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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
At Break Of Morning
EdOard Euerett
Hale Dies
BOWED WITH YEARS
Noted Divine, Author, journalist and
Lover of Peace Breathes His Last
at His ROxbury HOme.-General
Mourning Because Of Death of Typf-
cal American.-Funera Today.

nOSTON, June 1O.-The morn
II ing light was breaking as
the venerable Rev. Edward
Everett Hale, p. d., chaplain of
the United States senate, Unita-
rian divine, author, journalist
and lover of peace, breathed his
last today in his home in Rox-
bury.
At the bedside were his wife, his
daughter, Miss Ellen D. Hale. and his
son, Philip L. Hale, the artist. Two
other sons, Arthur Hale of Washing
ton and Professor Edward Everett
Hale, Jr., of Union college, returned
home this evening. Tomorrow it is
expected that partial arrangements
for the funeral on Monday, in the
South Congregational church of
which DR.. Hale was the pastor
Emeritus, will be announced tomor-
row morning.
When DR.. Hale returned from
Washington a few weeks ago, it was
reported that he was not in good
health, but he soon resumed his ac-
tivities and until Tuesday attended
meetings and received friends.
1t seems as if the whole country
Joined in mourning the loss of DIR.
Hale. Messages expressing sorrow
and esteem poured into the Hale
household, one of them being from
President and Mrs. Taft.
AS an author DR.. Hale's fame rests
on his short stories, such as "The
Man Without a Country" as an in
stigator of social uplift, the work OF
the two great organizations. the
Lend a-Hand club and the Kings
Daughters, will always add to his
renown; as minister and pastor his
half century in the pulpit of the
South Congregational church and his
preaching in many other churches
were prolific of wise spiritual inspi-
ration; while as historian, his writ
ings have become authorities.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
Witnesses Tell Federal Court of How
Cinnamon We're Brought
Across Border.
ONE HUNDRED A HEAD
Cooks ON Dining Car of Rock Island
Railroad Testify as to Offers Made
to them by Members of conspiracy
Gang"

~ HICAGO, June 10.-August Muel-
ler and Gustave Weir, dining car
" cooks employed on the Golden
State limited of the Rock Island rail-
road, told on the witness stand today
before Judge Lands how they had
smuggled Cinnamon into the United
States. The men were witnesses for
the prosecution in the trial of Bob
Leung, a well-todo Chinese merchant
of Ell Paso, Texas, and Jose Parri, and
Jose Severeda, Mexicans.
Mueller told of meeting Robert w.
Stephenson, w. H. Clark and John
Heietzel, members of the conspiracy
gang" who have plead guilty, in Ell
Paso in August, 1908. Weir was with
him at the htime, he said. Stephenson
outlined the whole scheme and said
he would give them $25 for each Chi
naman brought to Chicago. On the
refusal of this offer, the price was
raised to $1O0, which offer, Muller
stated, was also refused.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
Priesthood of Mexico Is Striving to
Enlist Popular Interest in Sci.
entffic Culture of the
Soil.
COME TO BILLINGS
More Than Hundred Farmers From
Sister Republic win Attend Ses-
siOns of Dry Farming Congress-
Earnest Men Cooperate to Improve
Agricultural Conditions.

OMAHA, Neb., June 10.-Through
the priesthood of Mexico the
farmers of that country are to be
led to join the farmers in the United
States in movements looking toward
more and better crops as well as the
irrigation of lands which need water
and the handling of land where irri-
cation is impossible and rainfall
light, by the most improved methods
of "dry farming"
The influence of the priests in the
movement is potent and zeferino Do
minguez and Lie Luis Gorozpo,
prominent Mexican farmers, have in
duced the priests to take hand.
With the assistance of these pa
triotic clergymen, Senor Dominguez
will spend the entire summer organ
izing party to visit the United States
this fall, attending the Dry Farming
congress in Billings; the United
States Land and Irrigation exposition
in Chicago and the National Corn ex-
position in Omaha.
I'VE already have 100 farmers who
have signed an agreement to visit the
United States," writes Senor Domin-
guez to T. F. Sturgess, secretary of
the National Corn exposition. "The
campaign to join the people of the
United States in the movement for
crop improvement has begun in earn
est and | have opened headquarters
at the Hotel SAM in Mexico City,
from which point l can best direct
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TROOPS GO HOME.
All Is Quiet in California Lumber
Camp.

M'CLOUD, Cal, June 1O-The five
companies of state militia in command
of Adjutant General Lauck, which
were ordered here by Governor Gillett
to assist Sheriff Howard in maintain
ing order among the striking italian
employees of the McCloud River Lum-
ber company, returned to Sacramento
today in a special train. "Quiet now
prevails here and no further trouble
is anticipated as most of the strikers
have departed"
The plant of the lumber company,
which was forced to shut down has
partially resumed operations and ad-
ditions to the present small force OF
employees are being made as rapidly
as men can be obtained.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
Secretary of State Yoder Has
Narow Escape From Death

the vehicle to the ground, but just as
the secretary had arisen to follow
suit, the horse gave a leap, throwing
Mr.. Yoder out on his head. He struck
his left cheek bone on a rock and
was unconscious for some time.
Blood flowed profusely from both the
cut and his nose. He returned to
Helena, however, and with Governor
Norris and Attorney General Galen
departed today for Missou1a TO make
an examination of conditions at the
State university in Missoula.
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Especial to The Ga1ette1

HELENA, June 10-Secretary of
State A. N. Yoder had very narrow
escape from death near Franklin, Fer
gus county, on his visit there in con-
nection with a Carey land board pro-
ject, and from which he has just re-
turned. With the state engineer. J..
w. Wade, the secretary was making an
inspection of outlying lands when one
of the horses became very fractions
and the driver was unable to control
it. The state engineer jumped from
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
Examine Couples
Wanting to Marry
New State Law of Washington Goes
Into Effect.-Eight Submit.
Two Balk.

SEATTLE, June 12.-The new state
law providing that the applicants for
marriage licenses must undergo med
ical examination except where the
woman is As years old. went into ef-
feet today.
Ten couples appeared at the Ii
cense clerks office today with physi-
clans certificates and two couples,
when informed of the new law, said
they would go to British Columbia to
marry.
County officials say the law will
result in many Americans marrying
in Canada.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
Railroad Hearing
Interests Billings
Question of Enforcing Connections at
judith Gap and Layina to
Be Heard.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Especial to The GaZette.I
HELENA, June 10-The state board
of railroad commissioners today fixed
June % and Helena as the date and
place for a public hearing on the
question of enforcing connections be-
tween the Billings & Northern and the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
at Judith Gap and Lavina.
This is a mooted question involving,
as it does, the distribution by whole
salers in the territory affected, which
includes large portion of central
and eastern Montana.
It is opposed by several important
centers, such as Butte, Helena, Lew
istown and Miles City, and favored by
Billings and Great Falls.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
Excessive judgement Is Cut
Materially by Supreme Court

is the largest sum ever awarded in
Montana for personal injuries. Yergy
was a lumber merchant.
The supreme court in two other
opinions, affirmed the order of the
district court of Silver Bow county in
the suits of Frank Sanden and Nina
Sanden against the Northarn Pacific
which granted new trial after the
plaintiffs had been awarded damages
for their alleged wrongful election
from a train of the defendant COM
pany.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
Montana Streams
Rapidly Rising
Losses Are Anticipated Unless Waters
Recede.-SnOWS in Mountains
Are Melting.
Especial to The Gazette.>

HELENA, June 10.-While rain has
ceased to fall throughout Montana
except for intermittent periods, the
SHOWS in the mountains are melting
rapidly, with the result that many
streams are rising.
A special to the Record from Dillon
states that losses are anticipated un-
less the waters recede, while in the
vicinity of Helena, the streams are
abnormally high.
Railroad traffic has not been i'm
peded as yet, but the arrangements
are fearful lest serious trouble over
take them should the rains continue.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
Especial to The Gazette.>

HELENA, June 10-Holding that
the damages awarded Mrs. c.. o. YER
gy against the Helena Light & Rail.
way company for the death of her
husband who was run down by Hele-
ma street car a year ago to be excess
sive, the supreme court today cut the
award from $4,000 to $4,000. I'm
less this reduction is accepted within
80 days, new trial is ordered. This
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
MEXICAN RANCHER MURDERED.

ZECATA, June 10.-Alberto Rech-
aga, son of Jesus Rechaga, a wealthy
ranch owner and himself wealthy, was
assassinated at the front door Of his
home last night. He had previously
received a threatening letter demand
ing that he leave large sum OF money
at a designated place. He ignored the
letter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
CRASH OF TRAINS.

CLEVELAND, June 10.-Three per-
sons were injured and hundred or
more had a narrow escape from death
or severe injury today, when a
Wheeling & Lake Erie passenger
train crashed into the rear end of a
freight train while entering the city
yards.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
Mistaken Orders
Cause of a Wreck
Bad Smashup on Great Northern in
Which Engineer McCade
Meets Death.

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 1O-Mis-
taken train orders resulted in bad
smashup today on the Great Northern
five miles out of Vancouver. Engi-
neer McCade was killed and num-
her of passengers were badly injured,
The regular passenger train leaving
Seattle early this morning collided
with a local train bound for Glover
dale. An open drawbridge over False
Rock delayed the local train in getting
out of Vancouver five minutes and
when the train from Seattle reached
VOLTS Siding Engineer McCade believ-
ed he had clear line and came on at
full speed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
RYAN rs SELECTED.

NEW YORK, June 10.-John
D. Ryan was today elected
president of the Amalgamted
Copper company to succeed the
late H. H. Rogers. B. B. Thay-
er was elected president of the
Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany succeeding John d. Ryan.
Mr.. Rogers place as vice
president of the Anaconda Cop
per company. was filled by the
election of F. P. Addicks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
VERY SHORT SESSION

WASHINGTON, June 10.-After be-
ing in session IL minutes, the house
today adjourned until Monday. AL
though there was good representa-
tion of members, there seemed to be
no disposition to transact any busi-
ness and little was undertaken.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
VIVA OBJECTED.
Did not Like Report of Insanity and
Began Shooting.

DUy5NH pAHVVVHHb'
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.-Accus-
ing them of having circulated reports
that he was mentally deranged, Chong
Bong Wha, a Korean, shot and wound
ed Yang Gun Song and Yong Kim, fell
low countrymen, at the Korean mis-
sion on Sacramento street, today.
and then committed suicide. Chong
probably will die, but Kim's wound is
not dangerous Wha is believed to have
been insane.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
RIIBONIC PLAGUE.

CARACAS, June 10.-The total num-
Der of cases of bubonic plague here
has been reported as eight, with four
deaths.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11

SALT LAKE ELECTION.
SALT LAKE CITY, June 10.-Un-
official returns from the vote in the
special election show: For the capi-
tol, 4,170; against, 1858.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-11
PEACEFULLY LAYS
DOWN Ills BURDEN
Wyoming Weather

Generally fair Friday and Satur-
day.
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The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01

Messina, Jan. 1.-The French
squadron arrived to assist in the re-
lief work today. The five thousand
soldiers ON board were distributed
throughout the city to assist the
wounded and to keep order.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01

the Redlands plant and ditch just
outside of the city and $57 600
spent at the Indian school.
Steadily from year to year the
amount of building improvements in
this city has increased. Each year
is record breaker and better than
the year before. Certainly it is Won
derful the rate at which Grand juno
ton increases in material wealth and
size.
A study of the summary reveals
many remarkable facts as to the ma
ture of our growth. More residences
were built in this city this year than
every built before in any one year in
the city's history. There are not so
many great big contracts to run the
total as high this year as in some
preceding years but the great total is
more widely divided among smaller
contracts. which is a splendid sign
of general prosperity among our Deo-
pie.
The grand total of the concrete
work done in the city is not added
to the grand building total owing to
the fact that the concrete foundations
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01
DEAD MAN HER HUSBAND.

\ dispatch today from ManLnnola
states that IL the man who was killed
by the train near Grand junction on
Wednesday was Charles Sterritt then
he is the husband of Ida u. Smith,
of Manzanola, whose signature was
attached to n letter regarding II land
deal, found on the person of the dead
man. IL seems that Ida L.. smith, Il
number of years ago, was divorced
from her first husband whose name
was Smith and later married Charles
Starritt and some time ago they were
separated and she resumed the name
of Smith. IL is said that Starritt left
Manzanola. Then it seems he and
his wife had II controversy oyerg,
piece of property in Denver but &.
settlement was finally agreed upon
and the contents of the letter found
on the dead man Indicate that such u
settlement was reached. The Man
zanola dispatch states that StarI'itt is
about 10 years of age. His wife has
II grown son by her first husband.
The undertaken here has received
no reply To the message sent Mrs.
Smith-Starritt.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01

done on residences is counted in in
the building reports and therefore if
we added the total concrete work to
the total building figures there would
be duplication. so we only add the
sidewalk concrete work to the build
ing total.
In addition to the building i'm
provements done in the city, as re-
ported below, reports coming to The
Sentinel indicate that at least $780,
600 worth of building improvements
has been done during the year in the
country within radius of five miles
of Grand Junction. We have tried
to eliminate all country work reports
from the summary below and a few
residences that are really " the city
but outside of the corporate limits
may be found in the list.
AS stated above every effort has
been made to make this report ac-
curate, reliable and complete and we
believe that it may be so regarded. 1t
is an array of startling facts show
ing how Grand Junction grows in a
years time.
The summary follows:
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01
BIG REUNION
OF DAKOTANS
in CITY TODAY

The eighth annual meeting of
the Mesa County Dakota Club,
occurred this afternoon in the
basement of the Congregational
church. About 125 people were
present, being practically all OF
Mesa county's old-tine Dakota
residents and their wives and
children. Tables formed in
right angle from one end of the
large room TO the other, con-
tanned the elaborate spread. and
it was II very pretty sight in
deed.
Dinner was served about q clock
and this was followed by an excellent
program as given below:
Music ........ America
Prayer .. Rev. Becker
Address of Welcome. Pres. J.H. Lee
Solo ................ Clark Becker
Poem ............ j. f. walker
(This selection is original and
had been delivered once before,
being repeated by special re-
quest.)
Instrumental Selection .
...... Mrs. w. Il. Graham
Address INV. H. Mcdonald
Solo ............. Mrs. V. u. Lee
Reading ...-...... Albert walker
Solo Mrs. Dr. Leroy C. Hedges
Much credit for the success of the
occasion is due to the committee on
entertainment composed of Mr.. j. II.
Graham, Rev. j. +. Walker ana Mrs.
w. f. Dudley. Following the formal
program many interesting, humorous,
impromptu, talks and speeches were
made and as a whole the reunion
was great success making the meet
ing of 1909, it is safe to say, one of
the best meetings which this club
has ever held.
Owing to sickness last year the
New Years meeting was postponed
until midsummer when it was held
at Fruita but the next regular meet
! ing il is planned, will be held as was
this one, in this city.
1t was most enjoyable afternoon
and all will look forward to many
more such meetings, when the old
Dakotaians, the staple products of
the middle west and cream of any
community, gather together to talk
over old times and renew old ae-
quaintances.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01

every man and woman in Mesa coun-
ty in this summary. The Sentinel
has not allowed the reports to, be
exaggerated whenever efforts to
eXaggerate were detected. 1t is a
conservative summary.
During the year of 1908, accord
ing to returns received and compiled
by The Sentinel, total of $503.SSO.
over half million, was spent in MAX
ing actual building improvements.
In addition a total of $32.500 was
spent in laying new sidewalks, cross
ings and probably another $4,000
was spent in curbings and concrete
work not embraced in the founda-
tions, etc, of the buildings listed in
our reports.
Therefore it can be asserted on
authority that the actual building
and construction improvements made
in this city during the past year
aggregated $550,000.
When the work in the city alone is
considered, this breaks all records
for any one year. Last year our
building summary totaled $769.00O
but this included S1S0,000 spent on
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01

Truly a marvellous growth has the
city of Grand Junction enjoyed dur
ing the year that has just ended, a
year during which dull times have
prevailed in nearly every section of
the country owing to the financial
panic of year ago.
The Sentinel has carefully COM
piled, as has been its custom for a
number of years, the building i'm
provements made in the city of Grand
Junction during the year of 1908 and
below this most interesting summary
is given.
All contractors. lumber firms and
general carpenters have been called
upon during the past week for re-
ports on their work. careful can
vass of the city has been made. Ac-
curate reports have been received. A
few of the contractors failed TO re-
port but all of the leading contractors
reported and those buildings on
which contractors did not report
were in nearly every case listed by
The Sentinel through individual re-
ports.
There should be satisfaction for
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01

Rome. Jan. 1t is officially es-
timated that the death list at Reggie
will reach 10000. Ambassador Girls
com sent representatives of his lega-
ton to search for Americans in Sicily.
and Calabria at the time of the earth
quake. He also communicated to,
the government receipt of contribu-
tions and $4,000 of the American
DaI CraSc
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01
TEEy CANT BELIEVE IT.

And when it comes 10 the western
slope OF this great empire of ours the
very statistician grows rhap. ndicaf.
Stories of Golcondan mines ar, poor,
puny starveiings compared with the
tales that ar" told-with du'Y cer-
tiled figures to back them-of rand
junction peach orchards.
\ paragraph from an extended and
splendid editorial ON the remarkable
resources and growth of Colorado
nnDearing in yesterdays Denver
Times.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01
GLORIOUS STORY OF A GREAT YEAR
WHAT WAS DONE in THE YEAR 1908

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The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01
CRY FOR HELP
BEING NEEDED
WORLD OVER
rRv Associated Press. !

tapeous action throughout AM
erica 90. succor the distress of
Italy ha- assumed n national
movement. Already over half
a million cash is on hand most
of which will be forwarded to
Italy. The following contribu-
= tiOns have been received: *.
Boston $5O,OOO, Chicago.
S1OO,0OO, San Francisco S1s,-
900, st. Louis $4,000. New
York S15O,OOO.
The aggregate from the Unit
ed States and Canada will run
into the miIIiops.
Reggie. Jan. 1.-The king tray
ersed the ruins from one end to the
other today comforting the sufferers
and cheering the rescuers. AT one
point he came to a man buried to the
waist in debris. The king encouraged
the man while the soldiers eXtricated
him.
Rome, Jan. News have been
received from the Lipari islands. The
islands have not been destroyed nor
has there been any loss of life all
though some buildings were dam
aged.
Suez. Jan. 1.-The American bat
tleship fleet is 500 miles from Suez,
where it is due on Sunday. Perfect
weather has been experienced all the
way from Colombo.
Messina, Jan. 1.-The French
squadron arrived to assist in the re-
lief work today. The five thousand
soldiers on board were distributed
throughout the city to assist the
wounded and to keep order.
Naples. Jan. Refugees to the
number of 10000 have arrived here.
The hospitals are filled and churches.
halls and theatres are being fitted up
to receive others. Many of the in
jured were taken forcibly to hospitals
becoming frenzied with the idea of
entering hospital. Three tank
steamers filled with drinking water
sailed for Messina today.
Taormina, Jan. IA number of
Americans spending the winter here
escaped serious damage.
Rome. Jan. 1.-The presence of
the king and queen in the stricken
district infused energy into the re-
lief committee and good work is be
ing done. Professor Alfani of the
Florence observatory predicts seismic
activities that will continue through
out the next three years and recon-
mends restrictive building laws in
the earthquake zone.
Conditions at Reggie are worse
than at Messina owing to the danger
of an epidemic from decomposing
bodies. 1t is proposed in small vii
lagos where no house remains to set
fire to the debris as means of pur-
ification.
Rome, Jan. Lit is officially es-
timated that the death list at Reggie
will reach 10000. Ambassador Girls
com sent representatives of his lega-
tion to search for Americans in Sicily.
and Calabria at the time of the earth
quake. He also communicated to
the government receipt of contribu-
tions and $4,000 of the American
Red Cross.
New York, Jan. 1.-Contributions
to the Italian relief fund already
amounts to s150,00O.
D
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01
IBy Associated Press. l

Rome, Jan. 1.-There is morning
throughout all Italy today. The tri-
color is at half mast everywhere and
national grief is manifested by num-
berless religious professions and the
collection of many supplies for the
stricken. The British and Russian
soldie who worked so devotedly at
the earthquake are heroes today.
Whenever they pass through the
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The daily sentinel., 1909-01-01
YEAR 1909
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