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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03
DANGEROUS POWER.

Because land could not be secured
for sidetracks at what it considered a
reasonable price the Great Northern
has torn up all existing sidetracks at
the town of Mohler, Wash, and what
was once prosperous village will
soon be entirely deserted. Trains
are no longer allowed to stop at that
point and not pound of freight can
be shipped either to or from the
town. The owner of the land that
was wanted by the company asked
81 900, not for the land. but to pay
the cost of removing his buildings
from the tract. This offer, however,
did not suit the railroad company,
and as it could not get the land on
tu wipe out the town.
Odessa, in the same state, is an
CHER town that is in danger of an
rihi}ation. because of having dis
Ileased the railroad company. Odessa
vas recently Incorporated, and the
company has issued it's ultimatum
that the town must be disincorpor-
ated or it. too, will be wiped out.
Montana has in several instances had
d taste of the same medicine admin
istered by the Great Northern. The
town of Clancy was established, near
Helena, because the Great Northern
was displeased at some action on the
part of the latter city about the time
Of the capital contest, and now the
round house and division point of the
Great Northern is at Clancy, and
that portion of Helena that once
teemed with the life Of several hun
Gred railroad workmen and theil
families is as quiet as churchyard
Columbia Falls. in our own county
is another example Of the power o.
the railroad company to blast The
development of any town with whici
I may be displeased. Columbia Falls
Possesses natural advantages ant
beauty of sight that are not eXcelled
by any town in the state, and yet its
development has been blasted be
cause Mr. Hill Of tho Great North
ern was not pleased with the actor
of those who first established the
town The railroad station was es
t;hlishcd at roint about a mile
from tn town. and in order to gel
8 depot building of any kind the PEG
rle of the town were compelled X
build it themselves.
The Great Northern has the same
selfishness as is possessed by al
other corporations, and it is not tt
be wondered at that it uses its powel
tl enforce its demands: but this il
dangerous power to be held by an.
corporation or individual. and thu
sooner it is abolished the better The
only way the company can be shorl
OF such power is through Legislative
er actment creating railroad com
mission or board to regulate sucl
matters; but according to the recor'
CT the last session Of the Legislature
such law is not apt to be passe,
very soon.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

fight in the name of the independent
workmen no one Is deceived, but the
organizers are made to appear Tidicu-
lous; for, while the union workman
Ct the old school may have many
faults he is by no means fool and
cannot be deceived by any such sub
terfuge
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

The Bee is in favor of those alder
men who will pledge themselves to
compel the Great Northern Railway
company to bridge the crossings OF
the east and west thOrOughfares, or,
a, least. place few sound planks
or the Fifth avenue west crossing O.
the right of way.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

Ed Bogart is still trying to figure
cut how it was that he did
not get a nomination for alderman.
There were only six delegates at the
from his ward, and five
OF these urged him to run. the other
enc nominated French, who beat
Pogart two to one in the ballot, or a
few seventies more or less.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

The democratic convention was
o,en enough. it was so very wide
ofJan that under their rules every
delegate in given ward could favor
one candidate for their representa-
tive and the other fellows defeat
him.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

1t is not believed that the prece-
cent of outside political divisions Sc
lrcting candidates for the inside will
81 laundering down the ages Of par
Elementary rule.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

The Pungle club having been or
eanized for the spring campaign, with
Uncle John at the pie counter, will
hc good to George Rogge, the only
Cerman-American candidate.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

Anyway, the city democrats have
oot platform to stand upon. even
if it is one of the colonefs tried and
tlrUSty documents.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

Secretary Rognlien is an adept at
computing fractions, but Liste thinks
he let some of his seventies get
aWaV
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

The democratic convention doors
were not barred to the Bee reporter,
hut he had to help build the fire
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

Webster didn't want nomination
SC he was acclaimed without the
Sc venth incumbrance.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1908.
Notice..

Notice.
In Order to assure appearance OF
their Announcements the following
dav, advertisers must hand In their
copy in this Office not later than Mon
day noon or Thursday noon, az the
case may be.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

A ward caucus to ratify and con
vention to nominate is a peculiar
political blunder.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03

See Wilson's special sale ad. for
Saturday elsewhere in this issue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
CHARGED WITH THEFT
FORMER MEMBER OF A BOSTON BOOT
AND SHOE FIRM ARRESTED.
Alleged to Have Secured $4,000 from
Bank on False Statement of
His Financial Condition.

BOSTON, Oct. 20.-An alleged theft of 800
600 from the Boston National Union last No
vember was revealed to-day when Elmer E.
Leavitt, of this city, was arraigned in court
charged with the deed. Leavitt pleaded not
guilty and was held for hearing Nov. ], in
bail of 5000. He was not connected with
the bank, but formerly was a member and
treasurer of the boot and shoe firm of Lamb
kin & Foster, of this city, which failed
some time ago. and has just been reorgan-
tied. In settling, the individual liabilities
were not discharged, and last week two at
tachments of $4,000 each were filed against
Leavitt by the National Union Bank and the
National Exchange Bank, of Boston.
President James r. Hooper. of the Ma
tional Union Bank, the complainant in to-
days proceedings, alleges that Leavitt made
statements with reference to his financial
condition, on the strength of which il is
charged Leavftt secured notes loans of
$4,000 from the bank. Later, il is alleged,
the statements were found to be incorrect.
AT the Office of Lambkin & Foster il was
stated that Leavitt's membership in the
firm ceased at the time of the failure of that
concern in June last and that the alleged
theft announced to-day did not involve
them. 1t was explained that at the time of
the failure the cOmpany's paper was held
by the National Union Bank and the Ma
ional Exchange Bank; that these notes ag
gregated 100000 and were divided in practi
cally equal amounts between the two banks;
and, finally, that they have been paid.
MEDFORD, Mass, Oct 9-Elmer f.
I.eavitt who was arraigned in Boston to-
day on the charge of the theft of $4,000
from the National Union Bank of Boston,
has been a resident of this city for about
ten years. His handsomely furnished home
was in fashionable locality; he kept sew
eral horses and expensive carriages and
lived in such q style as to be generally re-
puted TO be q wealthy man. About q week
before a receiver was appointed for the
firm of Lamkin & Foster last June Leavitt
left Medford and his wife stated that on
account of I'll health he went to n sani-
tarium. He has been here once or twice
since, ii is said. but did not stay long.
Leavitt is thirty-nine years old. He has
wife and three children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
MUST JOIN BURNS'SORDER
ELSE CUTTERS" AND "FLATTEN-
ERS, MUST DE DISCHARGED.
New Order Issued at Hartford City by
Chief PreceptOr of the Burns
l.. A. 800.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind, Oct. Collector
Desgain, of this city, who is the chief pre-
ceptor of the Burns L. A. 800, has notified
Manager Harry Slingluff, of the trusts
No. 8 plant here, that all cutters and flat
teners who had been identified wit. the
new l.. A. 300 or Denny faction must be
discharged from these departments until
they become members of the Burns organ
ization. The order came as a surprise,
and number of the cutters and fatteners
who have been working in the machine
equipped plant will have 20 surrender their
places until they can be taken into the or
ganiZation. Some of the workmen fear
they will be unable to get back into the old
organization, and that they have lost their
positions for good. 1t is not known wheth-
er the window glass trust will insist
that its cutting and fattening de-
partments be manned by l.. A. 300 work.
men or not inasmuch as the men who op-
crate the machines for $3.50 a day do not
belong TO any organization. Some believe
IL is not the intention of the trust to have
its plants operated by l.. A. 300 cutters and
fiattenerS and that Il will recognize the
new l.. A 500 the same as the old. Others
believe that inaSmuch as President Simon
Burns is stakeholder in the machine COM
pany, the L. A. 800 men will be given the
preference.
II is also reported on good authority here
that the Federation. American and indie
pendent Glass Companies have decided TO
place 100000 boxes of window glass on the
market at cut price to relieve the mar
ket and at the same time prevent the re-
sumption of the cooperative factories
which are restless to make start. 1t is
said the jobbers are without stock and that
ii is impossible to secure a carload of glass
of assorted sizes from any concern in the
country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
procIamation by the President, Who
should BE Approved Soon.
FORTY CLERKS PROMOTED
ADVANCED IN THE PENSION OFFICE
on THEIR OWN RECORDS.
commissioners Ware Determined that
Merit Only Shall Govern Promo
tions fin the Bureau.

WASHINGTON. Oct 2o.-The President
to-day issued a proclamation calling the
Fifty-eighth Congress in extraordinary ses-
sion on Nov. at II o'clock. The proclama-
ton states that the purpose of the session
is to consider the commercial convention
between the United States and Cuba, which
requires the approval of Congress. The
text OF the call follows:
Whereas, BY the resolution OF the Sem
ate OF March Is. 1903. the approval of Con-
gTess Of the reciprocal commercial conven-
ton between the United States and the Re-
public Of Cuba, signed at Havana on Dec.
II, 1892, is necessary before the said conven-
ton shall take effect; and,
Whereas, 1t is important to the public
interests of the United States that the said
convention Shall become operative as early
may be;
NOW. therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt,
President Of the United States of America,
by virtue of the power vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby proclaim and de-
clare that an extraordinary occasion re-
quires the convention of both houses of the
Congress of the United States at their re-
spective chambers in the city of Washing
ton on the 9th day of November next, at II
o'clock noon, to the end that they may con-
slider and determine whether the approval
OF the Congress shall be given to the said
convention. All persons entitled to act as
members of the Fifty-eighth Congress are
required to take notice of this proclama-
ton"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
MAY BE RETIRED SOON
CASE OF ID. v. MILLER AND j. VI.
JOHNS, TWO INDIANIANS.
Judge Thompson May Make an An
nOuncement TO-Day-PreIiminary
Hearing of l.. j. stern.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 20.-Judge A. c.
Thompson, of the United States District
Court, is expected tomorrow to announce
his decision regarding a new trial of Daniel
VOORHEES, Miller, of Terre Haute, and Joseph
Nj. Johns, of Rockville, Ind. for an alleged
conspiracy to extort a bride When the
jury was discharged last Saturday night,
after being unable to agree on a verdict, it
was reported that it stood seven TO five for
conviction, but later reports put the poll
at nine to three. 1t is evident from the
activity among the representatives of the
government here that Judge Thompson has
been asked to set early date as possible
for new trial and that he is trying to ar
range his docket to rehear the case
at the present term of court. Neither
Judge Thompson nor District Attorney Nc
Pherson would give any information about
the case tonight, but promised the same
Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Oct 20-It is believed
here that the government will ask for an
immediate retrial of the case of Miller and
Johns at Cincinnati, involving transact
tons in connection with turf investment
case decision of the Postoffice Department
Officials interested decline to discuss the
case, but admit that the government will
continue TO press the prosecution vigor-
OuSly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

entry. any other boys who might be con-
templating show of pride and rebellion
would shrink into their arithmetics and
change and improve their minds.
In reformatories and prisons il is better
TO trice up stubborn prisoner. who is set
ting bad example to the rest. and lay
the paddle over him, than TO commit him
to the dark cell to brood over his alleged
indignitieS. There some natures SO
dull and hard that physical pain alone will
affect them. And other natures are so
arrogant that il they are not confronted
with these painful possibilities they be-
come dangerous to discipline. If Mr.. Parks
had been taken before he ripe in mis-
chief and dressed down three times a day
for a couple of months. he might now be
a peaceful, sensible. even useful member
Of the community. The gang, that recent
development of the crowded and artificial
life OF the tenemenJs, could be admins
tered out of existence by a few muscular
men with whips, and ought to be. The
petty criminal, the hoodlum, the truant,
the maynard child. the selfish and incon-
siderate member of the family, the impu-
dent, noisy, lazy scholar, would not be
among our problems if we were allowed to
revive the good old fashion OF spanking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
Mines to BE Closed Few Days.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.-With refer
ence to the report that the collieries of the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany may shut down from Oct. % (Nditchel
day. until the day after election day (Nov.
~, President Baer tonight said: Thurs
day, Oct. 20, is Mitchell day. The Tues
day following is election day. We shall
be compelled to close the collieries on both
these days. 1t is impossible to work eco
nomically under these conditions. Antici-
pating the desirability of shutting down
until Wednesday following the election
rather than work so irregularly, have di-
rected the superintendent to see that fur
naces and manufacturers are supplied with
coal to cover this period
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
Unions to Be Amalgamated.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-The United
Garment Workers Of America and the Jour-
neyman Tailors of America have reached an
agreement for defining the jurisdiction of
the two bodies and for the creation of q
committee looking to the amalgamation of
these bodies, to comprise all clothing work.
ers in the United States.
This consolidation, which the parties to
the agreement expect to effect within a
year, will bring in approximately 100 900
men, the membership of the United Gar
ment Workers now embracing $4,000 and of
the Journeyman Tailors' Union 10000. The
agreement is signed by Henry White, of
New York. general secretary of the United
Garment Workers; Robert Moren, of Chi
cago, representing the same organization;
John B. Lennon, of Bloomington, ILL.,. gen.
eral secretary of the Journeyman Tailors
of America, and William Hartman, of Chi
cago, and T. +. Duhigg, of Decatur, ILL.,,
also of the Journeyman Tailors. The Jour-
neyman TailorS' organization covers the
custom tailoring branch and the United
Garment Workers, the ready-made cloth
ing branch of the trade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
TEACHERS FORM A UNION.
Lodge Organized by Instructors in
Columbus Schools.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, Oct. 20-The local
school teachers have a union-that is, they
have instituted a local branch or lodge
of the Order of Pestalozzi, to be known as
Columbus Lodge. No. S. A full quota of
officers has been elected, the principal ones
being: Arthur Nj. Mahaffey, instructor:
Miss Hulda Snepp. counselor; William F.
Norman, chaplain; Roy Draper, treasurer
and Miss Myrtle Stienberger, secretary.
Ii is understood that the new order looks
to the betterment of the conditions which
confront teachers, and that cooperation of
teachers, longer terms of school, elevation
and permanence of the profession to Gre
ate public sentiment i'm favor of a higher
wage scale, 10 cultivate among teachers a
spirit of fraternity, TO provide lectures and
TO secure employment for those idle. to
purchase books and periodicals, and to reg
uiate the tenure OF position. are the objects
sought Besides also providing for the
payment OF sick and death benefits. the
purposes of the organization are TO aid
teachers in every legitimate and honora BILE
way 10 elevate and better the human race
Nearly all the teachers of the city schools
as well as many from the country are or
soon will be enrolled
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
BALTIMORE HAS MONEY
-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS RECEIVED
FROM NEW YORK.
Financial Situation, Therefore. Has
Improv ed--UniOn Trust COM
pany May Resume.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 20.-Four million of
dollars, which arrived here early this MORN
ing by express from New York. Philadel-
mia and Washington, cleared the financial
atmosphere, and at the closing time of
the various monetary institutions this after
noon there was every confidence that the
crisis i'm the financial district of the city had
been safely passed. Every incoming train
during the late afternoon and evening
brought packages of money TO the banks
and trust companies, and tonight it is
estimated that there is at least ss.oOoooo of
currency in the vaults Of the financial insti-
tutions of the city.
Conferences were held during the evening
between various interests, and ii was stated
late tonight by prominent banker that
no further trouble among the banks or
financial institutions of the city was PROB
able.
The directors and receiver of the Mary
land Trust Company, the first TO close It's
doors on Monday, held conference to-uay
and discussed ways and means. but late
tonight Receiver Allan McLane sald ne
had nothing to make public, aitnoush ne
EXPRESSED the opinion that the company
would in the near future be in a position
10 pay dollar for dollar TO all us oeposi'ois
and creditors.
also held a long session during the DAY
while. the statement OF assets and liapiii-
ties of this company is not ready 10 ne
presented to the courts, Receiver Wnite ex,
pressed the opinion that the company VIII
in a few days resume business Ctner
banking and trust companies nave pSen
yell fortified with currency. and no further
trouble is expected from any quarter
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-The local banks
in response 10 calls from Baltimore cor .,
respondents shipped large amount OF
,rofev fo that city to-day. $sooOoo being
sent through the subtreasury up 70 noon
and 100000 being sent by private ens 2, Ina
~" 30 Ia a Considerable amount was also sent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
OLDEST MAN in INDIANA
FERGUSON, 116 YEARS
OLD, IN COURT IN DELAWARE co.
Battling to Save $500 which He Al
leges His SOn-in-Law Is Try
ing to Retain.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Oct. O.-Alexander
Ferguson, 116 years old, and beyond doubt
the oldest man in Indiana, who, with his
wife, seventy-five years old, lives mile
north of Gilman, hitched I'D this morning
for the second time this week, and with
their two sons, Alexander and James, drove
ten miles to Muncie, where the old man is
battling in courts to regain $500. which he
alleges his son-in-law, John Younce, is try
ing to retain possession of.
The little farm wagon with the notable
quartet attracted much attention along the
road, the old man not having been in the
habit of travelling much of late owing to
his years and infirmities. For eighty years
he has been an Indianian, first living near
Dundee, in Madison county. but for the last
nineteen years living a little thirteen
acre homestead near Gilman. With the old
folks live son who is afflicted and adj
jacent a few rods away lives another son,
who is caring for the old people. Ferguson
was born in Ireland and had one sister,
who lived to be 112, and brother lis years
The venerable couple have had eleven chill
dren, of whom six, three boys and three
girls remain. They have twenty-three
grandchildren. Ferguson is not an educated
man, but is full of the proverbial Irish wit
and talks entertaining1y of early days
when America young. He does not,
however, remember dates well. The little
house where they live has but two rooms
and an attic and the only appearance of
luxury is the fiickerng natural gas, with
which light and heat is furnished. Their
wants are few and simple. Ferguson has
always been a Democrat. He belongs to
no church. neither does his aged spouse,
but they have been simple. honest country
folks all these years and have the friend
ship of all who know them. The going 10
court is event in their history, for in all
these years neither OF them have been
there before, except once recently in an
other and similar case with the same SON.
in-law as defendant
The old man takes regularly every day a
little whisky toddy a stimulant, but
never has drank An enterprising press
agent of a whisky firm some time since
made him to say in an advertisement that
life and to that he attributed his extreme
old age" When Ferguson heard OF this
he was thoroughly angry and the whisky
agents had best steer clear OF the Ferguson
home in the future. A railroad journey is
abhorred by the old people and rather than
take the train, which would take them 10
Muncie in a few minutes. they chose TO
drive through in the primitive farm wagon
with chairs in IL. Their arrival at Muncie
was the occasion of much interest. but the
| fatigue of being on the witness stand was
| spared the old man, whose deposition was
offered in evidence. The old lady is much
the more active of the two, forty odd years
| i'm her favor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
COAL MINERS PARDONED
RELEASED FROM PRISON BY ORDER
OF THE PRESIDENT.
Three Men Who Were Punished for
Resisting a United States Deputy
Acknowledgement Labor News.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2o-The President
has committed, TO expire Immediately, the
sentences of Marion Marshall, Cyrus Raines
and Burton Harper. coal miners, who were
convicted in West Virginia Of resisting a
United States deputy marshal. They were
sentenced on June II, 1903, Marshall and
Harper to Imprisonment for eight months
and Raines to Imprisonment for five months
in the Raleigh county jail.
The pardons are granted on the recon-
mendations of the district attorney and
judge and the deputy marshal who was re-
sisted, in which recommendations the at
torney general concurred, for the main rea-
son that five other co-defendants, who were
jointly indicted and pleaded guilty, received
sentences of only three months and have
already been discharged A further rea-
son for pardon is account of ill health
of prisoners and the unsanitary condition
of the Jail where they are confined.