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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
COCHRAN DENOUNCES
CONTRIBUTION BILL
DECLARES THAT Ii WILL BE in.
EFFECTIVE IN CAMPAIGNS.

Washington, April 9.-The Mccall
campaign contributions publicity bill
was denounced today as wholly inef.
fective by Representative Bourke
Cochran before the house committee
on election Of the president. vice
president and representatives in con
gress. His structures caused former
United States Senator Chandler to
give notice that he would reply to
MI. Cockran's attack.
The Mccall bill is favored by. the
democratic members Of the commit
tee, who failing last Tuesday to
force the reporting Of that bill, drew
up and signed a statement to the
press accusing Chairman Gaines OF
having resorted to a trick to retain
the measure in the committee.
MI. Cochran. in his remarks today,
urged the substitution Of q bill intro
duced by himself which requires every
contributor of campaign money to
political parties to file a sworn state
ment of the amount which he con-
tributes.
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DEMOCRATS FiLlBusTERlNe.
Republicans Are Able to Transact
Some Public Business.

Republicans Are Able to Transact
Some Public Business.
Washington, April 9.-Three times
today in the house, the democrats
caught the republicans mapping and
forced them to produce a quorum. On
one other occasion a vote by tellers
disclosed the absence Of a quorum
but Speaker Cannon peremptorily APP
piled the Reed rule and secured a quo
rum to be present. In SO doing he
had a brush with Mr.. Williams.
Notwithstanding repeated roll calls
progress was made in the transaction
of public business. Both the army and
Notifications appropriations bills were
sent to- the conference. The senate
bill to increase the efficiency of rev.
enue cutter service was with demo
cratic help passed and the bill to pro-
mote the safe transportation in inter
state commerce OF explosives was con-
sidered. 1t will be finally disposed Of
tomorrow.
The democrats prevented the adop-
ton of the conference report on the
Indian appropriations bill and caused
it to be sent back to conference.
At 2 o'clock the house took a recess
until 1880 tomorrow.
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IDAHO MAN WANTS
TO SEE THE BOOKS
KNOW FINANCIAL CON.
DlTIoN OF STAGE LINE.

st. Paul, April civilian M. Hum
phrey Of Twin Falls, Idaho. has sued
out before Judge Hall in the Ramsey
county district court an alternative
writ Of mandamus directed against
the Monida & Yellowstone Park Stage
company, q. ]. Haynes. its president,
and g. M. Bend, secretary and treas
urer, requiring them to show cause
at the special terms Of court on Sat
urday, why the petitioners should not
be permitted to examine the books Of
the company.
The plaintiff AYERS that he is a
stockholder. holding s. shares of
stock, and that as q director and Of
ficer Of the corporation he has a right
to examine the books and had made
a demand to that end which was re-
fused. He desires, he afirms, to as
certain the condition Of the company.
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WILL REALIZE DREAM OF TRANS
CONTINENTAL SYSTEM.
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
XIV ~ .s&4 II $500 .efFtf
Following the Announcement Of Rail-
road Masnate Going to Rescue Of
Eastern Road In Financial Straits,
It is Said He viii Control ii.

H3rEGd Lis Es-Fr 49, AI .AE44
New York, April 9.-Following the
action Of 3. H. Hartman in provid-
ing s5,500,0 900 yesterday for the pay
ment Of maturing notes, 1t was stated
today in Wall street. that the Erie
railroad will shortly pass under the
absolute control Of MI. Hartman and
his associates, who stand ready to
spend under certain conditions from
$3o,0Oo,ooo to 100000 for improve.
ments In terminal tunnels, trackage
and rolling stocks.
II these plans are completed Mr..
Harriman's long cherished plans Of a
perfectly equipped transcontinental
railroad with the Erie as the eastern
outlet, will have been realized.
In addition to furnishing the neces.
sary money to take care Of the matur-
ing notes, Mr.. Hartman, 1t was stat,
ed, will himself take s ,000,0O0 Of the
new six per cent notes SO as to pro
vide the company with funds to meet
immediate needs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
JUSTICE MlSCAR'RlED
DECLARES COURT
PRISONER CONFESSED MURDER,
BUT IS ACQUITTED.

Detroit, April 9.-"This is one of the
vilest miscarriages of justice that has
ever been heard Of in this country"
said Judge Phelan in the recorders
court this afternoon, when a jury
found 1S-year-old Percy Bowen of
Woodville. Ont, not guilty of the muir
der on January Z of 63-year-old Mrs.
Cornelia WEIGH, proprietor of a dis
reputable place on Congress street,
which Bowen had founded.
Bowen when arrested admitted his
guilt and made a detailed confession
of how he killed the old woman and
stole andApawned her diamonds. Later
he took the stand and repudiated his
confession. The police offered evil
dence to confirm the statements in
Bowen's confession.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
LIQUOR DEALERS TO
FIGHT PROHIBITION
OF LAW IN
ILLINOIS TO Be ATTACKED.

EG.NG3 ANrgqI HM4 %S@44AE Mg5TFE
Peoria, Ill, April 9.-Arthur Leh.
mar of the Arthur Lehman company
liquor dealers, in expressing himself
on the result of the election, said:
1T vas not as bad as we expected.
We lost Decatur, probably owing to
the Billy Sunday revival and If the
election had been held later we would
have overcome that.
"The liquor men and brewers of the
state will meet in a few weeks and
form a state organization for mutual
protection. One Of the first acts of
such organization would be to contest
the constitutionality Of the local op.
ton law in this state"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
IMPORTANT TRIAL
BEGINS IN DAWSON
DEFENDANT ALLEGED TO HAVE
STOLEN $4,000 ORE.

Seattle, April "a special to the
Times from Dawson says the trial Of
Track Dick Hall, charged with
stealing $4,000 worth Of gold dust last
summer while it was en- route from
Fairbanks to Seattle, began yesterday.
II Is regarded as the most important
criminal cas ever heard in the Yukon
country for its many sided ramifica-
lions. Justice Douglas is presiding. A
Jury has been called.
The opening statement of Prosecu-
tor Pattullo indicates that the prose-
cutton will make out 4 strong case.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
COUNTRY IS PASSING
A REVOLUTION
DECLARES NOTED JUDGE BEFORE
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL.

New York, April 9.-That America ID
now passing through q revolution was
the opinion expressed by former JUS
tice Morgan J. o'Brien in an address
before the alumni association Of the
Columbia law school.
Tn the final analysis" said Judge
O'Brien, there are but two powers,
the power Of the sword and the power
Of the law. The tendency at present
is to draw from the power Of the law.
And II 1t shall come about that the at
tacks on the law succeed, we shall
find ourselves come on evil days. We
are now passing through a fbloodless
notwithstanding less"
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PROHIBITION Law
VALID IN ALABAMA
SUPREME COURT OF STATE Rem.
DERs DECISION.

Montgomery, Ala, April 9.-The Al
ALBANIA supreme court today held both
the general prohibition and the 9
O'Clock closing law to be constitutional
and in effect. Attack had been made
on both by the liquor forces OF the
state.
The two laws were argued together
and the decision is taken by both
sides to settle the questions.
Mobile interests have fought the
provisions from the first, holding that
both will be r,uinous to a coast city
such as it is. In UNFOLDING the gem
eral prohibition act the court also
gives validity to the local option law
that was involved in the cases
brought.
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GOVERNMENT AFTER
THE PAPER TRUST
THEREFORE CANNON WILL NOT
GET ALL INFORMATION. ga

EA.IR 18A4N NENE"+ HAGNlNrM flEEI tH+sL4I ~ F
Washington, April 9.-The house
resolution introduced by Speaker Can
non requesting information as to what
steps have been taken to prosecute
the paper trust" reached Attorney
General Bonaparte today and was re-
ferred by him to Mr.. Purdy, assistant
to the attorney general, who probably
will be charged with the presentation
of the reply to the house.
It is understood that this reply will
show that the department Of justice
already has taken the initial steps to
bring the paper trust officials to
trial on criminal charges and that
probably for that. reason it will not
be possible to supply congress with
much detailed information which
might jeopardize the success of the
prosecution. I'LL.
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CROWDED STORE is ROBBED.
Women steal Several Thousand Dol.
lars Worth Of Precious Stones

Women Steal Several Thousand Dol
lars Worth Of Precious Stones
Salt Lake, Utah, Apil 9.-The jew.
elry store of Boyd Park at 40 South
Main street was robbed by two women
last Saturday afternoon of a tray of
diamonds and precious stones valued
at $4,000. News Of the robbery was
made public today. The robbery was
not discovered until some time after
the theft had been committed and a
meager description Of the women had
been obtained.
The robbery was a daring one as 1t
was committed while the store was
full of customers, advantage being
taken of a moment when the clerk,
who was waiting upon the women,
had turned his back. It is believed
the women are members of a gang on
their way to San Francisco, there to
await the coming Of the crowds ex-
pected to visit the coast owing to the
visit of the b~attleship feet.
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CHARGES OF Acknowledgement.
MADE ~ STOCKHOLDERS.
MUCH CRITICISM MADE
Annual Meeting Of Canadian Railroad
III London 10 Heated and stockhold-
srs Express Observation-Disclosures
sifactory Financial Report.

London, April 9.-The usual cut
and dried proceedings at meetings Of
the Grand Trunk railroad Of Canada
We're varied at today's semi-annual
gathering Of the directors Of the road.
BY heated charges of Encouragement
and the report Of the board was only
adopted after earnest appeals for
unity Of interest for the con,pany's
credit had been made.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson presided
at. the meeting and made q speech,
which lacked the usual optimism, and
was taken up mostly In apology for
the financial unsatisfactory report.
which an irate shareholder charged
as q miserable document" Sir
Charles attributed the Grand Trunks
troubles to the recent financial dis
turbances,i together with the excep-
tionally bad harvest. in Canada, a de-
preston which, he was sorry to say,
still prevails. He thought that this
was merely a temporary check, and
hoped that an end might soon come.
It was proposed to acquire land in
certain districts along the line OF the
railroad and bonds would be issued to
shareholders on preferred terms in
order to raise the necessary money.
Want to keepNcredit.
"A. ". Smithers, in seconding the
motion for the adoption Of the re-
port, called for unity so that the
credit Of the company would remain
unimpaired.
He added that there were plenty OF
enemies of the road in Canada, who
would magnify any differences that
might arise. This statement brought
the shareholders present to their
feet with sharp criticisms of the man
agement Of the company and heated
expressions of dissatisfaction with
the expenditures were heard.
The clamor of the opposing faction
was punctuated with dissenting re-
marks from some Of the men present.
One shareholder urged the appoint
ment Of a committee at Montreal to
the railroad, claiming that no
business could be managed effective
" at a distance Of 5000 miles. Sir
Charles declared this proposal to be
insane" Such a board would be
bogus, he asserted, and the announce
mentsthat one was to be formed would
prove a deadly blow to the credit Of
the company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
LIABILITY BILL
TO PASS SENATE
HOUSE MEASURE MAY GO
THROUGH UNAMENpED.
SUBSTITUTE REFUSED
Senators Discuss Campaign contrlbu-
tions and Senator Gore Reads .
Letter From President Roosevelt TO
MIR. Hartman.

Washington, April 9.-The bill re.
lating to the liability OF common car.
riers by railroad, passed in the house
Of representatives on April 6, may
pass the senate without amendment
and without a division. The senate
bill on the same subject was not con
fined to railroads but covered all
forms Of common carriers, and Sena-
tor Dolliver attempted to have it re-
ported from the committee on edu-
cation and labor as q substitute for
the house bill, but his motion was de-
feated. Numerous amendments were
referred to the bill but all were voted
down
During the discussion Of the meas
r there was extended references to
campaign contributions and especially
to the Hartman contribution to'the
republican party fund of 1904.
Senator Gore, Of Oklahoma today
took a letter from his pocket and said
he wished to read it as throwing light
upon the subject under consideration.
The paper proved to be a copy Of q
letter dated October IA. 1904, recently
published, which began MY Dear
Hartman" and was signed Theodore
Roosevelt"
Mr.. Gallinger, addressing his ques-
tion to Mr.. Bacon, asked If he thought
1t was right to introduce the name Of
the president into this debate.
Gore Takes Responsibility.
II am not responsible" said Mr..
Bacon, "for bringing in the president"
Mr.. Gore quickly responded that he
did not think the president should
write a letter that he was unwilling
to have read. Later Mr.. Gore said
in regard to the Roosevelt-H Hartman
subject that he was responsible for
the reading of the letter to the senate.
II would rather be responsible for
the reading Of that letter." he said,
ethan responsible for writing it. II.
that were a proper letter for the presi-
dent OF the United States to write to
an undesirable citizen there should
be no improperly in my Offering 1t to
the senate. If that Is an improper
letter I I'm sorry the president wrote
it. That is my apology The senate
adjourned until Monday.
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The action was brought under the
Sherman antitrust act and the court
ruled today that the complainant had
no remedy under this act, but stated
that there should be legal redress for
the minority stockholders Of the Penn.
sylvania company as the complaint
indicated that the American company
had destroyed that corporation to fur
ther It's own interests. It is alleged
that the American Sugar Refining
company secured control Of the Penn
sylvania company and then closed It's
plant. Il H$
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
RIOTERS ARE SENTENCED.

Berlin, April Slight of those, who
were arrested for taking part in the
demonstration on January 81 in the
vicinity OF the reichstag building,
where the Prussian suffrage question
was under discussion were today sen
to terms of Imprisonment va.
rying from seven days to six months.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10

Thirty Witnesses have been sum
moned for the crown. Two were
Drought from Fairbanks by dog teams.
others coming from California, Utah
and more remote points. Under the
orders Of the court the Jury will be
guarded at all times and not permitted
to separate during the prosecution of
the trial.
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NIGHT RIDERS ARRESTED.

Murray. KY, April s.-soldiers to-
day arrested eight alleged night rid
ers. They are Theo Thompson, Ed
Duncan, j. Ellis. Jack Eukins, D. MIL
Ter, Hardin Levitt, Charles Ellis and
q man named Lidwell, all young farm
ers. They were put in jail.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
NEGRO IS HANGED.

Philadelphia, April ss.-warrick
Brooks, a negro, was hanged here to-
day for the murder of William T.
Jones, also a negro. whom he shot
during a quarrel. Brooks is the sew
enth murderer to be hanged here with
in the last eight weeks.
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JOSEPH HENRY TAYLOR DEAD.

Washburn, N. D., April 9.-Joseph
Henry Taylor, the frontier author,
died. here last night Of heart failure.
He was author and publisher of "Bear
vers and Their Ways" Frontier and
Indian Life," etc.
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BREAKS HIS LONG FAST.
After 4s Days Without Food Los An
geIes Cigar Man Eats.

NtrEaN~HHEEEF = LfE44E. 4erE hENscH
Los Angeles, April 9.-Ray H. FL
more. q local cigar dealer, last night
broke his fast Of 43 days by partaking
Of clam broth and milk in small guam
titles and II Hay gradually accus-
toming himself ~ solid food.
Gilmore stated that the death Of q
man In st. Paul, who died in an ef-
fort to prolong . fast, induced him to
end his own effort because Of the dan
ger to people who might follow his
example. Gilmore reduced his weight
So pounds. He exercised daily and on
the thirty-ninth day climbed to the
summit Of Mount Wilson and re-
turned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
SUGAR COMPANY
CLOSED REFINERY
OF lNDEPEND.
EMIT DON'T GET DAMAGES.

New York, April "a suit brought
by the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining
company to recover penalties Of $780,
100000 from the American Sugar Re-
fning company for alleged conspiracy
to ruin the Pennsylvania company
was dismissed in the federal court to-
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10

probable that authorities of Rocking
ham county will make any further
movement at the present time. The
prosecuting attorney said today that
he did not think the case will be pros
ecuted IN the French courts. and az
there Is no prospect Of Roy being
tried in New Hampshire he did not
see how anything could be done.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
OBSERVE AReoR nAY

Seattle, Wash, April 9.-Today was
proclaimed as Arbor day by Governor
Mead and was generally observed by
the planting Of trees and special ex-
ercises in the schools throughout the
state.
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MRS. SAGE owes TO PRINCETON.

Princeton. N. j., April at q
meeting Of the board Of trustees of
Princeton university today announce
ment was made OF the gift of $25O,000i
from Mrs. Russell Sage for a dormi-
tory building to be used by members
OF the freshmen class.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
Barnes Against Hughes.

6arnes Against Hughes.
Albany, N. r, April 9.-Committee-
man Barnes Of this county In a state
ment sent by him to the Twenty-third
congressional district republican con
vention tonight declared that he would
not vote at Chicago for the nomina-
ton Of Governor Hughes, and at poll
teal course he sharply criticised.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
GOVERNOR GUILD RECOVERING.

Boston, April 9.-The condition OF
Governor Curtis Guild has shown
such favorable progress during the
present week that his relatives and
friends now look for his ultimate re-
covery.
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FINANclER is A SUICIDE
Lorenz .. kneeland Of Chicago Kills
Himself.

Chicago, April s.-Lorenz D. Knee.
land, S. years old, former senior mem
Der of the firm of Kneeland, Clement
& Curtis, brokers, committed suicide
at his home this morning. shooting
himself in the head with a revolver.
Mr.. Kneeland was a member Of the
Chicago board Of trade and the Chi
cago stock exchange but retired from
business about a year ago and had
been in i'll health for some time. He
was well known in financial circles
here and was a member Of the Chi
cago Union. league and the Chicago
Athletic clubs.
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Father will extend no stronger vel
come to the Easter cid" than to the
lid that many cities decided to put on
Monday.
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MINERS REJECT PLAN.
Refuse TO send Representatives /,
Conferences.

Springfield, Ill, April 9.-Thye state
convention Of the Illinois Mine Work
ers' union by a vote Of 476 to 1856,
and after a debate lasting all day, to.
night turned down the proposal. Of
National President Lewis OF the Unit
ed Mine Workers Of America that the
miners Of Illinois send representa-
'tives to the interstate conference
which he has called for April IA at
Toledo.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
CHARLES HENRY PARKER DEAD

Was the Oldest Alumni Of Harvard
College in United States.
Boston, April 9.-Charles Henry
Parker, 80 years old, the Oldest Har-
ward alumni in the United States died
at his home here today. He was a
member of the class Of 1888.
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We are not qualified to express our
selves as to merits of the submarine
investigation, but we must confess
that its stencil is bad.
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Endorse Speaker Cannon.

Chicago, April 9.-Republicans of
the eighth congressional district to-
night named delegates to the conven-
ton in%structing for Joseph Cannon for
the presidency.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
LEGISLATOR ACQUITTED.
Found Not Guilty Of Having Assisted
in illegal Operation.

Detroit, April s.-Judge Connolly
here today ordered a verdict of not
guilty in the case OF Representative
Ward, charged with manslaughter in
connection with the death here from
an illegal operation. on Miss Edith
Presley, a proofreader in the state
senate at Lansing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10

Washington. April g. Senator
H%ansbrough Of North Dakota, was sue
cesaully operated upon last night at
a local hospital for mastoiditis. His
recovery Is assured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
BASEBALL RESULTS
Los Angelic. q, Oakland 1.
San Franctsco 8, Portland 1.

San francisco 3, Portland 1.
San francisco, April 9.-Costly err
rors in the ffth inning were RESPONSE
BILE for Portland's defeat.
Score:
r. HE.
San Francisco ............ 8 Il o
Portland .... ....... 1 Z s
Batteries: Groom and Whalen; Will
lis, Theobold and Perry.
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ROY MAY ESCAPE TRIAL.
New Hampshire Authorities viii Not
Try Him in France.

Portsmouth. N. H., April s.-1n
view OF the refusal of the French gov
eminent to grant the extradition OF
Paul e. Roy. who is accused Of the
murder Of his brotherin-law, George
A. Carkins. two years ago. 1t is i'm.