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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
GOLD STILL FLOWS
INTO THE TREASURY
YELLOW METAL PoURs INTO
THE GOLFERS OF UNCLE SAM.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Chas. H.
Treat, assistant treasurer of the Unit
ed States, in his annual report calls
attention to the fact that owing to dis
turbed relations between the income
and out-go of the government, there
was a deficiency last year of $685.
070,210, against a surplus from the
preceding year of $S4,236,586, and
points that the total for 1908 exceed
ed any preceding fiscal year except
1907.
Treasurer Treat declares that thus
it is apparent that the trouble is not
in decreasing receipts, but In increas-
ing expenditures which situation the
treasury was able to meet with the
excess of revenues which had accu-
INFLATED during the previous years.
'..The steady flow of gold into the
treasury the report says, Continues
to excite an absorbing study Of the
of the country SO favored
in the distribution Of precise methods
The amount of gold actually used In
the channels Of trade is less than one
half the general stock Of gold coin in
the country, owing to increasing pop
ularity Of the coin certificates
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COUNTRY LIFE.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. B.
Instruction in scientific farming and
farm sanitation will help to keep chill
.dren at home. in the opinion Of speak
ers before the presidential commission
on farm life that sat here today. Most
of the speakers yer country school
teachers or members of the agricu1-
tural college staff. University extern
sion work along agricultural lines
with federal and state aid was warmly
recommended. Some of the farmers
present deplored the failure of mutual
organization for selling and utilizing
farm products and attributed it to the
farmers lack of confidence in each
other. One speaker thought rural In
vestments in mining stocks a fruitful
caHse of discomfort.
Emphasis was laid on the necessity
for better country roads.
From Salt Lake the commissioners
will proceed to Cheyenne, Wyo. and
thence to Denver.
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HAS HARTMAN "A SOLUTION FOR
IpLENESS?

Hartman hit the nail square on the
head when he stated that idle capital
and. idle labor are dangerous. He sug-
gests a government remedy, to the
end that each may be made to serve
the other.
If MI. Hartman has in mind such
a remedy, it is his business to divulge
1t.
It is the secret for which men have
searched for years.
Since the time when men worked
for each othe. ,,or pay. there has been
a dispute, and probably there always
will be. Discomfort with present con
ditions indicates ambition for some.
thing better.
The idea is to reduce the number
of disputes-to lessen the friction be.
tween capital and labor, for one de-
ponds on the other. Each is helpless
without the other.
Any plan that will give employment
to idle capital, can steady employ
ment for labor. If MIR Hartman has
a solution to the problem that has
vexed men of all ages, we will forget
his transcontinental rates in hailing
him as a public benefactor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
TARIFF HEARINGS
ARE TO CONTINUE
POWER TO SUBPOENA WITNESS
Es Will PROBABLY BE INVOKED.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The house
committee on ways and e today
decided to continue the tariff hearings
until December 10.
Chairman Payne was authorized to
offer a resolution in the house when
congress ven on Monday, which
will give the committee power to sub.
poena witnesses for the supplement-
airy hearings.
Tomorrow will be the last day of
the original schedule of hearings, but
on Saturday Herbert Miles, chairman
of the tariff committee of the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers, will
appear.
Monday there will be a supplement
tary hearing on the lead schedule. The
other session will take place on days
designated by Chairman Payne. 1t is
believed some will be held occasion
ally throughout the short session Of
congress-. The committee will begin
the consideration of the new tariff
bill as soon as the record up to this
time has been printed. Briefs may be
filed by persons interested any time
before December 10. &
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5THE SOUTH AND THE PRoTEc-
TIVE

During the campaign just closed, the
people of the south were the most
consistent free traders to 'be found in
any portion OF the country. 1t was an
outrage, they maintained, that any in
dustry should expect to receive at the
hands OF the government protection
OF any kind.
Mr.. Taft, in his trip through the
south, made plain the fact that the
prosperity Of that section was due to
the Republican tariff, in that every in
dustry it boosted, would be ruined by
free trade.
This statement was received with
laughter. The people. of the southland,
they averred, required no protection.
Tuesday, the question of tariff on
cotton came before the committee in
y~estigating revision, and Washington
was full Of men from the other side OF
Mason & Dixon's line, who clamored
not only for protection, for cotton, but
more OF it.
UNLESS the tariff is maintained, we
must fall they stated.
All of which goes to show that men
who are recognized capable, and hard
headed in business, fly off on a tan
gent in politics, as the spectacle OF
the southern free trader at Washing.
ton pleading for protection, APPLY illus.
trates.
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BILLINGS AND NORTHERN I
EXTEND TO LEWlsToWN.

It was to be expected, the announce
ment that the new line Of the Great
Northern would run into Lewistown.
It would have been a genuine sur
prise If the officials Of the road had
decided not to go to the Fergus coun-
ty seat.
Lewistown is a busy center. 1t is
entitled to greater facilities, and the
wonder is that it has been ignored SO
long
The arrival Of the Billings and
Northern will open a new era for the
place, by making it possible for the
community to not only compete with
other points, but to gain a market tc
which it is justly entitled.
In doing this, Lewistown itself be
comes a market, for it is impossible
that one section of the state shall
grow without directly beneftting al
other communities.
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1t is we'll that a word OF warning
be spoken. The people OF this com
munity are urged to act. The C. 8 S.
has announced that it is coming north,
rumor says 1t has a preliminary sur
vey into Billings.
Now if 1t is coming north, Billings
should by all means go after It. There
is no time to lose. In the building Of
railroads cities play with big stakes
and the first to come always has the
advantage.
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M,NElLL HAS RAISED HOB.

Somewhere there is a screw loose.
The smart set has received a jolt.
Professor William H. Mcneil, OF
the University of Michigan, has in
suited ~ the hobo and digniied the
smart set, IN one and the same breath,
And the members Of the ultra cult
are scandalized thereby, and indig.
nant to be classed with the common
tramp of the highway.
Alas, and alack!
1t all came about at a meeting OF
the literary club Of the University OF
Chicago, according to a telegraph dis.
patch, when he said:
"The term smart set, has a very
repugnant sound in my ars Pray
tell me what good this species OF
humankind is to the world. The
smart set and the tramp settle
latter you find in empty freight cars
or in alleys-are both social para
sites. The tramp, starved and
knocked about, does nothing for hui
man progress and editication. The
doll-headed smart society woman
is as useless"
True, the smart set does nothing
but we are Of the opinion that ou1
friend Mcneil is rubbing it in on the
tramp when he includes them in the
other class, for he at least assists
through medium Of the police court, il
cleaning the streets.
If the learned professor ever be
comes isolated in a bunch Of able
bodies hoboes, they will make it gt
hard with him, for casting %aspersion'
upon a profession at least as useful
if not as respectful as the other.
Vale Mcneil.
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gangs Of hangers on who hover about
the barroom doors.
This condition Injuries the business
houses along the street and has
helped to bring about the sentiment
for regulation.
It does not require resolutions on
the part Of business men or an ordi-
nance by the city council to put q
stop to the practice. A simple Motif
cation on the part of the saloon man
IL he is in earnest in this matter OF
regulation-and the nuisance will
end. 5
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TAG DAY.

1t is a great scheme, this idea of the
management of the Y. w. G. A. Of
having a Tag Day for Billings. Nearly
every other town of any consequence
in the United States has had me-, and
how up-to-date Billings has escaped it,
is a mystery.
The ladies Of the Y. w. G. A. in rec
ognizing the fact that Billings has
overlooked something, determined not
to overlook it themselves, and thus we
are to have a Tag Day all our own
That means that all of you fellows
who believe in doing something good
will have to come through.
The ladies will open booths for the
sale Of tags, from 10 cents up. The
sales will last for a stipulated time,
and then the friends Of the associa-
ton will take the field, i. e., they will
go out into the street, and if you hap
pen to be sailing down town without
q tag annexed to the lapel Of your
coat, you will be solicited to contrib.
ute to the cause of the association. II
you respond, you will be tagged, and
from that time on you will be i'm
mune. But if you are hard-hearted
and escape the first friend of the as.
sociation, you pass her, simply to en-
counter another-for they will be
everywhere, and wherever you find
ne--or rather, wherever she finds
you, there you will be tagged, and
asked to contribute to the fund. When
everybody has been tagged the contest
will come to an end.
On the general field day, unless
your heart is made of flint, you will
wear a tag, and smile at the thought.
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

In common with other newspapers
of the land The Gazette urges the peo-
pie of Billings to attend to their
Christmas shopping now.
The merchants have splendid
stocks, and they are prepared.
Nothing is gained by putting it off
until the last minute.
You will save the merchant, his en-
ployes and yourself great deal OF
time and worry by attending to. the
matter at once. Now you have the
benefit of selection.
Later on, you will be compelled to
make your choice from that which
has been rejected by those who are
wise enough to purchase at the pres.
ent time.
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REGULATION OF THE LlouoE
TRAFFIC.

=EH=TalE- f.. u MA boy -
Regulation of the liquor traffic is
offered by the saloon men as a sub.
stitute for local option.
Since they are making the PROPOSE
ton, we have no right to question
their good faith.
Regulation, they say, is proper. We
agree that regulation is not only
proper, but highly desirable.
If they are as anxious for it as
they claim to be, they may commence
at once to remedy a condition that is
a disgrace, not alone to the town
but to the saloonists themselves.
We refer to the crowds that hang
about the front of the barroooms on
the different streets of the city, par
ticularly Montana avenue. The Ian
guage n hears is simply unprinta.
BILE. A woman hesitates before ven.
turing to run the gauntlet of one
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
BILLINGS AND THE COLORADO
AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

The Colorado and Southern railroad
has great plans under consideration
plans which mean nothing less than a
transcontinental railroad, leading from
north to south and connecting the
Gulf of Mexico with the Dominion of
Canada, the northwest territory and
the Pacific northwest, a line .travers-
ing the nation from north to south and
passing through the states of Mon
tana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mex
leo and Texas.
Some city in Montana will be the
junction point of the proposed new
line and the Milwaukee and Northern
Pacific railroads. Billings is the logi-
cal place for such junction. Here the
proposed extension of the C.. & S. will
not only meet two transcontinental
line running from east to west, but it
would connect with a line leading di-
rect to Edmonton, Canada.
Yetit is not certain that Billings will
be the junction point. 1t is up to the
business men of this community, to
the property owners of Yellowstone
county, whose holdings would be en-
riched, to see that this city is made
the junction.
Two towns are apparently being
considered las the possible junction
point. Naturally Billings is one of
them-the other is Miles City. The
fling OF articles Of Incorporation for
the Montana and Wyoming Southern
railroad, believed to be a subsidiary
company of the G. & S., and the
declaration that work Of construction
onsa line from Miles City to Sheridan,
Wyo., will be started soon would indi-
cate that Miles town is going to meet
thesC & S. on its way north. 1t is
the policy of the G. & S. to utilize
constructed north and south railroads
In Its professor extension. The plan
ming and surveying Of such a road
would give the city farther down
the Yellowstone an advantage over
Billings. when 1t comes to offering in
ducements for the G. & S. to make
It . junction point.
10 M -E
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GRABbERS ].
STILL ACTIVE
Continued from First Page.)

9@&GMM@H| S@Mtt3N@E EHrg~%&%
figures and sold later at phenomenal
advances, were emphasized at the
night session OF the national conserve
ttion commission, by Senator Knute
Nelson of Minnesota.
Senator Nelson's declaration that
he wanted to see that law OF the stat
ute books stirred up q lively discus
sion. Among those who took part in
the debate we're Senators Flint,
Smoot and Dixon; Representative
Shirley and exsGovernors Blanchard
and Pardee.
Commissioner Fred Denett Of the
general land Office was the principal
speaker and his remarks, dwelling
upon the havoc wrought IN the forests
of the west by land spectators under
the existing act, sounded the keynote
for the views which were later voiced
and which, it is declared, probably viii
have weight in the recommendations
the commission will make to Presi
dent Roosevelt. 5
Mr.. Denett spoke, OF the wide lati
tude given the Spectator under thu
timber and stone act, by which 16l
acres may be bought at $3.50 per acr,
and sold probably as high as $50. Thu
government, he said, vas powerless a
this time to prevent this traffic during
the operation Of the act.
MI. Denett stated that during tn,
past year nearly 100000 acres 0
land had been taken up, according t
entries IN record.
Informal talks took place relativ,
to public lands, their uses and pol
cies.
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been killed during an attack on the
palace. His omcials and those on
whom he had depended had kept back
the truth from him. But he learned
the truth later and considered this
act wal a very unfortunate one.
With regard to his destination,
Nord Alexis said he would wait until
he could be transported to Jamaica,
st. Thomas or Martinique.
People are Quarretino.
The sentiment or the people IL
strongly in favor Of General Simon
and he will probably be elected presi.
dent, II the chambers a be assem-
bled without delay.
Simon has arrived, at Gressier,
which is only about ~ miles distant.
He has z strong army and will enter
the city Friday morning.
A delegation composed Of several
prominent citizens, Martineau, Doran,
Deliners, Durocher, Moliere and
Bredy and General Hippolyte, have
gone to meet the revolutionary leader
and acquaint him with the fact that
Nord Alexis has gone aboard the
French ship. They will invite him to
come into the capitol at his earliest
convenience.
Looters are Arrested.
IA great quantity Of stolen articles
has been taken to the central police
station and about $50 looters, men and
women, have been arrested. The last
body of troops stationed at the cross
roads, the division under General Mil
ionaird, passed through the city Ito
day with their arms, ammunition ant
several heavy guns, on their way t.
the north. The authorities did no
dare to disarm them.
Detection OF the Troops.
Three divisions were at one time en-
trenched at the cross roads for thu
purpose of checking the advance o
the revolutionists from the south, blu
these were greatly depleted by deser
lions until there remained only
fraction of the original number. I
was the detection of the troops tina
gave the populace courage to ris'
against the president.
American Minister Indignant.
H. W. Furniss, the American min
lister, who was charged by one Of tn
opponents Of the president in a publ
proclamation with having encouraged
Nord Alexis to resist, makes stroni
denial of having in any way attempte'
to influence the president, but he be
came greatly irritated owe the inc
dent and wished to take extrem
measures against M. Cauvin, who wa
responsible for the issuance of tn
proclamation.
, General Canal, however, to whor
, the matter was referred, succeeded !
restraining Mr.. Furniss by explainin;
, that the charge was a personal on
, on the part of Gavin, and that n
one believed 1t.
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THE COLD SNAP AND SNOW

THE COLD SNAP AND SNOW.
The cold snap and the snow are
frosts in more ways than one. For
example:
In the first place, the cold does not
last.
In the second place, the snow, like
hair on some heads, is found only in
spots. That makes sleighing out OF
the question. And then, just about
the time we think we have some nice
cold weather that we can brag about,
one of those blamed old Chinooks
comes sneaking up on us, the thin
spots of snow resolve themselves into
pools, the frost disappears into the air
and we are left wondering whether we
are "seein' things"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
HER SISTER is DYING.

The police of the city last night re
ceived a telephone message from Liv.
ingston, stating that Alice Holden OF
that place, was seriously i'll and could
not live, and asked that her sister,
Mrs. Kate Bragg, who lived in Bill.
ings, be notified. The officers learned
that Mrs. Bragg is In Denver and is
expected in Billings tonight.
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In just one month we shall know
whether the Northern Pacific belongs
to the Northwestern, the Rock Island
or Hill. And if the old thing doesn't
change hands, then we shall add a
couple of names to that already long
list of liars we have caught up with.
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WILD MOB LOOTS
HOUSES and STORES
Of PORT AU PRINCE
Continued from First Page.)

Scores of citizens were placed I'M
der arms to assist the loyal troops In
p~atrolling the city and today compar-
alive tranquility reigns.
Another Warship Arrives.
The American, French and German
ministers decided early in the morn
ing that they could trust to the ar
rangements made by the committee to
maintain order, but they Jointly gave
notification that if trouble ensued
again, they would land forces from the
war ships. Those already here were
reinforced at daybreak by the United
States gunboat Eagle and the British
cruiser Scylla.
Consideration for Alexis.
Nord Alexis, who spent a restless
night on board the Trouin has been
the object Of much consideration on
the part of the commander Of the ship
and the officers.
There is something in the wonder
full vitality Of the fallen president that
calls forth admiration. Past 80 years
how many years beyond that mark
nobody knows-Nord Alexis faced his
foes with the strength and the deter
mination of a man in the very prime
OF life. s@
When He Gave Up.
Not until he saw his people, those
he had fought for and ruled, in front
of the palace crying for his life, did
he realize that they had turned
against him. Only then did he accept
the protection of the French flag. To-
day, he said:
The courageous conduct of M. Car
|teron saved my life"
Has Grown Feeble.
When seen aboard the warship this
afternoon Nord Alexis had lost the
vigor Of former days and appeared
quite febele in body, though his mind
was active and clear. Never at any
time as president had he been a com
municative man and the events of the
last "a hours seemed to rest heavily
upon him.
Loyalty Of His Guard.
The only satisfaction he felt, he
said, was in the loyalty Of his body
guard. He spoke with deep gratitude
of what the French minister, M. Car
teron, had done.
OF General Camille Gabriel, his
nephew, who during the last few
months had directed the policy of the
government and General Guillame,
the only other officer of, his staff who
had remained throughout true to him,
he spoke in terms Of praise. Their
loyalty consoled him for the cowardly
desertion of all the other ministers.
He particularly denounced the treach-
cry of General Celestin Cryiaque, min
lister of war, who was the first com.
mander he sent out to quell the insur.
rection and hold back General An
tome Simon.
rNlLI. . d.
He is Broken Hearted.
The. president was broken-hearted
over the attitude of his people in the
capitol Of whose hostility he declared
he had been entirely ignorant.
'sThey always cheered me when ]
appeared in the street." he said
m%ournfully. "And I have always la
bored for their good"
He protested against the legend
that he had ever shown an enmity to.
ward the whites and declared he had
the best interests of all ever close to
his heart.
Truth was Concealed.
For the first time Nord Alexis ex.
pressed his views with regard to the
summary action which took place on
March Is, last, when many men were
shot to death by order of General LIE
conte. He had always been con
WINGED, he said. that these men had
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BUTTE AND NEW YORK.

The coyotes come down from the
hills and feed on the swine cooped
up in her summer resorts, in Butte
Way back east, elephants run amuck
in New York, creating CONSERVATION
in the Jungle of skyscrapers.
SO in one respect, at least the cop
per city has something in common
with Manhattan.
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The hogs tuat are fed on sugar beet
pulp are the ordinary swine of com
merce. The sugar is reserved for an
other kind, designated in some local..
ties as Holsters. Il
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1t was so simple, the Standard Oil
method Of organization. The foreign.
er, of course, buys the bulk Of the
oil. That's the reason it costs $50
much in this country, we presume.
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A couple of gaunt looking coyotes
showed up at the lower end of
town, and after sizing up the city for
a few moments, must have decided
that the place is filled with live ones,
for they lit out in the direction Of
Butte.
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THE DESTINY OF WEALTH..

Rev. Thomas B. Gregory says the
worst possible destiny is to be born
wealthy. He tells that to the rich
men, just to make them understand
the burden they are bearing.
The poor, however, who comprise
the greater number Of people, enter
tain a different opinion on the sub
ject.
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The public debt statement yester-
lay showed a decrease of 1886
tor the month. The interest bearing
debt Of the United States amounts to
SSS3,317,40O.
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HELENA WILL SUE.
Municipality viii Go After the Water
Company.

HELENA, Mont, Dec. s.-Acting on
the advice of Mayor Edwards, the city
council in special meeting voted to
bring action against the Helena Wa
ter Works for $4,000 for damages
alleged to have resulted from the
actions of the Water Works during
the past several years.
The mayor declares the threatened
suit of the company at the sale Of the
bonds and letting Of the contract.
damaged the city 100000 and $780, 600
for other reasons, covering a period
of several years. 5t&