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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
TELLS OF A FIGHT
THAT ENDED IN DEATH

san Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE mys-
terry surrounding the death nf Il man
believed tn be John Frederick of Ra-
ton. y. Nj. Was partially cleared up
today when +. {. Richards reported to
the police that he had Witnessed Il
fight between the man and four COM
panion' on Monday night which ended
in the death Of Frederick. The body
was :nund Tuesday with the throat
cut and they first believed it to be 4
cas-" of suicide. After they had heard
Richards story. however. they
changed their view and the arrest OF
Harry Boyle and Joseph Lane. two
crippIes living near the sGaue Of the
murder followed.
Richards stated that the fight took
place under the window of his room
and that he and his wife watched il.
From the description furnished by
Richards IF the assailants the police
liked upon B1iys and Lane as two
Of the men Implicated.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
RECEPTION TO PRESIDENT OF
MEXICO IN CHIHUAHUA is
HIGHLY ENTHUSIASTIC.
REGRETS THE NECESSITY KEY TO CITY PRESENTED
Roofs OF Buildings Ar. Packed With
People and Many Break Through
Lines and Load Executives Carriage
With FEowers-Magnficen Electric
Display Given in Honor of Visitor.

FL Pas0. oct 14--No crowned head
ever received Il more magnificent wei
come than that accorded President
DiaZ in the city of chihuahua yester-
day and today. His arrival on IA
special train "f fiv" coaches at 5:25
o'clock was heralded by the blowing II
every whistl" and the ringing of every
bell in the city and the booming of
cannon. II" was met at the foot of
Avenida Juarcz by the entertainment
committee and presented with an i'm
mense silver key to the city.
The avenue was spanned by nine
arches erected by the different in
dustries of the city through which he
passed on his triun.phal march.
The roofs of tire buildings wcra
packed with spectators At manv
points the people broke through tho
lines. crowded about his carriage and
loaded II with flowers. The last three
blocks of his progress was through a
line of thousands OF school chi'dre. /
singing the national anthem. ArriI ing
at the governors palace. where he was
the guest of Governor Creel Presi-
dent DiaZ. with the secretary of for
eign relations, the secretary of war,
Governor Crecl and other dignitar,rs,
reviewed the long military and civic
parade.
Then followed the magnificent elac-
tric display. Every building of any
size was outlined by electric lights. the
old cathedral presenting the most no
table appearance. The display on the
main plaza was especially fine. The
governors palace was surmounted by
large electric star. on each size Of
which was Mexican eagle and the
coat of arms. the lights showing tn"
national colors. \ reception wa held
at the governors palace last night. in
which Chihuahuans We'd with each
other in doing their president honor.
Tonight President Diaz was the
guest of honor at banquet of 200
covers. His train leaves Chihuahu;,
early tomorrow for Juarez and will ar
rive there early i'm the afternoon. Dur
ing President Diaz's stay in the city
Of chihuahua he was presented with
two loving cups OF solid gold. one by
the foreign club. composed mostly ri
Americans, ana another by the Casino
club. accompanied by certificate of
membership engraved on solid god.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
Executive is Guest Of Governor Sloan
of Arizona at Dinner in the Eveninn
and Departs on Way TO Albuquerque
Whence He Will Go to Jusrez to
Meet Chief Executive of Mexico.

Grand Canyon, AriZ.. Oct. IA
picnic luncheon at Grandview. a sun
set trip 10 Hopi point and a stage
ride OF 81 miles made up President
Taft's stay at the Grand canyon OF
the Colorado today. The president
tonight was the guest Of honor Of
Governor Sloan of Arizona at for
mai dinner at FL TOvar hotel and left
at IL p. m. for albuquerque en- route
to FL Paso. Texas, where on Satur-
day morning he will meet President
Diaz Of Mexico.
The presidents first view of the
canyon where he gazed l3 miles
across space To the OPPOSITE rim. hal
TN" same effect upon him. he said.
which it must have upon all who see
it, Il feeling Of awe in the face of
the terrific force that through ages
cut a rift in the rock
The president. accompanied by Gov
ernor Sloan. Postmaster General
Hitchcock. John Hays Hammond and
other members of his party. arrived
here before daylight this morning
After breakfast at the hotel the days
sightseeing began with a stage ride
To Grandview. where the greatest pam
oramic view of the canyon is to be
had. Luncheon was served picnic
fashion at the edge of a great preci-
rice. Mr.. TAFT was anxious tn go
down the trail into the valley, but the
time did not permit.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
THINK BANK ROBBER
A LAWYER
POLICE ARE SATISFIED THAT
DEAD THIEF is L. A. HARRIS
OF LOS ANGELES.

Chicago. oct. l4.-The Chicago po-
lice We're satisfied tonight that the
man who robbed the bank of ID. N
Erskine x Co, at Highland Park, Ill.
Wednesday and committed suicide
when run down by the authorities.
WAS Lamar 4. Harris of h.os Angeles.
Cal, an attorney. Late today May
Harrington. vaudeville actress. ap-
pearing here. told the police that she
had met Harris in Los Angeles and
that he had looked her M in Chicago
Il few days ago. She last saw him
Friday when she took dinner with
him at IL local hotel. She said she
first met Harris in Los Angeles last
August. When he found her here he
entertained lavishly and spent fnoney
freely When Miss Harrington saw
Harris last Friday he told her he was
going away soon and probably would
not see her again.
The police have been requested by
relatives of Harris in Los Angeles for
full description of the body OF the
dead bank robber. 1t was forwarded
tonight.
Miss Harringtnn's narrative of her
experience with Harris in Chicago was
confirmed by Frank Leighton, an ac-
tor. now in ST. Louis. who met Har-
rs in Los Angeles and also in Chi
Cas0 last week. having been enter
tained by him at dinner on several
occasions
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
ALMOST FATAL BLOW
TO AUTONOMY
APPOINTMENTS TO FINNISH SEN
ATE LOOKED UPON AS BAD
FOR GOVERNMENT.

81 Petersburg. oct. 1i.-Rear Ad-
miral Wierenius and Admiral Slllman,
Colonel kraaz ami Master Of Cere-
monies Berg have been appointed 10
the Finnish senate by the governor
general Of Finland. according To ad-
vices from Hetsingfors. These men
replace the senators who in Septem-
ber notified the governor general that
they would not accept re-appointment
to the office because the Russian cab
met insisted that Finland contribute
$1,000. 400 to the defense Of the empire.
The appointment is regarded as an
almost fatal blow t. Finnish auton-
omy as it practically abollshes til.
Finnish national administration. plac-
ing the machinery of state iii the
hands u the Russian governor gen
cral.
IL is understood that the judicial
department Of the senate will not re-
sign and the indications now are that
this viii re followed shortly by tho
remuneration by Russia of that part
uf the Nibnrg province which Was
Joined Ia Finland by Alexander l.
in i>o$. after the acquisition of the
grand duchy fro Sweden. This dis
trict i only 20 miles from ST, Peters
burg and it is considered strategicaI-
ly necessary To the defense Of the cap
ital that it be placed under Russian
control.
The conditions are such that open
resistance on the part Of the Firms
by an uprising ar repetition uf the
general strike of 1905. il scarcely ex-
pected
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SHOWS HIS PROOF
To NEWSPAPER
MAN
BARRill'S AFFIDAVIT CORRE.
SPoNDS WITH DIARY SHOWN
TO CORRESPONDENT.
(By +. l.. BAGBY.)

The diary containing sketches and
records regarding the trip to Mt. Nc
kinley of DIR. Frederick \. Cook. the
contents of which ara quoted and made
a part of Edwin \. Barriiits affidavit
that DIR. Cook never scaled the Alaskan
peak. wcr" shown to m" by Rarrll in
the Hamilton hotel. in Hamilton, Mont,
September "A. last, in the presence of
witness IL" showed and cXplained
To me all of the sketches to which he
refers in his affidavit made public in
New York. and. while | was not per
mitted To read the diary in its entirety.
| saw sufficient nf tn" entries L. show
that the diary and its data would show
that DIR. Cook had never been near the
top of the peak, aS he claimed he had
The diary was shown me and Rarrill
made his statements To me i'm conf
dcnce. and with the understanding that
nothing WAS I" Ia published about
what | had seen until he made his af-
fidavit- He told IN" at the time. that
hr proposed tn make sworn state
ment. based upon the records of his
diary. and would go back to New York
and submit his proof.
The entries wer" made in indelible
pencil in an ordinary memorandum
book. leather covered and showing con-
siderable wear and effects of exposure
To weather. Barriils references to and
explanations al the sketches contained
in his affidavit CORRESPOND exactly with
the drawings | SAN in his book and
with the explanations he gave me of
them.
Rarrill went 50 far as to take a pen
Gil and pad of paper | furnished him
and drew for me u diagram of the route
followed by the party from Cooks in
let To the point where he and the doc
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
SAYS COOK DID NOT
SCALE HEIGHTS OF M'KINLE\
Guide Who Was With Explorer Alaska Trip Makes Affidavit
That Man Who Claims to Have Discovered Pole Was Not
Within Ten Miles of Top of Highest Mountain in
North America.

the purpose of exploring Mount Nc
kinlcy. He informed me before start
ing that his purpose was to find IA way
Tor ascending the mountain. as he
and Professor Parker intended to
climb the mountain the following
year.
On the Ice.
AS shown by diary We took the ice
on September 3. From and including
the 9Th, down to and including the
18th of September. all my writings in
my diary are by me. but were made
under the direction of DR. Cook.
ais" changed the dates during this
time under his direction. on Septem-
her l. DR.. Cook directed me to stop
Keeping the diary and leave the pages
therein blank. | cannot now remember
the exact dates or figures which | had
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15

New York. oct. 1.-THE Globe this
afternoon prints "A copy Of the affi-
davit made by Edwin y. Barrill. who
accompanied DR.. Frederick y. Cook
at the time he announced his reaching
the summit of Mount Mckinley. The
affidavit was made before a notary
public At Tacoma. Wash. October l..
and has just been received in New
York.
Barrilrs affidavit states in effect
that he was the only person present
with DR.. Cook on the date when he
claims to have reached the summit of
Mount Mckinley: that they did not. in
fact reach the summit. and the near
est point To the summit rc"ched was
at least IA miles distant frugn the sum
nit of that. mountain. the ovation ut
no time exceeding 10000 feet. The af-
fidavit also brings into question a
number of photographs which DIR.
Cook has given as representing the
summit and other high attitudes Of
Mount Mckinley.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
BIG RUSH is ON.

Seattle, oct l4.-Therc is a tremen-
dous rush to send freight To Alaska,
now that winter i'm the north IL near.
The steamer Victoria. sailing Saturday.
will be the last boat to Nome. as II is
unsafe tn send steamers into the Behr-
ing sea ic" after November l. Work
on the Copper River railroad is to be
continued all winter Indeed the
freezing Of tn" river makes bridge
building easy. for the false work can
be erected on the ice
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
FIGHTING FOR LIFE.

New York. Oct. ii.-State Senator
Patrick III. McCarren. the democratic
leader of Brooklyn. who underwent an
operation for appendicitis last night
Is fighting for recovery with the same
grit that has won many uf h. ~
litictl battles. Late tonight he APP
pcarcd to have the upper hand. but
his condition is still serious.
Although conferences were held to-
day To choose someone to fill the SEN
ators place. no selection was an
nounced.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
iNsTRUcTS HIS SECRETARY TO
NOTIFY CRANE OF ACCEPT
ANcE OF RESIGNATION.
Executive Informs Minister Designate
to China That He Concurs in Letter
of Secretary Of State and Regrets
That the Circumstances Make It
Necessary to Take This Action.

Washington. oct. 14.-AH doubt as
to what action the president would
take with respect to the resignation
Of Charles X. Crane. minister-deSig-
nate to China. was dispclled by the
receipt this morning nf dispatch
from President Taft addressed to his
secretary. Mr. Carpenter. directing him
To convey to Mr.. Crane ann'slncemt mt
of the fact that the resignation had
been accepted.
The telegram was dated Prescott.
Ariz., October 13. and reads as fol-
lows:
Convey to Mr.. Crane following
communication:
II concur in the letter under date
of October -. which the secretary of
state has addressed to you. and l
greatly re.ret that the circumstances
found to exist by him make it neces-
sary for me to accept you resigna-
tinn. TAFT.
Following the receipt of the presi-
dents message Mr.. Crane issued the
following statement:
Il am greatly relieved by the presi-
dents decision. There has been no
minute since | learned the attitude of
the department of state when | have
not contemplated the possibility of n
continuance of my official relations
with the deepest repugnanCe.
The Side Issue.
Nevertheless l have felt that my
obligation to the president was to per-
nit him to decide the issue. | have
appreciated fully what would be in
volved in "A decision by him that |
should continue. / have realized also
the possibility OF his securing COM
plete information at this time. He
has chosen To base his decision upon
the circumstances found by the sec
retary of state.
Il acceptor the Chinese mission at
his request. and solely because of as
surances that | could he and would
he, permitted tn be of service To the
country in constructive work Of the
greatest Importance to it and OF the
greatest interest tn me.
Mr.. Crane will leave here this after
noon for New York.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
THRILLING STORY.

Key West. Fla. Oct. IA thrill
ing story of the escape of th, captain
and CreW of the British ship Florence
M Hewson. which lies at the bottom
Of III" Atlantic. - miles north north
west of Havana. cuba. where Sh, was
wrecked in Mondays hurricane.
reached here this afternoon. when the
rescued men We're brought into Key
West on the schooner plrrnma. herself
badly battered
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
SEVERAL DIFFERENT NAMES.

Edwin BarriIl appears To- have
been known by several different
forms of his name during and since
his trip to Alaska with DIR. Cook.
He is most Familiarity known as Ed
Burrill, and now signs his name
Barrill. While on the trip with DR..
Cook. ii is said, he was known sim
ply as Ed Brill. and when the party
came out his name was sent out
as Rarim. and at another time it
appeared as Barrille.
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FILES RESIGNATION.

Albany. y. Y. oct l4-Justice VII
liam J. GayR"r democratic nominee for
mayor nf New York city. today filed
his resignation as member Of thc
appellate division or the supreme court
effective Immediately.
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FREEDOM OF CITY.

New York. Oct. l4.-An illuminated
address. comforting upon DIR. Frederick
4. Cook the freedom of New York city.
WAS signed today by Mayor Mcclellan
and President FL. MCGOWAN of the
board of aldermen. This honor. which
is seldom accorded. will be formally
conferred upon the Brooklyn explorer
tomorrow at n reception at the city
hail, heretofore arranged.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
ACCUSES ENGINEER.

Portland. Ore. oct. li.-Declarins
that Sylvester Boyer. an engineer Oh
the steamship Kansas City. had tried
To burn him tn death. otto Martin.
Il coal passer. swore In Il warrant to-
day charging Boyer with attempted
murder. Martin said that Boyer had
locked him in one Of the steamers
fire boxes and then had placed a shov-
elful of live Goals in the ashpan below
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
PASSES SECOND READING.

London. oct. 1.-THE house aF lords
tonight unanimously passed the sec
ond reading Of the development and
roads Improvement hill. This. though
4 separate bill, j. really AN integral
part OF the budget scheme and could
only come into operation If the budget
is adopted. Its acceptance is regarded
as Il sign that the lords will not. after
all, reject the budget.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
Gets the Flag.

My best recollection of this is as
follows: DIR. Cook and went To the
top OF this point together and he
said We will go back down and get
a picture OF this We did not take
our bags with us tn the top of the
point. having left them down in the
saddle above the glacier. We then
both went down from the point u
where our bags had been left. The
doctor took the American flag out
Of one of the bags and handed it to
me and sent me back TO the top of the
point and told me Ia hold il there on
the end Of the icr axe. which | did
The doctor then with his camera
took the picture shown opposite page
a27. which picture is there designated
as The summit Of Mount Mckinley
in his work To the Top Of the Con-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-15
Personal Liberty.

Gaynnr's speech was plea for per
sonal liberty" and liberal construt
tion particularly of the sabbath oh
serNance laws" He attacked former
Police Commissioner Bingham. who is
now campaigning against Gaynnr. as
a strut about, Il head butler from the
White house brought here over the
heads of 5000 better men than he who
introduced military regulation which
would not be tolerated in Russia"
In discussing the cleansing of tn.
city he paid "A tribut" to former Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his work while
an officer in New York
Barnard in his speeches avoided
personal attacks as he has done all
along. but severely criticized Tammany
hall in general
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Never Reached 1t.

Earrill. in his statement, says that
he was born in Buffalo in 1854, and
now resides at Darby. Mont. He says
he Was the only person present with
DR.. Cook when he claims To have
reached tho summit of Mount MCkin-
ley. and that le iS iii Ilcr.pu raf"Tr.. !
to as Barrille or EIwarl BarrtliA IN
DIR. Cooks book entitled To the Top
of the Continent" bearing upon the
climb to Mount Mckinley. He details
his meeting with DR.. Cook AT Mis-
snula. where the latter was accom-
panied by Professor Parker Of Column
hia university, O. w. Porter and
others.
The organization of the Mount Nc
kinley expedition consisted of Fred
Printz. guide; Belmore Brown. an
artist and naturalist of Tacoma: Wal
ter Miller. a photographer of Seattle;
Samuel Beherer. who acted as cook for
the party. and Barriil. The party
sailed from Seattle. May Il, 1906. Bar
rill recOunts that At the start of the
trip he prepared tn keep an exact
diary. and sets forth that his diary
marked Exhibit A. attached To the
affidavit. lis pocket diary kept by
me all the time that DIR. Cook and
were together near Mount Mckinley.
and the same is truthful record. with
the exception of the entries and
changes made by me therein under the
orders of DR. Cook
The dairy referred to by Barrill is
attached To the affidavit. and is now
in the possession af the New York
Globe.
The affidavit then proceeds as fol-
lows.
ON the evening Of September ?.
1906. DR.. Cook and started alone for
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in my diary before was so directed
To change them. but | know the eIe-
walton under what now ap-
pears September l. was not to exceed
1900 and ! think il was 5000
We quit any further attempt to-
ward ascending the mountain ON Sep
t"mber Is and returned to the boat,
launch which lay in the water at
th" foot of the glacier. We reached
the launch on September 10 having
Travelled 20 miles or more on th1 ton
of the glacier from the place we quit
the climbing on September Il.
"on September 16 when at our first
camp returning from the glacier |
doctored and changed the entries
therein from and including September
. down and including September I2
These changes were made under the
orders of DR.. Cook. From the 18th to
the 18th was written at the first camp
returning on the night of the 10th, and
from the 18th and including the 18TH
Was written in our last camp return
ing on the evening of the 18th and
written solely under the dictation of
DIR. Cook and just as he said. From
and including September Ig down to
the end of the diary on November O.
the entries there are my own. They
cover the actual facts and were not
dictated tn me by anyone.
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His Principles.

Two unusual incidents disturbed the
Hearst and the Gaynor meetings At
the former DeEord began a dcnuncia-
tion of State Senator Patrick IL Me
Carrcn. who Is i'll. when IA voice in
terrupted dramatically with the cxcla-
nation "Mccarren is dead"
An immediate hush fell over the as
semblage and D"Fnrd apolngized with
the explanation that he was attacking
Mccarren's principles and not McCur-
ren, the man.
1t was ii militant suffragette who
disturbed the Gaynor gathering. Gay
nor had barely got under way when
woman rose in tn" audience and
called How about waman suffrage "a"
She was Hiss Maud Malone. Il familiar
figure at political gatherings
The question which you ask me is
not pertinent tn this meeting" said
Gaynor with some embarrassment.
and | shall ask tou in order to pre-
vent any further interruption. TO go
first and consult my wife"
Still Miss Malone refused to be
seated and after consulting with Her
man Ridder. who presided as chair
man. a policeman escorted her from
the hall
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Picture of Point.

DIR. Cook 1rst told me to stop my
diary on September l.. when We We're
in our fifth camp. going up the
glacier and at or near the point which
DR.. Cook claimed was the top of
Mount Mckinley. This point was
within sight of US at the time. DR.
Cook stated at this time and place
that the same conditions existed there
as did exist on the top of Mount Nc
kinley. and directed me to stop my
diary until further orders. At this
time he had been at the top of the
point claimed by the doctor as the top
OF the mountain. and the doctor had
taken II photograph of the point with
me standing on top thereof with the
American flag in my hand. The pho
s"grapn to which refer is shown nr-
pnsite page 227 of the doctors book
entitled To the Top OF the Cnnti-
nent." before mentioned. The jagged
marks on the apex of the snow in
that picture and shown from the bot
tom OF the picture up to the granite
rock forming the top of the point. are
my f0otmarks and those of DR.. Cook