davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15

mo and reropnizod me
90 MI. bpnlto,'s dauehttr' / heard
some of ,,, rnutb mon ,yhisn,riur to
cach otl.a,. pnJ linen tbev talked with
rnuspnl ,ari,i,t, rnr sroudinuyinus
,'rbc, y.rpt rnt ana brought other
sr,ndiup,.ian farmers bnck should
snV b,r. fbaf tho Scnndinnvians i'm
ANYTHING resnrrtlnp money matters
ntc thp post suspirious ucoplp i'm the
world Tho word insolvency rs the
most dc,dl,. word In any language to
tbot, oprs
"Tbo others whom tho first arriy-
ais brought hack looked long and
| bnrd at mo ana thrre was more tnll.
'rhrn some nf mo farmers wives came
| I'm
| ".,Yo,t Yt work ittla oncp, nne of
TN, farmers wives snid 10 me How
comes Iq Does your rathe, know it,
",y,S' r.pIird my father. told
me last nisht mat must work.
And ihnt .rttiad If rho word of
NV rcrlv nm, nb,nt the Store Xix, an
uttio gnI, Tb,u of a sudden tho
Scnndin,,j,p FARMERS and their wives
rIou,iol nuf of tbr dr., ,nnds store
i'm a BODY
~ ya. too yot,ur f., understand IN,
n,..,rjnr ,r v.r.t N,nne,,d Rut IN,
rum upon nv rathcr's bnnk began
Within bnlr' IN 5n,,,. anon b.,d b.ritn
to nm ,bont m. Inv Goods stnr, I'm
the rauuciry of cash riTi
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
How Child Started
Run On The Bank.

Int VITO Uf a Now Y uIk banker told
a story nj luncheon for women tho
,,,,, - ,,ho, nan, ,,b.
""N W """
She had come close up running her
father. banker through childish
canrlrc
a., ,,,.
wy H''''' "uu "N'u III N'
sofa town of 10000 on 10000 inhahit-
ants" she said NV father was tho
lending haulcr of TN. town Tho
NJ. , 49,, >,...i,,..
',''''N anu '9Nr"eS """ S'"''7
VINO cultivated the rich wheat lands
by which thc town was surrounded 10
&, r,,r a,nosi,,d .bcir s,,.incs v.itb
hlh|
My mother had died when / was a
baby. was the only child You may
i,,,,-l,., h,,, ,,,, ,,..,i,,.,i,,oa ana
.r"iinT Nr.,i,,ni,. .,,',',.,t,,r.- t,,,t
indic,tcd " desire ran, ,,.,s ''' Si,n
,,,,,,,i,,, ~ ,i,i,, ""5 ",'i'J
nj'ar ~, N,.,io,',' 1.b.,, ,,,, r,,s, d1
,,,a,,, ,,,,,, 49,. fa,i,o,. seas, t,,
u" 49, '"'S ''''' ~
~ ,,,' ~ .,, O., .,...
are vba, II banpr~.d rittir siIi
! ""pl', S"' ~ u'vc SIR
I,nvnu "i n., ,H,''t r'u Dy'H Gon,a,nE ~,
,,fte ,rbi.b Nov n",,,.,..I '''V r,,7 b L',
g. h"o,,,,e,,I -, ~. '' ~, ,,.5
, MUa " oeu "''' u' W." ''""
''vlr' N''tsu :, MY, '''"i,. pu' as
ngii l, a." S' Nc ~. ,'llS" W o.
d',i,'s a. III 'i', a., 'S'tv" ~ a.
stI 49, wa, ''' ~
tbot cv.uins hafmrr nn1.,, ',, i,j,,
I,, ". '''',s VISA" ''' '"'''
.,Nov f., 6..,iine. ,,i,,. ,., ..,. l,,. .,i1
"A mis- r,pctn,r nv, fo,1, ,t. ,,,, j1'.S
M Ia, IA ,,,. NM. ,.,..,,. ',,.,,..,,.l
Vas +, taoch I'm" ~, INF, "f INs1,,' nv, w,
tho infantry of cn,y M, 1;d ant l,l,,
,hr tnn, nr,,,inysJ i'm snn.,i,ir,.
th, otbc, mn. sLl,s v.ot., Una ~,
C",. me first Inn, he r,,y",,''l , nu,"
,rrofrril,n ianss,n INV. rau,cr s,il
tn mo, ~. "a vnry irii,s,,,i,,,y nm.
r,irl Sb, b,,,s bc,. r,.j,.., So ,,,t
tho studs ia bie '.,i,., and th, .i.o,c
Gnlss I'm his .ufrs SI. a,'.,5. ~, t,.
,.,,r,.ir. nu, MA ,n, i,,f',.,i,, ~, az
his laundry ljnrn IIor faf6",. ,,..,
sumo gnyG bnr tbn vstnh as a. cir, ~,
reward her tndustr,
There was hln,,, NV rutbo,.-p,,.
own fntbcr-cXportel mo fan work rn,.
what he rave mo mon
some dav nv ratbc,. wont NJ,
when Won become ind,istrto,is Itka
littIo Erodr,.il,o i shan w., ,, "a,
prettipst watch tbgt owe. ,,,,1 I'M, nr
Switzerland
THAT was enouph vns ,,,t,,e.d
oh was nxne,tnl T., ,,,,,l ti'a,, %
Very wen l hrrau,c ,a,, b,nr,f,,
with my father Withdrew from, hi;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
nABY NIonpmINE rIENns.

baby medicines that contain opium and
narcotics Mc3ee's Baby EliNir CON
tains no injurious or narcotic drugs Of
any Kind A sure ana safe cure Tor
dignrdered stomHchs bowels ana tretful-
uess-spIendid for teethlng infants FOR
sale by ~ &. N. Drug Dept, il2 and
ma South Main street
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
ROYAL BREAD CONSUMERS

Are protected by our crown label on
every loaf of Royal Bread. 1t helps
YOU TO get the genuine Royalnut, Roy
al.Milk, Tahlequeen and Vienna Loaf
Al all grocers.
ROYAL BAKING co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
MUSICIANS DIRECTORY
MRS. ALBERTA DERsHAM.

Graduate Chicago Musical College.
Gcnesco Musical Institute and Recent
Pupil OF SChavwonka. Berlin Germany
Ind. phone 1864. $40 Constitution Bldg.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15

choir and orchestra number 1000 sing
ers and players.
Australia is shortly to have It's an
Cual national cisteddfud; Ballarat will
he the scene of this gathering which
takes plaoci II October. and will cm-
brace contests i'm vocal and iustru-
mental music. and choral classes, a
special feature being made OF brass
band contests.
London is running Berlin a close race
as a concert city. During the first six
months of the present year the number
of concerts given IN the English me-
tropolis was about 800. Most of the
singers sang and the players played
to rows of empty seats The dead
heads are evidently holding out for cab
fares and sandwiches in addition to free
tickets.
series of music Festivals is being
held in various South African towns
this summer under the direction of AL
bert Archdcacou and Barrow Bowling.
The chorus numbers 1870 and among
the works rendered are Haydan's Gre
alton Handels Samson" ElGar's
King Olaf" and Coleridge-Taylor's
"Hiawatha" besides miscellaneous
program of British music.
The trend of taste in England Is indi-
Gated by the rernrtory chosen for the
the Moody English opera COM
pauy which begins its season on the
seventeenth of this month IT includes
four Wagner operas. besides such fa-
vorites as Faust" "Trovatore."
Aida Madame Butterfly, La Boz
heme,' "Pagliacci' and "CaValleria
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
B. M. YOUNG, JR.


Pupil of Back and Schmades. Brussels
Belgium, Lessons given At pupils home or
at 1927 Il Emerson ave. Bell phone
Main 222lZ
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
LUELLA FERRIN SHARP.

soprano,
Pupil of Nine Katherine you lllonurr
New York,
Teacher Of GARCIA METHOD,
Studio 1854 South state 81.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
ARTHUR SHEPHERD,

Care Wan" Press Newton Cen
ter. Mass. Lessons in Pianoforte and
Composition.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
GEO. CARELESS.
Professor of NInsic.

Lessons in Voice Training, Violin.
Piano, Cabinet Organ, Harmony and Sight
Reading. orders may he left ut Fergus
Coaltors Music store.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
ANDREW BOWMAN.


baritone.
BEL CANTO--
(Bcautiful Singing.
Late vocal instructor at the American
Conservatory Of Music. Chicago. Songs
IN English, French and Italian. Free
voice Test studio coo TemEloton. Resi-
denCo PEEL phone 1f35-N.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15

choir and orchestra number 1000 sing
crs ana players.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
EMMA RAMSEY MORRIS.

Dramatic Sonrnno.
Pupil Of Corelll Berlin and Archuinbnud
Paris
1870 West LIST North Boil lGi2-n-y.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
MRS. JOHN MORTON DAVIS.

Piano Instruction.
Pupil Of Harold Won MiCkwltZ, Bust
Temple Conservatory. Chicago, Ill.,
LeschctlllSy Method
li9 west North Temple Bel Phone l72O-I
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
RENEE Z. REnMAN

Pupu of Nine Espcranza Glrriguc.
New York Agatha Borkhoel studio l26
south lst West Bell phone 1853 IND 55s.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
GO Burlington!
Low Rates East
Dates Of Sale:
August 2ith and 25t
Plan now.
Round Trip Rates:
Through Service:

Daily standard sleeper service to
Chicago, 81. Louis Omaha, Kansas
City on Rio Grando fast train No. ..
Daily through tourist slecpcrs to Chi
cago and Omaha.
Tickets honured on Burlington's fast
electric lighted Chicago special No. 6,
also ON 81 Louis FLYER No. IL, leaving
Denver in the afternoon. also Eastern
Express No. . from Denver at night.
Personally conducted tourist sleep
Crs 10 Chicago and Omaha Tuesdays,
Wednesdays. Fridays and Saturdays.
and to St Louis and Kansas City on
Thursdays,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
EDWARD P KIMBhLE.

Ilhno. organ German
Assistant Organist NJ the Tabernacle.
Orgauist First VI T.. Church studio
GHf 'remulotuu Bld
Residence Telephone Bell 'li-N studio.
Bell ,ll-h
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
H. A. MONTGOMERY.

Teacher Of slide Trombone, Cornet
Baritone and all Band Instruments.
Studio at Coalter's Music Co.. 80 South
Main strset. Bell Phone 37l7 v.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
ORGANIZE
BASKETBALL LEAGUE
REPRESENTATIVES, OF SEVERAL
CHURCHES MEET.

Recently a meeting was held at the
Y. M. G. A. building at which q basket
ball organization OF six churches Of
the city was effected.
Different issues were discussed one
of which was as to who should play.
Last year the rule said that only the
members OF the different Sunday
schools should play but this year the
rule reads that anybody attending the
church is eligible to participate in the
games, provided that he attend at least
three out Of every five Sundays.
The question OF admission was dis.
cussed and it vas decided not to
charge for the first half Of the season
and to decide later IS to the second
half.
The omcers for the year were
elected as follows: Rev. luke, presi'
dent; DR.. John H. Lee, vice president;
l.. A. Gipe, secretary, and w. r
Melvin treasurer.
The question of the reIeree was dis
cussed and by unanimous vote e. p
Neill was elected.
The season opens on November Isl
and the churches represented 50 fal
are the Baptists. Congresationalists
Christian, Episcopal. Methodist ant
Presbyterials.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
COMIC OPERA WILL Be GIVEN UN.
DER AUSPICES OF ELKs.
By LOCAL TALENT
II y. Brown, WIS Furnishes Scenery
and Under Whose Direction It viii
30 Given, Arrives in city-First Re-
hearsal Held Last Night.

From Thursdays Daily.
The hrst rehearsal Of The Elk's
Tooth" the comic opera, which will
be presented at the Babcock theater
October S and s under the auspices
Of the local lodge Of Elks took place
last night. H. I. Brown, under whose
directions the piece will be given ar
rived IN the city yesterday morning
and Immediately held q consultation
with the committee Of the lodge. which
will have charge Of the affair.
I -.The Elk's Tooth requires forty
people to properly present It. The
scenic effects are said to be quite
lavish, while the lines sparkle with
wit and the songs r Of the catchy
kind that one sings long after the clay
has been presented.
''The Elk's Tooth" was presented
here two years ago with great sue
cess by the local lodge under the
direction Of Mr.. Brown. The piece al
presented this year is entirely diner.
ont. It has been completely ~resived,
the lines changed aud new scenery Sc.
cured.
Nj. Brown ana the committee as
signed parts to q number OF well
known singers ia Billings yesterday
and more parts will be assigned to
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
EMPLOYMENT FOR
THE YOUNG men
Y. M. c. a. ESTABLISHES BUREAU
FOR UNEMPLOYED.

The Y. M. G. A. employment bureau
committee met Monday night at the
assembly Of the Y. II. G. A.
building, and organized for active
work. j
1T is a fine thing for unemployed
men Of the city" said Secretary
Steele. can unemployed person may
apply to the secretary Of the commit
tee and pay twenty-five cents. to cover
postage and stationery used in cores.
pondence for seeking employment, and
gaining references. When a suitable
position is found 1t will cost them one
dollar, which, II desired, will be de
Quoted on an application for member
ship in the association. thus bringing
him into the association and helping
him"
The members Of the committee are:
e. R. Keil. c. s.. Bell, b. F. ogburn. ]
3. Reche. r. C. Cardell. Hugh NcDon
aid and w. J. Hawkins.
The motto OF the employment bu
reau Ia mot for money. but for men
Tho headquarters will be established
in the 7. II. C. A. building.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
SAYS TIMES WILL be BETTER IN
4 FEW YEARS.
MONTANA WILL SHARE
Pioneer Eastern Montana Resident
Says Times viii Soar, No Matter
Who is Elected to the Presidency
This Fall.

John d. Losekamp is optimistic re-
garding the business situation, es.
pecially in the next three or four
years. /.
He says the country looks much bet
ter than ever before. He said yester-
day:
No matter who is elected this year
to the presidency, If congress passes a
good banking law to protect the bank
er as we'll as the depositor, we will
have the most prosperous times the
coming few years in the country's his.
tory, Of which Montana will share a
great proportion, as the east is now
looking to our country with the great
est favor, and the passage of a guar
antee law by congress will in future
preclude the effect Of panics upon the
Industrial and agricultural sections OF
our country SO that panics will be felt
only among spectators in Wall street
where such things as s%peculations
alone are fashionable.
ITO me the country generally looks
SO much better that through no spec
tacle can I see q brighter business fu'
ture for many years to come. especial
ly for Montana and Billings"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25

&l&&NNE SsN% NA&IMASHSs
From Wednesdays Daily.
Joseph stickbauer, 9 hostler, was IN
stantly Killed while at work at the
Northern Pacific round house early
last evening.
Stickbauer had climbed down from
an engine and was looking up under
it to see II the ash box had been prop
erly cleaned. His head and arms lay
across the rail, Another engine com
Ing into the round house bumped
against the one under which Stick
Aauer. was lying and showed It ahead
several feet, the large driving wheels
passing over the mans head. crushing
and decapitating him and breaking his
arms Death was instantaneous. There
were no witnesses to the accident.
The body was found by some Of the
round house employees. 1T was q fear
ful sight that met their gaze. The
arms and a portion Of the head lay
On one side OF the rail, while or the
ether was his body. Blood and
brains were scattered on the wheels
and rail, while from his skull the
Arains slowly oozed out.
Coroner Smith was notified and re
moved the body TO the morgue, where
IL viii be held until after the inquest,
which will take place tomorrow. and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
WORKMAN D~ECAPITATED
IN N. P. ~ROUNDnOUSE
Joeseph Stickbauer, nostIer Instantly
Killed Last NIGHT.

@@Na&M#G W&@ T&E4%Et @Sg& N"E &%% &lESNw5F
until his relatives can be located.
Little is known about the dead man
in Billings. He came here several
months ago from st. Paul, where he
was employed by the Northern Pa
cifc. He went to work as a car re
pairer in the local shops and about
two months ago secured a position as
hostler. He has been q steady worker.
uncommunicative and SO his fellow
workers did not learn much Of his life
history. He*is believed to be a single
man.
In his room in a cabin at 101 South
Thirty-second street e found 2
number Of letters, which would indi-
cate that he was born in Norway, but
has a brother in st. Paul. He also
owns q house and lot in st. Paul on
which he paid taxes in 1907. He has
had two companions rooming with him
but they left last night for st. Paul.
The dead man is supposed to tie
comfortably well OF and according to
a boy who lives nearby has 9 large
amount OF money, valuables and secu'
rites in q black valise, which was
hanging on the wall and which he had
told Mrs. Swanson, who lives in the
same block, to be sure and AVE Il
anything should happen to him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
\, r. IS TO BUILD
A BRANCH LINE
RIGHT or WAY FROM eLENDlvE
70 MoNDAK GRANTED.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Especial to The Gazette.)
HELENA, Sept. 22.-The state
board Of land commissioners has grant
ed the Northern Pacific right Of way for
a new line OF railroad from Glendive to
Mondak. in Eastern Montana. It will
traverse the route Of the new govern
ment canal.
The application Of the Northern Pa
ciflc for right Of way in Eastern Mon
tana marks the beginning Of extensive
construction work by that company,
the plans for which provide for the
building OF q line north from Mandan.
N. D., following the Missouri river to
its confluence with the Yellowstone
at Mondant, thence proceeding south.
erly, %traversing the Lower Yellow.
stone reclamation project, one Of the
biggest irrigation schemes undertaken
by the government. In North Dakota
the new lien will traverse a section Of
territory without railroad facilities
and the same is true along the pro
posed route in Montana. The prof
ect will involve about 800 miles OF rail
road building.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
boats across the Pacific, In the harbor
r. mos o akromd ninhf ~

boats across the Pacific, In the harbor5
1T was q grand sight.
"Then, after q few days more In that
delightful spot, we set sail for San
Francisco. and we were all SO glad
when we sighted the California coast.
and we all stood on deck to watch the
changing lights as the big vessel
steamed through the Golden Gate, and
into the harbor, with its busy scenes,
and its hustle and hustle, so different
from the life Of the Orient.
we had a nice time, and we want
to thank u friends and The Gazette
and all who made it possible for us to
make a trip of ten thousand miles,
from Montana to the Land Of the Ris.
ing Sun
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
COMPERS TO REPLY
But UNDER PROTEST
PRESIDENT OF FEDERATION OF
LABOR ON STAND.

3Ht WIfIh EEEGHN5w E531aA ~ eEAR
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-That he
would reply to the questions certified
to the supreme court OF the District
OF Columbia in connection with the
contempt proceedings against Presi-
dent Gompers and other federation Of
icials before the examiner as directed
yesterday by Chief Justice Clay
bourne, was announced by President
Gompers on resuming the witness
stand today.
II will answer to questions" he
said, "but 1 will answer them under
protest"
The Objectionable squestions were
not presented Immediately, but Attor.
ney Davenport for the Buck company
asked regarding the publications con.
corning the Buck Stove & Range com.
pany in labor papers. Mr.. Gompers
sought to curtail the inquiry by &C
cepting the responsibility for many
Of the utterances copied in those pa'
pers.
Upon the receipt Of n Of the
newspaper clippings Mr.. Gompers re
iterated the charge that PresideEt
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
PAVING WORK ON
YELLOWSTONE AVENUE
BLOCK COMPLETED WITH
coNcRETE-AN EXPERIMENT..

srWE E%AAAs#M# Era&G =E.4
The paving on Yellowstone avenue
is progressing very satisfactorily, and
will be completed in about q month.
The paving is an experiment in this
section Of the state, being Of concrete
instead Of asphalt. The cement is cut
into small blocks resembling q brick
paving.
The paving is completed from First
avenue west to a half block east. A
concrete mixer is running constantly
and a large force Of men are working
on It.
Division street a half block on eithe1
side Of Yellowstone, will also be paved
in this manner.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
MRS. ]. A. MERKLlN
DIES FROM OPERATION
SISTER or MRS. e. BERNHARDT
DIES lin CHICAGO.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. e. Bernhard of 20 Custer ave.
nue., received . telegram yesterday an
nouncing that her sister. Mrs. "A. ].
Merklin, died in Chicago as the result
Of an operation. Mrs. Merklin had
been visiting her sister here in BILL
ings this summer and when she was
taken III she consulted physicians in
town. They advised her to return to
Chicago and undergo an operation.
Mrs. Merklin left last Wednesday
and on Sunday the operation VAS per
formed. Yesterday the news was re
ceived that Mrs. Merklin had died
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
VACS UP
IN POLICE COURT

From Wednesdays Daily.
Thomas Grant. Who indulged . lit
,tle too freely Of the flowing red, was
rivenstNp and = half days work on the
city hishways ~yesterday morning BY
PolicsJndy Mann. He was arrested
~ O@cey Ross.
Leesscha6er. . yag. ~ given i've
- onp the streets. He ~,
eoETelled ~ 5Omcer stpddardl. .@s
IA Reminsltton - given dvs days
- enspension o1 esntence to hike"
Which - aid. lmmediately.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25
What Bryan Would %.

&s@@G&b 81 arsf~ 0S' 21A8NH@8%&S
And now that the record Of prom
Uses and prophecies unfulflled for q
Of IL years, with this record OF
hunt for an issue upon which to
achieve the presidency, with this !
ord OF reputation, Of negation and Of
running away from national responst-
bilities. Mr.. Bryan comes forward ana
asks that the people now give hin
an opportunity to put into operation
new reforms In respect to trusts and
in respect to guaranty Of bank depos-
It's, wholly untried, wholly theoretical
and on their face. bearing evidence Of
their impracticability and Of having
been devised by the ready brain ~
one looking for plausible arguments,
rather than real reforms. He only n
q qualified way approved the postal
savings banks recommended ~ the
Republican platform, which is . tried
and proved lei Of encouraging the
wage Garner and small farmer -
make deposits in q bank absolutely
secure; but much prefers q systen
which takes q mans money to pay an
other mans default, and which, m
stead Of strengthening u banking
system. will break it down BY destroy
ing the value Of the banking character
and capital aud offering inducement Z
reckless and speculative bankers with
out character or capital"
What His Election Would Mean.
The record Of Mr.. Bryan and his
character as 1t Is understood BY y
twelve years acquaintance with hin,
have impressed the business comma
nifty Of this country and those whose
judgment. determines whether or not
capital shall be invested, that he Is
not q safe man with whom to try OK
periments in government; that -
loves financial theories that arc full
of sophistry and are impractical; that
he advances propositions with but lit
tie sense OF respect as to how they
may be carried out in practice, and
that he gives but little attention to the
welfare Of the conservative business
community in suggestions Of reform.
Certainly his record Justified this
judgment Of him BY the business men.
II he we're to be elected, unQuestion-
ably because Of his record, however
much now he may seek to pose as
a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of his record,
because Of the failure Of the theories
which he has proposed for the last
12 years: his election will mean g pa
ralysis Of business and we should havs
. recurrence Of the DISASTROUS condi.
lions Of the last Democratic admins.
tration."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-25

Van Cleave of the Buck company and
Of the National Association OF Manu-
facturers is employing detectives in
connection with the contest with the
federation.
Mr.. Davenport protested against the
charge, but Mr.. Gompers persisted. de
claring with emphasis that it vas true.
He resented what he characterized as
Mr.. Davenport's "bulldozing" methods.