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The daily tribune., 1907-06-26
--LATEST FORGERY
| BY A CLENWOOD
| SPRINGS ITALIAN
Found Favors at Home Of Peter
Faro at RockvaIe, Then
Steals SIS Check.
CAsHES PAPER At
SAvANT'S SALOON
Giardini Then Hits the Pike,
but Officers in Neighboring
Towns Are Advised to
Look for Him.

Working his new found friends to
the limit and masquerading us an
important man in the world, Louis
Giardini, of Glenwood Springs, is
being sought for by the Florence
officers and if he can be located and
arrested he will be brought back to
this city to answer to n charge of
forgery.
Giardini arrived in Rockvale the
early part of last week and mingled
with the best TIA lian citizens of the
town; succeeded in gaining their con-
fidence and found board at the Peter
Faro boarding house. He had made
himself generally pleasant with the
hotel guests and on last Friday while
Mrs. Faro was buying vegetables
from peddler at the back door,
Giardini entered the wash room and
searched the clothing hanging on the
wall belonging to Faro, who was
working in the mine at the time.
He stole Colorado Fuel and Iron
company check issued in favor of Far
70 and for the amount of $74. 2S, two
pocket books, one containing So cents
in change and the other 81. So. Mrs.
tEIRrro tIitr az MAs put ..oi--tha -hnnse- hut "a
Farro's papers in his pockets ana ex-
| tract the cheek.
| Coming to Florence he sought the
acquaintance Of some hadiah'
Italians and visited the place conduct
ed by Tony Savant, bought le"
drinks and offered the paper IN pay
ment of the account. Mr.. Savaht
not knowing either Giardini or Faro
and seeing him with men that N
did know, suspicioned nothing an
cashed the check. With the none
in his possession he went over TO III
| Orrechio and Marco saloon. returhe
A that he had borrowed from MI
IiMarco and then made his getawa
from the city. When repaying M
Marco he said that If he ever want'
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another accommodation he hoped to
get it.
he forged the name of Faro to the
paper, the forgery was not detected
until the check was presented at the
bank for payment. Mr. Tonso is loser
to the amount of the check for his
Willingness to try to accommodate
one OF his countrymen who was also
stranger. Giardini held the check
until Monday morning.
Giardini is said to be employed as
a watchman at the Rio Grande yards
at Glenwood, was we'll thought Of
by his employers. He is said to have
gone to Pueblo and the officers of that
city have been notified. Mr.. Savant
WAS in puebl0 vactarIov lorLtuy for
The daily tribune., 1907-06-26
new CIRCULAR
IS ISSUED TO
STOCKHOLDERS

Now York. June 26--The minority
committee of the shareholders OF t"e
United States Express company which
is endeavoring to persuade the man
apemcnt to increase the annual dis'
bursement on the shares from per
cent to 7per cent, has issued enother
c;rcplar to its fellow shareholders,
whose support it is seeking, III
which it gives a detailed statemeh.
of the assets of the company, which
nuts them at 23,92l 900. The move
mept was initiated early in the spring
nv A. l.. Banister and Samuel 5.
Watt. who formed shareholders
committee, asking for more lioerai
dividend policy on the ground tha'
the compauys assets were worth pe'
tween s1s, 600, 600 and $40, 600, 600. 10
This contention Senator Platt. AS
president Of the company, replied thar
the assets did not exceed the com
pany's $40, coo, 900 share capitaiiza
tion.
The investigation by which th'
minority committee arrived at It's es
innate of assets. as published III TN
latest circular, was conducted ihoe
pendently of the company, IL Is sta'
ed. but" says the circular, W
have made demand upon the o'hcei
of the company for certain informs
ton and the privilege OF examinih
certain Of the books, which deman
has been under consideration IL
about two weeks. We are advise
that 1t will probably be granted
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SOUTHERN GOVERNOR
PROCESSES RELIGION
Profession Made Before A Large
Audience OF Near 1000.

jackson. Miss, June 26-In the
presence of congregation numbering
nearly 1900, Gov. james X. Varda :
man, a candidate for the United States
senate, last night professcd religion.
His declaration followed an exhor.
tntion by Evangelist Coates that all
sinners come forward and acknowl
edge the error Of their ways.
The daily tribune., 1907-06-26

The Tribune small ads bring re-
suits. Sell what you don't want
and buy something you need.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05
SHOWS SYMPATHY in PRACTICAL MANNER
President Roosevelt Makes Liberal Personal Contribution to
Russian Famine Relief fundAppeals TO American People

felt, as all Americans must feel, the
deepest sympathy with the starving
people in Russia, who are suffering un-
der the terrible disaster of famine.
Russia has been a good friend to AM
erica in the past, and in addition to
our general feeling of sympathy with
any portion of mankind, we must all
feel especial sympathy in this case. It
is evident that early aid must be
forthcoming to prevent the most far
reaching suffering and a dreadful loss
of life. l am glad that your commit
tee is formed to receive subscriptions
in this country, so as to show in a
helpful way the deep fellow feeling of
our people for the people of Russia in
their distress. l note that you say you
have made arrangements to forward
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05

Washington, March 4.-Seventeen
million acres of forest lands have
been added to the forest reserves Of
the United States by proclamation is
sued by President Roosevelt and made
public today. Thirty-tWo forest reser-
vations are created or increased in
area by these proclamations.
The following memorandum bearing
on the subject was made public at the
White House today:
"These forest reserves were de,
termined upon and the preparation OF
the necessary papers ordered some
months-in two-thirds of the cases
some years-in the exercise of the
duty imposed upon upon me by act
of congress of March 8, 1891. The ut
most care and deliberation have been
exercised in deciding upon the bounda-
ries of the proposed reserves.
.tIn all but very few cases, long
continued and detailed field examina-
tions have been made and in the re
mainder examinations amply sufficient
to Justify the proposed action.
"The necessary proclamations under
existing law now come before me and
the question is presented whether
should refrain from acting under the
existing law because there is now un-
der consideration by congress pro
posal to change the law so as to re
uuire congressional action upon rhe
establishment of such forest reserves
If / did not act, reserves, which con.
slider very important for the Interests
of the United States would be wholly
or in part dissipated before congress
has an opportunity again to consider
the matter, while under the actlcn
which I propose to take they Will De
preserved; and if congress differs
from me in this action it will have
full opportunity in the future to make
such provision as it may desire aneni
the discontinuance of, reserves by
reformative action, taken with the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05
House Hears. |

thank your unwearying and constant
friendship during every one of the la
borious and eventful days of the
Fifty-ninth congress. Some congresses
have done their work under the stress
of national trial and even national
disaster; it has been our good fortune
to do our work in a period Of prosper
ity so abounding as to surpass all the
imaginations of the past. The states
men of the days Of stress will always
have first place in the affections Of
the people, but the men who with 10y
atty and devotion strive to keep a
mighty nation in the pathway Of pru-
dence and common sense while pros
perity abounds on every corner have
troubles not always understood or
sympathized with by the people, but
which you we'll know Of. In the two
years now closed-years eventful in
the precedents set in these legislative
halls, we hope and believe eventful
for the good that may come to the peo-
pie therefrom-you fidelity to your
own duty and your intelligent appre-
citation of duty even when it has
crossed some of your cherished pur-
poses, have had my constant encour-
agement and support. In bidding you
farewell I desire to express my ap-
probation of this, and to wish you in
the future all success and usefulness
in your chosen walks of life. In fur
therance of the requirements of the
constitution, declare the house of
representatives adjourned"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05

Washington, March 4-Declaring
that Russia had been good friend to
the United States in the past, Pres-
dent Roosevelt, in letter to the Rus
sian famine relief committee of New
York, made public today, appeals in
behalf of the famine sufferers in that
country. With the letter he sent his
own check for $1OO. He calls atten-
tion to the literally unparalleled pros
perity of the country" and hopes that
the people out of their abundance will
give generously on this occasion. His
letter is in reply to one received from
the committee. calling his attention to
the urgent need for assistance.
His letter follows:
Gentlemen: have received youl
communication of February %, and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05
Rl0T0US JAPANESE Miners
Much Property and Many Lives Destroyed
i'm NikIO District.

Victoria, B. c., March 4.-Further
advices regarding the serious riots
marked by bloodshed and great de-
struction to property at the Ashio cop
per mine, which employs many thous-
ands of miners, in the Niklo district,
Japan, were received by the steamer
Empress of China today.
/ The miners made demand for more
pay and mass meeting was arranged,
which was broken up by mine owners.
Next morning over thousand miners
rioted, cut electric light and telephone
connections and dynamited three
watch houses. The mine manager was
murdered, several officials were Sc
verely handled and number of per
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05
CLOSING HOUR OF SENATE
For Minority Blackburn Pays Tribute
to Presiding Officer.

banks for the dignified, impartial and
courteous manner in which he has
presided over the senate's delibera-
tions during the present session"
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The vice-president appeared and re-
piled to the resolution. He said:
IF the chair has been able to con-
vince the senate of his impartiality in
the discharge of the duties which de-
volve upon him and which are often
delicate and difficult, he is gratified
in full measure.
"The chair desires to place upon the
records his testimony in behalf of
those senators whose service in the
senate is about to terminate for their
unwavering devotion to the publlc In
terest while here, and to wish them
many years of further usefulness to
their countrymen.
"The chair wishes for those remain
ing in the senate and now entering
upon their vacation, after arduous
public duty, health and safe return.
They have well earned the approving
judgment of their constituencies by
their intelligent and complete conse.
Grafton to the public service.
tsThe senate of the United States
has well vindicated its claim to popu.
lar. approval by its wise and care
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the money you collect as directly as
possible to the relief of the sufferers.
/ earnestly hope that your appeal will
not fall upon deaf ears. We in this
country are now enjoying period of
literally unprecedented prosperity.
Never before in the history of any
nation has the average of material
we'll being been SO high as here in
our land at this time. I take this
opportunity of most heartily joining
with you in your appeal to our people,
that out of their abundance they shall
generously contribute to those who
are in such dire need at the very time
that we have such cause for thanks
giving. / enclose my check for one
hundred dollars. Sincerely,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05
THEY ALL PART AS FRIENDS.
With Song and Speech
Gavel's Fall.

Washington, March Any Coun-
try, 'Tis of Thee" rang out in the
house as the clock was turned back is
minutes, in order that the bill limiting
the hours of labor for railroad en-
ployes might be enrolled. A recess
was ordered and the song began. Hun
dreds of waving flags in the hands of
the members made a stirring picture.
The galleries joined in the chorus
and made the chamber ring, the speak
er called Clark of Missouri to the
chair.
Williams of Mississippi, the minor
ity leader, rose and said that another
congress was about to begin; that the
work performed by the Fifty-ninth
congress would stand as the best
work the nation has had in many
years.
Then he spoke of the speaker as
A"the speaker, whom every one loves
for his big brain, big heart and impair
tiality"
He then presented a resolution
thanking Speaker Cannon for the in
telligent, constant and impartial man
ner in which he had presided
Mr.. Cannon was thereupon escort
ed in, while the chamber rang with ap-
plause.
With a tremor in his voice the
speaker said:
'I thank you, gentleman, for your
kindness in the deed and words of
this day; but even more cordially do
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05

sons were burned to death in buildings
fired by the miners. No fewer than
$50 buildings were burned in adjacent
villages. Over $50 officials escaped
from the mine, most Of whom have
since been heard from. Several are
missing and are believed to have been
murdered. The manager was set upon
and kicked and beaten as he lay on
the ground. He died two days later.
Dynamite was used to destroy sew
eral buildings, and the powder maga.
zine of the mine was exploded.
M. Yoshida and Judge Fujimuma,
ordered from Utsonomyi were inform.
ed on arrival at an inn near the
scene of the rioting, that rioters were
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05

coming to attack them, and they, with
their staff, shaved their mustaches
and dressed as coolies, mixing in the
crowd to escape recognition.
Three newspaper correspondents
had a narrow escape. They were at
tackled and escaped by hiring bus
and driving at full speed from the
mine. For three days the disturbances
were continued. Martial law was then
proclaimed and three companies OF
the Fifth regiment, 800 men in all
were sent to restore order. The riot,
ers dispersed on the arrival of the
troops.
When the Empress sailed the min
ers were returning to work. Over
10000 men are employed by the com
pany.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05

| to make political capital Of the fail.
ure Of the judiciary committee of the
senate to report the house bill relat
ing to interest on state FUNDS, charg
ing the republicans with not living UP
to their campaign promises.
Everett got back at him by saying
that when the democrats mad a major
ity in the legislature and the treas
urer there was no cry about interest
on funds.
It developed that the bill reached
the committee few days ago. The
committee was directed to report or
the bill Tuesday afternoon.
Miles introduced bill to create q
state fish commission, consisting o1
the game warden and two others
named by the governor, to establish
and maintain state fish hatchery
The bill was recommended for pas
sage.
DOMAINS bill creating state water
light, power, telegraph and telephone
commissions and appropriating Ss,50(
for salary and expenses this year and
a similar amount next year was rec
commended for passage in committee
Of the whole. White sought to kill the
bill, contending that the Legislature
had created so many boards it would
be necessary to go outside the state
to find officers to fill them, and de
nominating the appropriation prw@eed
ings a Legislative drunk"
The senate had some fun with the
people of Helena by voting against the
state fair appropriation. Later q
motion to reconsider prevailed and
the bill will probably be concurred in
tomorrow.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the ant1-gambling bill
and the bill will go to the governor
tomorrow.
The house killed the state immigra,
tion bureau bill on third reading by
a vote Of nearly two to one, friends OF
labor contending it was cheap-labo1
| movement, while others claimed a
larger appropriation should be made.
The house also killed the bill in.
creasing the salaries of members OF
the legislature, the bill requiring rail
roads to have flagmen at crossings,
and the liability of cities.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05

Washington, March 4.-The closing
exercises in the senate did not begin
until six minutes after noon. Pre-
yiously Senator Hale had secured the
adoption Of joint resolution author
izing a committee of senators and
representative to wait on President
Roosevelt and inform him that the
work of the Fifty-ninth congress was
finished, "unless the president has
some other communication to make. =
Senators Pettus and Hale We're ap-
pointed on this committee.
The adjournment hour had passed
when the committee took their places
in the center aisle and announced that
the president had replied he had no
further communication" Senator Al.
lison at this point took the presiding
officers chair, and Mr.. Fairbanks re-
tired to the vice-president's room.
Senator Blackburn, the minority
leader, took the floor.
Speaking for the minority" he
said, sit affords me great pleasure to
offer resolution which expresses the
experience have had, and am
quite sure voices the sentiments OF
every senator in this chamber, bear
ing testimony to. the courtesy, the
fairness and the ability with which
our presiding officer has discharged
the functions Of his office."
The resolution rendered "the thanks
of the senate to Vice-President Fair
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05
Especial to The Gazette.)

( The governor, in vetoing this bill.
said it would place an unnecessary
embargo on the title to lands sold by
the state, thereby tending to depre-
ciate their value. He gave II as his
opinion, and that Of the state board Of
land commissioners, that such reserva-
tion would have the effect OF produc-
ing leasing system or state lands
rather than a sale, "a poYacy which
ought not to be determined In new
county by any hard and fast rule Of
law"
The governor says it is a policy Of
| the government, as it ought to be of
the state. to encourage the explora-
tion and development Of our mineral
resources rather than imposing an
easement and seryitude, as the bill
proposed.
The house did not act on the veto
today, but will unquestionably uphold
the governor, following the lead of the
senate.
The governor approved the follow
ing house bills:
Substitute for house bill As, Great
ing irrigation districts; house bill No.
$40, mortgages on personal property;
cancellation Of uncalled for warrants !;
annual apportionment Of life insurance
surplus, protecting street railway en-
ployes, librarians salaries, relating to
insurance companies, prohibiting In
surance companies from dlscrimina-
tion, civil jurisdiction of justices of
the peace, codif1cation of laws relat-
ing to banking and brokerage business,
third assistant attorney general, pro-
cedure in criminal acy1ons, annual
statements Of corporations, distribu-
ton of senate and house urnals,
| firemen's disability fund, memorizing
congress to open the Fort Peck In
dian reservation and substitution for
senate bill No. 68, relating to internal
improvements in cities.
House bill No. 1863, taking of land
for temporary banking purposes, and
senate bill No. A, election of school
trustees became laws without the gov
ernor's signature.
Both houses got through world of
business, 29 bills passing third read
| ing in the senate, while the house put
through dozen or more. Long tried
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-05
GOVERNORS FIRST VETO NOT SUSTAINED
Two Democrats in Senate Vote to Pass Everett AntFuson
and" Endless Chair" Bill Over Executives Head

Helena, Mont, March 4.-Governos
Toole today sent his first veto mes
sage to the legislature. The veto was
not sustained in either house, two
democratic senators voting against the
governor. The governor returned to
the senate without approval senate
bill No. 35, by Everett preventing flu
sion and the endless chain"
The bill is practically the same as
the safely guarded" ballot law bill
the governor vetoed two years ago.
In his veto the governor said to.
day:
"The bill is meritorious In my opin-
ion insofar as it attempts to further
safeguard the ballot against fraud and
the possibility of what is known as
the endless chain, and to tnat extent
might be commendable as a separate
and independent measure; but 1t
should not be regarded as one OF such
Importance as to engraft on the laws
narrow and unjustifaDle restraint
on custom which has long existed in
this state by which sympathetic par.
ties have fused upon certain candi-
dates. A similar bill was passed by
the Ninth session, and failed for want
of my approval"
The governor then quotes from his
former veto message by way of justif.
cation.
AS soon as the veto was read in the
senate, call of the house was de-
manded, some senators being absent,
and the doors were locked while at
taches of the senate were sent al1ir-
mishing after the absentees. The vote
to pass the bill over governors veto
was 20 to Z, Long and Muffly voting
with the republicans. Long aroused
applause when in explaining his vote,
he said he believed the law was a
good one.
The bill was promptly passed over
the governors veto in the house. The
governor Jared better in the senate
with another veto sent in later of sen.
ate bill No. AZ, reserving in the pat,
ents to states lands the mineral and
coal therein, as the governors ex.
PLANTATION of his action met with the
approval Of the upper house and every
senator upheld him.
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and harbor bill carried approximately
$83 100000, the expenditures under it
would be but $27,O0O,000 during 1908.
The appropriation for the Panama
canal was increased over that of the
Fifty-eighth congress, s69,500,OO0.
Rep. Livingston, presenting the
views Of the minority on the subject,
agreed as to the total, which he says
is ian increase of $4O,539,544 over the
appropriations made for the current
fiscal year, and $57,266,193 over the
appropriations for the fiscal year 1883,
made at the first regular session Of
the Fifty-eighth congress, which COW
cred substantially the entire expenses
of the military and naval establish
ments on account of the war with
Spain.
Enormous as are these appropria-
tions for the next fiscal year, there
should be added to them the further
sums Of $25, 100000 on account Of con
tracts authorized in the naval bill for
additional warships, and for which no
moneys whatever are yet appropriat-
ed, and the sum of $39, 1929 ,439 for con
tracts authorized in the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill, in addition to
the appropriations made in that act.
"These sums, added to the total ap-
propriations, make the tremendous
sum of 1894, ,77s,029 carried either in
direct appropriations or authorizations
at this session of congress, establish
ing new record for federal appropri-
ations approaching the prodigious sum
of a billion dollars for single ses-
sion of congress"
Mr.. Livingston concluded with this
remark:
IT wish to heaven we could give
the Philippines to Japan and get out
of that country, whose cost to us no
one can predict. received a letter
the other day from debating society
| in my district asking my opinion
whether Cuba should be annexed. To
that question l want to reply right
here; we have got enough of that
kind OF states now"