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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-14

Australia and New Zealand desire &c
overcome certain prejudices which still
exist in parts of Great Britain against
the frozen meat which shippers so many
thousands OF miles from London have
been sending in considerable quantities
to the British markets. Naturally and
properly these shippers are DESTROYS OF
creating demand for much larger sup
plies of the food which they can for
ward from the ranges and farms of Aus.
tralasia. Meanwhile Uncle Sam. his
features beaming with true benevolence
and his lips quantity smiling, kindly
offers 10 supply John Bull Will The
genuine beef of Old England, raised
on the Western plains of the United
States, at figures which defy competi-
ton. And John Bull likes Yankee beef.
exclaims the Nesv York Tribune.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-14

I'e rooster is a tidy bird. He al
ways carries a comb.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-14

Germany appears to be paying strict
attention to the morals of her people
Notwithstanding the great increase in
population in that country only go per-
sons were condemned and punished for
perjury in 1899, as against I,oII in 1882
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-14

The Green Government has taken un-
to itself monopoly of the picture postal
card business, and issued cards with
sixty-four different views of famous
cities and other scenes. 1t is safe tc
say that the government will do a prof
liable business for many years in selling
the cards abroad, to be held as sou
venirs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-14

1t takes 5000 unloaded bees to make
pound that is, when the bee leave:
its hive III search of honey it weighs
only the 5,oooth part of pound. When
it returns, however, from the fields and
flowers, freighted with honey, it is three
times that heavy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-14

1t is not always safe to try to be funny
in foreign countries. An American jour.
nalist, signing hotel register in Nor
way, gave his occupation as fink singer
and pencil pusher." The police did moi
understand, SO they detained the would
be joker for some time, until an ex.
PLANTATION could be secured from the
nearest United States Consul.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10

a woman candidate was defeated
recently In Wyoming. She stopped
too often In the race to eee II her hat
was on Btraight.--Forsyth Times.
For ways that are dark and tricks
that IN mean, the Japanese can give
the Chinaman cards, spades and the
check-rack and then beat him four
ways from the jack.-Butte News.
Mr.. Foraker proposes to add to the
gayety Of the primaries in Ohio by
calling in the Judiciary. It must not
be forgotten that Mr.. Taft has the
call on the army Helena Record.
II the Japs want to go home, they
are accused Of hostile intentions; II
they want to stay, they are charged
with conspiracy; they go on, doing
absut as they please.-Missoulian.
They'll have to keep Won Harden
n Jail a long time to instill respect
in the rest of the world for Berlin
noblemen who 60 around kissing the
handkerchiefs Of their male friends
Butte Inter Mountain.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
BILLINGS CLIMATE.

This morning The Gazette prints q
summary of the temperature in Bill
ings since December 1. It is an ex.
cellent showing. During that time
there has been but two days when
the thermometer was not above the
freezing point and nearly every day
1t has been as warm as in spring
time. There has not been a time this
winter when the thermometer regis
tered below zero. The atmosphere
has been clear most Of the time and
only a little snow and rain fell. The
winds were calm, except on six days
The month OF January has been ar
excellent one, SO far, the mean TEN.
perature having been higher than in
December. Such a record shows q
climate Of which Billings can well be
proud. 1t is a climate worth adver.
Using to the world and should form
one OF the greatest inducements ia
persuade settlers to come to the Vel
lowstone valley.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
CONDITIONS IMPROVING.

Industrial conditions throughout
the nation seem to be improving.
Hardly a day passes but what the tel
egraphic dispatches in the daily pa
pers tell Of some large manufacture.
ing plant resuming. Conditions seem
to be getting back where they were
before the financial depression Of
the past fall.
Since the first Of the year proba-
bly, 125,000 men, who were thrown
out of employment then, have re.
turned to work. In the past few
days in the vicinity Of Pittsburg
alone, 10000 men returned to work,
Not only are the manufacturing
plants resuming but it Is said that or
ders are pouring in in large quaint
ties SO that their continuous opera
ton is assured.
This is most encouraging. It shows
that the furry in the financial world
was merely a passing disturbance ani
has not badly affected the prosperity
Of the country.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10

any one Of these wonderful commu-
mites he would be asked to pay
for 1t at 80 much per inch or col
umn. The editor would classify such
a write-up as advertising, and rightly
20. KS
But The Gazette would like to sug-
gest that ii the editors Of Montana
have space to spare for such write.
ups as the ones Portland is securing,
Montana offers an excellent field for
good material and a field where the
editors Of the papers in which the ar.
ticles appear will have a chance to
reap some Of the rewards which such
articles bring .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
BENEFITS LOCAL WHOLESALER

BENEFITS LOCAL WHOLESALERS.
AS a result Of the action of the
state railroad commission in agree
ing to a reduction Of the tariff on
third and fourth class freight from
Billings to points on the Burlington
in the state, the wholesalers Of this
place will be able to better compete
with the wholesale houses in Denver
and Omaha. If Billings is to maintain
itself as the supply depot Of eastern
Montana and northern Wyoming it
will have to secure freight rates as
low in proportion as are granted 9TH
er wholesale points.
The reduction in rates was secured
by the local chamber of commerce
and is but one Of many things that
organization has succeeded in doing
to increase the business of the local
merchants as we'll as increase the
population of the great Yellowstone
valley and advertise its resources
and advantages to the world.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10

Nf&8@M$@MG HNG@4l @ESGA& ENbt HELNMg
The fact that a great nation such az
the United States, possessing its
wonderful resources. q exist with
out having an enmity against some
other nation is something the foreign
press cannot understand. There is not
q European county but what would go
to war tomorrow IL It possessed the
resources Of America and was as well
prepared for a conflict. The foreigners
know what they would do II situated
as we are, and consequently they can.
not see why We don't go to war. That
is the a for the frequent war
stories involving the United States
which originate in the newspaper of'
fees Of Europe. @
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
RIOTS 4. :.
AT HSlNG FIJI.
MOB HAS BURNED PROTESTANT
CHURCH AND SCHOOL.
FOREIGNERS ARE SAFE
News From Celestial Town Details
No Massacres-Mission and School
Were Established by the Presbyte-
rians in 1se5-valuable Property.

Shanghai, Jan. 9.-Rioters at Hsing
Flu, in the province Of Cheklang, have
burned the Protestant church and
school. The official residence OF the
local magistrate was also destroyed.
The foreigners at Kia Hslng Flu are
safe. There has been considerable
unrest recently in this province, but
the disorders have been directed prin-
cipally against the dynasty.
The Presbyterian church (south)
has maintained a missionary establish
ment at Kia Hsing Flu since 1896. In
1908 there were three missionaries
and their wives, one woman mission
airy and several native workers at the
station, which consisted of two places
Of worship, three day schools, one
boarding school and one dispensary.
The town, which is q commercial
center, is situated on the Grand canal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
Asbestos shingles, made Of asbestos
fiber and cement, absorb about s Pc
cent Of their weight In water.

Asbestos shingles, made Of asbestos
fiber and cement, absorb about s pc.
cent Of their weight "A water.
Two hundred BARRIERS in London
are going to have q contest 70 zee who
can shave q man in the shortest time
"a letter addressed to "The man who
wears the tallest hat in BRISTOL has
been correctly delivered IN that Eng
'ish city.
The public schools ~. Cleveland may
be equipped with book holders, which
enable the scholars to sit erect while
studying.
It is estimated that the Kahirs IN
the diamond mines at Kimberley.
South Africa, steal 81, 10000 worth OF
diamonds in a year.
AS a result of the recent accidents
to various navies the British warships
will have their magazines cooled with
refrigerating machinery.
= '5S
The rice flour cracker of China is
BY far the whitest biscuit product in
the world. In comparison with 1t the
American biscuit looks dingy.
Herr Mauser has invented what he
considers an Improvement on his
we'll known rife by which 1t reloads
itself automatically from a cartridge
chamber.
A portable army outfit for water
sterilization was turned over to the
United States army in August. It has
a capacity under test Of 400 galona
Of water per hour.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
lNDICT SLAYERS OF
JOSEPH A. WALKER
GRAND JURY AFTER MEN WHO
KILLED SECRET AGENT.

Denver, Ian. 9.-In an Indictment
returned by the federal grand jury.
William r. Mason and Joseph Wander
weide are charged with conspiracy to
~assassinate Joseph "A. Walker. secret
service agent, who was shot and killed
by Vanderweide at the Hesper mine.
near Durango, Colo, November 3 last.
Mason was with Vanderweide at
the time Of the killing. Both Wander
weide and Mason claimed that Wander
weide shot Walker in s%elf-defense
after he had fired upon them. No one
else was indicted with them on the
charge Of conspiracy.
It is expected that the state will
nolle the murder charge against Ma
son and Vanderweide at Durango and
turn the case over to the United
States authorities.
An Indictment was returned against
E. M. Briggs OF Durango and WEIGH
w. Mossaman Of Colorado Springs,
Colo, on the charge of conspiracy to
obtain 5000 r Of government land
by illegal methods for the benefit OF
the New Mexico Lumber company.
This Indictment is OF similar import
to those returned by the grand jury
last summer and recently quashed by
Judge Lewis.
NE4UEFfE HlE - So /. - N.l 1TEE1H+le
RiqeloW Indicted. 31
Kemp v. Bigelow OF Bryan, Ohio
was indicted on the charge Of using
the mails to defraud. He is charged
with sending letters to local agents
Of the Adams Express company and
the Burlington railroad and to Post
master sours Of Denver, in which he
threatened to wreck a Burlington
train unless q large sum Of money
was left by them at place designat-
ed in the letters. Efforts to capture
the writer by means OF a decoy pack
age failed, but Bigelow has confessed
that he wrote the letters. He was
recently sentenced to the state re-
formatory for an indeterminate term
for sending bombs to Governor Buch-
tel, David H. Moffatt and other prom.
inent citizens from whom, he said.
when arrested, he had hoped to OBJ
tain rewards By warning them Of
their danger.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
CLOSE COURT DECISIONS.

It Is to be regretted that the Unit
ed States supreme court was SO near.
~ divided In its decision on the CON
stitutionality of the national employ
ers' liability law. By a decision of
i've to four the court held It uncon-
sututional.
When the most learned court in
the land, the highest tribunal in the
nation is 40 evenly divided on such q
decision, II, leaves room to doubt the
wisdom Of the conclusion, whichever
way it may be. In fact, it seems as II
something should be done to submit
such matters to the people, to find
out what they really want. When the
congress Of the nation passes a law,
which Is demanded by the people 1t
hardly seems just that a court should
be permitted to declare it unconsti-
tutional on such q close vote.
Undoubtedly some law should be
passed that would make the employer
responsible. The leading statesmen
Of the nation favor such q law; Presi-
dent Roosevelt recommended such
legislation in his annual message, the
workingmen are clamoring for 1t, and
It il but Just that an industry should
be made to bear the burdens Of acct
dents which take place within it,
scope. The decision Of the United
States supreme court is to be regret
ted and since It's decision was so close
there is doubt as to It's wisdom. But
from now on it must be the law unit
congress ,egislates on the subject
which 1t is to be hoped it will do i'm
mediately.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
PAY in GOVERNMENT SERVICE.

There is hardly a branch Of the gov
eminent service but what some effort
is being made at this session of con-
gress to increase the wages paid.
ment in his annual report and the. sub
ject is before congress IN the shape
of several different bills. Especial
efforts are to be made apparently to
secure increased wages in the postal
service and in the army and navy.
The good wages paid in private call
ings have prevented the government
from securing the most efficient meE
or sufficient employees in these three
departments of the service for years.
The army is way below the number
set by legislation and the navy, while
not SO bad of, has not near the num-
be- required. As lor the postal ser
vice, it has simply been impossible in
western states to keep the positions
filed and the service up to the stand
ard.
NgHrNHE GH1NH9E Lla&.WH w. ELarHf
The government is facing a serious
condition. If it intends to keep the
army and navy up to the standard
and maintain the efficiency Of the POS
tai service it will have to increase the
pay and make the employment more
attractive. The newspapers o; the
nation have been maintaining this for
years and at last the slow going de-
partment officials in Washington have
begun to realize 1t. The most import
ant recommendations made by the post
master general and the secretary Of
war in their annual reports just made
public are those for an increase in pay
for the government employees.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
GETTING FREE ADVERTISING

I-lEHDhE 4tI EEEN Ef.EttM Na-S HLE 81 rEEE
Portland, Oregon, Is receiving some
excellent advertising in many Mon
ta.na papers q 9 result of the oner
made by the commercial club OF the
coast metropolis to give a prize to the
person. writing the best article about
Portland and having It printed in some
newspaper. Strange to say, most OF
the articles appearing SO far have
been written by newspaper men.
When the Portland Commercial
club sent out notices Of the prize
It offered The Gazette received q
copy. We did not suppose at, that
time there was an editor In Montana
who was easy enough to be worked fol
q large amount Of advertising space
by any such plan. But our assumption
seems to have been wrong. Already
there has been published In Montana
papers. as q result OF the prizes of.
fered. advertising which would cost
many times the amount offered in
prizes by the Portland club.
Il Ii more than probable that II
some man from the Yellowstone val.
Icy. o. the Bitter Root valley. or the
Missouri river valley, OF the southern
part of the state, or from any other
section Of Montana, q country with
more resources. more opportunities.
moro advantages than Portland eyer
posssssed. were 70 MI the editors 70
Asvots q much spacs . ! wrise-up q
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10

unwound In order to secure anything
from q railroad company would be
out Of the way and he would probably
do as he did in regard to improv'
ing the sanitation at the local station
order it attended to at once
AS a precautionary measure the
lights would be a good investment for
the company as the present dark con
dition Of the crossings insures an &C.
cident sooner or later.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
%FoREsTERs NEEDED.

According to the experts of the bu-
a of forestry in the next IS or so
years the forests in America will
have disappeared unless some steps
are taken to reforest the country. I'm
doubtedly such steps will have to be
taken, both by the government and
by private interests that use timber.
The work Of r%eforesting the nation
will call for the work of experts in
forestry.
This fact is recognized in the Davis
bill now before congress, which aims
to provide instruction in forestry in
the state agricultural colleges and
experimental stations. The need Of
such legislation Is apparent. Con
gress should wake up to the fact that
the forestry problem is becoming ur
gent.
Rapid and effective work is needed
in organizing for .reforestation If the
country is not to be confronted with
an actual timber famine i'm the near
future. The time is estimated from
25 to so years, under present condi-
tions, when the forest will
be practically exhausted. None too
long a period in which to apply rene
dial measures and have merchantable
timber growing.
Probably nothing is more destruc-
tive of the nations timber resources
than the demand for railroad cross
ties. "A bulletin from the bureau Of
forest service at Washington informs
us that during 1906 the steam and
electric roads used over 100, 900, 900
ties at an average cost OF 48 cents,
equivalent to the total product of
100000 acres of forest. Obviously,
unless q good substitute Is adopted,
this demand will increase rapidly, for
transportation facilities throughout
the country are inadequate. Railroads
must be built, double-tracked and so
on, to meet the necessities of distri-
button Of products.
This is only one Of the many
sources from which the demand for
timber comes, but it illustrates the
need Of active work looking to the
~reforesting Of the nation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
WHERE ARE THE LIGHTS?

1t has been some time since this
paper called the attention of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company to
the need Of lighting the crossings at
Twenty-seventh street and Twenty
ninth street. AT the time the local
officials Of the company took up with
the headquarters Of the road at st.
Paul and Livingston the matter OF
having lights placed on the crossings
and informed The Gazette that the
lights would be placed there.
AS yet the lights have not been
placed, though the company has had
lots of time. in which to have them
placed. The local ofacials seem un.
able to explain it. The condition at
the crossings is bad, as it Is so dark
nights people can not see incoming
trains or switch engines and cars. 1t
is a wonder that some one has not
been hurt. Several thousand people
cross the track every day, travel on
the crossings being heavier than any
where else in Billings.
The probability is that some clerk
or underling in the Office at headquar-
ters has held up the request for lights
which the higher officials realize
should be granted. The matter has
probably not reached the attention of
General Manager slade, who has evil
denced every disposition to give Bill
ings whatever 1t needs. +s
It is to be hoped that the matter
will be called to the attention Of hin
once 40 the lights are badly needed.
Then the red tape which has to b
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
JAIL CELLS FOR CRIMINALS.

The advent Of Sheriff Dolan into
office in San Francisco witnessed a
change in treatment accorded the con-
lvicted municipal grafters. Abe Ruef
was transferred from the care Of a
special elizer, with whom he lived in
a magnificiently furnished house, sur
rounded by every luxury and took
daily rides in his own automobile, to
the county Jail, to occupy the cell of
"a common felon. Mayor schmitz,
Louis Glass, and other men, who held
high positions Of trust which they
used to rob the people and benefit
themselves, and we're found guilty, It
was announced, would be moved from
elegantly furnished rooms in the Jail
to cells and receive the prison fare
in the future.
It has always seemed wrong that
because such men have money with
which to purchase Injuries they
should be considered in aAdiherent
manner than other men convicted OF
LEE I4E%I H9t.t 84Ga ~ - pH lE 80 e.
crimes. Until they were convicted ii
was but just that they should have
everything they desired and were
used to but when they were convicted
it would see that the sanction of the
law should be properly carried out
and they should be punished the same
as any other criminal. To simply
confine such men and permit them t.
enjoy every luxury their i'll gotter
gains will procure for them is Ger
tainly a miscarriage of Justice.
The wealthy criminal and the poo
criminal should be treated the sam.
by the law and it is indeed gratifying
to learn that the convicted San Fran
cisco grafters r finally to receive
punishment such as is prepared TO
men who violate the laws.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
RuMoRs OF a

European nations have lived so long
In an atmosphere Of war planning and
war making that it is impossible for
them to understand why a powerful
nation such as the United States does
not want to go to war with some other
country. That is probably the chief
reason for the stories which frequent
ly appear in the foreign press telling
how this nation and some other ma.
ton is going to war.
The press Of, Paris is the latest to
spring a sensational story along this
line. Several of the leading papers
have had strong editorials on a possi-
bic war between America and Japan
and one of them even predicted q sud
den attack On the American feet by
the japanese feet. Another had a
story about the Japanese warships
cruising in the vicinity Of Hawaii.
Not long ago Russian papers
predicting war between America and
Japan. It is not the papers alone in
these nations that anticipate war, but
people as well. It is well known that
many European army officers have
rendered their services to the Ameri-
can government anticipating war.
AS a matter Of fact, there is little
possibility OF a conflict between the
two nations. Japan could no afford
to make war. Her finances are de-
pleted as a result Of the Russian-Japa-
nese war, and she would be unable to
finance expeditions such as would be
required to fight Uncle Sam. The re-
suit would be different, too. than in
her contest with Russia. She would
find the American army and navy pre-
pared. There would be no sudden sur
prises. Then the first shot would be
no sooner fred than like magic the
patriotic Americans would rush into
the army and navy, and the greatest
force W mustered would be pre-
pared to whip the little brown nen
into submission. Everything that
would be needed for such a conflict
would be secured within the United
States, and this nation could make war
for years abroad without feeling the
effects at home to the extent they
would be felt by any other nati,s Blu;
the Americans are a peace loving ma
ton, a commercial nation, an INTEL
%lectual nation, and not a war making
people.
Possessing as we do such great 70
sources, and being the most impreg-
nable country, outside our few foreign
possessions. other nations, especially
those which are situated in the war
making atmosphere Of continental
Europe, fail to understand why ve
are not overconscious Of our power
and why we do not take advantage OF
Il 10 bring other nations under sub
lection.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10

1t is a matter 81 considerable incon.
venience to the public that the local
telegraph Office closes at 10 O'Clock in
the evening. It would seem that q
place the size 81 Billings was entitled
to an all-night office. Some steps
should be taken by the chamber of
commerce or business men to e II
an all-night office cannot be secured.