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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28
Will Give MAY Party.

Invitations are being sent out by
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Arnold and Mrs.
Kathryn McNerney for May party
to be held at Sprague's hall next
Friday night.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28

DR.. l.. B. Manchester, dentist, is
located in modern offices in the Col
umbia Valley Bank building. Con-
situations gladly given on all classes
of dental work ***
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28

The Ladies' Guild of st. Luke's
church will meet Wednesday after
noon at 2:30 with Mrs. Frank, Che
Ian avenue.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28

DR.. L. B. Manches .er, dentist, is
located in modern Offices in the Col
umbia Valley Bank building. Con-
sultations gladly given on all classes
Of dental work ***
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28
CITY news

The Catholic ladies will give May
ball and flag drill at the Wenatchee
Theatre Friday night.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28

P. A. Kemp, brother of Fred
Kemp, and newspaper man OF Man
chester, New Hampshire, is here and
will take up his permanent residence
in the valley.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28

Well. Well! Well! Hurry! Hurry!
Hurry. Only two more days of the
sale at the Bazaar. tt
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Higley of Che
Ian are in the city today, the guests
of their son, Myrl Higley and fami-
w
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Marriage License Issued.

A marriage license was issued to-
day to Gilbert Hall and Miss Nettie
Stephens of Leavenworth.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28

Dan, the shoemaker, has opened
up the Wenatchee Quick Shoe Re-
pair Shop :. Try him. p. .s2&3o-2
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A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Guy j. Long and Ida NJ.
FarroW OF. Cashmere.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28

Buy those granite dishes you nee1
in the kitchen-A off at the Bazaar.
If
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-04-28

For Painting and Papering, go to
Russell. ***
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
REV. BARNES TALKS
OF ORPHANS HOME
PRAISES WOMEN WHO LOVE or
PHAN CHILDREN.

AfNW LLr a. Lr -LEI
Rev. J. A; Barnes Of Helena, super
intendent Of the Montana Children's
Home society, Is in the city for a few
days, and gave addresses last Sunday
at the Presbyterian and baptist
churches, upon the work OF child saw
ing as carried or by that society.
He told about little Pearl White, an
orphan girl, whom he recently took
from Billings. He said she had a beau.
tiful home with a kind hearted, well
to do women, who said she wanted 8
little girl to love.
In his addresses Mr.. Barnes said
love is the only thing that will justify
a family In adopting q child + il
keeping it after 1t is adopted. And
his society stands ready to take bach
any and every child that is not loved
He said the first and greatest need
OF every child is a mother, and it,
second need is q family home, where
personal sympathy exists, and domes
tic ties are formed. He said a woman
who a love her own child is a hui
man mother, but the women who live
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
FAME OF BILLINGS MAN.

The name Of I. D. O,Donnell Of Bill.
fngs has become synonymous with
that Of the most popular forage crop
Of the Yellowstone valley, Alfalfa"
His reputation has become state wide
as an authority upon agricultural sub
jects, especially upon the culture OF
alfalfa. While the spokesman-Review
does not mention his name in the fol
lowing article, he is the only man In
the country it fits. It is a pretty trib-
ute to the good work he is doing ad-
vertising the usefulness Of alfalfa.
Montana's Alfalfa Man.
Over in Montana there is a man
who has preached alfalfa early and
late, in season and out of season, at
home and abroad, until his very APP
pearance and ven his name is sug.
gestive Of this wonderful plant. Men
Of this class change the face Of things
in the world. They are the true agi-
tators for all reform. They force 9TH
ers to change their ways. Their Inn
%portunity prevails. They are large
enough in mind and heart to accept
with good grace the quirks and jibes
Of their friends, and they in turn
smile at the assumed, superior knowl.
edge of those following the old and
w~ell-trodden. paths.
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OUR AMERICAN A

There has been a remarkable, al
most phenomenal, increase in the
trade between the United States and
other American countries in the past
few years.
A bulletin recently issued by the
bureau of statistics shows an enlarge.
ment that surpasses Ia ratio the growth
of our commerce with any other part
Of the world. In total commerce, both
exports and imports, our trade 10
nearly three times what 1t was a dec
ade ago. Our exports to other Amer
lean countries were 5000. 900 In
1897. and $500. 100000 in 1907. Our
imports were s205, 100000 then and
were $44s, o0o,O 0 last year.
It thus appears that exports have
grown more rapidly than imports. An.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
MORE TAKE
HUNTLEY UNITS
MORE THAN 800 FARMS REMAIN
ING IN TRACT.

Three more entries on farm units
under the Huntley project were re-
ceived In the local land office yester-
day when Newton R. Spence and
Frank Randall, both Of Billings, and
Voclav Klaischner Of Ballantine each
filed o 40-acre tracts. More than
200 persons have made entry on these
farms since they we're opened for set
Element and there are between 800
and 400 remaining.
Register Esselstyn and Receiver
Bever are in receipt Of a communion
ton from Fred Dennet, the new COM
missioner Of the general land Office.
informing them that an act passed by
congress March 16 has become eff
fective.
The act grants an extension Of time
for establishing residence on the
Huntley project, by h~omeseekers who
make entry on the farm units.
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AGAINST INSTRUCTIONS.

E4EaE%E8 4&E0B8 F&GGH4
That there is a strong sentiment in
eastern Montana opposed to the send
ing Of an instructed delegation to the
national republican convention in Chi
cago is becoming more apparent every
day. While the sentiment Is divided
upon candidates, 1t is almost unani-
mously against the instruction Of the
delegates.
Recently some Of the prominent re-
publicans in eastern Montana have
been in Billings. The Gazette sound
ed some OF them upon the subject Of
sending al instructed delegation to
Chicago. Out Of some Is republicans,
men Of prominence In the party,
among whom were representatives Of
six different counties, there was not
one who favored sending an instruct
ed delegation to Chicago, and only
three we're for Taft, one for La Fol-
lette and the balance Of those willing
to express q personal preference
were for Governor Hughes. These
men were representative republicans,
men whose names are known in the
councils Of the party In the state.
Such a condition cannot help but
force the conclusion that there has
been some Misrepresentation upon the
part Of some one as to the senti-
ment in Montana, which some Of the
Helena and Butte papers seem to
think is all for an instructed delega-
ton for Secretary Taft. II bears out
our contention that the republicans Of
Montana do not want an instructed
delegation sent to Chicago.
Montana should not send dummies
to the national convention; neither
should she send proxies. But rather
she should send the best men in the
party, instructed to act for the good
Of the party, the state and the nation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
.~BlCKfOURD'S BODY
RECEIVES BURIAL
MURDERER IDENTIFIED AS WYo-
MING HoRsTHIEF.

The body Of William Bickfourd, the
slayer Of Sheriff Webb, was buried in
the potter's field OF! the Billings Gem.
etery yesterday afternoon, at the ex.
pense Of the county. The Identified
ton Of the body Of Bickfourd, as that
OF the man who shot the sheriff, BY
James Richardson, an eye witness Of
the tragedy, and as that Of the man
who was wanted in Wyoming for
horse stealing, by Sheriff Horton Of
Carbon county, Wyoming, quiets a
number Of rumors which have been
afloat for several days.
Sheriff Horton, who was in Billings
to get Andy Comstock, Bickfourd's
alleged partner in the stealing OF
the horses, positively identified the
man as the n wanted in the county
Of which he is sheriff for horse steal
ing and says that he has known Bick.
fourd for the past two years.
He declares that Bickfourd was en-.
gagged in trapping q Rawlins and
he has assisted in punching the ears
OF coyote pelts which the man
brought in to secure the bounty.
All Of the police officers, including
Oficer Soy, who first arrested Bick.
fourd, identify him as tue man who
was fined $40 in police court for dis.
turbing the peace.
Of1cer Soy says that when he al.
rested Bickfourd the latter said
you have made a mistake. You
think I am a man who is wanted fol
horse stealing in Wyoming, but I'm
not"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
ASKS DISSOLUTION
J. OF THE INJUNCTION
META kEuscH DEMURs TO THE
COMPLAINT.

H.l2G4 nAMI 0E4.41 4HL EI9fs.. Mitrl E|'
Meta Keusch filed a demurrer to
the complaint and a motion asking for
the dissolution of the injunction in
the district court yesterday, in the
case in which she and q. F. Slack
are being sued BY the North Real Es-
tate. Loan & Title company to re-
strain them from moving a certain
building from property which the real
estate company alleges belongs to
them.
Judge Fox issued temporary in
junction against the defendants last
week and the hearing on the motion
to dissolve this, will be held April 4
in the district court.
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100 &, N g0lIIl ~. z 49, .MI-I1N n.
CLAIMING ALL FOR TAFT.

Too much eensure should not be
given the republican leaders in Butte
and Helena who are asserting that
the sentiment Of the party in Montana
is unanimous for Secretary Of Wal
Taft for the presidential nomination.
They are simply following the exam
pie Of Frank Hitchcock, manager OF
the Taft campaign, and are claiming
everything.
1t must be admitted that the Taft
campaign by judicious energy on the
part Of his supporters has made the
secretary Of var the leader in the
race for the nomination at the Chicago
convention. But a In Montana there
is reason to doubt that the sentiment
is unanimously for Taft. so there 10
also reason to doubt the truth Of the
claims made by his managers in
other states. Literature has been sent
ont from the Taft headquarters claim
ing more than enough delegates to
nominate him, while as q matter Of
fact there is little basis for the claim.
For instance. Mr.. Hitchcock counts
50 delegates as secure from New Eng.
land. Those six states have, 81 dele
gates In all. Thirty-four are from
Massachusetts and Senator Crane is
quite positive that Taft viii not get
them. Vermont and New Hampshire
IRE strong for Hughes. Yale hopes
to turn the IA Of Connecticut for
TAFT: but no one has been rash enough
to promise that Maine and Rhode
Island can be delivered.
Then Mr.. Hitchcock counts from
sother northern states east Of the
Mississippi" 81 more delegates. This
section includes New York. solid for
Hughes; Pennsylvania. solid for Knox;
Indiana. solid. for fairbanks; nli-
nois. solid for Cannon. and Wisconsin,
solid FOR IA Toilette. There : left
Michisan with Is votes and New Jsr-
~ With ~, but It y very certain
NJ ~
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that Of that 50 the majority is not

that OF that 50 the majority Is not
penned up IN the Taft fold.
Further, the states and territories
west Of the mississippi are ranked as
giving out Of their 304 delegates go
for Taft. AS a matter OF fact, Kan
sas and Nebraska have Instructed
their SO delegates for him. Iowa has
given Its delegates-at-large, but s Of
It's district delegates are lost to him,
as are 6 IN Missouri. In Minnesota
and the two Dakotas the La Toilette
sentiment Is imperative. Colorado and
Nevada are not strongly for Taft.
Oklahoma has chosen 2 delegates for
La Toilette, while California will split
It's vote. Instead OF 270 claimed in this
section there are 80 delegates reason
ably secure for Taft; IA chosen
against him and Of the remaining 1913
the majority is as likely to be against
him as for him.
IN other words, without going into
the doubtful and not exactly edifying
question Of the southern delegates, in
the case Of 374 out Of the $50 claimed
| delegates there is a substantial foun-
dalton for counting perhaps 120 for
Taft. y
These figures do not bear out the
assertion Of the Taft managers that
he is assured Of the nomination on
the first ballot, and they are a re-
buke to the political leaders who have
asserted that Montana should get into
the Taft band wagon. This effort try
ing to blur the party in this state into
endorsing Mr.. Taft should cease. Let
us elect the best men as delegates and
send them to Chicago to do what they
think is best and what they believe
truly represents the views Of the rank
and file Of the party in Montana. The
Billings Gazette has confidence that
men who stand high enough in the
party to be chosen as delegates to
the national convention can be trusted
to express the sentiment Of Montana
when It comes to voting for Q presf-
Dental nominee.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
NTEREsTING.FAcrs.

I'd HH. EF4Wl-L iDLT 'N|". g-. 81
Southern, Dhodesia has increased its
white population from IL $3.50 in>.19O4
to 14,018, in 1907; ss7 n
'.~ - ~ q,
Money has become SO tight al
Newchwang, China, that. prices have
risen 30 per. cent. s.. w.
America is. still the largest. consum.
er Of cocoa. The cocoa crop 8 $4,000
amounted to 149,02O,695 Kilograms.
The new telephone exchange re.
Gently installed at johannesburg will
accommodate $4,000 lines. There are
now about $500 entering the building.
The governor of Heilungkiang has
demanded permission to erect liken
barriers Cnland tax. stations), SO that
all products coming from Mongolia
into Manchuria may be taxed. H..
Instructions have been issued to the
provinces that the presence OF all sui
phur mines in China must be reported,
the mineral being required for mill
tary purposes and the manufacture OF
ammunition.
Larger foreign purchases Of apple
cider will be made by Great Britain,
according to a statement OF the Ca.
madam commercial agent at Man.
chester. The cause is poor apple
harvest in Devonshire last fall and
the increasing consumption OF apple
cider.
Lambroas A. Coromilas, minister
from Greece, is a great-grandson Of
the famous Greek patriot OF the same
name. Minister Coromilas has him
self had some wartime adventures
having been captured by the Turks
during the Eastern Roumelian trouble
in 1886.
Special Agent Arthur B. Butman
sends a statement from a Mexican
journal that the Banco Nacional dc
Mexico has authorized It's branch al
Campeche to advance $2.000,OOO Isl,
100000 gold) to the henequen grow.
ers. The Campeche branch will pur.
chase the fibre, paying 80 per cent OF
its value as a six months loan.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
CLEANING DAY.

The good that could be accom-
plished ip Billings by every citizen
devoting one day to improving the
appearances Of the city and assisting
in a general cleaning must be appar.
ent to the most casual observer. It is
to be hoped that the agitation which
has been started looking to the inaug.
uration of such a day will bear fruit
It has received the endorsement OF
the chamber OF commerce and some Of
the women's clubs and many Of the
citizens. No definite steps, however
have been taken to have such a day
set aside. Some should be taken al
once.
The local chamber Of commerce
the women's club or some similar or
ga~nization should take up the matter
with Mayor Foster, haye him issue q
proclamation, setting aside one day
as a cleaning day, urging people to
drop their regular vocations for that
day and devote the time thus secured
to improving the appearances Of the
city. Mayor Foster has signifed his
willingness to issue such a proclama.
ton to The Gazette il approached by
some organization. So as the matter
now stands all that is needed is con.
certed action on the part Of some
body Of men or women to set the bal
rolling. 1t should be attended to al
once.
It is sincerely to be hoped that this
agitation for a cleaning day will re
suit in more than talk. It's establish
ment would do much to improve the
appearance Of the city.
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les . - 8 $500 -
THE BASEBALL SEASON.

Billings baseball fans are assured
Of good baseball this summer. Three
teams have been organized and formed
into a city league, similar to or rather
successor of the city league Of last
season, which furnished the best base
ball ever seen in the Yellowstone val
ley and sent forth an all-star team Of
players which never met defeat.
The success Of the baseball games
as conducted In Billings last year
demonstrated the wisdom OF the
founders of the city league in con-
filming the games to local teams. Base
ball was furnished the lovers Of the
sport here for less than ever before
and the merchants Of the city were
not asked to contribute from time to
time during the season to support 1t,
while the quality was excellent.
It IS entirely probable that other
towns in the Yellowstone valley viii
follow Billings lead In this respect.
Already Colonel Sam Gordon Of the
Miles City Journal has commenced to
agitate the formation Of a city league
In Milestown. For once the nestor Of
the Montana press has found some.
thing good that comes ont Of the ii.
kali nets. In a leading editorial he
cites the history OF the Billings City
league and declares that It Is the
prope- manner in which to furnish
baseball to a city, even to Miles City.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

other striking feature Is the large
percentage Of manufactured exports
to American countries than to other
parts Of the world. OF our exports to
Canada 81 per cent were manufac.
lures; to Mexico, 20 per cent? to AT.
gentine, 50 per cent; to Brazil, SO per
cent.
It thus appears that we have made
q long step toward developing the
markets on this hemisphere. The
gratifying results thus secured may
be immensely increased by study OF
these markets and the best means OF
meeting their demands.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

Governor John Johnson Of Mime.
sofa has withdrawn his announcement
Of last fall declining to be q candi-
date for the democratic nomination
for the presidency, because William
Jennings Bryan was a candidate, and
has entered the receptive list. Gov.
ernor johnson has come to the con.
clusion that If the nomination is Of.
fered him he cannot refuse. \
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
plNCHOT IS ATTACKED
CONTINUED from First Page.)
Forestry Bureau Has Pull.

Forestry Bureau Has Pull.
He knew, he said, It was not safe to
attack the forestry bureau because Of
the influence it had over the country.
The chair overruled a point Of order
against another amendment by Mr..
Mondell providing that no part Of the
appropriation shall be used "for the
administration Of any lands in a ma
tional forest in a township in which
less than 80 cent of the land is pub
lie land and less than one-fourth Of
the public land is timbered."
MI. Williams Of Mississippi, the
minority leader, opposed a motion by
Mr.. Scott to lay the bill aside and
forced q vote by tellers. The vote
carried 81 to As.
Mr., Williams f1libustered again on.
a motion to adjourn. By q strict
party vote Of 6b to 45 the house
agreed to adjourn. but the democrats,
under MI. Williams leadership, forced
q roll call on the question, thereby
making good his threat Of last week
to request a call on every Affirmative
vote until certain legislation is en-.
acted. While the roll was being cali
ed members poured into the chamber
In such numbers that It soon took an.
an opening day appearance. Speaker
Cannon clearly displayed anger when
democrats arose in sufficient numbers
to order the call. He brought his
gayel down with such force that 1t
flew from his hands, and he threw
himself back in, his chair to await the
conclusion OF the tedious procedure.
The vote resulted ayes 100, nays
ss, and the house accordingly ad.
tourned at 6:s4 p. m.
p ns.Mer l-.E-.-ZL q .NHN .E=1LE II
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and care for orphan children are
Gods mothers.
REDUCE INDIANA RATES.

Indianapolis, March so.-Express
rates In Indiana are reduced on an av-
erage Of between 10 and IL per cent
IN an opinion issued today by the In
diana railroad commission. The new
schedule is to be adopted by the ex-
press companies within 80 days.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

The coal miners Of Montana and
Wyoming will not be affected by the
strike in the east on April !. 1t may
be that the northwest will have TO
supply the nat. on with coal for a time.
Well, when 1t m to fulfilling re-
quirements the northwest always pro-
duces the goods.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

The political pot is simmering, but
the registration is evidence that 1t
has not reached the boiling stage.
Tough as it is to admit 1t, there
are some men in congress branded as
republicans whom the cognomen does
not fit. They are the ones. who are
delaying the enactment Of the poll.
cies Of the president urged in his last
special message.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

II fate should decree that the presi-
dent Of the United States succeeding
Theodore Roosevelt is to be q demo
crat, patriotic newspaper men win
hope that it is John Johnson Of Min
nesota. But the odds are against him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

The Hon. Fletcher Maddox must
read with interest the number Of ed.
itorial comments upon his appointment
as solicitor of the internal revenue de
partment, which he turned down. OF
course the squib writer's did not know
that when they wrote that the ap-
pointment would be appreciated by
the party in Montana and by Mr.,
Maddox.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

Among those who will try to divert
attention from the election this sum.
mer will be Walter Wellman. He
hobs up serenely with the announce
ment that he expects to reach the
north pole in the cold frigid zone.
Chances are the only thing cold that
Walter will discover will be his feet.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

Don't mind the Inconvenience Of
these political campaigns. Think Of
how many men would be out Of jobs
If we did not have politics.