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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-06

the body was found this evening is
one of the toughest in the town and
is much frequented by dope fiends"
and negroes.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-06

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
ENGLAND SENDS GREAT
SHIPS TO CELEBRATION

London, Sept. 5-Not since Great
Britain adopted the policy Of keeping
the main feet in home waters has such
q modern squadron as that which sails
for New York at the END of the week
to participate in the Fulton
celebration visited q foreign country.
It Is made up OF the Infiexible. one of
the latest of the British battleship
cruisers. the cruiser Drake. the Duke
of Edinburgh. and the Argyle. 1t will
make q notable array In New York
harbor. In command of the squadron
Is Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Sey-
mour, OF whom Admiral Dewey spoke
SO highly after the incident in Manila
Bay.
There are two versions with regard
to the selection of Admiral Seymour at
the last moment. after Rear Admiral
Frederick T. Hamilton had been ap-
pointed in command. One is that the
Foreign Once reminded the Admiralty
OF the esteem in which Admiral Sey-
mour was Wheld Ia the United States:
the second and the most probable, is
that the appointment was made on ac-
count of the selection of a German Ad-
miral who would have ranked Ham,
ilton, but who will be junior to Sir
Edward Seymour.
Admiral seymour's Chief of STAG
will be Captain Douglas r. L. Nichol
son, while his Flag Commander will be
e. @. Lowther-Crofton. who won his
distinguished service order at Pekin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
PINCHOT AS PROPHET
FIGHT, ON WATER row.
Err RATES.
Declares Next Congress win Settle
Question and Says Taft In Pledged
to support any
Policies -

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. 5.--In all adj
dress before the City Club yesterday
clifford Pinchot chief of ,he Forestry
Bureau. said he did not desire to talk
on foFestr;y, but would like to talk
about conservation of natural re-
sources, which, he said, was one OF the
greatest moves of the time.
THE lines In this country are being
pretty closely drawn between those
who stand for good government and
those who stand for special privileges
he said. 1.-THE square deal Is what we
seek as a weapon In the controversy
between the people and the money in
terests. 1 feel that the time has come
for men to stand up and be counted.
There is big fight coming up In
the next Congress and 1t will be on
the question of water power rights.
The men who control water power In
the end. unless the Government con-
trolls them. will control industry:
I'VE shall come to see hat this con-
servation movement is not entirely
concerned with the monopoly OF reS
sources. The men who control the
natural resources OF the country should
DE controlled by the whole people.
Mr.. Pinchot said the point of view
which made 1t appear that Forests
should be preserved. goes straight on
and applies to the great total III ma
tionaI efficiency.
Continuing, Mr.. Pinchot said:
These are the Roosevelt policies and
they are the Taft policies. One thine
President Taft is solemnly pledged TO
with all his administration, and thai
is to carry out these Roosevelt poll
| cidE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
TEXAS CROP SHORT.
Slightly Increased Acreage Has Small
Eject.

Effect.
San Antonio. Sept. 5.--(Special)-
That the cotton crop of Texas will be
short this year by at least 40 per cent.
is now an established fact. In the
black prairie belt the shortage win
reach 50 per cent. ana over. while
Southern Texas, more favored In the
matter of rain this year. will be behind
last year 9 crop only 70 to Is per cent
The slightly Increased acreage will
have little effect on the shortage Of
the crop. The shortage 10 due princi-
pally to the lack Of rain Mt the proper
season. A prolonged drought inter-
plant at a very early stage. The
abundant rains which have fallen
through the greater part of the sum-
mer did little to overcome tho harm
done in the spring. Late cotton was
benefited by them considerably but not
enough of this is planted to bring the
crop to a normal basis; cotton growers
being averse to planting late cotton
for the reason that the crop comes In
the market at q time when prices have
been lowered by the earlier product.
The prices paid for cotton are good
ana promise to remain SO. AS mat
ter Of fact the farmer will lose little
IL anything by the shortage. Eight
cent cotton. the bane Of the farmers
life, will not be a factor In the crop
this year. Best cotton now sells at
1878 cents. good middling at 1875
cents, and middling at - cents. on the
San Antonio market. Ten cents. II
present indications count for anything
and wholesale manipulation does not
interfere, will in all likelihood be the
minimum price. The outside market
will have little effect on the situation
In Texas for the reason that the short
age Is general all over the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
|SANGUINE OF
BUFFERS VOTE
Long Back From Trip
To Greenville.
MAJORITY WILL BE BIG
Mass Of Mail Greets Worker Upon
Return to City.
Letters sound Success for Forces who
Oppose Amendment, and Leaders
In Several Counties Tell Of
Cemiss succcss.

Returning from day spent at his
home in Greenville. Representative J.
Lee Long, of Butler County. sounds his
confidence of the success of the cause
for which he IL working. the defeat
of the constitutional prohibition
amendment.
only eighteen votes are counted In
the Greenville beat for the amend
ment. and the county Is as strong
against the amendment as 1t was for
Conner during the Conner Cunningham
gubernatorial campaign, when II went
by q vote OF more than Is to / for the
Governor" said Mr.. Long last night.
A mass of mall greeted Mr.. Long
upon his return to the hotel. coming
from every section Of the State, declar-
ing that success for the antf-amend-
ment forces IL the outlook in the va.
rious places. From Morgan County
comes letter evincing q favorable
outlook for the opposition forces, a.
from Blount and Linmstone Counties
One man. writing from Coosa County.
says that his portion OF the county.
the east, Is two to one against the
amendment.
Most Of the letters carry with them
the promise OF a large delegation to be
In Montgomery. September Is, when
the rally of the opposing forces will be
held.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
SPIRITS TN SAWDUST
CHICAGO MEN MAKE ALCOHOL IN
NEW WAY.


Chicago, Ill. Sept. 5.--A process has
been discovered by which drinkable al
cohoi can be made from sawdust, &C.
cording to q story which appeared In
The Record Herald today. After five
years of almost incessant experiment.
ing, the formula has been completed by
Malcolm F. Even and George H. Tom
linson, Of this city.
The discoveries of the new process
are certain their product will come in
to general use. because they say 1t can
be produced for Z cents gallon. as
against an approximate cost of IS
cents q gallon OF grain alcohol. They
even predict that II will drive gasoline
out of use for automobiles, motor boats
and lighting.
"One of the most important fea-
lures" says Mr.. Even, will be that
annually, millions Of bushels of corn
and barley now used for the manu-
facture of grain alcohol. will be re-
leased for food purposes"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
BURGLARS NEED Drawn
TO OPERATE IN TEXAS

San Antonio. Tex, Sept. 5-tSpecial)
That baw mas well as brains are
reeded for success in the burglars pro-
,assion was forcibly brought home to
one Of these light fingered gents few
nights ago. The unknown, for such
he is as yet, finding 1t inexpedient to
crack a safe of a bank, decided to
nav a nocturnal visit to the black
smith sho poi August Kenck.
Perhaps he knew that a few days
before August had added a large
cleaning junk of brass to his stock
in trade. and, figuring that its removal
by him would mean good many simo-
Icons in his jeans, he shaped his ac-
lions accordingly.
The usual pale moon was actually
casting its silvery light over the hum
BILE establishment as the unknown
drew near. The rest may be loft to
the imagination. and in case imagina-
ton happens to be poor, parallel to
the actions of the Jimmy man may be
found in almost any detective novel.
AT last the door swung open. The pale
light of the moon fell on the glisten-
ing nugget of brass in a corner of the
shop and all was over but the count
ing OF the money.
But the bent figure Of the unknown
strained at the nugget with might and
main 1t seemed as though the thing
had been nailed to the floor. Not well
versed in specific gravity matters the
Jimmy man was non-Llussed for a time,
but soon remembering thNt brass was
somewh heavy. How to move 1t was
a sore puzzle.
But the evll-doer of the night kne "
that all metals are amenable to the in
fiuence of the steel saw. There was no
difficulty In finding one in the black
smith shop. Soon the tool ate its way
into the brass nugget. With a dill
gence and 0erseveran se worthy of a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
WAR ON rUBERCULosIs.


Government OMcials Urge Negroes t.
Warrington. Sept. 5.-The organfza-
ton Of . Negro Anti-Tuberculosis
League IL being continually urged BY
the officers OF the public health and
marine hospital, service and In many
Of the Southern States 1t is reported
such leagues have been formed.
The formation Of local leagues In AL
the churches Of the negro race, which
will look after sick members and fur
nish information on consumption. how
II should be treated and warded on. Is
the preliminary step. say the govern
ment ofiicials. The employment OF q
regular physician. who Is to pass on
cases and otherwise aid In the work. Is
advised and q warning issued against
the use of patent medicines.
Thousands of deaths each year arg
attributed to lack Of proper sanitation
and IL Is urged that special attention
be given to this-
The marine hospital announces THAT
many Of the negroes make no efforts
to keep their surroundings clean and
sanitary and It Is useless to try to help
them until they learn to help them
selves.
When the negroes have been educat-
ed to the fact that Il 10 unhealthful to
live In dark and damp rooms 1t Is pre-
dicted they will refuse to live unde-
such conditions and that the landlords
will construct proper houses.
One OF the essentials In treating CON-
sumption. 1t Is pointed out. IL santa
tion. and after this an abundance Of
fresh air and nourishing food. Out
door life for consumptives 10 urged and
the suggestion In made that the leagues
.NS fx~V rlxrfs.
tents. sleeping bags, blankets, ETC., and
in case the patient be poor, could see
to II that he be supplied with proper
food.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
CHOOSESDELEGATION
TALLAssEE MEN PROTEST AGAINST
AMENDMENT.


Tallassee. Sept 5.-(Special.)--At a
meeting of the representative citizens
Of this place held at the city hall Sat
urday night. the following delegates
were elected to attend the mass meet
ing to be held in Montgomery Sept. 15,
10 protest against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitutions: w. e. Sis
trunk, A. ]. Lilly. s. p. Storrs, ]. w.
borough. L. G. Patterson, C.. b. AM
thony, w. A. Garrett, S. b. Reneau,
NJ. 8. F. Pittman, O.. G.. Billingsley.
A. NJ. Powell. F. L. Mckenzie, J. M.
Hethcox, George w. Coker. G. A..
York. Z. J. Townsend, J. H. Woodall
and w. M. Carroll.
DR.. ]. w. borough. acting as chair
man of the meeting. called on 3; h:
the purpose OF the meeting. and then
introduced Hon. J. T. Letcher OF
Montgomery, who made an able address
against the proposed amendment.
Mr. Letcher declared himself strong
advocate of temperance. but was OPP
posed to placing in the organic law OF
the State q mere, police regulation. and
that this fight was forced upon the
neople at this time by those who hoped
to ride into once on It. He spoke at
length on the purpose of the constitu-
ton, claiming IL should be held above
the Legislature, courts and the Gov
ernor, and that 1t was made for the
protection of the people, their homes.
lives and property.
He admonished the people that.
should they ratify this proposed amend.
ment, the second section would rob
them Of the protection so long guar
Anteed them by the trainers of our
constitution by giving the Legislature
mower to authorize the arbitrary
search of the home.
Mr.. Letcher held the attention OF
the audience from the start. and the
enthusi asm of the audience was mani
fest by the liberal applause accorded
the sneaker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
FIRE TOLLS HEAVY
EFFORTS TO PREVENT Loss HAVE
LITTLE EFFECT.
FLAMES Destroy More Property In
United States Than In European
COuntries--FiRuresR Reach
Into Millions,

Chicago. Sept. Especial. Fire
losses reported for Is0s-for seven
months. including July, S119,633,s50-
indicate o total IRE tax for the year
nearly as great as In 1907 and greater
than In 1908 and 1895. and probably to
exceed $200.00o.00o. In previous years
October. November and December have
noticeably shown the increase when
autumn heating plants were started.
Efforts to prevent fires seemingly
have made little Roadway and the huge
expenditures made for putting them
out merely add to the toll taken In the
United States by the fire monster.
which during the last ave years has
amounted to much over billion dol
lars-a dead IoHs
The fire losses Of 1soe-year of the
San Francisco disaster-reached a to-
tai OF $459.710,000. ana no adequate
steps have been taken by any city to
thoroughly eliminate the connagration
hazard. which In Chicago Is said by an
authority to be now as great as when
the great fire of 1873 broke out. re-
partment and itS achievements, the
force paid for by the IRE underwrit-
ers.
The efforts which are being made to
secure a high pressure water system
for the loop district OF Chicago Is a
sign OF the times. however. business
interests having come to see their
share in the country's fire losses as in
surance companies necessarily must
attempt to make their rates bring a
revenue to cover their losses. That
they have not succeeded in this is
shown by the fact that the underwrit
ing loss OF ten years of the American
and foreign" companies has amount
ed to 877,231.542. their average ex-
oense being 81 cents on every dollar
Of prerniums and their losses to sos on
every dollar of premiums.
Oficial note has not yet been taken
NJ the annual humiliation Of property
10 the value of $500. 100000 and moro.
although recent reports from European
countries show that the fire loss of the
Irutted States Is annually $4,000, 900
greater than on the basis Of European
Reports show that in Germany
France, italy Spain, Belgium, Holland.
Switzerlnnd and Great Britain the av-
era9e annual fire loss per capita the
average rate paid for FIRE insurance
ana the average annual loss Of life by
nre are each about one-tenth of the
same averages In this country. Berlin
bosa nopuiation about one-third larg-
nr than Chicago. 1t has grown during
racent decades as rapidly as Chicago.
and Is mute as strenuous in Its activi-
ties IT is surrounded by enormous
and rapidly growing manufacturing
sections. The annual fire loss of Chi
90 sn apnroxtmates $4,000. 900. The an
mai are loss of Berlin rarely exceeds
Ikn 600
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
Railroad Car. as Fortune TeIlsr..

Chattanooga Tradesman.
Strange as 1t may appear to the nn-
initiated, the railroad cars OF the couh=
try are q most certain barometer "
business conditions. The nation seems
to play hide and seek continually pc
car surplus. In good times the demand
is for more cars, and in times that ara
dull the. idle cars BY thousands are "a
er fG Ster In a sss TsSss
ment in the. outlook - viewed from
this standpoint: The 6ulistin Of The The
American Raiiway h ASs tosai smrnins ~
and Canada stood at so7.iTs. as com.
Pared wth 21s$t4 on sIs M sng Is
1871 or about 16 per cent This reduc-
tion, which 10 the largest since sep"
TENDER. 1908. brings the surplus TO 14:-
airy Of this year there has been a de-
crease of 40 per cent In the net SUR
plus. The increased demands ISr oox
these classes 2s.7sl. while the o surplus
of dat cars decreased 2.9SS. On tns
line eperstai19g t at,oSfie STATES the res
duction in idle cars was most pro.
nounced. and corresponding heavy
gains were shown In the soutn Alan an !
MssIsainDi. The surplus of two weeks
was reduced about cne-han in these
sections. Conditions IN the Far West
and the general reduction extended in
TO the Virginias and Carolinas. In the
Northwest there was considerable In
rrease In the number OF idle box cars.
hmt this was due to the assembling Of
cars for the anticipated heavy grain
movement. Canada showed an unim-
Ehairman of the Committee on Reia-
lions between railroads. states that IL
such large reductions IN car surpluses
Continue the country will face Se-
we're car shortage before October. Such
shortage will be welcomed with gratl-
fcatlof, but II will please the people .
few degrees more II the railroads place
their orders and arrange In advaEce to
supply the demand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06

The Japanese have discovered a
cheap substitute for the mich cow in
the form OF tiny bean. The Juice,
which is extracted by a special pro-
cess from the bean. is said to be an
excellent vegetable milk. the proper
ttas Of which render II highly suitable
Tor use in tropical countries. The
nreparation. according to The Java
Times. is obtained from the Sofa bean.
a member of the leguminous family of
nlants, and a popular article of food
among the poorer classes OF Chinese
and Japanese. In making the veget-
ahIe milk the beans are first of all
softened by soaking and boiled in a
water. The resultant liquor is exact
" similar to cows milk In appearance.
nut is entirely different in its compost
ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
FARM CENSUS
TO BE TAKEN
VIII Juggle Agricultural
Figures.
INQUIRE HELP OF FARMERS
Questions Concerning Crops Must
He Answered.
Data WIN be Asked Covering Year
1soe--Infernation VIII be Con-
Aaential and Must be
REQUIRE HELP OF FARMERS

Washington. Sept. 5.--Farm econom-
1sts And scientists learned in agricu,-
turAl problems. appointed as expert
special agents for q brief term. are
BOW In Washington assisting Census
Director Durand and his staff in the
/ formulation Of the agricultural sched-
uie Of the Thirteenth Census so that
the questions to be asked by the CEN
sus snumerators shall be easily COM
pretended by the farmers of the coun-
try ana 30 draw out the information
ordered by Congress to be ascertained.
Al the same time these practical steps
are being taken by the Census Bureau.
the farmers themselves will be called
upon to help push the statistical pillow
over the country wide field Of farm
data.
1t win be suggested by Director Du-
rand to the farmers that the work OF
securing accurate returns at the COM
Ing census Of agriculture, which will
be taken April Is, 1910. at the same
time A. the count Of population, win
be greatly facilitated IL the farmers
will keep or provide some sort Of
written record OF their farm operations
during the year 1909.
Ask Farmers' AID.
This effort to secure the farmers
personal corporation Is but one of q
the effort to secure an accurate. expe-
dftious and economical census concern
ing population. agriculture, manufac-
lures, mines and quarries, which are
the subjects of inquiry defined In The
census law.
Great good, 1t is expected. will be
accomplished by getting into direct
mers. Some Of the instrumentalities
which wili be used to reach him and
which promise practical results are the
State Commissioners and state Boards
Of Agriculture. the State agricultural
colleges. the Farmers Unions. the
Patrons Of Husbandry. the Farmers
Institutes and the agricultural exper-
iments stations; in fact. all the existing
organizations for the education and
betferment OF farmers. while the pub
TIC press will be an important factor
In this work. 1t Is estimated that
millions OF farmers will be reached at
their homes or at their mutual inn
provement meetings by the contem-
plated method of circulation prep&ra-
tory information.
Questions Cover Years.
The question about farm operations
viii relate to the present calendar ear,
1903, but, on the other hand, the IN
quiries regarding equipment are direct
ed toward the farmers possessions of
this kind on the day and date of the
enumeration. April Is, 1910. The lat
ter division of inquiry rea ~ amounts
to an inventory. The necessity of some
written or permanent record by the
farmers themselves of farm operations
is obvious and it's value IN furnishing
data more reliable than guesswork is
equally evident.
In order that the farmers may begin
at once. Director Durand indicates as
follows what operations are to be re-
corded. although the schedule is still
incomplete in shape:
Each person in charge of q farm
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
NATIONS TRANSFORMED.

No More Women to DO Boarding Duty.
New York. Sept. 5.--No more inspec-
tors In short skirts will climb up the
rolling sides Of the incoming liners at
This mort. The three matrons ap-
pointed TO do boarding duty six years
ago for the better inspection If wo-
men messengers. have been transferred
TO other duties at the same salaries
Mrs. Jennie ]. Mooney to the Census
pureau at Washington, D. c.; Mrs. A.
Salisbury and Mrs. Sarah A. Waters
to Ellis Island.
Commissioner williams said yester-
day that he believed the duties OF wo-
,nsr inspectors could better be per-
Tormed by men, assisted by the stew
ardesses of the ship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
spRECKLEs BRINGS SUIT.
Asks Court to Remove Tru.teeship of
Estate.

Asks Court to Remove TFusteeship Of
Estate.
San Francisco. Cal. Sept. 6.-Rudolph
Spreckels and Claus A. Spreckels adj
ministers Of the estate of the late
Claus spreckels yesterday brought suit
to have the Union Trust Company Of
this city removed from the trusteeship
Of the estate. The complaint alleges
that the trust company is dominated
by John d. Spreckeis who has caused
1t to refuse to foreclose upon the
Oceanic Steamship Company. which -
a debtor to the estate.
It IL alleged that the Oceanic Steam
ship Company. the majority of the
stock of which is owned by John D.
Spreckels. has failed TO pay the semi
annual interest on 500 of its bonds of
the par value of $1,000 each. belonging
to the estate.
John D. Spreckels is contestinK the
will Of his father. Claus Spreckels who
left the entire estate. valued at over
100000 to the widow and his two
sons, Rudolph and Claus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
statistics of Vessels.

Washington, Sept. 5-Eighty-four
sail and. steam vessels with total
gross tonnage OF 1891. were built
within the bounds of the United States
and officially numbered during August,
according to a report just made pub
lie by the Bureau OF Navigation OF the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
There were ten sail and sixty six steam
vessels constructed OF wood and of
those constructed of steel. there were
two sail and six steam propelled boats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
A NEW OBSERVATION.
joy for the Astronomers I'm Noun
whitney.

whitney.
Washington. Sept. 5.-Scientists soon
will have placed at their disposal for
use the highest meteorological and as
Economical observatory on the Ameri-
can continent.
1t is situated on the top of Mount
Whitney, California. $4,000 feet above
the sea level. Realizing the value for
effective and progressive astronomical
and meteorological work of an OBJ
serYatory free from the dust and
smoke near great cities, the Smith
sonian institute decided to build a
suitable laboratory on Mount Whitney.
The work Is nearly completed.
The observatory will be used by
scientists of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton and by those from other institu-
lions. The Smithsonian will permit the
building to be used by any scientist
gratuitously.