor" was the reply
What we are endeavoring TO do is to stamp out
the saloon It Is a social evil. OF course, we are
opposed to drinking. but if man wants 10 take
Iiduor into his own home and drink II that IS his
own business
The brewers say they will endeavor 10 drive the
dives and low resorts from Cleveland. and make
the saloon business respectable The anu-saloon
advocates apparently ws4aanne this news They are
fighting for county local option.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
I'D, EXTENDED INCLUDING FIELD OFFICERS-GERMAN AR

dent Grant left Hamburg on December 3, and
according to the steerage passengers many OF
them feared to make complaints about the abuse
received because of the warning that they would
be returned to Russia if they told on the men
who are charged with the brutality.
Emil Boas, general manager of the Hamburg
American Line, said that he had ordered a spe-
cial investigation into the charges OF neglect
and mistreatment, and thae he would continue
the investigation when the steamship returned
20 this port, He added:
THE Hamburg-American Line has brought
millions of passengers to New York in its sixty
years of American service, and has a reputation
for taking care of immigrants that it could not
afford to lose for smany thousands of dollars
Aside from that directors and officers of the
line, from a humanitarian stand, would not
countenance or endure any abuses of third class
passengers on the part OF its employees If the
abuses were brought to their knowledge.
Some time ago a complaint was made by the
Hebrew Immigrants Aid Society and referred
the matter to the proper officials, with request
for an immediate investigation. do not recall
the result of the investigation. and it is probable
that the officers have not yet had an opportunity
to examine all those concerned"
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
LINERS CREW ACCUSED
COMPANY INVESTIGATES.
Immigrants to File Charges against
the President Grant.

Tho Hebrew Immigrants Aid Society VIII ME
q petition to-day asking for an lhFestis@'ioi'
into charges of brutality on the steamship rie''
dent Grant, of the Hamburg Ariefic'Ii Ai-o
with Edward S. Fowler. Collector OF tne foft u
Ne,, work. The charges against the steamship
company result from an investigation py 'I0
society of the stories told by Immigrants "Io
came over on the ship on Decemoer ~ 1t -
alleged that the third class passengers were sup
Iected to all manner Of indignities by the Presl-
dent Grants crew from the tliie 'ileS i
burg until they arrived here
The petition with afidavits of the immigrants
who aIlege the brutal treatment, was prepared
at a meeting of the society yesterday ana -
signed by NJ. Meyerson, the president oh ohe
occasion it is said, one OF the men cohhec'eu
with the mail service department forced ms way
through crowd on the steerage DECK assault
ing passengers, irrespective Of sex, uhlu he ie-1
the deck On the same day Isser BECKER one
of the passengers, said that he was knocked
down by cook because he asked for not water
with which to prepare tea.
Iouis AIpine another witness, said that ne
was assaulted because he was seasick. and tha1
he received a further beating when he made
efforts TO report his assaants to the officers IN
charge of the ship Threats of being deporteo
on the steamships arrival at Ellis lsland are
also reported. general inclination TO aouse
the Hebrew immigrants by referring to them as
dirty Russian Jews" is embodied IN the am
davits. which also allege insufficient food and
lax attendance on the westward voyage.
Mr. Meyerson said that the Hebrew 1nml-
grants Aid Society had reported the alleged
abuses to the Hamburg-American Line officials,
but that the charges had been ignored, and that
the only means of obtaining future potectlon for
the Hebrew immigrants was to bring the mat
ter before the Collector Of the Port. The Presi-
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
NJ. SCH0LLAERT MAY BE PREMIER.
Demand for Concessions on Congo-K1ng
Reported Worse.

Brussels. Jan SIT is expected that the Premier
ship made vacant by the death Of NJ de ifoos
IN December 81, will be offered to NJ Schollaert'
president of the Chamber Of Deputies, but 1t Is
understood that he will accept only on condluon
that King Leopold make important concessions on
the Congo question
The condition of the King, who is sufrerlng from
gout is becoming worse II is reported that me
hone of OF his heels IS slowly oecaSiii5' anu
the spread of the disease is feared
The newspaper La Derniere Heure mas oesuH
serial publication of Colonel Henry ho"alshy >
campaign in America in 1906 -o6 to countefact inc
effect of the reports of atrocities in the Congo ana
+o r,Iace in as favorable light as possible hlhs
I,eopod's Congo administration the arucies DC
cuse Colonel Kowalsky of manipulating certain
NEWSPAPERS for the purpose of deceiV1ng Presioeht
Roosevelt ana TO block the action OF Congress uh'
the massage of the Lodge resolution. Baron Mon
cbeur the Belgian Minister at Washington MI,
I1-hiteIev Consul General the Congo Independent
State at Washington; Professor Alfred Nerihck ana
Henry w. Wack represented as having beel tor
a time closely allied with Colonel koWalsky.
Most of the documents printed thus far ALREADY
have been published in the United states bnt Ial@r
z statement By Colonel Kowalsky IS promised.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
GERMAN STANDARD HIGH.

Every mounted officer in the German army, con-
tinues General Bell, must keep himself in conoi-
ton to make long, hard rides at all times 1t is
matter OF common report that goodly number OF
officers of captains rank and higher are annually
called out of the army for deficiency IN riding or
endurance in the saddle. Referring to such OH
GERS young students OF the Riding Institute nave d
Jocular saying: His bread basket will buy him
top hat before long meaning that the brigade
commander will write the officer referred to most
courteous note thanking him for the splendlS ser
vice he has rendered the Fatherland for SO many
years. saying he would always be held in the high
est esteem for his efficiency, etc. Whereupon the
recipient forwards his application for retirement.
But the test which shows more clearly than any
thing else the spirit of the German service with
regard to readiness field service is the ordering
of all majors of cavalry whose seniority may give
them active commands in the following year TO
Hanover for the drag hunts in June The drag
hunts last for six weeks with three hunts a week
They begin with gallop of from five to six kllo-
metres and work up TO thirty. AS the HOUNDS are
well trained and fast, and artificial checks are
rarely provided for. the going is stiff. The country
is hard to ride Fences are big, there numer-
Gus streams. bitches, etc, and the going under
foot is unsatisfactory being generally soft and ire
ouently slippery. The commanding general is I'M
nedately in charge of these majors, requires them
to ride in his vicinity and observes them during
the run When the hounds are laid on they are off
with rush. and the pace is hot from start 10
finish No one but the surgeon stops for man
who goes down.
That the test is really severe may be judged from
the fact that it is commonly referred to as the
.'Knochen rluhle' Cbone milp, account OF the
number of bones broken on the course
In the italian army there are fox hunts on the
Canpagna, near Rome and military races held in
different parts of Italy at various times of the
year ali of which the Italian officer is encouraged
to enter But above all. every mounted officer is
required to ride every day.
I transmit herewith some photographs" adds
General Bell in closing showing the character Of
work actually done in the armies of France, Ger
many and Italy Some of these are reproduced
on this page to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

lay in commissioning the entire class of mldshlp-
men who are just completing their two years at
sea If any or all of them should wish TO be re-
examined in order to have the double marking. ana
so obtain the average percentage which is given
in case of a difference in the two marks, 1t Will be
necessary TO detail the commissioning of the new
ensigns for corresponding period. II is expected,
however that the five nldshipmen will accept the
marking and that the commissions will be given
without delay.
A FINE NAVAL TARGET.-The naval experts
who have TO do with the designs for the next bat
tleships TO be built have been discussing the
method of establishing fire control system. One
Of the features required perfecting the direction
of gun fire is elevation for observation purposes
above the deck from which there will be telephone
communication with the coming tower and the
central fire control station below deck A mast
which would contain the observer Will, OF course
be the object of attack, and it becomes important
to have such a mast constructed that it will
make il difficult for enemy to bring 1t down
This protection will be obtained by having the mast
constructed in skeleton style made up of many ele-
rlents which give strength Notwithstanding the
open spaces. It is proposed to have test of a
type mast and this will far toward determining
the sort of mast be adopted
CAVALRY HORSES FAULTY.-Continual COM
plant; especially from the cavalry, concerning the