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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
CANNON WILL HAVE FREE HAND
WHEN ELECTED.
DIDN'T DICKER FOR PLACE
Precedent in Regard to Committee
Chairmanships Will Be
Followed.

Cannon and his campaign aides are
now SO sure of his election to the
national speakership that he is pre-
pairing to go back to Washington in
a few days and get his appropriations
committee work under way for the
short session. He and his friends are
especially 81 ratified because the
speakership has been virtually won
for him a year in advance, without the
making of promises OF IDEALS" Meth
er the craftsmanship CT the ways and
means committee nor of any other
committee has been disposed Of.
Mr. Cannon's attention was drawn
yesterday to the published statement
OF an alleged agreement between him
and Congressman Babcock of Wiscon.
sin, by virtue Of which Mr.. Babcock
was to be made chairman of the ways
and means committee in return for
getting cut CT MI. Csnnon's way Sat-
urday and turning in to help make
Mr.. Cannon speaker.
MI. Cannon said he was no in the
habit Ct denying reports given cur
rency in newspapers or elsewhere,
but that he would in this instance de-
part from his practice by saying that
the report was not just either to Mr..
Babcock Or to himself.
All who had served with him in con-
gress, Mr.. Cannon said, knew that
such statements were incorrect. No
agreement, he said, had been made,
proposed or even referred to-. He
added that his campaign had indeed
left him at liberty tc make the strong
est possible organization of the house
if he should be elected speaker.
Il can say said Congressman Jas.
R. Mann, who has been at the head of
the Cannon speakership campaign,
'that not a question has been asked
or a promise made in reference to
committeeships or chai1manships in
this campaign. We all feel that Mr..
Cannon Will follow precedent, and
make no changes in the usual method
of determining these matters"
Serene E. Payne of New York will
remain at the head CT the ways and
means committee; Hsminway of In
diana will succeed Mr.. Cannon at the
head Of the appropriations commit
tee; Burton CT Ohio will remain at
the head of rivers and haIbors, and
sc on through the list, chairmanships
going by seniority, experience and
general fitness. So much can be pre-
dicted from the way MI. Cannon and
those around him talk. Using the
ways and means committee as an IL
lustration, it is alsled that no good
exists for dilplacing Chairman
Payne with Mr.. Pabccck or anybody
else, and that Mr.. Rabccck would un-
he better satisfied to retain
a place on the WAYS and means com
mittee, and his craftsmanship of the
District Of Columbia committee than
to have the ways and means chairman
ship and onthing else.
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
IMPORTANT RULING By GENERAL
LAND OFFICE.
FORFEITED RIGHT TO FILE
Poverty and Sickness No Excuse for
Failing to Comply With
Law Of Entry.

A recent ruling of the commits
sioner of the general land office holds
that poverty and sickness are not
valid excuse for failure to comply
with the law in relation to the filing
Of entries under the homestead act.
The decision was rendered in the
case of James N. Scott, ST., contestant
of the homestead entry of George M.
McLanahan and involves the right to
120 acres of land near the old town
of Saltwater, now Columbus.
About six years ago Mr.. Scott set
tied on 160 acres of unsurveyed land
and made some Improvements. Sub
sequently the land was surveyed and
under the law he had three months
in which to make the required filings
for a homestead. Instead of doing so
he delayed making entry. for almost
six months.
Shortly before the expiration of that
time McLanahan filed on 100 acres of
the tract. His entry is dated June 8,
1901. Seven days later, or June Is,
Scott attempted to file on the land,
but his filing was rejected, as the
prior filing CT McLanahan already
covered all but a quarter section Of
the land.
July 10, same year, Scott filed an
affidavit of contest and the matter
came up for hearing in the Bozeman
land Office. Scott's contest was predi-
Gated on various technicalities, but
his main reliance for an order can
ceiling the McLanahan entry was bas-
ed upon his claim of poverty and sick
ness, he testifying that he had been
too poor to pay for the necessary fl
ings within the time allowed by law,
and also that he was too sick to ap-
pear before the commissioner.
The local land Office dismissed the
contest and ordered that the filing of
McLanahan be allowed to stand, hold
ing that poverty was no valid excuse
for not complying with the law. The
claim of sickness was dismissed with
a mere allusion to the effect that it
might possibly be considered as an
excuse for failing to make the nee
essary filings within the time allowed
by law.
From this decision Scott appealed
tothe commissioner of the general land
office and on the appeal the ruling al
ready referred to vas made, the COM
missioner sustaining the local Office.
Since the tendency of the matter
Scott has had a number of attorneys,
among them a firm of Washington,
D. c., the latter conducting the case
before the general land office.
W.. NJ. Johnston of this city was
attorney for McLanahan and he re-
ceived notice this morning Of the
commissioners ruling together with
a copy of the same. ~,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21

his generally good reputation. A Chi
cago detective was one of the wit
nesses; another came from Mime
apolis.
The verdict expected here is for man
slaughter, Dr. at least for murder in
some lesser degree than specified in
the indictment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
is
British Expedition Against Waziris.
Encounters Hard Fighting.

Pesawr, India, Nov. 19.-The Brit
ish expedition to put down the upris-
ing of the Waziri tribesmen, on the
Afghan frontier, is meeting with de-
termined opposition. Colonel Ton
nochy, in command of the fourth col
umn, has been MORALLY wounded in
an engagement with the insurgents,
and General Beresford, next in com
mand, has asked for reinforcements.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
ESCAPED PRISONER NOW oc.
cUPiEs OLD QUARTERS.
WAS DOING STUNT AS BOY
disappearing in Male Attire Miss
'FarreI Fairly Walks Into
Sheriff's Arms.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.

Although all hope of her recapture
had not been given up, the sheriff's
officers had no idea that big Minnie
Farrell, who recently escaped from
Jail, would walk right into their hands
and complacently permit herself to
be locked up again. But this she did
and today is back in the quarters that
she left so uncermcniously.
Her capture was brought about in
a singular and entirely unexpected
manner.
Tuesday morning Sheriff Hubbard
left for Warm Springs asylum with
David Jones, adjudged insane the day
before. When the train arrived at
Logan the sheriff noticed a fat, short,
colored boy walk into the car and
throw himself hurriedly into a seat
neal the door. Mr.. Hubbard was
instantly struck by the apparent IA
miliar appearance of the "boy' and at
once sought to recall where he had
seer him. Gradually the *'boy" be-
gan to assume a wonderful similarity
to the missing prisoner and Mr.. Hub
bard concluded to obtain a better lock
at him. Just then Conductor Camp
bell entered the a and began to
take up the tickets of those who had
got ON at the station, A huge fur
cap worn by the "boy" was pulled
down so as to almost cover the fea-
lures of the wearer and under the
pretense Of wanting to faGten a trip
check to it, the conductor pulled the
cap back, his own suspicious having
become aroused that the passenger
was not a boy, but a woman masquer-
aiding in male attire. The ruse sue
ceeded and as soon as he secured
a glimpse of the wearer's features
he recognized them as those of Min
ME Farrell and walked to where the
sheriff was seated and told him he
believed that his missing prisoner
was before him.
BY this time Mr.. Hubbard had also
obtained a full view of the "boy's"
face and going up to "him," remark
ed, Hello, lad, where are you going??'
Il guess I'm going back to Billings"
was the reply, while a peculiar smile
came I'VE the woman's face, for by
this time she had realized that she
had been recognized and made no
further attempt at concealment.
She was taken in charge by the
sheriff and turned over to the author
tiles at Butte, while Mr.. Hubbard
proceeded with Jones to Warm
Springs. When he returned to Butte
he found the woman had destroyed
her male clothes and was dressed only
in her undergarments. By doing this
she had hoped that the sheriff would
provide her with a new dress, but her
little game failed. From another
female prisoner a wrapper was obtain
ed, and dressed in this Minnie was
placed in a hack and driven to the de-
pot. AS the weather was cold and
she seemed to be suffering Mr.. Hub
bard gave her his overcoat to wear
between the Jail and the depot,
Last night the sheriff and his pris-
oner arrived from the west and the
woman was placed back in her cid
quarters. She denied that she had
received any assistance in making
her escape and said that the jailer
had forgotten to lock the door, an
oversight of which she had availed
herself to regain her freedom.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21

Washington Star: I'm afraid our
boy Josh is one of them geniuses who
doesn't know the value of a dollar
said Mrs. Corntossel.
." dunno about that" answered her
husband; from the way that Josh
keeps writin' fur dollars l should say
he va purity appreciative."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
Bad Collision in CHICAGO,

Chicago, Nov. 17.-One mar was
killed and a dozen women, men and
children more or less seriously injur.
ed in a collision yesterday between a
Western avenue electric train and a
c. B. & @. train, at the Eighteenth
street crossing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
Alarmed in London.

- London, Nov. 19.-News of the Brit
ish check in the Waziri country has
created some alarm here, as it is fear
ed that the column is surrounded and
that full details of the casualties are
being withheld.
Bishop Thompson Dead.
Jackson, Miss, Nov. 19.-Bishop
Hugh Miller Thompson died this
morning at 5 o'clock of cancer of the
throat. Since his arrival here from
New York a week ago he had been
sinking rapidly, and had made all
preparations for the end, which came
peacefully and while surrounded by
his family and friends.
HE was born at Londonderry, Ire.
land, in 1880, and came to America
with his parents when a child. He
was admitted to the ministry when
20 years of age, and filled several
prominent pulpits in Chicago. New
York and elsewhere. He was appoint
ed Protestant Episcopal bishop of the
diocese of Mississippi in 1866.
Bishop Thompson was a profound
scholar and one cf the .nost aDje min
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21

Chicago News: what we require
said the managing editor, sis the SER
vice of a man capable of taking full
charge of our Query Box Are you
capable of answering all kinds Of
questions?"
well, l rather guess yes" answered
the applicant. I'm the father of
eleven children"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21

There is no cough medicine SO pop
ular as Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t
contains no opiates Or poisons and
never fails to cure. Sold by Holmes
& Rixon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-31
TO Be READY MARCH IS
The Present City Hospital Contagious
Ward More Crowded
s.. Than Ever.

March Is is the date now set for the
completion of the new contagious disease
building on the city hospital grounds.
This was announced to City Physician
Nelson by Architect L. A. Lamoreaux last
evening. There is now plenty of money
available to complete the building, and
the inside finishing is being rushed with
all possible speed. The workmen are now
in the midst of the plastering. The build
ing was scheduled to be finished early
last fall. But the funds gave out and
after the contractors had advanced work
and money on their own account for a
time they shut down and waited for the
1902 appropriation.
City Physician Nelson has not been
satisfied with the progress on the new
building and has been disposed to place
share of the responsibility on the board
of correction and charities.
The contagious ward at the hospital, an
old, wooden unsanitary dwelling house,
has been crowded all winter. The inmates
are mostly diphtheria patients. No others
are encouraged to apply for admission,
as the conditions there are such that
one sent there suffering from any other
contagious disease is pretty sure to catch
diphtheria before he can get away. The
first two floors Of the new building will
be used for the accommodation Of con-
tagious disease patients and the upper
floor for patients suffering from tuber'
culosis. At the present time tuberculosis
patients are not received at the hospital
save under emergency conditions. With
the opening of the new building it is ex-
pected that many such will apply tol
treatment. The new building is f1reproo1
and will cost about $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-31
HAS LOST HIS LICENSE
j. J. McGREGoR sALooNKEEPER
Police Department Refuses to Aid
Prosecution for Violating the
wine-rOom Ordinance.

J. ]. McGregor lost his saloon license by
order of Mayor Ames this morning. This
coming on top Of McGregor's conviction
Of emtezzlement and heavy fine of yester-
day was severe Jolt. McGregor has had
a saloon on Bridge Square for nearly
twenty years and his place has held rec
ord among down town resorts. =
McGregor has had irnumerable misun-
derstandings with past city administra-
lions and his license has been revoked on
other occasions. He has always managed
to come up smiling, however, and his va
cations from business were never of long
duration He moved to his present place
at 104 Hennepin avenue about two years
ago. Inasmuch as it is within the power
of the mayor to allow saloon keeper to
resume business at any time it is not
thought probable that McGregor will be
out of business long.
Assistant City Attorney Waite desired
to prosecute McGregor for violation Of the
wineroom ordinance and appealed to the
police department to have complaint
filed and an arrest made. but the request
was refused. $3.50 -. ~,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-31
FAILURE FOR LOW
1t Is Predicted by County Treasurer
Bell.
HAS A LETTER FROM ROOSEVELT
1t Was Written When the President
Was Police Commissioner
in New York.

Thus early in the administrator If
Mayor Low and before his ideas and poll
eies have been given a fair trial. D. c.
Bell unhesitatingly predicts his political
iallure He is warm ~admirer of Pres
ldent Roosevelt and he personally re-
SCENTS the assertion that Roosevelt as
police commissioner, used the whole force
OF the police department on the enforce
ment OF the excise laws and only secured
three dry Sundays. The statement was
oflg1naily made in fact by Dr.. Charles
n. Parkhurst, but is incorporated in a
letter by Mayor Low, in which he states
that he is unwilling to devote the entire
energies OF the police force to the enforce
ment of any one lawz@=1sz: ,s~
Mr.. Bell has personal letter from Mr.
Roosevelt which he thinks is an answer
to both DR.. Parkhurst and Mayor, Low:
This letter, dated New York, March 8,
1921, ana written on the paper of the
board of police commissioners, is as fol-
lows:
There was no effort to bring the whole
machinery OF the city government to prevent
the sale of liquor on Sunday" On The other
hand, there was resolute effort that that
very small portion of the machinery OF the
city government which was necessary 10 be
used to prevent the Illegal sale of liquor on
Sunday, should be used with honesty and
efficiency; and instead of being total failure
it was unqualified and complete success
The law was honestly and thoroughly en-
forced, in spite of the fact that it has been
drawn largely with view to provide for its
own defeat The best proof of its complete
success was the fact that because of this
the Raines law was passed. Under the Raincs
law the courts have held that sandwich con-
stitutes meal, so that the results to which
DR.. Shaw alludes, arise from the law and
its construction. and have nothing what
ever to do with its enforcement by The
police. Sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-31
CHIEFS ANNUAL REPORT
Superintendent Ames Says There Are
s,t No PrOfessfOnal Crooks In
- minneapolis. IT,

Superintendent Of Police Fred W. Anies
to-day turned over to City Clerk Lydiard
his report for 1901. This shows that 1922
arrests were made, SIT OF them being
females. This is total increase of 987
over 1900. The fines collected at the
municipal court amounted to $58,953.3 80,
a decrease Of 81, 444.07 from 1900. This is
accounted for by the fact that women Of
the town instead of being fined monthly,
as heretofore, have been arrested only BIZ
monthly under the present administra-
tion. The pawnbroker inspectors report
shows the amount of stolen property re-
ported as $58, 087, Of which $36, 100 was re-
covered. There were 652 bicycles lost or
stolen during the year, 322 Of which were
found or recovered by the inspectors.
In his letter to the mayor, Colonel Ames
praises the present arrangement of MAIN
tanning. large force Of plain clothes
men, and says that this has resulted in
q great decrease in crime and In the al
most total absence Of professional crooks.
He also has words of praise for the
mounted squad, and for the dri1lmaster,
who has perfected the military organ1-
zation of the force and instructed the Of
ficers in discipline and laws and ordin-
ances relating to the enforcement Of or
der in the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-31
WHEAT ON THE FARM
Peavey Company Estimates It at
80 to IS Per Cent.
GOOD BUSINESS FOR ELEVATORS
Prospects for Grain Handlers Better
Than Usual at This Time
of Year.

From thirty to thirty five per cent of
the wheat raised in the northwest on last
years crop still remains in the hands of
farmers. This is the estimate made by
the Peavey company in this city, and it
is based on reports from country Offices
and investigation by the company's
agents. This is a little larger estimate
than has been generally made, some of
the most prominent grain houses here
having placed the maximum amount of
wheat in farmers hands at about 80 per
cent. AS the Peavey interests cover per-
maps wider area than any other, and
as the estimate is presumably based upon
pretty thorough investigation, it will be
generally accepted as approximately cor
rect. .,. - ...' \. 81 49, -,,>-
This is Interesting at this time as indi-
eating continued good business in sight
for local grain handlers. and as Indicating
that there is enough grain tonnage re-
manning to give the railroads business
through the spring and early summer.
How much this 80 to 35 per cent Of the
crop of last year means in bushels de-
pends, OF course, upon how much of crop
was raised, and Notifications of the esti-
mates made last year are impossible as
yet. II the three states raised under
100, 600 bushels, as estimated by sew
eral authorities, then this estimate, which
may be averaged at 33 per cent means
81, zoe, 600 bushels not yet off the farms
If the estimate offered last fall by Sec
rotary Rogers of the chamber of COM
merce, that the three states would raise
over 210,0O0,O00 bushels, is correct, then
on 33 per cent basis, there remains in
farmers hands at this time $4,000, 900
bushels. A large share of this wheat of
course, will never be marketed Allow
ance must be made for seed, and also for
that quantity that always lays around the
farm and goes over into the next crop
year. With liberal allowance, how
ever, for these items, there would stin
be shown good deal of wheat to come
here eventually, and the outlook for a
good business for grain tonnage for the
railroads have rarely been SO good at this
date in former years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-31
coal men ARE mum
They Guard the Secrets Of the Big
Combine.
MANAGERS DIPLOMATIC TALK
He Comments Merely ON the Di-
verse, Sources of Coal
Supply.

NUNS the word with the coal men; AZ
class they are almost unapproachable
on the subject Of the northwestern coal
merger described in The Journ !
yesterday. They are willing to talk only
on the general proposition that the north
west will not suffer because OF any east
ern combination.
The story is, however. confirmed by
those who stand near the coal interests.
Wonder is expressed that the facts as to
the proposed combination were kept quiet
so long. 1t is said that active prepara-
tions were begun two years ago.
Within the last few weeks the Fourth
street offices of the Pioneer Fuel COM
pany have been enlarged greatly and
everything, looks toward expansion at
headquarters. Charles E. Wales, president
of the Pioneer Fuel company, who Is
slated as northwestern manager OF the
combined interests said to-day: The
northwest has nothing to fear regarding a
fuel supply, as the sources of supply are
not confined to any particular locality.
Eastern bituminous coal in competition
with western Goals can be marketed In
this territory only at prices that will
make 1t the most economical"
The Soft Coal Situation.
The situation is explained thus: The
soft coal business in the northwest is
handled by three big companies, the
Pittsburg Coal company, the Fairmont
Coal company and the St. Paul & Western
Coal company. The last named handles
the Hooking or domestic soft coal OF
Ohio. The other two handle steam Goals.
The most popular heretofore has been the
Youghiogheny. sold by the Pittsburg Coal
company. Its chief competitor has been
the FairmOnt coal, handled by the COM
pany Of that name. To get control of the
situation the two companies selling the
steam coal must get together and include
also the st. Paul & Western so as to have
the domestic or fuel coal in hand.
Community of interest requires this
1t costs $3.50 ton to lay the coal on the
docks at the head of the lakes. Compe-
tition last season forced the price down
to $3.50, and the fuel was being sold at
loss Of 10 cents. This did not include
insurance or slack, which would bring the
cost up to $2.70: To produce profit, coal
should be sold at the docks for $3.50. This
slashing of prices can be controlled only
by combination of interests under one
management. The coal men say it is for
this purpose they are getting together
and not to hoist prices. To maintain
rates, not to force them up. is the pur-
pose, they say.