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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12

finished with rever. At the neck,
instead of collar, there is a scarf
composed Of four sable skins lined
with ermine, four tails on one end,
and head and three tails on the
other. 1t fastens on the shoulder
with a hook.
Il was simply crazy for it," the
actress declares, but | really don't
know why bought. l have never
had occasion to wear 1t. About the
only place one could use 1t would
be in ap open carriage. II Is too ex-
pensive for an automobile"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
TINY BABE A SWIMMER

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Leland H.
Anderson, at six months old, can
swim as we'll as a grown boy. His
mother taught him by putting him
in a tub Of water and holding her
hand under his chin so water
would not get into his mouth. Now
the babe swims with ease to the
amusement of many spectators.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
WOMEN AGAIN
RAID COMMONS

LONDON, Feb. 12.-Women suf-
fragists engaged in another fi1erce
battle yesterday in an attempt to
force an entrance to the house OF
commons. They were beaten back
by the police and Al arrested. The
prisoners refused to pay their fines
and went to jail for the glofy Of
the cause.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
LOOK FOR LABOR Il
TROUBLE IN NORTH

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. "a
u. 8. Marshal Perry, at Fairbanks,
Alaska, has been authorized to
swear in enough deputies to main
tain peace in the labor fight that
has broken out there. The depart
ment of justice is keeping in close
touch with developments.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
PORTLAND BANK
ALL RIGHT NOW

PORTLAND, Feb. 1.-THE Mer-
chants National Bank OF Com
merce, which closed Nov. II, has
been authorized to reopen Feb. II
by the comptroller of currency.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
TABLOID JAG

Or, How a New Invention Inject
ed Terrible Possibilities Into
Harmless Game,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
RIDGELEY DENIES 1T

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. IL
Denial that he is to accept the
presidency of the National Bank OF
Commerce of Kansas City is made
by Comptroller Ridgeley. He has
Authorised the bank to reopen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12

The Press, 25 cents per month.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

York. Ohio. Indiana and Illinois,
the Republicans all went to the polls
ana east their ballots for their
party leader. Reports to the Of
feet that there had been . change in
sentiment in.these states seem to have
been without foundation. The cleo
ton yesterday 10 . slap In the face
to the methods Of Andrew Jackson,
and tho principles Of jefferson.
II was . victory for the corporations
ali the employees voted the Republt-
oaa ticket. They have been deceived
~ tho apparent prosperity Of the
country. The recollection Of the panic
Or 1888 had much to do with the Dem
ooratic defeat. The hard times 81
those years were not % real as the
laboring men fancied. The Airship
rrust, the Rail Fence Syndicate. and
the street Sweeping merger practiced
rank frauds in giving their employees
two hours OF In which to vote the Re.
publican ticket. This was wrong--they
should have been kept ct work. AS in
the past Ne bow to the verdict Of the
people. confident however. that With
William jennings Bryan W shall
achieve . victory in 1912, on Q plat
form to be selected BY the Peerless
one At q later date.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
Il RESULT IN MAINE.

We hear a great deal from u Dem
ocratic friends about the result in
Maine. We are charitable enough to
believe that the average man who
boasts Of the decreased Republican!
majority in that state does SO without
understanding the situation. II he did,
he would be more inclined to silence.
In order to appreciate the condition
there, must inquire into the issues
on which the campaign was fought.
Prohibition was the question before
the people. The Republicans fought
for the prohibitory measure. The Dem
ocrats fought in the interest Of the
saloon. The Democratic party allied
itself with the whisky element. The
campaign was fought out On sharp
lines, and the whisky ring used all the
influence It could muster to defeat
the Republican ticket. The result was
that the Republican majority raj de.
creased from 26,S16 to about 5000.
But the fact remains that the Re.
publicans were successful, and In
achieving success the party did no.
stultify itself, and did mot obligate
itself to the saloon, which sought to
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
INVENTOR or PICTURE POST
CARD DEAD.

Herr Schwartz, the man who invent
ed the picture postal card, is dead.
Herr Schwartz more than any other
man, is responsible for q largely in
creased sale Of stamps, not only in
this country, but Of every nation on
which the sun shines.
The idea " 9 popular from the
start, and as the years roll on the sale
of the pictorial cards shows tremen-
dous increase.
You cannot step into q town without
being confronted by q rack full of pic
ture postals. It is the work Of but q
moment to write an address or one
side and your name on the other, and
drop one in the mails. To be sure,
you have not written q long letter.
but you have sent the folks at home
q note that carries with 1t an illustra-
ton Of the place in which it has been
mailed. Only, instead Of writing one,
you will probably send two-perhaps
half a dozen, to the material profit OF
the vendor, an increase in the postof'
fee receipts and the satisfaction OF
the friends remembered.
Herr Schwartz is dead, but the mil
Hons Of pictorial cards that nit
through the mails, attest the fact
that he was a man with an idea.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
SUCCESS is suREo

There is no question about the sue
cess Of the Republican county ticket.
Since the nominations, the people
have had a chance to think, and the
conclusion is general that better men
could not have been nominated, Each
stands on his record, and each has a
record to be proud OF.
The Republican candidates point to
work performed, for the public and OF
political pledges kept.
iney have no theories to try, no
f~allacies to exploit. They are men
who will bring to the offices to which
they aspire, the knowledge that comes
only with experience.
A change means that the untried
man will experimental the expense
he lacked the support Of the majority
Of the voters.
We know these men. Their records
are bare. They have rendered ser
vice in the past, and in no case have
they failed. The government of Vel
lowstone county is wisely and econom
ically conducted, and hence there /.
no good reason why the voters should
make any change.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

GLAD NEWS AND


The Democrats have carried Arkan-
sas. It's a Democratic state, you say.
Why. to be sure. Everybody knows
that. But the Democrats have carried
ii, and that's something. They almost
carried a number Of doubtful states,
too. and my. what a lot of shouting
they did-but in Arkansas that took
everything in sight, bag and baggage.
Later on they will carry Georgia, and
then there will be more shouting,
and when the returns from Texas
some in, hats will sail into the air,
and the welkin will ring, and after it's
all over some wiseacre will sit down
and write something like this:
THE LESSON OF THE ELECTION
In order to attain success we must
In the future devote more attention
to states other than those in the south
The rankest OF frauds we're prepetrat
ed yesterday. In the states Of New
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

AM1ns on the north hide q Broad
vDA1p avSnus o. the Arst nrest vast
$3.50 and rstsrrsd r. = con1ils-
- s
4 1ssition for . street lisAs o ~
01lss " North Twenty.afth str11t
- DsvsntA avenue north ~ ~
emu@.
4 1saition oor the construction s1A
1872 s. blocks $50 and g7s, Original
lhSn y Billings. and blooks % III
4. 1Isstsrs' addition. was rsfesrs1 b
- ~ engineer.
s special tAx levy r~esolution lqyy-
iAga sDsaaal tar n the sprinkline H.
fKan1As va passed on nnal readine,
- vsDs spssial tax assessment reso1url
Mg1s ~ the construction Or sewer r
GDsseal improvement districts 70. IN.
=. Il. 17aAA md %. ana tho repairing
" dAsvelks n the city during IL
yaar. gas
~ ordnance was also introduaSa
lintttae the time excavators may kssD
slsa excavations IN the public strsats
G1a ~ was referred to the ORDNANCE
ssnInIkitbss and tie city attorney.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
HOLLAND 10 ElRN.

Representatives OF tho Dutch GOV.
eminent. while slow. show that they
are determined to have redress from
Castro. Queen Wilhelmina's states.
man recognizes the fact that the die
missal Of an ambassador 10 not in It
self 9 cause for war. but the manner
In which It was done constitutes q
breach that the government Will moi
overlook. Venezuela had . perfect
right to ask the dismissal Of the Dutch
minister. upon the publication Of the
~lndiscreet letters he wrote. An init.
nation to that effect would have
brought about his Immediate recall
and II not. then Castro had 9 perfect
right to send Nj. De Reus his pass
ports. But the dictator assumed q
different course. It was easier to hurl
an insult at Holland than to observe
the usual procedure in such cases.
The result was that the minister
was dismissed, and q letter was dis
patched to the Netherlands that fore
es it to accept the insult without no
tice or to demand an apology. The
latter course has been adopted.
Failing to get it, we may expect
something to drop in the neighbor'
hood Of Caracas.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET a
WINNER.

Its the best ticket that has yer
been nominated in Yellowstone coun-
ty'' is the general verdict of the peo-
Pile, when referring to the nominations
made by the Republican party in this
city q few days since.
The men who compose the ticket
are business men, who understand the
needs and requirements Of 2 great
and growing commonwealth. and who
have conducted It along business lines.
and with the same care and regard
for economy.
The average man likes 1t. because
the men who are on that ticket are
advocates, Of the square deal In pub.
lie anairs-that 10 to say. they are
men who administer the affairs Of the
county impartially, without fear 81
flavor.
That the ticket will be elected goea
without saying.
10Y III" EAEMU WFAW MGFE LHNL LII -A 8 1851
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
REPUBLICAN COUNTY PLATFORM

REPUBLICAN COUNTY PLATFORM.
No words are wasted O the plat.
form OF the Yellowstone county Re.
publicans. Terse and pointed, it sim
ply reafirms the resolutions adopted
by the national party in Chicago. in
dorses and pledges support to Taft
and Sherman. In addition it demands
the re-apportionment Of the state. and
declares in favor of good roads.
There is no attempt at evasion, nc
lodging OF issues by long and tire
some trades against an enemy.
The Republicans have work to do
and in the performance Of that work
they have no time to indulge IN mean
ingless harangues or billingsgate.
Standing squarely on its record Of
pledges kept and service performed
the Republicans Of Yellowstone count,
have outlined, in thesplatform adopted
a policy certain to meet with the ap
prevail Of the voters, who will doubt
less prefer to continue the same bust
nesslike system for the conduct of thu
affairs of the county in the future
rather than to experiment. with new
ideas. al
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
WHAT a MAN THINKS.

There's nothing women can argue
more about than what color the baby's
hair is when 1t hasn't any at all.
Al man can never understand .
woman enough to e why she cries
when there isn't a reason for 1t and
doesn't when there is.
The more suitors q girl has. the
more she wants one to be who isn't.
The way for a wife to make her
husband have a sweet temper is not
to have one herself.
one-half the world is only waiting
for a chance to do the other half.
A girl thinks q man is brave be.
cause he isn't afraid to swear.
Holidays are more pleasant in con.
temptation than IN fact.
People with peppery tempers are not
the salt Of the earth.
Most people shuffle on this mortal
coil before they reach the age Of dis
crstios.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
SIDE LIGHTS ON LIFE.

I'll take your damage case" said
the lawyer. helping to his feet the man
just hit BY an automobile.
Thank you replied the victim.
'I'm not much hurt. but I recognized
that measly chauffeur. He may have
a case for you later" Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
She (sternly)-This memorandum
found in your pocket, Ribbon for the
typewriter" looks black.
He (surprised)-Of course It does
It's the ink on the old nes.---Balti-
more American.
II presume this is Lovers Lane?"
"You forget that OURS is q strictly
fashionable suburb
"Ah?"
"This is Affinity Avenue."-Puck.
"The man who wrote Curses, like
chickens, come home to roost----
"Well?"
Must have had different neighbort
from what I've got."-Housten Post.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
No ONE 10 SUPPORT HIM.

Mr.. Bryan says In his former cam
paigns he lacked the support OF a
president, and hence failed Of cleo
ton.
Really, this is news.
We had imagined all the time that
it was he lacked the support of the
majoriti of the voters.
Great crowds greet him-but not as
great as those that cheered him In
1896 or in 1900. It must be remember
ed that the crowds that cheer him are
Democratic. Get all the Democrats Of
a place like Wheeling, together, and
you will have collected material for
a long procession. Bring a the Re
a long procession. Bring all the Re
publicans Of the same burg to one
point, and you may organize a longer
parade. And so it goes.
Mr.. Roosevelt is supporting Mr..
Taft-as he has a perfect right to do.
II he did not, Bryan would certainly
HEEE. E#AT @EE. HL
chide him-and no matter what course
he takes, MI. Bryan is bound to take
the opposite one.
Today he charges Taft with being
the protege Of Roosevelt. In the next
breath he says that he (Bryan) is the
heir to Roosevelt's policies. Then he
condemns the president for putting
the policies into practice. And after
we read through two or three columns
Of Bryan's speeches, we wonder at his
ability to dodge from issue to issue
and the facility with which he picks
up excuses.
Bryan lacks the support Of Roose
welt, it is true. And from the signs
in the political sky, we are OF the
opinion that he will have less support
from the people on November 8 thar
he had in 1900.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
WHY PERsEcuTE THE vlcT,M7

WHY PERsEcUTE THE VICTIM?
In one of the courts up the state a
young girl has been on trial for ire
%quenting wine rooms. Her attorney
has asked why she. young and mex
perienced, should be punished, when
the man who keeps the resort, sold
the liquor and profted by her delin-
quency, is permitted to go free? Why
not reverse the order by enforcing the
stern law against the saloonkeeper?"
is asked by the Butte Inter Mountain.
And, why not? Who is the saloon
keeper, that he should be immune?
What has he done that he should re.
ceive favor at the hands Of either the
officers of the law and the public
prosecutors? He is the man who has
prepared the way, and made possible
her entrance into the dive. He at
least is equally guilty.
II the victim may be punished, there
is no reason why the man who has
prof1ted by her indiscretion should not
be handled without gloves, just as the
trainers OF the law contemplated.
As long as he continues to go free.
there will be heartaches and repeti.
tons Of the same offense. Send him
to Jail for his crime, and the com
munity will be purged for all time.
It is easy for the divekeeper to
laugh at his victim. for having
smirched her character, he knows she
will return when her sentence has
been served.
Place his precious person behind
the bars, and the whole system will
have been wiped, out. For the dive
keeper does not like Jail any more
than does his victim.
Why not?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

On Octoper 1 Philadelphia viii be
$50 years old. 1t is q far cry, from
the little settlement in the early days
of cis-Atlantic civilization, to the
great city Of ring rule and graft OF
today. In those days when a nan was
not busy hustling for his family, he
was out shooting redskins. Now,
when he is not busy consuming red
liquor, he is taking a shot at the city
council. While times have changed
somewhat, human nature Is about the
same.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

Q lot for the laboring man. This 10 !
distinction that Il II wen to bear IN
mind.-Missoulian.
Bryan scolds Ct the Hearst PARTY
platform because II resembles thu
Democratic platform. There u no pat
Ient on demaSogy.-GreAt Falls Leader
The size and dimensions Of the lists
OF popular contributions To campaign
funds, 10 currently published, do not
indicate that the people are anxious 4
superseds the corporations IA the task
OF finding the sinews Of war for polit-
bical battles.-Butte Inter-Mountain.
II the DRIFT q public opinion II pol
itics can be judged BY the expressions
of individual Republicans from q
parts Of the state, Senator Edwart
Donlan will probably be the Republi
can nominee for governor Of Montana
IL nominated. hs VIII % elected.
Missoulian.
II the orators ct the Democratic
state convention had desired to cham,
pion the cause Of Taft they could
have done 30 no more effectively thar
by accusing him OF being : Roosevelt
man.
Every accusation Of this kind
against Judge Taft rings with tn
same message his supporters would ex
press. From Ill sides the bewildered
Democrats md themselves in the Sc
ries Of contradictions, believing para
doxes at each other across the orator.
rostrum. Z The sist Of Demo
cratic oratory today Is either Taft Il
q Roosevelt man. or Tat isn't /
Roosevelt man." and from the plus and
minus of their ill-conceived argument
will come the zero Of their results
Butte Reveille.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
WATER SYSTEM
HERE IS SOLD
CONTINUED from First Page.)

The Anal estimate for the work on
Tie aeepenins Of the sewer In the
allsy between Montana avenue and
Mrst avenue north In the business
ssstisn Of the city was allowed and
. resolution was introduced making
tie tx levy against the property TO
~ for It and was passed on nrst
msding. The cost Of the sewer 10 80.
a21@ which makes the tax 92,27 per
LIT, paysble In four annual install.
Magts. When the council adjourned
n w till September "a. when pro.
faHts against passing the resolution
VIA - received.
A petition for . cement or stone
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
4 CHANCE.

The North Bank Railroad at Port
land, wants a man who has nothing
to do. He will be retained with the
understanding that he is not to work.
He will simply have to sit still all day.
While we have not consulted the gen
tleman, we know Of q man who Will ne
In that class after November 8.
IA letter addressed to 1.-THE Man
with Nothing to Do care general de-
livery, Fairview, Neb., after the date
named, will doubtless md him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

control the AFFAIRS and dictate the pol
Icy Of the state.
The Democratic party. greedy Tor
success Ats any cost, sought, and boe1t-
ed Of IT. alliance with the saloon.
The Republicans NJ proud. rather
than ashamed. OF tho result. They
fought . good light, and Won.
Tho Democrats fought : bad light
aal lcs1e
Tho resuk a Maine 10 IN emphAtic
answer 70 the Democratic question,
.'eAall the People Rulss
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

"shall the People Rule?" We see
the question In big. black type in
nearly every Democratic paper, fol
lowed by an appeal for funds. From
the returns we are rather inclined to
the opinion that the people do rule
but they refuse to put up.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
APPROACHING MANILA.

MANILA, Sept. 1.-THE army wire
less telegraph station here picked up
messages from the hospital ship Re
lief and the tender Yankton at 3
O'Clock this morning. The messages
state that the two vessels will arrive
in Manial bay by Don They are pre-
ceding the Atlantic deet.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
0 FACTS,

Many OF the Japanese porcelain fac
tories, 1t is said, are not paying q
penses, and production has been re-
duced by 80 to 40 per cent. In TsU-
MAXI Mura % Of the so porcelain fac
tories have suspended.
About 100, 100000 heads Of lettuce
are raised annually in the jardins ma
raicheres Of Paris, the greater part Of
which is shipped to London and Co
logne during the winter and spring
after being wrapped in paper and
Grated.
Fee, where Mulai Haad is reported
to have been making hay Of electric
light fittings and everything else that
has the faint Of Europe, has given ita
name to the familiar Turkish eQulva'
lent Of = hat. At q time all fezzea
came from Fez.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

An American wife in London is
said to be standing by her titled hus'
band during q period Of financial EN-.
b~arrassment. They usually do. Later
he may show his gratitude by applying
for divorce and suing her for alimony'
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

Bryan insists that he is the he'll
to the policies Of the Roosevelt ad
ministration, and then proceeds to ex
plain that Roosevelt's policy is al
wrong. This is certainly catching ZEN
coming and going.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
TO THE POINT.

You cannot find truth by trimming.
A hot head makes no warm friend.
ships.
The poorest life is the one that has
no love for the poor.
Greatness is measured by our re.
Spouse to high appeals.
We never know U neighbors until
meet our needs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

REPUBLICAN ] !
TICKET.
COUNTY
4tt,

HEEH sH&H s4i4g SEaEH 6ae 3eHfSsH EAaNNNENENI H. NN5
Il is With pardonabls prtls that W
point g the ticket nominated yester
day BY the Yellowstone County Repub.
Ncans.
The nominees are all we'll known
residents Of the county. Who have beer
tried, and found not wanting. They
are men known to be safe. who have
the best interests Of the county q
heart. and who have In tho past shown
their ability to properly conduct the
AFFAIRS Of the community on : safe
sound and economical basis. They
are not hampered by theories. They
are experienced. and they bring K
their candidacy, each and every one
Of them, the knowledge that comes
only with the actual personal conduct
Of public affairs, and q stewardship 81
the greatest honor.
These candidates have records, and
they stand upon them, fearlessly and
confidently, with the knowledge thai
they have in the past rendered ser
vice they have every q to be
proud OF. They court the closest scru
tiny, the most rigid investigation. and
ask of the voters simply the reward
they merit.
IN the conduct Of public affairs they
know how to combine economy will
safety, capability with experience ane
knowledge Of the needs and require
ments Of a great and growing com
munity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

school for laughter. Nov. ve pro.
sumo there will be coolies Of hair.
bralned Americans IS ovsr ana ~ the
new fake = They might beat the
European thing Ill hollow y forkins
% 7. dollar TO some theatrical nana.
~. when they would not only have
he knowledge that they kept Tie noa.
~ q home. but the satisfactory. e.
p~srienos q getting tAsir noasy's
vsstlA.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

A girl has been arrested in Butte
for taking 2 bath. Queer town,
Butte.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18
MIKE M'GANN III.
SHOOTS HIS WIFE
AND Kills HIMSELF
N-s1 .-.S nm ss- '-S-

lCoatiaasd frsn First Pass.)