The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-07
CALLS PHILLIPS A LIAR
Man Who Quoted In Virginia Papers
Now Member Of Ananlas Club
concessionarles Express Great In
dienation Over story.

4OW4A6 AONk0A AASV Ap O0SA
by The Gazette:
Editor, Daily Gazette, Billings, Mont.
Dear Sir:
Noticing a story under a New York
date line in your issue of June 10,
stating that the eastern papers are
predicting a failure Of the AlaskarYu-
kon-Pacifc exposition on account of
a shortage Of funds, ! beg to correct
the report and explain how 1t was
started. The story emanated in inter-
views in Norfolk papers with a man
named Frank Phillips who had no
foundations for such a yarn. The con-
c%essionaries who are in Seattle ar
ranging for their attractions became
quite indignant when the interviews
came out and through one Of their
fraternity, R. ]. White, wrote q letter
to the Norfolk Landmark and Virgin
ian Pilot denying the story. This let
Ter which was printed. by the Norfolk
papers is as follows: f
Banded A False.
TT is with wonder, surprise and ex-
IRENE indignation that the Jamestown
Fraternity, who came here to partici-
pate in the Alaska ukon-Paciac ex-
position have read your published In
terview with one Frank Phillips, In
issue of May 18th and also with indig-
nation that you would permit the pub
LEGATION Of such a statement without
first ascertaining the truth OF the
statements made by Phillips, which the
above fraternity brand as false In
every particular.
First: In regard to Phillips: He
was the only one who came here
broke, to quote his own expression,
and the only onesto solicit assistance
or charity. He was taken sick at his
hotel and for four weeks the boys
Clipped in and raised money to pay
all his bills. They also collected suf1-
cient money to help pay his expenses
back to Norfolk. James Wood, Alas
karYukon-Pacifc Exposition Commits
sioner to Jamestown, secured a half
rate ticket for him. The Jewish Re
lief Society at first declined to give
him any assistance, but at our urgent
request, they gave him a few dollars
to help send him home. That is the
way he got back to Norfolk to go into
business. He shows his gratitude
and appreciation of our efforts in his
behalf through the columns OF your
p in rank, false, statements.
Philippe Record.
Frank Phillips record as an E1
position Commissionaire, came in ad'
vance Of him and when he began ne
gotiations for some concession here
he was given plainly to understand
that he, could not do business with
the Alaska ukon-Pacif1c Exposition
that only men with clean records
were wanted here. So much for Phil
lips. Now to answer some Of his
false statements.
-=E lu0 Jdu40oJOWA oOJ6 0AO AV
broke in any sense Of the word
Nearly every one of them is at worl
and not one Of them is crying to ge
back east.
''In regard to the condition Of thu
Exposition: It Is much further I'D
vanced than was the Lewis and Clark
at Portland, or the jamestown, a
Norfolk. n year prior to the open
ing. Instead Of three buildings on tn
grounds, there are SIX completed, tw'
of them, the Palace Of Agriculture
and the Palace of Machinery, ready t
be turned over to the Exposition Com
pany BY the contractors. The Ad
ministration and Hospital building
are occupied. The Auditorium an
Oregon State buildings are nearl
completed, and contracts are let 70
the Palace Of Mines, and Metallurgy
Fisheries and Fine Arts buildings an
must be completed by January Isl
1908. Several State building contract
will soon be let, and now, the U. s
Government will soon be on tn
ground constructing buildings for 1t
$500, 900 exhibit and every one OF. tn
buildings compare fayorably with an
building at Jamestown.
Have Plenty Of Funds.
1.-The Alaska ukon-Pacifc Expos
ton has money, for the State of Wasl
ington has contributed with an excee,
ingly liberal hand. and the citizen
of Seattle did contribute 100000 !
one day and there was not a breat
of Hot Air. in it. Forsi 1t was In col
cash and not Hot Air subscriptio
that the law courts will have to colle'
some time in the future. The gel
eral impression here is. that you Il
Phillips pump q whole lot Of HI
Air into you, and II the Expositic
Company did apply to the banks K
a loan of 100000 they got It, b.
Phillips seems to be the only one vi
knew anything about it. but PHILLIP
seems to be the only one who kne
anything about 1t.
"phillina must have made his o