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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31
THREATENING THE COURTS.

When the member of the Malta who
had just been sentenced, in q Chica-
go courtroom, turned to the audience,
and asked the members OF the order
to "get" the judge who had pro
nounced judgment upon him, he doubt
less thought he was intimidating the
man on the bench.
1t is needless to say, the sentence
not set aside. 81
II the time ever comes when q man
can, by threats, induce q judge to re-
verse a sentence, then indeed, the
fabric Of our government will have
been torn aside, and we will be open
to the Vaccinations of the anarchists.
This man, whose name we forget,
overlooked entirely the fact that 1t
was a jury Of his fellowmen, and not
the judge on the bench, who found
him guilty. Twelve men, to whose
selection he made no protest at the
time they were passed into the jury
box, listened to the evidence, and de-
cided that he was guilty, for under
our form of government, a Judge is not
permitted to pass upon that point. He
sits on the bench simply to expound
the law, to see that a fair trial is OBJ
tanned, and after the jury has render
ed its verdict, he passes sentence, FIX
ing the punishment according to the
recommendations Of the twelve men
who sift the evidence.
The Malta is a dangerous organiza-
ton, which the authorities are endeav-
oring to stamp out. The members ar
rogate to themselves the right to try
and condemn others without SO much
as q hearing, and their sentence is
usually death, aecreed in secret, In q
spirit OF revenge on the part Of some
member Of the other.
Having committed a crime. they
then seek the protection Of the very
law they have violated. and II found
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

49, EW4a HE5AAL H-l l-4
Well, the lumber men have won
their case, and they will get q reduced
rate on shipments to the east, Lrm-
Der is sold in the east, after the
freight Is paid, for the same price 1t
Is delivered to the consumers in the
west, with this difference: The eastern
man gets the best grade, the western
er must take what the other fellow
refuses to buy. Now, the western
man yer to raise the same kind Of
a fuss yer the price and quality Of
lumber furnished, that the mill men
did about the freight rate, we wonder
what kind Of an excuse the timber
barons would hatch up? #
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31
FOR WAGEs

If a man steals fifty thousand dol
lars and buries 1t, figuring that he can
make money by going to the peniten-
tiary, and dig up and enjoy the treas
.ure at the expiration Of his term, he
is a fool. He is playing fast and loose
with fate. His fortune might be dis
covered by some wanderer. He might
die in the meantime. In any event,
the strain under which he would serve,
as to the safety Of his treasure would
be enough to unbalance his mind. The
same effort, the same fortitude, d.
rected along some honest line Of en-
deavor would not only bring him great
er reward, but would add to his life
a term Of years equal to that he would
serve in jail, for the time spent be.
hind the bars of a prison will not only
have been wasted, but will rob the re
naming years Of his life Of the en-
joyment that should and could be his,
under ordinary conditions.
lHe Hal WHO eIole ln0 6oVeltA10A
mail sack may have figured that he
was outwitting the authorities, but
when he conceived that idea, he forgot
that the law has many eyes, and they
rest continually on a man under sus'
picion. No man can conceive a prob
lem in crime, that some trained detec
tive canno unravel. He may be BAT
fed for the time being-but the mon
ey taken will be found, and returned
The thief will be the only sufferer
A man who thinks he can get some
thing for nothing deceives himself.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31
IMPORTANT II R U

E= HEErFN .l HHEGL ItJl
The annual, profits Of Monte Carlo
amount to- 81, 100000
France makes s%so,ooo.ooos from its
tobacco crop.
There are % 100000 widows in
India.
In New York city SO per cent OF the
male population wear boards.
IN three baked bananas there Is as
much nourishment as in 2e pounds Of
bread.
Only n person in a thousand lives
to be 100 years old.
Il the wind Is right q fox a scent
a man a quarter OF q mile.
The average size Of the English
family is AZ persons.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31
cHlLDREN's HOME SOCIETY.

N I
Can one conceive Of an object in
creation more to be pitied than a
homeless child? When n reads of
the struggles of brave little waits, in
nocent of having to provide for them
selves, the eyes blur and the voice
thickens. For men and women must
die, and sometimes the wheel Of fate
leaves a child-mayhap several
without parents and homeless. It is
not so long ago that the helpless were
left to starve, on the theory that the
condition of the lone children did not
c a man, and that he had as
much as he could do in caring for his
own. But the world is better, and
men have loftier ideals.
For some reason or other. those
who love children are often childless,
and perhaps it is just as well, for,
were such not the case, many orphans
would be comfortless and thousands
of tired little souls would cry them
selves to sleep at night.
Homes for orphans have been estab-
lished, and with fair measure of sue
cess. The public has endeavored, in
every way possible, to tighten the bur
den of the little ones, left helpless at
tender ages.
IN this connection the Montana
Children's Home society is doing ex-
cellent work. L. N. Meyer, the super.
i%ntendent OF the home, has found hav-
ems Of rest for many children. In this
connection, the work has not ceased
when the child has been adopted into
a family. AS a matter Of fact, the
society watches the little one for q
number Of years, to ascertain whether
the children and the foster parents are
adapted, one to the other. If not, the
child is taken away.
The work Mr.. Meyer is performing
is difficult, It requires the greatest OF
tact and the utmost of care and pa
tience, for upon his selection depends
the future Of the child, and with this
thought in mind, he, al well as all the
members OF the society, exercise every
care to the end that the children shall
be SO placed as to develop into useful
men and women, in homes where they
are raised as though they were to the
manor born.
The society will doubtless receive
from the people the encouragement II
properly deserves.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

REFORMING PARIS.

So Paris has reformed. Vice Is to
be stamped under foot, and the truly
wicked must depart. The play houses
that have been a disgrace to a civil
lied world must close.
Such is the edict Of the project Of
police. The d%isgraceful postal cards
that have shocked the modesty Of
everybody who has een them, are
.tabooed, and the manufacturers and
sellers Of the same are under the ban.
The theaters, III which unclad women
have danced to motley array, must
put on different attractions or close
their doors.
This is a step IN the right direction.
But Paris authorities must continue
the work II the dirty stables r to
be cleaned, and the reeking atmos-
phere purified. The next step will be
to stop the daily parades Of vice on
the boulevards, and in, the cafes,
where the decent element Of the town
is compelled to brush shoulders with
a class Of denizens who are in other
portions OF the world, confined to re-
stricted districts.
In order to reform Paris, the social
system must be reconstructed. It
would seem that this, great though the
task may appear, will be undertaken,
for the reason that Paris Is losing
money-that Is. the shopkeepers Of
Paris are.
The sturdy German, over the other
side Of the frontier, by practicing fru.
gality, and observing laws that the
Fenchman has thrown to the wind,
has not only stolen the thunder, but
the trade Of the French capital.
One is safe from insult on the
streets Of Berlin. and all classes may
obtain protection, which is denied to
one in Paris. The holdup policies OF
the French, the ~viciousness Of its
theaters, and its boulevard riding
class, has so disgusted the tourists
that they are turning Tor sell protec
ton t the German capital, where
they find prices more reasonable, an
artistic atmosphere, well lighted
streets and hotels, and wholesome sur
roundings, and above all, an air Q.
severe purity that. attracts.
This is costing the Partisan millions
OF dollars annually and 1t is the loss 0.
the money that has prompted the sud
den reform on the part Of the French
man. Z
In order to regain his trade, how
ever, he must, as stated at the outset
revolutionize French society. ant
scrub up his town.
Then BY exiting one-half the popula
tion and curling the other half, Pari:
may become a reasonably respectable
community.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31
would incorporate those ideas in the

would incorporate those ideas in the
party platform.
When the politicians straddled
every issue, in order to dodge a di-
rect discussion, Mr.. Hearst set in mo
ton the machinery Of his new party.
He called together the delegates who
represent the men who believe in the
very things the democratic leaders re-
fused to indorse.
The result was the convention In
Chicago. That meeting was held as
a protest to the democracy. The nom
nations made were a notification to
the country that the democratic party
Is disintegrating, for the membership
of the new organization is made up,
and it will draw its strength from, the
ranks Of the older organization.
Mr.. Hearst, as stated at the out
set, is a power. Whatever may be
said Of him, it cannot be denied that
he is working, night and day, for the
interests Of the poorer man-for those
who are less fortunate than he is. He.
gives freely Of his great wealth-he
is one of the few rich men who has
actually studied, and who knows from
association, the wants. and needs of
the working class.
One must take Mr.. Hearst and his
new party seriously. Whatever we
may think Of him, it must be admitted
that he is a factor to be reckoned
with. He is a very wealthy man,
and a large employer Of labor. In
South Dakota, Utah and Nevada he
owns vast mining interests. In Cali
fornia landed estates. In Mexico a
great hacienda-one of the largest in
the world. He is interested in in
dustrial enterprises in many sections.
In addition, he owns and conducts a
number Of influential papers, and they
enjoy a wide circulation and influence.
Mr.. Hearst several years ago, &C
cording to his own statement, CON
ceived the idea of leading democracy
back to into the path that Jefferson
blazed for it in the early days Of the
republic. He found the organization
covered with the b%arnacles of time
and he endeavored to restore it. In
this attempt he met with determined
opposition. The leaders talked one
thing-but they refused to practice
what they preached, and after several
years Of effort, the parting Of the ways
was reached.
'If the party is devoted to reform,
as its leaders protest." he said, ''let
us advocate in u platform the meas.
ures we discuss from the stump"
MI. Hearst worked in season and
out for a platform such as the lead
ers maintained they should have. He
started his Independence party sever
al months ago, to demonstrate that
there is room for a strong third organ
i%zation, to be composed of the men
who earnestly believed in the meas
ures the democratic leaders so glib
~ discussed, but which they would
not put into practice.
The new party will attract a large
following and will draw from the de
mocracy a large number of votes, fol
the reason that its organizer prac
tices what he breaches.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31
OPERATORS
ARE HESlTATlNG
UNCERTAINTY in RAILROAD CIR
Giles AFFECTS MARKET.

New York, July S0.-The stock mar
ket was much neglected today and for
a large. part of the time was practical
" idle. influence on this result was
attributed TO q feeling Of suspense OF
the withheld announcement OF the
plan Of settlement Of, the Wheeling g
Lake Erie note maturity. News OF
the settlement was expected before
noon but when a further postpone.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

"A Norwegian scientist intends to
STUFF a nice fat hog with dynamite,
stick the carcass on a big hook, and
sink 1t three miles under the bosom
of the Atlantic. At that depth, the
sea-serpent, he says, will swallow Mr..
Hog, and then the scientist will press
the button, and explode the dynamite,
which will permit the serpent to rise
to the surface, and the body will be
towed ashore to decorate some mu-
scum, at 10 cents a look. Wonder
what brand he uses?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31
THREE LIVES LOST.

Everett. Wash, July 3o.-Three
lives were lost late this afternoon by
the capsizing Of the yawl Elizabeth In
the Everett harbor about two miles
from shore. The drowned are:
GEORGE NORTON, aged 81.
HIS SISTER. MAMIE MORTON, Of
Everett.
MISS FLORENCE SCOTT. Of Vic
toria.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

be started at once, and that IL be
signed by as many people as possible.
The establishment Of the paid sta
tion here, means that the tempera-
ture OF Billings will be t~elegraphed out
every day, to be published In the press
OF the country. The advantage Of
such publicity is apparent to every
resident.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31
AND STRIKERS
ENGAGE IN STREET
FIGHT.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

to the firm and energetic action Of the
The m%anifestants were
driven from position after position
and finally took a train for Paris, car
ryihg their wounded with them.
Eye witnesses describe the fighting
at the barricade as the most serious
incident Of the day. The strikers. they
say, fought tooth and nail for half an
hour, showering missiles Of all kinds
upon the troops.
The situation became SO desperate
that the soldiers were ordered to fire
several volleys, first In the air, and
Their at the strikers. Two men were
killed and a large number wounded,
Is of them seriously, by the fire. The
troops finally made a determined
charge and dislodged the workmen,
who fed without attempting to form
again. The military suffered severely
from stones thrown by the strikers
and General venivere and q colonel
OF the dragons were struck by re-
volyer bullets, but not hurt.
It is reported tonight that the cas-
ualties amount to six dead and 60
wounded
Paris. July 30.-The government
takes the gravest view Of the Incl
dents which occurred today ct Wig
neux. "A high omcial Of the ministry
of the interior. In IN interview inti-
mated that most drastic measures.
such as have not been seen for q long
time, will be taken against the organ
Tiers Of what he declares was not Q
strike, but an armed rebellion.
Paris, July 30-Premier Clemenceau
has instructed the public prosecutor
to proceed to vigneux to open an In
yestigation of today's riot and to Wig
orously prosecute the instigators OF II.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31
BIKE RECORD BUSTED.

Salt Lake, July so.-Parley Giles Of
Salt Lake last night at the salt air
cycle track broke the worlds amateur
unpaced record for a mile, riding the
distance in 1855 Is. The former rec
ord Of 300 % was held by J. ,.
Hume.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

Successful revolution is melted and
promoted In the country it is sought
to revolutionize. The man who fees
to another country, and from It at
tempts to foment discord in others,
is a charlatan, who usually lives in af-
fluence at the expense of his mis-
guided adherents. The Hindus who
are organizing in Seattle to overthrow
British rule in India will doubtless
live in luxury as long as the war
contributions continue to pour in.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

The effectiveness Of the Chinese
boycott on all things Japanese is
shown by the fact that the vessels
Of Nippon, plying the Pacific are sail
ing in ballast. whereas a short time
since they were freighted to the
guards with Chinese goods. The war
fare that strikes at the pocketbook
is more effective than that fought
with powder and ball.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

The Indianapolis News, referring to
Bryan, states that conditions are diff
ferent this year from what they were
in 1896 and 1900. Yes, indeed, the re-
publican ticket will probably poll vast
ly more votes than ever before.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

When the Pennsylvania democracy
elevated Guffey, after he had been cat
apaulted from the Denver convention,
it must have struck the Peerless One
as though he had been handed some
citrous fruit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

Senior Castro is now getting a taste
of his own medicine. The world Is
beginning to boycott Venezuelan
products.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-27
Greek Council to Convene.

Okmulgee, Okla, Sept. 26.-The
Creek national council will con.
vene here Wednesday next. Sen.
iemher 30, tor session which will
probably continue thirty days Dis.
position will be made of many al.
fairs affecting the dissolution of
tribe probably the most important
being the final disposition OF the
Old Creek council house or capitol
building at this place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-27

Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers.
FoIey's Honey and Tar affords i'm
mediate relief 10 asthma sufferers
in the worst stages and II taken In
time will effect a cure For sale Oy
am druggists
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Report OF tha Condition of
THE BANKERS NATIONAL BANK

DO Ardmorv. iu thc state of ONaho.
ma. at the close og business. Sept
2l 1905
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Report OF the Condition Of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

a Nrduofc. BOO tho state Of OMaho.
ma az tine close Of business. Sept.
20. 1905.
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Report OF the Condition of
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK

at Ardmore, in the state OF Oklaho.
ma. at the close Of business, Sept.
%. 1908.
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at Ardmore. in the state OF Oklaho.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-27
No pIsTunnANcE HrRE,

The statements in quite a number of our Northern exchanges to the ef- feet that the utteranees of the Ohio Republican convention about cutting down Southern representation have caused great disturbance and uneasi- ness in the South are somewhat anus inE. We are told that the South is very much wrought up over it by one. and that 'consternation prevails throughout the south." by another, and so 1t goes with varying brilliant flights of journalistic imagination.
 We are free to admit that all this Is news to us. we claim to keep pretty thoroughly informed on Southern sent iment and have seen no evidences of perturbation or apprehension. We be- lieve The Memphis Cohahefeial-A Appeal did express fear that the Ohio deliy- ersnce was in the nature of "a dec laration of war on the South" but we don't think its apprehensions are snar- ed by many of the Southern people or newspapers. In fact. most of them look on the utterance of the Ohio Re- pubiicans as being nothing more than a sop to the colored voters of the coun- try. It is noticeable that the conserv- ative. seaSible papers up North are not joining in any of these frantic ut terAnees. For example. The Hartford Courant tells us that "the North does not want war; isn't planning it; isn't even thinking of 1t. Here and there a politician: has the idea that there's valuable campaign capital still left in the sectional and race issues that con vulsed the century now gone. Mir
 Crumpacker of Indiana had that idea some years ago; Mir. Keller of Ohio has it. No doubt there are others. But the millions of Republican voters are living at present in the twentieth eentury-not the nineteenth :"
 The New York Tribune takes praeti-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-27
PREACHER $ ARREsTED.
Rev. l.. N. Brock Rode bicycle on Cir
 ard sidewalk.

Rev. l.. N. Brock Rode Bicycle on Gir-
 ard sidewalk.
 Girard, March 26--tSpecial. )--Sonne- what of sensation has been created by the making out of case against Rev, l.. N Brock, pastor of the Baptist Church. who was charged with vtoiat- ing a city ordinance in riding>a bicy- cle on a sidewalks 4 s W Mir. Brock has been quite active in the prosecution of alleged blind tigef cases, and has not been in sympathy with the city administration. There has been some feeling on account Of the intimation that the city authorities were not doing their full duty in pros- ecuting the whiskey eases.
 A day or two ago. Mr. Brock rode across the city's principal street. on a bicycle. which had been loaned him by young man. Tn doing sos he rode along the sidewalk extension at the street intersection. The Marshal promptly made case against him for violating the ordinance prohibiting the riding, of bicycles on sidewalks. The minister claimed that he was not breaking the law: that sidewalk ceased to be a sidewalk at a street in tersection. 1t was intimated that the Marshal was only too ready to make the case against the pastor.
 At any rate, when the case was called in the Mayors Court, it was postponed | indefinitely, and it has since been am nounced that 1t would probably be dropped.