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The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-29
HELP WANTED-MALE.

MEN AND WOMEN TO LEARN
barber trade in eight weeks; tools
free; secured over 10000 positions
for graduates last year; unable to
supply the demand; graduates earn
SIS to $25 weekly; catalogue free.
Moler System Colleges, 4O3 Front
avenue, Spokane, Wash
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SITUATIONS WANTED FEMALE.

EXPERIENCED OH M RFsRMAID
wants work Address a0i North Sec
ond, west. u
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FARM FOR SALE-HAVINCi GONE
into business in Hamilton, I shall
sell my farm of 12O acres COS under
cultivation 25 in tinlber) at $50 per
acre; fine spring. also creek on
farm; the best of buildings, and
fences; six miles west of Kalispell:
40 acres of grain and part of other
crops go with farm; this is one or
the best farms in Flathead county.
For further particulars address Fred
L. Viel, Hamilton, Mont.
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FOUR ROOM HOUSE. CLOSE IN,
south side; will rent ia small fam
lily; SIS. Inquire 124 South Sixth
street west. phone lef red
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LOST-LADY'S GOLD urA,rr,r,
Finder return to telephona nffica
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LOST AND FOUND.

LoST-GOLD BROOCH. RETURN
to Missoulan =
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SHAFFER'S, 1875 WEST PINE, HELP
furnished, situations secured; whole
sale, retail wood dealer, phone 458 b.
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SEVEN ROOM MODERN HOUSE AT
ao2 South Sixth east. Apply SEQ
Stephens avenue.
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UPHoL STE RING.
CARPET CLEANING.

CARPET CLEANING, GRATING
ana packing furniture; making and
repairing of awnings; also storage.
Dennis Cabin, phone G68 black; COG
North Fourth west.
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LOsT-ONE LARGE HAND-PAINT-
ed PIN with heavy gold rim. Re-
turn TO 3lS South Third for reward.
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MAcHINlsTs.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
PICTURE FRAMING.

FOR PICTURE FRAMES MATS
glass and pictures alwavs go to the
Elite Frame Shop, 12O Higgins ave-
nue.
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CLEANING AND DYEING.
FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED-TO SELL
our high grade nursery stock out
1T furnished. Liberal commission
cash weekly, Salem Nursery Com
pany, Salem, Ore.
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HON Es.
HELP WANTED.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES,

LYONS EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, SIT
Higgins avenue phone 211 red.
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ROOM AND BOARD.

ROOM AND BOARD. 334 NORTH
Third west.
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FOR sALE-cITy REAL ESTATE.

NEW FOUR-ROOM MODERN COT
tage bysoWner. 525 South Fourth.
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sIx-RooM HOUSE, NEW, MODERN.
by owner. 1906 South Fifth west
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FOR RENT-HoUsEs.

FIVE ROOM HOUSE, s2a SOUTH
H1gglns avenue, Inquire Montana
Cash Grocery.
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BOARD AND ROOM BY DAY, WEEK
or month 80 East Cedar.
BOARD AND ROOMS REASONABLE &c
at 72S South Fourth street west
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FOR SALE-BY THE OWNER-ONE
nlne-room and one four room house.
Call 1924 Rollins street.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
LEGALLY DEAD MAN SHOWS UP
workman Lodge, who Had Paid
Insurance, is Now InVesti-
eating Case.

ABERDEEN. S. D., Dec. 21.-(Special.)=
The South Dakota grand lodge, Ancient
Order Of United Workmen, is investigating
the sudden temperance of Henry Chris
TOPPER, a former resident of Brown
county, long believed to be dead, whose
relatives collected the insurance on a pol
ICY carried with the Workmen.
In the early sos Henry e. Christopher
was employed as a clerk in the store Of
John D.. LAWN, until recently and for
twenty years grand recorder of the United
Workmen, the store being located at Col
umbia in this BROWN county. Later
Christopher and his family moved to Cal
ifornia. About 1886 Christopher disap-
peared. In 1907 the Workmen paid the in
surance policy to his beneficiary, his wife,
three courts having adjudged Christopher
dead.
C~hristopher's relatives are believed to be
Innocent Of any intention to defraud the
order by collecting the insurance money,
ard they lost no time in notifying the
South Dakota grand lodge when Chris
TOPPER reappeared.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
Strike of Swltchmen
May Be Settled
Within Few Days
Officials Of Federation Of Labor and
General Managers Go Over
Situation.

ST. PAUL. MINI, Dec. 21.-As the re-
suit of two conferences tonight at which
were present @. T. Slade, third vice presi-
dent Of the Northern Pacific; General Man
ager j. NJ Gruber OF the Great Northern;
r. w. Wheelock. secretary to Governor
Eberhart and ten Officials representing the
railroad section of the American Federation
of Labor, the chances for a settlement Of
the switchmen's strike In the northwest
we're brighter than at any time since the
ment went out three weeks ago. Vice Presl-
dent Slade and II. b. Perham, chairman
Of the railway council, announced that both
sides had agreed to make no statement for
publication. Mr.. Perham stated the con
forces would meet again in Mr.. SHADES Of
flee, Thursday morning, and until that time
conditions will remain the same, SO far as
the strikers are concerned.
1t is believed some kind OF a compromise
has been agreed upyon btween the strikers
and the railroad officials and that the
next conference has been set for Thursday
in order that the proposition may be sub
mitted to the general managers committee,
Of which 1. @. Bawn, of the Monon road,
is chairman.
Mr.. Perham Is authority for the state
ment that there is no possibility OF a strike
by the freight handlers and railway clerks
until after Thursdays conference.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
ModiStes Are
Charged with
Smuggling
Twenty-Seven Dressmakers Indicted
by Federal Grand Jury in
New York.

NEW YORK Dec. A~.-Twenty-seven
modistes involved In the vast sleeper
trunk" smuggling systems, one Of the many
qualifications OF the customs frauds, which
been brought to light at this port
have been indicted by the federal grand
jury and all probably will be under arrest
within twenty-four hours. Having obtained
all the evidence necessary to proceed, the
government began a general roundup this
afternoon with the arrest of nine women
and four men. All were arraigned before a
United States commissioner and held for
trial. Caroline Windmuller, held as being
one of the principal offenders, gave bail
for $500. The others gave surety in smaller
amounts.
1t IS alleged that the government was
defrauded out of thousands Of dollars by
means Of trunks containing imported finery
which were left on steamship piers and
secretly removed later.
The government will have to try its first
big fraud case all over again. The jury in
the case Of Joseph Mcmahon, a former
assistant customs weigher, reported tonight
it had failed to reach a verdict and was
discharged. Mcmahon was paroled under
his former bond Of $500. Mcmahon was
Jointly indicted with Eustadio ID. Papavasi-
lopulo, an importer, who has disappeared
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
Two Pioneers Die at St. Paul.

ST. PAUL. Neb., Dec. 21.-(Special,)-
Early this morning there was sent out over
the Burlington eastbound. passenger train
the bodies of two Of this city's aged peo-
pie, who died during the last two days.
The first was Mrs. Eliza Hlgley, mother
Of the sheriff-elect, with whom she had
been living during the many years of her
old age. Mrs. Higley vas born 70 years ago
in Ohio and came to Nebraska in 1877 with
her husband, who died the following year.
She leaves two sons and one daughter, all
married. Interrment took place at Palmer,
where her husband lies buried. The other
body was that of Newton Wood, who died
yesterday morning as the result Of a fall
at the very advanced age Of SO years and
nine months. Mr., Wood spent his declin-
ing years in the home OF ]. w. Johnson,
the station agent Of the Burlington road,
Mrs. johnson being his daughter. The
body is being taken to Oquawka, ILL.,, the
family home, for burial.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
Ice Guards for Bridge.

FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 21.-(Specia,.)-
A gang of men began work yesterday
driving piles for the construction of the
breaks west OF the wagon bridge over the
Platte yesterday. The old breaks were
badly shattered last spring and with the
continuance of cold weather the accumu-
lation of ice will be greater than usua..
Ice dealers had all the men they could use
Conveniently. putting up the seasons sup
ply today. 1t is a foot thick and of good
quality. This year one firm was obliged to
use considerable made ice. The wather still.
continues cold, but the country roads are
improving and merchants report a good
Christmas trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
Bread and water for Grafters.

WAHOO, Neb., Dec. 2L-(speclal. lied
Reid and L. Hutton, alias w. w. King,
who were arrested in Weston last week
and brought to Waho by Sheriff Daily,
were tried in Judge Gibbs court Monday.
Each demanded a jury trial. The charge
against Reid was petit larceny. He was
convicted for stealing a handbag from
Staska & Virgl's store and sentenced to
twenty days in the county jail, the last
ten days on bread and water. Hutton was
convicted for obtaining money on false
pretenses and sentenced to thirty days in
the county Jail, the last ten days on bread
and water. Hutton went to the business
houses in Weston and sold them space for
advertising purposes upon railroad and post
office time cards. He collected 81 apiece
for the ads. Hutton served a thirty-day
jail sentence in this count several months
ago for completely in stealing some hides.
The system of these fellows is similar
to the two men who nave been grating at
Auburn, Talmage, Cook and other towns
in that vicinity.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

sonal friend and the only person beside his
brother, who knew the whereabout of the
explorer in the last few weeks was so
dumfounded, when Informed Of the verdict
reached by the University OF Copenhagen
that he gasped for breath and dropped the
telephone receiver.
This is such a sever blow to me that
1 cannot now fully appreciate It," said
Mr.. Wake when he had partially recovered
his composure. Il had every confidence
in DR.. Cook. Yet 1 am well acquainted
with the authorities of the University OF
Copenhagen, and l know that any verdict
they reach is just and true.
"Dr. Cook never expected This adverse
decision 1 know, for he always spoke with
fun confidence and the professors would
decide that he had gone to the pole.
A present / do not know what to think
OF my old friend, DR.. Cook. Certainly l
never dreamed of such a fraud as now
seems apparent"
DR.. Cooks claims that he made the as
cent of Mount Mckinley in Alaska, the
highest peak in America, is now under
investigation by a committee OF the ex-
plorers' club here. DR.. Cook promised to
appear before the committee after he
had completed his polar data, but he did
not do so.
His guide, Edward Barrlll, who Cook
claimed went with him up the mountain
came out with an affidavit a few weeks
ago declaring they had not been within
several miles Of the peak,
American Society to investigate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. A.-Prof. willis
Moore, president Of the National Geo
graphic society, which through a committe,
of the body is conducting an investigation
into the discovery of the North pole, ex
I pressed the llveliest interest in the informa
ion from the University of Copenhagen.
Our own committee said Prof. Woore
with Prof. ]. Howard Gore as chairman
will continue it's work so that its repor
may be complete and contain a full his
tory Of the discovery of the pole. We hop
that the report will be so fair and impair
tial that tho world may understand In al
its details the controversy respecting tn,
discovery which has arisen"
Some Of the members OF the board o
directors Of the National Geographic so
ciety saw no reason why anything shoul,
be done by them in relation to the claim
Of DIR. Cook as the discoverer of the Mort
pole. So far as they were concerned tn
incident was ended.
These members of the board don't car
to see DIR. Cooks records and are quit
ready to let the matter drop so far a
Cook is concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
SELLERS TO PRISON
Court at sioux Falls Sentences Three
from Near Reserva-
ton.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Dec. 21.-(Special.)
Several Of those who had been found
guilty by juries during the present term
of United States court, or had entered
pleas of guilty, appeared before Judge Car
land and had sentences pronounced in
their cases.
John Atana, a Sioux Indian charged with
in reducing liquor into the Yankton reser-
walton, was sentenced to a term of one
year and one day in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan, and in addition was
fined 800 and costs.
James Riley, also a Sioux Indian, con-
victed OF horse stealing on the Grow
Creek reservation, was given a term of
two years in the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth.
James F.. Six, charged with selling liquor
to Indians at the little town of Interior,
between the Missouri river and the Black
Hills, in western South Dakota, was given
a term of one year and six months in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, and
in addition was fined 500 and costs.
This case Is a somewhat unusual one
AS the result Of the selling of the liquor
by Six a number of indian became intoxi-
Gated, and becoming involved in a fight
one of them was killed. Since this occur
renee the government authorities have
been more determined than ever to put q
stop to the selling of liquor to Indians.
The case OF John Rays against The Great
Northern Railroad company now is on tria
in the federal court. Rays seeks to re-
cover damages in the sum Of $500 for in
juries alleged to have been received at thu
Great Northern crossing at Vienna a cou,
pie Of years ago, when he was run dowr
by a train. In addition to his own injuries
his team of horses was killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
KENTUCKY WOOL MEN MEET
VIII Form Association 10 Sell
Clip Direct to MRnufne-
turers,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dec. PA meeting
OF the Wool Growers Of Kentucky will be
held here today with the object of form
ing the Kentucky Woo Growers a~ssOcia-
ton and pooling the 1910 wool growth.
II is planned TO organize a society sim
liar TO the Burnley Tobacco pool, the only
difference being that the wool will not be
held for higher prices. but will be sold as
soon as II can be graded.
The sales will be made direct to the man,
ufacturers and the advantage TO the grow
ers will be IN cutting out the profits OF the
middlemen. The growers estimate they
will save from $4,000 to 100000 a year.
There are between 100000 and 15,OOO.OOO
pounds OF wool sold in Kentucky annually.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
WIDOWS IN PENSION TANCLE
Dead Soldiers Change Of Identity
Gave Wrong Woman Money.
MISTAKE OF YEARS IS RIGHTED
Mrs. Daniel white Of New York VIII
Draw Allowance from Treasury,
while Mrs. Daniel white
OF ebrasLa Loses.

Another strange pension case has Just
been brought to light through the special
pension department Of Omaha, In which a
widow of a New York soldier has been
established in her right to a pension, and
in which another widow, who supposed
she had that right, has been deprived of
her pension that she has been drawing for
severa, years.
Oscar Withrow, a member OF a New
York infantry regiment. was captured In
front of Petersburg, Va, and was sent to
Andersonville prison. where II was reported
that he had died OF scurvy. But II now
appears that withrow did not die. but be-
came insane and through some means man
aged to escape from prison. While wander
ing through the south he was conscripted
into the confederate army and was sent
west to join General Price. After the dis
persion of Prices army, Wlthrow, who
had assumed the name of Daniel White,
went to Montana and later married as
white, never ag ain resuming his W name.
The family eventually moved to western
Nebraska, where White died several years
ago. He had told his wife enough of the
service in the union army to lead her to
seek a pension as a soldiers widow, though
she knew nothing Of his later service in
the confederate army.
Another Daniel white.
It appears that there was a Daniel White
in the same New York regiment to which
withrow belonged and both were captured
about the same time, and the original
White did die In Andersonville prison.
About five years ago, the original Mrs.
Daniel White of New York, filed a claim
for a pension, which seemed to be indis-
putable, but for the reason that a Mrs.
Daniel White in Nebraska was drawing
that same pension.
The special examiners were put onto the
case and the facts were finally developed
after five years that Withrow was re
ported as dead, as was Daniel White, a
Andersonyille. Withrow had never married
as Withrow and consequently none Of his
heirs ever claimed a pension. The further
results of the investigation of the case
developed Withrow to have survived his
Andersonville prison experiences, and tina
he had entered the confederate army al
Daniel White, and. after the war, hat
removed to Montana and subsequently mar
ried as White, and later removed to Ne
braska, where he died.
Always Remained a widow.
The original Mrs. White of New Yorl
always remained as a widow. Her claim
as the widow of Daniel White was fully
established and she will not only receive 4
pension OF $12 per month for the remainde
of her life, but a snug amount Of arrear
ages.
The Nebraska Mrs, White Cor Withrow
has been deprived of her pension, but o
an innocent party to the transaction sh'
will not be proceeded against for fraudu
lently drawing a pension.
1t is possible, however, that she may b
restored to the pension rolls as the widow
of Oscar Withrow, regardless of his serv
Ice in the confederate army under tn
name Of White. 1885, a...s.,s. .es ESQ
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

from, which he was suffering when he left
here. Mr.. Cook declared the explorer was
ready to go to Copenhagen to give the uni
versitv further information concerning his
claims.
DIR. Cook mysteriously left the Hotel
Grammatan in the Bronx November "a,
where he had gone to prepare his records
supportlng his claim that he had reached
the North Pole. 1t now appears that he
sailed November 81 on the steamship
Caronia for Naples, where he remained for
several days. This Information was col
Iected In a letter the explorer sent to his
brother, who said;
OR. Cook has authorised me to announce
hat he is IN Europe trying to gain a mucn
needed rest, and that is all l can say. At
the proper time my brother will make a
statement for publication and until he sees
Fit to do so there will be nothing for his
friends to do but to respect his wishes and
allow him to remain in secluslon."
Fooled Us ALr"-Bradley.
HE has fooled us all, from the king OF
Denmark down." was the exclamation of
John r. Bradley, DR.. Cooks baoker in his
arctic trip, when appraised of the news
from Copenhagen. And he fooled me with
the rest" Mr.. Bradley added.
LAS a matter of fact,H continued the
sportsman, Il long ago lost ali interest in
DR.. Cook, the North Pole and everything
connected with It. Polar bears and the
wild life Of the Arctic in general are the
only things that have ever interested Inc
I much in that connection.
LAS for DR.. Cook, 1 haven't seen him OF
heard from him since he left the Waldorf
Astoria to so to BronxYlle to prepare his
records for submission to the University
of Copenhagen. / wasn't in communication
with him while he was at the Grammatar
and as a matter Of fact hardly had an
hours solid conversation with him all the
while he was here after his return from the
Arctic.
II discounted this decision from the Uni
versity OF Copenhagen some time ago.
CONTINUED Mr.. Bradley. "In common witt
the rest Of the world 1 was delighted with
first news from Dr.. Cook that he hat
discovered the pole. His a~otionsf however
and his failure to make more than thu
meagre statements regarding his trip which
early followed his return to civilization tool
some of the smack off the supposed tri
umph.
Sick of Whole Affair.
II began to weaken decidedly when DR.
Cook left uB all without so much as
word of goodbye, When a man runs ava,
you can't expect his friends to fight 70.
him and Cooks f~light=for that's what /
seemed to me to amount to-killed all m,
interest in him and his affairs. Befor,
that / had never had reason to doub
Cook and his whole course in this matte
seems inexplicable to me.
II am sick OF the whole blooming pola
business and / don't want to hear any
thing more about the North Pole or an,
Of Its attributes" was the characteristic
way in which Mr.. Bradley summed up hi
attitude.
Charles Wake, DR.. Cooks closest per
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

plorer's address is not known here. even
20 Secretary Lonsdale.
After the members of the examining
committee had made themselves acquainted
individually with the material delivered
and so convinced themselves of its utter
worthlessness as a means OF
whether DR.. Cook reached the pole, the
president Of the committee. Prof. Strom-
gren. called a general meeting Of the com
mittee for last Friday, when the report to
the university, and which is now made
public, was drawn UP.
Lonsdale, who had been Invited to this
meeting to answer some questions. brought
with him a letter which he had received
from Cook, which bore neither the place
nor date Of it's writing. The unopened en-
veiope, however, bore the postmark Mar
settles. December Il. 1903. The same en-
velope contained a letter addressed by
Cook TO the former rector OF the University
Of COPENHAGEN, Prof. Torp. The letter to
Torp was dated New York, September q,
1909. r-t
original record Not offered. \
Documents handed the commission Of the
University OF Copenhagen for examination
are: First, a typewriter report prepared
by DIR. Cooks secretary, Walter Lonsdale,
and covering sIxty-one pages Of foolscap. -
Second. a typewriter copy made by Lens
dale from Cooks notebooks. This occupies
sixteen pages Of foolscap and includes a
description OF the expedition during the
period from March IS, 1908, to June 10, 1905,
during which, according to the statement.
Cook Journeyed from Svartevog to the
North pole, and. returned to a point on the
polar ice not specifically indicated, buI
west OF Axel Helbers land.
The papers were not accompanied by a
private letter from Cook, but Secretary
Lonsda1e stated verbally to the commission
that the original notes and books of the
explorer from which his copies were made
had been sent to Europe by another route
as II precautionary measure and would be
delivered to the university in the. course
OF n few days. q 4 .Ni "SA
In presenting the data Lonsdale stated
explicitly and repeatedly that the cops
numbered two was q complete and accurate
duplication of the information contained
in all OF Cooks notebooks that could be OF
any Importance to the university for the
purposes Of the exa animation.
In spite Of the explorers promise and his
secretary's assurance hat they would b,
possession Of the original notebook and
diary.
COOkNNOw I'm Norway.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-News that tn,
University OF Copenhagen had declined tS
accept Or. Cooks claim that he hat
reached the North Pole came as no sur
prise to scientific circles here and to many
of his friends who had been prepared foi
the result by the early indications that tn,
claims would not be f%avorably passed on
Dr. Cook Is now In Christiansand. Nor
way, according to William L. Cook, hi
brother. t
Mr. Cook said that the doctor had great,
recovered from the nervous breakdown
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
Babe Thrown from Trnin.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Dec. 21.-(SpeciaI)-
AS a switchman was performing his duties
in the Milwaukee yards at Ipswich, S. D.,
late Saturday night, he was surprised to
discover upon the frozen crust Of the snow
close to the railroad track the body of a
newly born baby boy entirely naked. The
babe is believed to have been born on the
train, the mother throwing it away to
avoid disclosing a story of shame. 1t is
believed the child was born alive. but that
II persisted almost instantly after being
thrown out In the intense cold.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

formally come up at the cabinet meeting at
the White House today. Informally, how
ever. every member OF the presidents oabi-
net congratulated Mr.. Ballinger on the
stand he had taken and assured him OF
their hearty support
Secretary Baiiinger on leaving the cabinet
meeting today said:
All l ask Is that the Investigation shall
be olean-cut and thorough and that every
thing shall be brought out that can have
any bearing on the subject"