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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP
THEM IN JAIL.
40 BAD CHECKS HELD
If Prosecution Is Pressed by Success
sors of District Attorney, the Men
May BE Kept in Prison for Period
of Forty Years.
Especial to The Gaze,tte.)

HELENA, Jan. 28.-The three forg-
ers, Fred Adams, Jack Wilson and
George Poole, who were sentenced
Wednesday to serve Is months in the
state prison, will have no rest when
they finish their term, according to
the action taken today by County At
torney Hepner, who filed an additional
information against the trio. The at
torney has about 40 checks in his pos
session which were forged by the trio.
Should the county attorneys policy be
carried out by his successors after his
term of office expires, the three forg-
ers may spend the remainder of their
lives in the penitentiary, the minimum
amount of time that person can be
sentenced for forgery being one year
for each offense. There being 40
checks forged, they would least re-
main in the penitentiary for 30 years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
HARTMAN COMBINATION is BE-
ING INVESTIGATED.
CLAIMED 1T IS A TRUST
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific not
Competing Lines, Counsel for the
Government contends-Asks Perti.
nent Questions.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 28.-It was ex-
pected that rapid progress would be
made today in obtaining testimony of
prominent Pittsburg and railroad men
in the government suit to dissolve the
$5OO,000,O0O Hartman railroad merg-
er, which was finally begun here yes
terday, but it is now reported that
from five to ten days will be necessary
to close up the case in this district
The main point of the government
was to establish that in the soliciting
of freight here there was no competi-
tion between the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads. George
S. Herring is the Pittsburg represen-
tative of both roads, and Attorney Sew
erance examined the witnesses as to
how Mr.. Herring could compete with
himself. They were questioned prin-
cipally as to conditions before and
after the alleged merger of the Harri-
man roads.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE
FOR DRY FARM CONGRESS.
MUCH ENTERTAINMENT
Committees Will Meet Every Train,
and Delegates Will be Escorted to
Hotels and Accorded Every cour-
tesy Upon Their Arrival. :

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 2S.-
Elaborate arrangements have been
made to entertain delegates and Wis
itors to the third Missouri dry
farming congress which meets in
Cheyenne next month. The enter
tainment and accommodations com
mittee of the Industrial club have
the work well in hand.
Automobiles and carriages will
meet every train and a citizens COM
mittee of fifty, wearing white caps,
will escort the delegates upon arrival
to the industrial club, where, after
registering, they will be driven to ho-
tells or private homes.
A special committee is at work can
vassing the city to secure rooms for
the city's guests.
Governor Brooks, Mayor Cook, and
other prominent people will throw
open their homes to the delegates.
AS result of what is believed to be
the disposition of National Forest
Commissioner Pinchot to disapprove
of dry farming efforts are being made
to have the members of the, country
life commission appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt attend the TransLNd
souri, Dry Farming congress.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
OWNERS OF REPUBLIC LIBEL
AGAINST FLORIDA.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
Alleged That the italian Liner Was
off Her Course, Without Proper
Lookout, and Did Not Give Signals
of Warning to Other Ships.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-Counsel for
the Oceanic Steam Navigator COM
pany owner of the White Star line
steamer Republic today filed libel
in the United States district court
against the steamer Florida of the
Lloyd-Italian line, which ran down
and sank the Republic off Nantucket
lightship.
Damages amounting to $1,000 900
for the loss of the ship and 100000
for the loss of cargo and effects of
the passengers and crew were
claimed.
1t was asserted in the libel that the
collision was due to no fault on the
part of Captain Sealby of the Repub.
lie, but wholly to the fault of the
Florida, which, it was alleged, did
not keep a proper course. had no suf-
ficient lookout, did not give proper
whistles nor pay heed to the whistles
of the Republic; that the Florida
failed to indicate her changes of
helm; that she was proceeding at an
immoderate speed and did not stop
or back her engines; that the Repub
lie was running at reduced speed;
that the captain and two officers, a
quartermaster and a seaman, were
on the bridge with two lookouts.
The court was asked to condemn
the Florida and order the payment
of $2,000,O00 damages to the owners
Of the Republic.
The Lloyd-ItalianO iSocieto De Nav.
igation owners of the steamer Flor.
lido also filed in the United
States district court a libel and pc
tition for libel against the Florida
for her freight and passage money.
The papers state that the collision
was solely caused by neg,
lect on the part of the Republic. The
petitioners say that the damage value
of the Florida now does not exceed
$224,00O and asks the court to fix the
liability at not more than that
amount. After the filing of the pa
pers in the proceedings against the
Florida, United States Marshal
Henkle seized on the Italian vessel
under a writ of attachment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
WITH vENEZU-
Ella ARE LIKELY TO END.
UNITED STATES IS FIRM
Representatives of this Government
Insist that Old Disputes, Which
Have Dragged Along for Years,
Shall Be Settled by Arbitration.

CARACAS, Jan. 26-Tne negotia-
tions between w. l. Buchanan, the spe-
cial envoy of the United States and
the Venezuelan government, looking
to a settlement of the standing diff.
culties between the two countries,
came to a complete deadlock on GER
tain points contained in the draft of
the first protocol.
1t is believed here that the negotia-
tions will be completely discontinued,
unless the United States modifies it's
contention that the claims of the New
York and Bermudez Asphalt company
and the Orinoco corporation be sub
mitted to arbitration.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
COLORADO LOSES FIGHT IN LIVE
STOCK CONVENTION.
CONVENTION AT DENVER
Men from the Centennial State Put up
Determined Fight Against the
Present Policy of the National Gov.
ernment, and Lost.

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 2S.-The
American National Livetock associa-
tion finished the work of it's twelfth
annual convention today with the
adoption of resolution upon various
subjects of Importance Ito the live
stock interests, the choosing of Off
GERS for the ensuing year and the Sc
lection of Denver as the next meeting
place.
The resolutions were adopted by a
practically unanimous vote, although
there was a brief but spirited opposi-
ton on the part of the Colorado dele
gates to the paragraph endorsing the
work of the United States forestry bu-
reau and declaring in favor of the fed
eral control of grazing lands.
The principal resolutions endorsed
the Curtis-Scott land bill providing
for federal control of lands, with leas-
ing privileges to stock men, the Cul-
berson bill for the improvement of
railroad service favored protective tar
iff on livestock, hides and wool, and
the extension of our foreign markets,
and endorsed President Roosevelt's
attitude toward the live stock inter
ests and the administration of Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson.
All of the officers of the association
were unanimously reelected with the
exception of Second Vice President
X. M. Parsons, of Salt Lake City, who
was succeeded by Joseph E. Carey of
Wyoming. MIR. Parsons was not
candidate for reelection.
The contest for the next meeting
place was between Denver and Fort
Worth and after the claims of both cit
les had been urged by successive dele
cations of speakers, Fort Worth, Tex
as, withdrew in favor of the Colorado
city and asked instead for the con-
| vention of 1911.
The fight against the endorsement
of Pinchot's administration of the for
estry service and the national policy
of land control, was made by half a
dozen delegates who were members of
the Colorado Cattle and Horsegrowers'
association, led by former State Sen
ater e. M. Ammons of Littleton, Colo.
and Congressman-elect Frank M. Tay-
lor of this state.
The right of Senator Ammons to
represent the position of his state as
opposed to federal land control was
challenged by Vice President MacKen-
zie of Trinidad, Colo, but he showed
that the Colorado Cattle and Horse
growers association had so voted. He
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
DAUGHTER OF c. c. WEIDER ATE
POISONED CANDY.
CASE IS MYSTERIOUS
A Year Ago Another Child Of the Fam
lily Died Under Similar Circum.
stances-Police Trying to Find the
Sender.
Especial to The Gazette.)

KAINSPELL, Jan. 2S.--State Chem
ist Emil Storz at Helena has found
enough strychnine in the stomach of
the child of C. C. Weider, to establish
the fact that the child died from the
effects of eating candy from box of
sweetmeats which the father found
left at his gatepost, addressed to his
house, but lacking the name of the
addressee.
The candy tasted bitter and none
out the little child would eat of it.
She died Immediately afterward.
Strychnine was also found in the
candy.
No clue to the origin of the candy
has been found by the officers.
A year ago Weider lost another
child in similar manner.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
HENDRICKS DISCHARGED
Former Anaconda Justice Of the Peace
Is Dismissed-He Was Charged with
Grand Lareeny-Now Lives in Ia
coma, Wash.
Especial to The Gazette.) }

ANACONDA, Jan. 2s.-The jury in
the case Of former Justice of the Peace
M. B. Hendricks, charged with grand
larceny, was unable to reach a verdict
and was this afternoon discharged.
Hendricks was charged with grand
larceny in connection with the estate
of I. Gibbs and because of the promi-
nenee of the parties concerned, the
case has attracted much attention
Hendricks was arrested in Tacoma,
where he has engaged in business and
brought back to Anaconda for trial.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
TRIAL OF GEO. JOHNSON
Former Deputy County Treasurer Of
Deer Lodge Accused Of Having En-
bezzIed Money to the Extent Of Ten
Thousand Dollars From the County.
Especial to The Gazette.)

ANACONDA, Mont, Jam. 2S-The
trial of the case of George Johnston,
formerly deputy county treasurer and
one of the most respected citizens
of this city on the charge of embez-
zling sums aggregating $4,000 from
the county began here today.
Johnston's populations covered a
period of many years, he having
served as deputy treasurer through
several administrations and his arrest
caused a sensation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
JOHN LAYDEN ARRESTED
Held on Complaint of An Inspector in
the Service OF the immigration
Rureau-Wanted on Charge of I'M
porting Women.
Especial to The Gazette. y

BUTTE, Jan. 2S.-At the request of
United States immigration Inspector
Ebby, who arrived In Butte yesterday
city detectives today arrested Henry
Martin, alias John Layden and wo-
man who gives her name as collie
Ouger" Martin is wanted on the
charge of having imported women in
this country. He is said to have
operated in Seattle and Portland and
the officers have been looking for him
for some time, finally learning that
he was in hiding in Butte.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
GENERAL WARREN LEAVES
WITH MONTANA'S VOTE
In View Of Apprehension Aroused Elect
oral Messenger Leaves for Capitol.

hension prevailing regarding his fail
ure to personally deliver Montana's
electoral vote and the talk of 1000
fine, although Vice President Fair
banks has stated that the receipt by
mail of a copy of the vote has saved
him from the penalty, the general con-
cluded that he would take no chances,
and although he is suffering from a
broken arm, he has started for the
national capital.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
SHOT HIS SWEETHEART
Pueblo, coloy Fireman Tries to Kill
His Sweetheart, and Then Turns
Revolver Against Himself.

PUEBLO, Colo, Jan. 2S.-John Kill
lian, a Pueblo fireman, tonight shot
his sweetheart, Mrs. Lizzie Wright
while she was boarding street car
and then, believing that he had killed
her, turned the weapon upon himself.
He will die.
Mrs. Wright was not seriously
wounded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
STAPLES SAYS HE WILL
NOT GO TO DAKOTA ALIVE
Prisoner With a Bad Record Breathes
Threat and May Try to Commit Suicide.

'The only way they will ever get
me back to Dakota, will be dead!"
This was Staples first statement
l. st night when visited in his cell by
an officer and Gazette representa-
tive.
Staples said when he was told that
Officer Lavelle got a reward of $50
for his arrest that he hoped he
Navelle) would drop dead when it
was turned over to him
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
PRINCE ITO Ill.

SEOUL, Jan. 29.-Prince Ito, the
japanese resident general in Korea,
is so seriously indisposed as to be
confined to his hotel. He has decided
to return to japan to recuperate and
will leave for home on February 2.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
INVITATION TO BRYAN.

DENVER, Jan. 2S.-The legislature
today invited VIM. J. Bryan to ad-
dress the legislature on Lincoln's
birthday taking as his subject the leg
islative measures advocated by the
national Democratic platform.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29

Staples is bad man, and once
when an inmate of the county Jail
in this city bested an officer in
fight and would perhaps have killed
him had not two other officers come
into the cell and parted them.
Chief Talgo and Desk Sergeant
Baker have been keeping watch over
the prisoner. He is locked in the
Continued ON Eighth Page.)
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some of your people in California that
these figures are inexact. l desire to
state that they are absolutely correct
and the proof thereof is on file in the
department and clearly demonstrates
the accuracy of the figures.
ut has further been intimated, as
l see from reports, that there is a
large surreptitious influx of Japanese
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
TOWN is IN DARKNESS.
Snowslide Destroys Colorado Electric
Power Line.

TELLURIDE, Jan. 2S.-The Tellu-
ride Power company's transmission
line was broken today by snowslide
at the Bullion tunnel of the Snug
gler- Union mine. The town and mines
were without light or power for some
hours. The railroad situation is be-
coming serious. The Denver & Rio
Grande snow plow is out of commits
sion and it is impossible to state
when traffic will be resumed with Du-
range. The coal supply is almost
exhausted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29

above referred to indicate, that the
arrangements which have been called
the 'gentlemens agreement we have
with Japan, in my Judgment, is work
ing more effectively than would result
from any restriction laws, because of
the effective embargo Japan has
placed on the departure of her sub
jects from Japan"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
Especial to The Gazette }

BUTTE, Jan. 29-General Charles
s. Warren of this city, electoral vote
messenger for Montana, left tonight
for Washington bearing with him the
returns of the recent election in this
state.
General Warren had intended to de.
fer his departure until just in time to
be present at the session of the elec,
toral college, but in view of the appre.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29

over the Mexican and Canadian bor-
ders. q am justified in saying that that
is not true, for obvious reasons. That
there are some few scattered surrep-
titious entries is quite probable, but
the sum is so small that it cannot be
consequential.
Finally l wish to call your atten-
tion to the fact which the statements
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
LIFE FOR FRANKAAUsER.
Man Who Held Up The Great North
ern Train Will Spend Life in Jail.

HELENA, Jan. 28.-George Frank
hauser convicted on the charge of
robbing the United States mails OF
$4,000 consigned from Chicago to
Spokane, and placing in jeopardy the
life OF a custodian of the mails, was
today sentenced by Judge Hunt to
spend the rest of his natural life in
the military prison at Ft. Leaven-
worth, Kansas. Frankhauser made
no statement nor was he affected by
the severe sentence.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29

States by 1,542, showing distinctly
that the trend of the migration of jap
anese is from the United States. 1t
is further shown by the marked de-
crease of immigration during the
months referred to of 1908 as COM
pared with the same months of 1907.
"The press reports which l have
seen contain statements made by
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29

"You will observe that the entire
number (Japanese) admitted was 12,-
Alb for the calendar year 1907, while
the entire number admitted was 4,277
for the calendar year 1908. I desire
furthermore to direct your attention
to the fact that the entire immigra-
tion for the year beginning with No
vember l, 1907, and ending October
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
JAPANESE LABORFRS ARE LEAVING COUNTRY:
STEADILY DIMINISHING N(]NIBFR OF ARRIVALS s

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Secretary
Straus today forwarded a letter to
Senator Frank P. FLINT of California
discussing the statistics of the depart
ment of commerce and labor covering
the immigration of Japanese to the
United States and emigration of JAP
anese from the United States. Secre-
tary Straus writes:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29

81, 1908, was GOLF while the depart
ures for the same period were 5,312,
leaving an increase for immigration of
Japanese for that year of 1856.
'Tt is further ito be observed that be
ginning with the month of June, 1908,
to October, 1908, the emigration of
Japanese from the United States ex-
ceeded the immigration to the United
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
YOUNG RANcHER SHOT.
Edward Pease, of Weiser, Lake,
WASH, Shoots a Neiahbor.

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Jan. 2S.--
Edward Pease, a rancher and mill
man of Weiser Lake, ten miles north
of Bellingham, this morning fired two
bullets into Henry Miller, a young
ranoher and his nearest neighbor.
Pease was arrested this afternoon
and claims Miller had been too inti-
mate with his family. Miller's
wounds probably will prove fatal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-29
ST. Louis Wool Prices.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-Wool unchang-
ed. Combing and clothing 19@2Sc;
light fine I6@2Oc; heavy 1OG16c; tub
washed 22631.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-21
Copyright 1908,
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.


synopstS Ot ShopatA"
Rachel lines. a spinster, rents "Sunnyshde,
the country home of a banker, Paul Armstrong,
and goes there with her grown nephew and
niece, Halsey and Gertrude. The second night
there are mysterious disturbances about the
house The third night Arnold Armstrong. son
of the banker, is murdered In the house. Hal
sey, and John Bailey, Gertrude's iance, disap-
pear. Later John Bailey, WHO Is cashier In
Armstrong; bank, gives himself up, and Hal
sey returns. The bank fails. Bailey sends for
Paul Armstrong. the banker, but he dies stimuli
taneously In California. Some suspicion is
directed against him. Detective tells Miss
lines a yelled woman came to ''Sunnyside'
the night before the murder. A night or two
later another disturbance in the house leads to
an investigation and Louise Armstrong, daugh-
ter of the banker, sister of the murdered man,
and Halsey's fance, is found very Ill., hiding
in a lodge. She has run away from parents in
California. She Is taken to 'Sunnyside" for
care. while NO one knows why she came to the
vicinity.
The next day evidence is found connecting
bank. His wife is on her way from Cali
fornia with the body. Louise slightly i'm
proves and tells Halsey she is going to marry
another man. Mrs. Armstrong; attorney
phones. asking Miss lines to give up her
lease but is refused. Reads telegram for
Louise asking her to look out for Nina Car
and accidentally drops hint that Louise is to
marry a young DR.. Walker. ,
The blowing day Louise Armstrong is told
of her stepfather's death. and appears TO be
glad. Thct night the household is awakened by
strange noises again. A servant sees a white
form in the hallway. Halsey investigates. MISS
Innes, starting to Lo,ise's room, hears sudden
scream and finds girl gone.
Louise found unconscious at foot of circular
stairs, recovurs and explains thai she heard
knocking, went to investigate, was met on
stairway.by strange figure and tainted. Family
goes ID inquest over body of Arnold Arm
/ strong that afternoon. First witness. DR..
TO Sunnyside on morning of murder by a Mr..
: Jarvis.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-21
G. A. r. ROOMS IN DOUBT.

Whether the Newark G. A. r. posts
shall have the use of rooms assigned
them in the City Hall annex, now occu-
pied by departments of the Board of
Works, will be discussed this afternoon
at a conference Of the subcommittee of
the building committee of Common
Council with representatives of the
G.. A. r. posts. The Common Council
of 1905 assigned rooms on the ground
floor of the new City Hall for the G. A.
r. posts, but the present Council
changed this to one in the annex Be
cause the Board of Works took these
rooms the G.. A. r. posts have had to
sign new leases on the post rooms they
nov have throughout the city. The
Grand Army men feel they should have
the rooms assigned te them by Coun-
CHS resolution last year.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-21
BIG FUNERAL FOR
DR.. EDGAR HOLDEN
Prominent Men as Honorary
Pail bearers-Rev. DR.. Pleas
ant Hunter Of~ficiates.

The funeral services of the late Dr..
Edgar Holden, for many years direc-
tor of the medical board of the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company, who
died suddenly of heart disease at his
summer home in Chatham, We're held
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the
Holden residence. 10 Central avenue.
The Rev, DR.. Pleasant Hunter, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church, of
which DR.. Holden was a member, Off
eiated, The interment was at Mount
Pleasant Cemetery.
Those selected for honorary pail
bearers were Frederick Frelinghuysen.
AMI Dodd, r. l.. Dobbins, Samuel
Baldwin, Dr.. George Van Wagenen,
DR.. Joseph Fewsmith, George F. Reeve.
Joseph w. Plume.
There was a large attendance of
prominent men, BY request the floral
offerings were few.