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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22
MILES CITY VICTIM
OF LIAR Iii.
TRAVELLING SALESMAN RETURNS
TO HOME IN ILLINOIS WITH
A lURlD TALE.

That travellers tales are generally
| exaggerated tales is well known. The
desire to magnify commonplace exper-
fences into stories that will cause the
! untraveled reader tn sit up and take
notice is strongly developed in the
human species, hence it is not surpris-
ing that we find IA certain commercial
| traveller who makes Miles City his
headquarters writing a lurid apprecia-
ton of our town for his home paper,
The Home Journal of Lacon, Ill. This
paper does not exchange with The
Home Journal. and but for the vigil
lance of II good old lady resident now
in Los Angeles. but who for 40 years
was resident of Montana. il is doubt
full If the wonderful tale we print be-
low would ever have been brought
home for comparison. The good soul
who waylaid it and sends it to us begs
that no publicity be given her, her ac-
ton being prompted wholly by the in
dlgnation' she felt ut seeing Il Mon
tana town sa terribly libeled. AL
though never having been in Miles
CITY. she has met several people from
here and knows from the character
of these people and her general knowI-
edge OF Montar.a, that the things told
about Miles City by this modern Mum
ehausen. are not and cannot be true.
With this Introduction we present the
thrilling description of "A Wild West
Town" chat is the caption given the
article in the Illinois paper for the
amusement of our readers:
Cliff Thompson. who has been at
home on a visit for several weeks has
gone back to work. Cliff is Il travel
ing salesm for the Deere & Weber
Implement company. and looks after
the entire state of Montana. He is
located at Miles City, one of the few
Wild west towns Of the state From
this city. which has IA population of
about 1000. Cliff makes trips in every
direction. There are no railroads in
that part of the state. and people
travel by stage coach. His longest trim
is 30 miles. The stage coach is a six
horse affair, and they change horses
every II miles. We didn't ask him If
he ever had any experience with stage
robbers. but no doubt he has. The
population Of Miles city Is composed
largely of Indians and Cowboys. When
asked If he ever got lonesome up there,
he said: No. there is something do
ing every minute. and you don't have
time Ia get lonesome. When there
isn't anything else doing the cowboys
turn wild steer loose in the streets
and chase il from one end of the town
to the other. The fun comes in when
the steer takes after an Indian suuaw.
The squaws all wear blankets. most
of them red blankets. and when the
maddenea steer sees one of those
bright-colored blankets in its wild
chase it takes after il in true Mexican
bull fight fashion. and the way the
squaw climbs fences and telegraph
poles Is a sight IL see. II the steer
gets too wild dozen eowhows lasso
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22

Chicago. Sept. 21-Wheat was UNI
usually strong from start to finish
to-day. September being especially
buoyant. and At one time up sc over
the December option. This increased
premium for September was due to
urgent demand by shorts. Firmer ca
hles. smaller northwest receipts and
liberal purchases of spring wheat at
Minneapolis and Duluth by south
western millefS were additional
Strengthening Influences. September
ranged between si.nsA and S1.hsa. De
eeiaber sold between sssse and 81. The
close was strong. with September at
sl,o5ls and December at aa7smsl.
Despite the liberal sales of Deem
Der. the oats market held quite firm.
The market closed with prices lie To
Sm lac higher.
Provisions We're buliishly affected by
the strength of grains. Closing quota
ttons were 2i2c to 15e higher.
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MARKET MOVEMENTS
OF THE DAY

New York. SeTt. zf.-After making
a brave start today. the stock specu-
lation came to cropper and expert
enced some confusion in adjusting
miscarriage of the movement which
has ccntered i'm Reading win be given
responsibility generally for the upset
in the market. heavy unloading Of
that stock following the declaration of
only the regular quarterly dividend ut
per cent on the Central railroad of
New Jersey stock. In the Philadelphia
stock market Lehigh Valley stock
broke nearly IL points On the Jersey
Central dividend action. An official
announcement given out yesterday by
the Vulcan DEFINING company de-
clared that many Of the rumors put
into circulation concerning this COM
panv are grossly exaggerated. The
stock broke six points in the early
market today. Funrther inquiry re-
gardng the reports last week Of an
intended grant of subscription rights
by the st. Paul at its annual meeting
on last Saturday developed it's in
herent improbabi Since the money
market resources have begun to he
CONSTRUCTED. however. the stock mar
ket had given evidence of steady
movement to sell stocks under cover
and to take advantage of all strong
sustaining influences. The lesson was
clearly implied that the leaders of
the -pet ulative movement were reduc-
ing their commitments and seeking to
distribute their holdings at the high
prices and realize their profits The
orderly and skillful manner in which
the realizing movement is being con-
Quoted indicates its exemption from
any very urgent pressure. Even to-
day the market gave further evidence
of the continued control exercised by
the forces back of the market in the
sharp rebound i'm prices which fol-
lowed the break. With disappointment
behind them. the stock market turned
To the Pennsylvania directors meet
inspiration and made conjectures of a
possible announcement of new stock
issue with subscription rights from
that meeting. United states Steel ex-
tended its record price to S. The
substantial recovery from the break
left final prices not much changed
from last night.
Bonds were weak. Total sales, par
value. $5.3i2.o00.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22
HOMESTEAD DRAWING
UN|TES TWO COUSINS

Spokane. Sept, ai.~--w II. Relyail.
president nf the business Mems assa-
citation Of palanse. Wash. and W. II.
RelNail. resident of Iowa. met at
Paiousa, south af here. the first time
the other day as the result Of the
Iowa man winning Il homestead in the
eoelr d'Aisne reservation 1T the GOV
eminent lottery early in August They
learned that they are cousins, their
fathers being brothers. II appears that
the parents Of the men. who are past
middle age, have not seen each other
since hoshood. When MIR. Btslvan of
Iowa came To Spokane last month to
register ON the three reservations he
gave this city as his address. lie
drew Na. 2aS ON the Occur d'Alene re-
serve, and when Judge james W. Wit
ten sent him a notice the letter went
IN AIR. Belvail at Paluuse. who had
also registered Relieving he was the
lucky one. the Palnuse man took un
the matter with Judge Witten. thu re
suit being that tho other Retxafl vy,S
located in Iowa. The latter has come
10 Spokane and will assist In the
search for relatives
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22

New York. Sept. ai.-London tin
was higher today, with spot quoted
at f131 los and futures at f13s lis sd.
but the local market was easy and Il
shade lower. Closing quotations fol-
low: Spot and September, $40. t5I30. 25:
October. 5000 a 30 30; December. s3o.3
Msa.S5. standard copper was easy:
spot, September and October, Si2.5cI
l2.T0. London market was higher,
with spot at f5s 5s and futures at fso
Is Sd. Local dealers quote lake cop
per at $500 to s13.25; electrolytie.
si2.75I1S.oo: casting. 2.62t@6s12.s 7h
Lead was quiet at s4.301437is, New
York. London was quiet and UNI
changed; spot, liz LIS cd.
Spelter was quiet and. unchanged at
s5.10a575. London market was UNI
changed ut f23.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22
BELIEVES He FOUND
THE POLE
WHITNEY WRITES LETTER BACK
ING UP CLAIMS OF DR..
FREDERICK a. COOK.

New York, Sept. g-.-Harry Whit
ney, the young New Haven sportsman
upon whose testimony the north pole
controversy largely hinges. has been
heard frorn.s and largely supports DR.
] Cooks -4nutentioa that he reached ths
norfh irBia. according To a story pub
lfshed here today
According. tn the New York AMER
lean, Mrs. Whitney. his mothe.. re-
ceiged letter. dated September 8. in
which Whitney says
I y" nr, Cock 1T Etah. He has
accomplished great thing. He IL
bound t. become great man. H.
claims To have reached the north pole
and from evidences ! believe he has"
Whitney IL the man to whom Dir
Cook SAYS that he intrusted some Of
his instruments and coafided the Sc
cret that he had reached the north
pole.
Commander PeaEs has said that
Whitney spoke no word of Cooks dis
cUyery and this has been used largely
to Cooks discrcdit. whItney's testi-
mony has. therefore, been eagerly
awaited
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|@TO.NIGHT
CUjocQllo&l9|
| s.saEyEluzrlk1!.::..

it and drag it away. and the squaw
usually escapes with nothing worse
than a bad scare Mr. Thompson's
firm supplies nearly all of the wagons
and bnggies and farm implements Tor
hundreds of miles in every direction.
and Mr.. Thompson's services are
rightly priced He has just signed up
for three years longer"
Our opinion, is that Cliff has mis-
taken his calling. unless, indeed, his
firm. arc DESTROYS of preventing emil
grafton to the west. which project does
not harmonic at all with the selling
af implements" Even so, there are
openings for him elsewhere where he
could exercise his fantastic imagina-
ton to much better advantage than
on the readers of an Illinois country
paper. There are shows" down Mt
coney Island where Life in the Far
West is exemplified i'm the most
blood-cardling manner. and for
barker life Cliff there would be
easy money. We note that This serv-
ices are highly prised'.@ by his firm.
and that he has just signed up for
three years longer" Perhaps by the
sta ~ siisa esiia he VIII DS anIea 10
discover that Miles City is on the
main line of two transeontinentai rail-
roads, and Is 50 Well advanced i'm mod
ern accomplishments and equipment
that the wayfarer from Laean or else
where seeking a wild west aemanstra-
tinn on our streets would through
sheer disappointment. be very apt to
aenaunee cliff as Il liar.-Yellox-
stone Journal
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Dome Crushed.

jackson. Miss, Sept. 21.-The east
dome Of the capitol building was
crushed I'm. Several sections of the
old capitol building roof We're carried
away. The streets today were strewn
with trees and debris,
Forests of yellow pine, representing
nne-third Of the wealth of the state,
We're laid low. and it is believed that
the timber destruction will equal. If IT
does not exceed. that of four years
ago. when more than 100000 worth
OF timber was afellcd
Both of the power plants I'm Jack
son were put out of commission be-
fore midnight and the city was I'm totai
darkness
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Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. Sept 2t.-cattle-Receipts
estimated At ll,nao: market weak and
foc lower: beeves. s4oaas.30: Texas
steers. sss0m5.l0: western steers. $500
a6.s0: stockers and feeders. ss.e0a4 20:
cows and heifers. s2,l0G6.oo: calves.
So 756is25.
Hogs-Reeeints estimated AT 10000:
market shade lower. light, s1.s0a
s,3a. mixed. s9.15as, 40: heavy. s760I
$40. rough. s7.sna7sa; good To choice
heavy. s1.s5as,so: pigs. s1,0ods0n: bulk
Of sales. sS.0sIs.30.
sheep-Reeeipts estimated at 2s.ooa
market steady and iec lower; native.
s., sol4sa: western, s2.s0I5.0a: year
iings. s44oa5,50: lambs. native. sia5a
80: western. 81 snfI7sa
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22
MILLIONS OF PASSENGERS.

Chicago. Sept. 2e.-The Chicago &
Northwestern railroad carried a7,0an.-
ooo.oeD passengers dusing the year
ending June 30. 1909, without a single
life being lost. according To a report
issued by the road today. The other
roads which have thus far announced
include the PENNSYLVANIA. Burlington
and Santa Fe.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22
American League.
AN EVEN RACE.

Kansas city, Sept. 21.--After eight
hours of fast riding this afternoon and
evening the 10 riders in the six day
bicycle race occupied about the same
relative positions as last night. The
positions follow: DeMara, BAT miles.
3 laps: Hunter and Williams. 341 miles,
. laps: Mitten, Morgan and Stein. 34T
miles. laps; Crehs. BAG miles. . laps:
Palmer. 34G miles. lap: Wells. 1886
miles. 3 laps: SchnelI, 335 miles, 8
laps.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22
BOUT POSTPONED.

San Francisco, Sept. 21.-The pro-
posed lightweight battle between Lew
Powell and Johnny Frayne. set for
October 3. has been postponed until
Illness
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22
ATHLETICS ARE HELD
TO THREE HITS
BAILEY OF ST. LOUIS TOO MUCH
FOR MAck'S MEN-DETROtT
GAINS HALF GAME.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2i.-St Louis to-
day defeated Philadelphia. = to l. Bal
ley held Philadelphia down to three
hits. st. Louis tied the score In the
seventh inning on an error by Collins,
a wild pitch by Morgan and Wallace's
single. In the eighth inning Phila-
deiphia had the bases filled with one
out, but Morgan was caught trying to
score nn an attempted squeeze play.
Hartzeli scored the winning run In the
ninth inning on a single. Grlggs' sacri-
flee, Dever's out and Waliace's single.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22
Severe Storm.

Chicago, Sept. aI.-~A severe storm
reached this city mt nightfali and
steadily increased in violence. IL Is the
continuation of the storm which
wrought havoc i'm the south last night
The center of the storm late tonight
was i'll southern Illinois and Mis-
souri, and advancing steadily north
ward
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22

\ comparatively simple typewriter
telegraph, which prints the messages
on the receiving instrument without
any intermediate process is in success
full operation oyer regular telegraph
circuits for short distances around
New York
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22

At Indiana olis-lnaianapn 4, Kan
sas City :.
At Colnmhas-columbus l. Mime
apalis >.
Al L0nisyille-First game: Louisville
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?, st Paul /. Second game: Louis.
willie 3. st. Paul ?.
At Toledo-Toledo !, Milwaukee &.
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WESTERN LEAGUE.

At pueblo-wiehita }, Pueblo 1.
At Denyer-DenSer 1. Topeka o.
At Dies Motnes-Des Moines 5. 0ma
ha &.
At Sioux City-Morning game:
Sioux City ,. Lincoln s. Afternoon
game. Postponed: rain.
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Tracks of the Indian State railways
are laid to gauge of five feet six
inches, while some Spanish railways
are only three feet three and three
eighth inches wide, and there is one
in Finland with width of two feet
i've and u half inzhes
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-22

Batteries-Seott and Owens; Brock
EFT, WARRIOR and Sweeney.
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Batteries-Morgan and Livingstone:
Bailey and kiiiifer.
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Anything to cat. A relief train and
steamboat have been sent to the scene.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Shutouts, a Pair.

Pittsburg. Sept, 2i.-Pittsburg won
both games Of double header with
Boston here today. shutting out the
visitors both times. Scores:
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Batteries-P, Butler and Blanken-
ship. Seatun and Armhruster
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johnson Is Back.
Old Cy Loses Again.

Boston, Sept 2i.-Cy Young was to-
day on the local grounds for the second
time since he left the Boston club
last year. the hon.e team winning.
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Rain.

Notwithstanding, Rowan and Roth
Moore, Moren and Doom.
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COAST LEAGUE.

Oakland 2, San Francisco 1.
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RUIN IS SPREAD BY
SEVERE STORM

Continued from Page one.)
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Six in a Row.

six IN q how.
New York, Sept. 2l.--New York won
Its sixth straight game today, shut
ting Chicago out, 3 To o.
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At St Iouis~~New York st. Louis
game postponed. rain.
At chicago-chicaga- Brooklyn game
postponed; rain.
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NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.

Tacoma 5, Portland |.
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Ratteries-wisgs and Lewis: Hen
Icy. Griffin and Berry
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BATTERIES - Young and Higgins:
Smith and Carr!gau.
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Spokane 7. Vancouver 1.

batteries - Paddock and Stanley;
Bonner and Dstaiek
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Portland 4, Los Angeles O.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-22
Gompers, Mitchell and | nG- = I !.
rison Unite in Reply 10
Courts Sentence
Language Used May Result
in More Contempt Of
Court Trouble

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2l-"We
have not asked, nor will not ask. for
clemency, and we hope our friends VIII
not urge US to pursue such a course
Loving liberty as free men do-as ne
dot cannot be difficult to appreciate
what incarceration in prison would
mean to us. To ask pardon would rem
der useless all the trial and sacrifice
which our men of labor and our friends
in all walks of life have endured, that
the rights and liberties of our people
might be restored. Such pardon would
only leave the whole case in confusion
and it would have to be fought over
again from the beginning"
This is some of the language used m
remarkable statement signed by Com
pers, Mitchell and Morrison in the
current number of the American FEEDER
ationist, in formal protests against the
action of Justice Wright in sentencing
them to imprisonment for contempt of
court in the Bucks Stove and Range
company case.
Samuel Gompers heads his statement
"Judge Wrights Denial of Free Speech
and Free Press,'' and he declares I'VE
will not take back single word nor
letter." Mr.. Gompers refers to the I'm
temperate and vindictive spirit shown
by the justice, and to his TRADE of ju-
dicial abuse and Misrepresentation" =
separate statement, but he joins with
%AIessrs Mitchell and Morrison in de-
claring they would not "enter into COM
petition with the honorable court in the
use of invectives, rancor or scathlng
denunciation, and that they should
protest against the courts unprece-
dented and unwarranted hagellation of
the cause and of the people we have the
honor to represent
That the trio of labor leaders fully
understand the responsibility they as
sumo in making their statements IS
shown by their declaration that even
though they may be held in additional
contempt 1--WE are willing to accept the
consequences. 1t may be necessary to
the preservation of the liberties of the
people that Judge should be disobeyed
Judges sometimes usurp power and be-
come tyrants. Disobedience to tyrant
is obedience to law
Here is another statement: when 4
judge issues an injunction like that m
the Bucks Stove and Range company
case, it is the judge who defes the law
and not the citizens who refuse obedi-
ence to his injunction mandates, which
would deprive men of their constitu-
tional rights
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-22
Federal Judges Of All Kinds
Get Their Salaries
TiIImaD Called Down for Saw.
ing Trusts Pay Some
of the Judges

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2l.-Debate
on the propriety of increasing the sal
aries of the federal circuit and district
judges consumed nearly the entire time
of the senate today with the result that
the compensation of the 20 circuit judg-
es was increased from 81 900 to SO, ,00O
and that of the "a district judges from
Sc, 900 to So, 900.
Senator Borah, who had offered
amendments as to the increases of sal
ary recommended by the committee on
appropriations, declared that the action
of the senate in increasing the salary
of the president to $100, 900 was in vio-
lation of the spirit of the constitution
and would never have been taken be-
fore or during the recent political cam
paign.
Senator Tillman insinuated that some
judges were on the pay roll of corpora
tions, which called forth a denuncia-
ton that such charges should not be
made without specifically naming the
judge referred to.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-22
Recommendation for Forti.
fcations at San Pedro
Furnishes Speculation
But General Staff Has Been
" Figuring on the Plan
+. for Year;

= Washington, D. c., Jan. 21.-The
fact that there, was recently sent to
congress by President Roosevelt re-
port by the general staff of the army
which became public today, which
recommended Notifications for San
Pedro harbor, California, was made
the basis for suggestions that such
decision had been reached in view
of possibility of trouble with Japan
At the war department this infer.
ence was given most explicit denial
There it was said that the general
subject Of the improvement Of San
Pedro lharbor had been under consid.
GRAFTON for more than two years, be.
ginning before there was any thought
of dispute between the United States
and Japan. It was taken up as a
natural military problem, involving
the necessary protection Of the south.
ern California coast and without re.
spect to any particular enemy.
Formal legislative authorization for
an investigation and report as to the
advisability and necessity for sea-
coast Notifications for the protection
OF San Pedro harbor was taken May
q, last. Subsequent to this action
President Roosevelt sent to congress
the report of the general staff on the
subject which was accompanied by
estimates of the cost of the site and
fortfdcatiou aggregating $3,665,260.
The report shows that the general
staff made most comprehensive in
vestigation of the whole question OF
the necessity for adequate fortifica'
tions at San Pedro. The report indi.
Gates the belief that the immediate
fortification of the harbor is desir-
able, If for no other reason than at
least as provision of local insur-
ance.
AS purely naval base the general
staff says that San Pedro offers to an
enemy considerable advantages, its
use for this purpose being with a
view to operations against other
points or the Panama canal.
The general staff's argument in this
connection asserts that an enemy is
coming from the Orient, and the
statement is made that so far as To-
cation is concerned San Pedro would