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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
MONEY TALKS in THE COUNCIL
CHAMBER OF PlTTseuRG.
EVIDENCE:
Prosecution in the Smoky City Graft
Case is Digging Up Some Decidedly
Interesting Things-How the Funds
Were Distributed.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 23.-During the
graft hearing th,s afternoon it was
testified that. six councilmen were
paid $45,000 in connection with con.
struction of the filtration plant. AS
was intimated yesterday the munich.
pal corruption Of Pitsburg has devel-
oped into one Of the most gigantic
scandals in the history Of city gov
ernments in America. The seven
counci1men and two bankers arrested
here Monday night for. conspiracy
and bribing were given a hearing to-
day before police magistrate. Fol
lowing the introduction Of startling
testimony which implicated many
cOuncilmen.
According to the testimony, it was
an easy thing to bribe majority of
the council body of Pittsburg by the
payment of sums ranging from 800
to $500. The charges were made
that William Brand and John Klein,
councilmen, had each accepted $500
for the passage Of an ordinance. It
was also testified that councilmen
had divided $45,OOO recently in con-
nection with the filtration plant. With
the exception Of Councilmen Klein
an1 Wasson, all the men have been
released on bail.
The first case taken up was that of
w. w. Ramsey and A. A. Vilsack for
mer president and cashier of the Ger
man National bank
National Bank Examiner Nesbit
was called to testify and his testi-
mony alleged that Captain John Klein,
a councilman, had approached a
banker about making the bank city
depository and that $175,0O0 later
had disappeared from the bank in a
sensational and interesting manner.
Both defendants were held for
court trial on charges of alleged con-
spiracy and bribery Their bonds of
$4,000 each were renewed.
Other arrests are likely to be made
shortly, said District Attorney Blake
ley tonight. Mr.. Blakeley took charge
Of the cases against the accused
and bankers Immediately
after the close of the preliminary
hearing before Police Magistrate
Brady.
The grand jury will be empanelled
January 4, and 1t Is stated the cases
against the councilmen and former
bankers will be among the first con-
sidered.
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VENEZUELA ASKS fRlENDllilPsOF THE
UNITED STATES and REQUESTS THAT
AME 2CAN WARSIilPS Be SENT AT ONCE

WASHINGTON, = Dec. 2s.-After
eight months, the United States has
resumed friendly relations with Vene-
zuela and William /. Buchanan has
left on the cruiser North Carolina to
visit that country to look into the
situation and make a report to the
state department.
This will decide whether the United
States will accord formal recognition
to the government. It has not yet
been fully established that the Gomez
government will retain it's power with
out trouble, for there are many adher-
ems of President Castro in the coun-
try.
Indeed, the possibility that disorder
may arise is indicated in request for
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
ATTORNEYS WANT FEDERAL
COURT HELD in BILLINGS.
WILL MEET SATURDAY
Great Falls Mass Meetings Adopts
Resolutions Urging That Pray Bill
70 Create Additional judicial pis-
trict in State be Amended.

Judge James r. Goss, president Of
the local bar association, has called a
meeting Of Billings lawyers to be held
in his office Saturday afternoon at {
o'clock to consider the Pray bill
which has been introduced in congress
and which provides for the creation
of an additional federal district court
in Montana.
The meeting will probably adopt a
resolution protesting against the bill
as it now stands and urging that 1t be
amended so as to change the places
for holding court by creating three
divisions in the eastern district and
two in the western district and pro.
yiding for the holding of two terms
of court annually in the cities of Bill
ings, Great Falls, Helena, Butte and
Missoula.
At a meeting Of the citizens OF
Great Falls resolutions were adopted
similar to those that it is expected
will be adopted Saturday, endorsing
the creation of two districts in this
state, but urging that the bill be
amended SO that it shall read in part
as follows: Y.
That the judicial district of Mon
tana is hereby divided into two dis
tricts, which shall be known, respect
lively, as the western district, and the
eastern district of Montana. The
western district, is hereby divided in
to two divisions, which shall be
known, respectively, as the Mlssonla
division, and the Butte division of said
western district. All that part of
Montana now composing the counties
of Flathead, Sanders, Missoula, Gran
ite and Ravalli shall constitutes the
Missoula division, and the court for
said division, shall be held at Mis-
soula, Montana. All that part Of Mon
tana now composing the counties Of
Powell, Deer Lodge, Beaverhead, Sill
yer Bow, and Madison shall constf-
tute the Butte division, and the court
for said division shall be held at
Butte, Montana. The eastern district
is hereby divided into three divis-
ions, which shall be known, respect
lively. as the Great Falls division, the
Helena division, and the Billings d.
vision of said eastern district. All
that part of Montana now composing
the counties Of Teton, Chouteau, Val
ley. Cascade, Fergus and Meagher
shall constitute the Great Falls divis-
ion, and the court for said division
shall be held at Great Falls, Mon.
tana. All that part Of Montana now
composing the counties Of Lewis and
Clark, Jefferson, Broadwater, Gala
tin and Park, shall constitute the Hell
ena division, and the court for said d.
vision shall be held at Helena, Mon
tana. All the remaining counties and
part of Montana embraced in said
district shall constitute the Billings
division, and the court for said d.
vision shall be held at Billings. Mon.
tana.
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States and Venezuela company, the
Orincco corporation, the Orinoco
Steamship company, the amounts in
volved running into millions of dollars.
In 1908, the Venezuelan cove rnment
failed to satisfy claims against it by
various powers and Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy blockaded the ports Of
that country, with the view to control
the collection Of the customs.
i Venezuela appointed Herbert w.
Bowen, then American minister to
Venezuela to take up the question
with the various governments and be
signed protocols with them whereby
a certain percentage of the customs re-
ceipts was to be set aside to satisfy
the claims. The blockading powers
were made preferred creditors.
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American labor movement. They may
be guilty Of a breach Of the law but I
law that denies the use Of free
press and full speech is breach Of
the fundamental principles Of our
country. Such decisions only tend 70.
create enmity and class hatred. We
respectfully solicit your influence to
prevent the incarceration Of these
men," a 8iS
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notice of an appeal to the District Of
Columbia appellate court was filed,
Gompers being released on $4,000
bonds; Mitchell on $4,000 and Nor
rison on $4,000.
Judge Wright's decision, which con-
sumed two hours and twenty minutes
in reading, was scathing arraign-
ment. Everywhere the court said,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
He DECLINES TO DISCUSS THE
CONTEMPT DECISION.
LABOR MEN INDIGNANT
kilograms Sent to Roosevelt Asking
Him 70 Take Some Action Ia the
Matter--W the Labor Leaders
Have to Say About the Case.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 2s.--w.
j. Bryan was much interested in to-
days labor contempt decision. Mr..
Bryan said:
ut is not my Iolicy to criticise
either federal courts or theis action.
The commitment to prison of two
men SO prominent in the labor move
ment as Gompers and Mitchell is
unique in the annals of labor move
ments in this country. Until l have
read the courts opinion and consid-
cred the matter carefully, can have
nothing to say regarding the case"
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"all over, within the court and out of
it, utter rampancy and isolent de-
fiance is proclaimed. Insult, coarse
affront, vulgar indignity, measures
the litigants conception of the tri-
bunal wherein Its CAUSE still pends.
Whether President Roosevelt will
take any action as he has been urged
to do in kilograms received from differ
ent labor organizations throughout the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
TURKEYS 70 ALL.
{special to The Gazette.)

Especial to The Gazette.)
BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 23-F Following
out his annual customs Of giving tur-
keys to all married men in his en-
ploy, former United States Senator
w. A. Clark today distributed be-
tween 10000 and 10000 turkeys in
Montana, New Jersey. Arizona, Neva-
da and California. Single men not
heads Of families were also remem-
bered.
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country in connection with Judge
Wright's decision has not been de-
cided, it was stated at the White
House. It was explained that the
president has not read the decision
and therefore cannot say If he will
take any action. There was an intima-
tion, however, that some action might
be taken If the president should be
convinced that the sentence is un-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

preme court Of the District Of Colum-
bit today for contempt Of court in
violating an order enjoining the men
placing on the unfair or eve don't
patronize" list, the Buck Stove and
Range company, Of st. Louis.
All of the defendants were in court
when sentence was pronounced and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
GREAT SNOWFALL.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-Eastern
Pennsylvania. New jersey and Della
ware, are today buried in a blanket
of. snow from six inches to a foot
in depth. An old fashioned white
Christmas is assured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

The labor organizations urge the
president to prevent incarceration Of
the labor leaders. The Illinois Unit
ed Mine Workers sent this telegram:
in the name of $4,000 mine work
ers in Illinois, we desire to protest
against the recent decision commit
ting to penal servitude those great
commoners and representatives of the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
l0MPERRSS MITCHELL And MORRISON GET JAIL SENTENCES
GIVE BAIL PENDING APPEAL TO J. S SUPREME C0iRT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Twelye
months in jail for Samuel Gompers,
president; nine months for John
Mitchell, one of the vice presidents,
and six months for Frank Morrison,
secretary, all of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, was the sentence i'm
posed by Justice Wright 6f the su-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
HoLpup IS FRusTR A1fD
Attempt to Rob Great Northern
Train Is Thwarted by Prompt Action
on the Part Of the Sheriff of silver
Bow County.
(snecial to The Gazette. y

VSVFCIHI 10 I uB VdZeCtt.J
BUTTE, Dec. 23-What 1t is believed
was an attempt to held up Great
Northern train at the tunnel this SIDE
of Woodville, about five miles from
here, was nipped in the bud by Sheriff
Henderson and his deputies last night
Whether the holdups got wind Of the
fact that the officers were guarding
the tunnel and were aboard both the
trains to and from Helena or ahan-
doned their project because of unfay-
orable conditions, is not known, but at
any rate two men who were seen by
two hunters hiding nitro-glycerine
(rontinned on Fifth Page
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
ORIENTAL LlMiTED SUSPECT
JAILED IN MoREHEAp. MINI.
ESCAPED FROM hEL LENA
Believed That the Man Who Stopped
Great Northern Train at Rondo,
Mont, and Robbed Mail and Express
Cars Of $5oooo, is Again In Jail.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 23.-Geo.
Frankhauser, alias Ed Smith, alias
Frankhauser is in custody At Moore.
head, Mimi, and will be brought to.
this city. Local officials assert that
they are positive in their identified,
ton that he is the man who, with q
companion, held up and robbed the
Oriental Limited on the Great North
ern at Rondo, Mont, September Ii.
1907, and secured nearly $4,000 IN
booty.
Rewards aggregating $4,000 have
been offered for his capture and con-
viction.
After the robbery, the bandits were
arrested by Spokane authorities. They
were taken to Kalispell and later
Frankhauser and his companion who
gave the name of Chas. Mcdonald,
were taken to Helena, where they
broke jail March 20 last. Since that
time they have been hunted through
out the country.
HELENA, Dec. 23.-Frankhauser
escaped from the Helena jail the day
before his trial was set on the charge
of robbing the Great Northern train
near Rondo. Flathead county IN Sep
tember, 1907.
With Mcdonald, he is alleged To-.
have secured $4,000, which was be
ing transmitted from Chicago to
Spokane bank. Fourteen thousand
dollars Of the alleged plunder was fe-
covered.
United States Marshal Mer11neld
stated this after noon that he would
send q man there for identification I
purposes, and IL the right man, thai
he would be brought here for trial i'm. I
mediately in the federal court, the
money having been taken from the
registered malls.
WASHINGTON. Dec 2s.-The Amer
lean navy stands second among the,
naval world
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MoRRlssEY TALKS.

Says the Men Will not Serve a Day ia
Jail.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dec. 2S.-P. H.
Morrissey, until recently grand master
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, discussing the decision of Judge
Wright, said today:
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-27

ry, has returned to the flagship. His
wife will remain at the hotel for some
time to come. Mrs. Sperry recently
had as her luncheon guests Mrs. Re-
mi p. Schwerin and Mrs. Quarto.-
The Call.
Col. and Mrs. s. NJ. Parker and
family, with Princess Kawananakoa,
expect to spend some time on Tanta-
LUIS as soon as the roads are passable.
The recent rains have made driving a
wretched experience. Miss Sargent
will also accompany them.
or great interest s. the following
from Salt Lake paper:
After ten months of.suffering Mrs.
Emily Wells Grant, wife of Heber
J. Grant, died at 1880 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Stricken In July,
1907, Mrs. Grant struggled heroical-
ly against the ravages of disease
which for long time could not be
properly diagnosed. but which was
finally pronounced to be cancer of the
stomach. This conclusion was reach
ed after she had been removed to the
hospital. where 1t was expected that
an operation would be performed.
When the nature of the malady was
learned, the patient was removed to
her home, where she complacently
awaited the end. Mrs. Grants moth
err, Mrs. Martha G. Harris Wells, died
two weeks ago. and that event doubt
less fastened the daughters death.
Than Mrs. Grant, few of Salt
Lakes younger matrons were better
known or more generally loved. She
was of a lovable disposition, kind,
loving. and charitable. and her
friends included all acquaintance.
She was a daughter of the late Dan
lei II. and Martha G. Wells. and was
born in this city April 22. 1857. Bar
ring brief sojourn abroad. she lived
here all her life. She was q gradu-
ate of the educational institution for
merly known as the University OF
Deseret. and was a member Of the
alumni. In 1884, she became the wife
of Heber J. Grant, and her husband,
four daughters. and host of rela.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-27

tiyes mourn her death. sorrow
shared by numerous friends. She
was a sister of former Gov. Heber NJ.
Wells, Joseph s. Wells, Mrs. Thomas
w. Sloan, and Lieut.. Bryant Wells.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
commencing at o'clock. from the
family residence, corner OF Is street
and Second avenue, and will be I'M
der the direction of the bishopric of
the Eighteenth Ward.
4 4 4
Here Is an interesting account OF
u well-known citizen clipped from a
San Francisco paper:
Rev. Hiram Bingham. who arrived
here yesterday from Honolulu on the
liner Alameda, il one of the most pic
turesque figures in the modern his
tory of the south seas. His life has
been devoted to work in and for the
Gilbert Islands, which he first visited
in 1857. He is going east from here
with the manuscript OF a Gilbertese
dictionary, on which he has spent
many years, and which would have
been ready for the printer long age
but for the parsimony of British
ethnologist.
This careful man Of science visited
Honolulu years ago, In the days OF
the monarchy. He had borrowed DR.
Bingham's manuscript. When he lief,
he intrusted the manuscript and some
books, also borrowed, to a japanese
bellboy, with the request that he de-
liver the bundle to DR.. Bingham. u
was a long hike to the Bingham res
idence. For his services as messen
ger the scientist gave the japanese
rs cents. The boy took the money
and the bundle, put the money in his
pocket and the bundle in the fire. DR.
Bingham had to do the work all ovel
again and has just finished 1t.
DR.. Bingham, who Is n years o.
age and nearly seven feet in height
was the son of Hiram Bingham. who
went to Honolulu in 1920 with tn,
first party of missionaries that set
tied there. Hiram Bingham, Jr., whit
arrived here yesterday, first visited
the Gilbert Islands In 1857. Hi
health broke down, but he returned
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-27

there was launched today the great
steel hull of what will be the formid-
able battleship Michigan. Built by
the New York Shipbuilding Company
at South Camden, the Michigan,
sister ship to the South Carolina. UNI
der construction at the Champs
shipyard on the Philadelphia side of
the Delaware, is more than so per
cent. completed, and will be turned
over to the Government in about
year.
The launch Of the Michigan was
entirely successful and was witnessed
by number of invited guests, in
Guiding Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Newberry; Secretary of the In
terror Garfield; Governor Warner OF
Michigan; the U. s. Senators from
Michigan, and other prominent per-
sons of Washington and the Wolver-
inc State. The sponsor was Miss
Carol Barnes Newberry of Detroit,
daughter of Assistant Secretary New
berry.
The Poet Laureate of the Big Fleet,
Commander Lloyd II. Chandler, is
still busily engaged in writing poetry
and here is one of his latest illusions
dedicated to Father Matthew c. Glee-
son, the Chaplain of the, flagship:
SKY PILOT
In almost every house of prayer
You'll find the devil roosting there;
Although to tell 1t makes us weep.
He giveth his beloved sleep!
So sayeth the scribe. but you can bet
No man on that his thoughts can set !;
Not on your life! It's not. like that
When things are run by Father Matt.
Cheer up. me lads; don't dare to
sleep,
I'll crack a joke to make we weep;
And II that fails to start your tears,
A song I'll sing in spite Of jeers."
So daily moves our padre gay,
To whom upon his jolly way
Our cheers. and not our jeers, we send
To keep him merry to the end.
The, last poem of the lot is:
ENVOI
All there, poets, our metres all as
kew,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-27

was n very agreeable AFFAIR, some fine
musical selections being among the
pleasures of the evening. Among the
guests were Misses Irene Fisher, Nora
Sturgeon, Ella Wight; Messrs. Isen-
berg. Horton. Whitney, and ten OIL
GERS of the Alabama. Doctor and
Mrs. Warehouse also entertained at
dinner on Tuesday evening in honor
of Mrs. Arthur Wood. Among the
other guests were Mrs. Il. y. Water
house, Mrs. Henry Waterhouse, and
Miss Nora Sturgeon.
4
Mrs. McCandless Entertains
Mrs. l.. l.. McCandless, who Is CIV
ing a series of lunches, was the host
ess of an attractive one on Friday
last in honor of Mrs. L. d. Water
house. Roses and pansies were at
tached to the place-cards by lavender
ribbons, and the centerpiece was of
the same flowers, surrounded by n
bed of maidenhair ferns. Among the
guests were Mrs. Rees, Mrs. Z. b..
Waterhouse, Mrs. p. c. Jones, Mrs.
Derby, Mrs. L. w. Jordan, Mrs.
George Warehouse, Mrs. Lee, Mrs.
du Roi, Mrs. Wells Peterson, Mrs.
Thurston. Mrs. Henry Warehouse.
4 4 4
Society at 0rpheum
The Orpheum has been a favorite-
place of amusement during the week
and society-with big S--has turn
ed out in large numbers to witness
the excellent playing Of the Lumley
Company. The Climbers" and SOL
diers of Fortune" were most attract
| lively portrayed and much can be ex-
pected of the company from such a
good beginning. The actresses are
really young and pretty. and the act
! ors are actors-and can really act
The specialties are given ovations
each night.
4 4 4
An interesting occasion was the
following. Miss Newberry is friend
| of Miss Harriet Hatch:
Camden, n. j., May 26.-Into the
! restless waters Of the Delaware river,
on whose shores SO many of the ships
of the new navy" have been built
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-27

Your lines bubble gayly---but they
lack of feet few.
I've never known that poets wrote
such measly verse as you,
And Austin, Tn now persuaded, must
be poet true.
All there. shipmates! I thank you for
your dinner;
don't know which to thank the
most-this saint or this gay
sinner;
But anyhow let's drink TO those with
whom our thoughts do rest,
"Sweethearts and wives!" the Navy
toast, of all good toasts the
best.
The Misses Edith and Claire Will
liams, accompanied by their mother
and sister. are soon leaving Nice for
London to attend the famous EXPOSE
ton at Sheppard's Bush. The open
ing OF the Franco-British exhibition
on May 18th was one of the events OF
the season. T. II. H., the Prince and
Princess of Wales, opened II. Shep-
pard's Bush Is one of London's most
approachable quarters and is within
fifteen minutes of the heart of the
big town.
4 4 4
On Friday last. Mrs. Ernest Water
house gave a tea at her residence on
Judd street, in honor of Miss Eleanor
Irwin, sister of Mr.. William Irwin,
who has been resident of Honolulu
for the past year. Among the guests
were Mrs. w. o. Smith, Mrs. Emory,
Sr.. Mrs. J. o. Carter. Mrs. Alton,
Mrs. Stangenwald, Mrs. Davies. Mrs
Il. B. Waterhouse, Mrs. Pinder, Miss
Mills, Mrs. p. c. Jones.
4 4 4
Mrs Il. w. Jordan was the hostess
of n pretty luncheon on Tuesday in
honor of Mrs. B. f. Marx, who soon
goes to Europe for two years trir
with Mr.. Marx. Among those pres.
entS were Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Ernest
Warehouse, Mrs. Won Holt. Miss
Mist. and Mrs. Schaefer.
4 4 +
! Rear Admiral Sperry, who was a
the Peninsula Hotel with Mrs. Sper
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. RENT p. Schwerin
were the dinner guests Of Captain
and Mrs. John Barneson Monday
night. their other guests being some
prominent Chicago society people,
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. J. Doering. The din
ner was given at the Peninsula Ho-
tel, where the Barnesons are stay
ing.-The Call.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-27

Rear Admiral Sperry, who was at
the Peninsula Hotel with Mrs. Sper-