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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
MEMBERS OF BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION THINK EIGHTH GRADE
TESTS TOO RIGID.
TO Be REVISED At ONCE
Special Committee Is Appointed to
Make Changes That Will Obviate
Objectionable Features and Give
Students a Better Chance for Pro-
motion to the High School.
ne Daily MiSsoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena, June S.-After thorough
discussion of the present eighth grade
examinations, the state board of edu-
cation at It's final session today came
to the conclusion that as at present
drawn up they are entirely too arbi-
trary and rigid, and to modify them
SO that they will meet With more
general favor among teachers and
parents, q committee consisting of w.
e. Harmon, S. d. Largent and Ran
dali J. Condor was named to revise
them. They have full power in the
premises and do not need to report
back to the full board.
Superintendent Condor of the Hell
ena school presented a proposition on
behalf of Superintendent Young of
Butte for the abolition of eighth
grade examinations in cities of the
first and second class and to make
them optional in cities of the third
class. This was rejected.
But the conclusion was reached that
the rules should be modified to give
a pupil more time to prepare his
papers, if needed; that failure in one
study should not prevent a pupil
from being eonditionally promoted to
the high school, and that the general
rating of the pupil for the term
should be given some consideration
in determining his final mark in
stead of basing it solely upon the
result of the examination.
The board adopted the resolution
offered yesterday by Attorney Cen
eral Galen relating to local boards
of control of state institutions. The
resolution provides that these boards
shall have immediate control in the
employment of the faculty, the care
of the buildings and in other things,
but all actions of the local boards
are subject to the approval of the
state board
Because E. Tappan Tannatt profess
sor at the agricultural college,
against whom charges We're lodged by
the Carey land act board, resigned
some time ago, the board decided to
let the matter drop and no further
consideration was given the case
The committee on DR. DuniWay's
unification plan was given more time
and will probably report in Decem-
Der.
DR.. Duniway and S. D. Largent We're
named as delegates to attend the n
e. A. meeting at Denver in July.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
OFFER AMENDMENTS
TO COMMERCE
LAWS
CHANGES THAT WOULD BENE
FIT SHIPPERS SUGGESTED
BY SPOKANE MEN.

Washington, June 8.--Amendments
having for their purpose the eff
cient administration of the Interstate
commerce law We're suggested to
y s4aaresideffr Tart today by q delegation
of Spokane, Wash, citizens, who
We're accompanied to the White House
by Senator Jones and Representative
PoindeXter of Washington. The chief
amendment was one which would
give to the shipper the right of ap-
peal to the courts that is now en-
joyed by the railroads.
Tomorrow the delegation will appear
before the interstate commerce COM
mission to oppose the proposition of
the railroads to readjust the rates de-
clared by the commission in it's deci-
sion in the so-called Spokane case to
be excessive and to insist that the
rates fixed by the commission in that
decision be made effective.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
TO OPERATE
MOTOR TRAINS
o. r. G. N. TO INSTALL GASO-
LINE EQUIPMENT ON IT'S
WALLACE LINE.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

SpeCldl 10 LIE Ddliy MISSOulld1l.
Spokane, June S.-A chain Of
suburban towns stringing from Spb-
kane across the Occur dAlene Indian
reservation, soon to be opened for
settlement are to be supplied with one
OF the fastest train services yet in
use, the gasoline motor. This is the
plan of the O. r. & N. for regaining
and holding precedence in it's terri
tory between this city and Wallace,
Idaho.
The electric roads and the proposed
new line from Occur d'Alene to Wal
lace have seriously cut into the traf-
tic of the pioneer steam line, and the
company has started into a campaign
to regain its territory and put on q
better service than can be furnished
by the electric roads To this end
the CUTOFF from Lockood to Windy
Bay has been started and work is
being rushed with unusual yigor.
1t is now stated Oh good authority
gasoline motor equipment and attempt
to break all records in time from Spo-
kane to Wallace and, if possible, to
cut under any time that may be- made
by the electric lines. The renewed
activity of the electric road promoters
has stirred the o. r. & N. into ac-
tion and, with the CUTOFF and gaso-
line motor equipment, the run from
Spokane to Harrison may be made in
little over one hour, cutting down
the present running time to Wallace
by many hours.
The plan. if carried out, will mean
more trains and the opportunity to
build chain of new suburban towns
not only across the reserva ton, but
in the vicinity of Spokane. But for
the present it is understood the COM
pany intends to use the Q. r. & n.
grades
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
JUDGE LAWLoR AND ATTOR-
NEYS IN CALHOUN TRIAL
HAVE QUARREL.
.HENEY CAUSES TROUBLE
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Ac-
cuses Lawyer for Defense of SmiI-
ing at the Jury and Exception Is
Taken to Remark by Counsel for
Accused.

San Francisco, June S.--A quarrel
or unparalleled bitterness, involving
Judge William p. LaWor and virtual
ly all of the attorneys engaged in
the trial of Patrick Calhoun, pres-
dent of the United Railroads, enliy-
ened day otherwise devoted to pres
entation of routine testimony. AS
sistant District Attorney Francis ].
Heney started the dispute by charg-
ing that Earl Rogers, an attorney for
the defense, had been smiling at MEM
bers of the Jury There was an
angry response from John j. Barrett
OF the defense, who declared that the
prosecution had unnecessarily pro-
longed the trial by the Introduction of
trivial matters.
AT this point Judge Lawlor inter-
vened threatening to send Mr., Bar
rett to Jail for intimating that the
court had admitted trivial matters.
The court said that allowance had
been made for Mr.. Heney's tempera-
mental infringements because of the
fact that he was shot down in the
court room a few weeks before the
Calhoun trial opened A. A. Moore
and l.. f. Byingtol, attorneys for the
defense, designated the remarks OF
Judge LaWlor as a serious error"
to which exception was taken.
A dozen witnesses We're called to
the stand during the day by the prose-
cution. James l.. Gallagher chief Of
the board 'ofa~snservisors during the
administration of Eugene Schnitz,
told incidents connected with the dy-
namiting of his home in Oakland dur
ing the month of March, 1908.
When adjournment was reached,
Adam Dahler, acting treasurer of the
United Railroads company, was tell
ing of payments made to the various
agents of the defense who have been
summoned as witnesses. A dozen
vouchers, purporting to be for gen
eral services and expenses showed
that more than $4,000 had been paid
to Luther G.. Brown, attorney and de-
tective, during a period of less than
two years.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
HAS LITTLE FAITH
IN A u. 5. SENATOR

Durham, N. c., June S.--Incensed at
Senator Dolliver of Iowa, because he
Cancelled at the last moment an en-
gagement to deliver the annual ad-
dress at the Trinity college COM
mencement tomorrow, President Kit
gore tonight from the rostrum ac-
cused the senator of unfair treatment.
"This is the first time any man
has treated us unfairly he said.
Senator Dilliver has had 10 days to
make this announcement and he
waits until the last moment to en-
barrass u.s.
After stating that Senator Dolliver
in the telegram he sent gave physical
exhaustion and tariff duties as his
reasons for declining, DR.. Kilgore
stepped from the rostrum and de-
clared, it is alleged, to friends:
II would as soon look to a boot
black for wisdom or character as to
United States senator / wouldn't
trust some to cultivate Il peanut
patch.''
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
DESPITE HEAVY RAIN
WATERS RECEDE FAST


And more rain. And still, despite
the strenuous efforts of the weather
man and Jupiter Pluvius, the river
continued to fall and long before the
day was over the bridges and all
other destruetible property along the
river was safe. In fact, SO far did
the waters recede that even the
Cedar street bridge was left with
out Waterman. All day long there
was a s4eady PROCESSION of sight
seers going down through the rain to
the river with the expectation of
seeing some kind of an approach to
the floods of last June. But they
We're all disappointed in that and all
they saw was a greatly shrunken river
which was at least Il foot below it's
highest mark so far this spring.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
MEN OF BIBLE CLASS
GIVEN En- ENTERTAINMENT

The monthly meeting of Mrs. Nc
Allister's Bible class was held last
night at the Methodist Episcopal
church and proved a most ENJOYABLE
one. The feature of the evening was
the lecture of Dr. NJ J. Elrud on the
trip of Lewis and Clark. The lee
ture was an instructive one and in
tersting, and was Illustrated with
pictures shown by a stereoptfcon.
Some of the pictures showed the un-
developed country as it was at that
time as contrasted with the deyel
oped west of today Other pictures
were reproductions of original draw
ings made by artists of the famous
expedition. After the lecture the
young men We're entertained at the
parsonage by Rev. and Mrs TAFT,
where the evening was closed with
refreshments.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
DECIDE TO RETIRE
STOCK
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
WILL CALL IN PREFERRED
SECURITIES.

New York June S--'Tha retirement
of the company's preferred stock was
decided upon by directors of the
Southern Pacific company today. ef-
fective July Is. Holders of the stock
will have the option of accepting S115
per share in cash or $40 in cash and
or to exchange the preferred stock
for the common stock, share for share
The amount of outstanding preferred
stock is s74,S66463 and it's dividend
rate is per cent noncumulative.
Under the terms of it's issue it is
redeemable by the company at lis up
to July /, 1910. Dividend on the COM
mon stock is at the rate of 6 per cent
per annum. The preferred closed to-
day at 1854 and the common at 133la.
The company in it's official states
ment says:
"A semi annual dividend of $3.50 per
share upon the preferred heretofore
declared will be payable July Is to
holders of such preferred stock of
record as such ON June 80, and a
quarterly dividend on common stock
of $3.50 per share will be payable on
July l to holders of dividend warrants
appertaining to the common stock.
Hence, to guard against the loss OF
the difference in dividends by those
desiring to convert their stock prior
TO July / (when both classes will be
ex-dividend) directors have provided
that holders of preferred stock con-
yerting the same now and leaving an
order. will on July Is be paid the
difference in dividends, amounting to
81 per share
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
is ENTOMBED ALIVE
BY ACCIDENTAL.
CAVE-IN

Special to The Daily Missonlian.
Wallace, June S.-Entombed be-
meath tons of earth and rock on
the 400-foot level of the Morning
mine, Eric Lind faces II SLOW and
terrible death unless Il score of
miners who have been working ca
gerly all day are able to reach and
rescue him.
Lind was at work alone in a por-
,ion of the level when a cavein
occurred between him and the
shaft. Caught in the blind end of
the level with no possible means
of escape, the entombea miner
must meet death from suffocation
or starvation unless he can Dc
rescued sOon AS soon as the ac-
cident occurred Mine Superintend-
ent Cartwright set a force of
miners to work digging away the
mass of earth that lies between
Lind and freedom and for hours
the men have labored without ces-
sation endeavorng to reach their
companion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION OF
MILK RIVER IRRIGATION
PROJECT TO BE RUSHED.
ENGINEER SAVAGE TALKS|
Reclamation Official Says That If
Present Plans of the Department Do
Not Go Awry the Initial Portion of
the Scheme Will Be in Readiness for
Use by the End of This Year.

Helena, June S.-The first unit of
people of that part Of Montana have
striVen for many years. will be COM
pleted this year if the plans of the
reclamation service are carried out.
The department at Washington has
concurred in the plan for the i'm
mediate completion of the Dodson
south canal and distribution system,
Which will cover 10000 acres of fine
land, and which may be extended to
cover all the irrigable land lying be-
tween the Dodson dam and the Mel
son reservoir, containing upwards of
22500O acres.
This is the best news which north
ern Montana has received in many
years. The beginning of actual con-
struction work on the great Milk river
project will usher in II new era, one
which will make the northern part of
this state noted from one end of the
country to the other as one of the
most fertile garden spots in America
Savage Talks.
Fl. N. Savage, supervising engineer
of the reclamation service in the
northwest, said today:
Contracts have been awarded to
local builders for the main laterals
and contracts will be Immediately ad-
vertised for the completion Of the lln-
built portions of the main canal. 1t
is hoped that work can be started in
the near future on both the Dodson
north canal and the Glasgow unit.
These two last works will depend up
on getting an allotment of sufficient
funds.
THE conclusion reached by the de-
partment of the interior in regard to
the Milk river project will be very
gratifying, I am sure.
"Construction work on the st.
Mary's canal is going ahead rapidly.
One steam shovel moved during the
month of May on this work, 1895
cubic yards Of material, of which
amount something over 500 cubic yards
was solid rock. The progress already
made on the international treaty me-
gotations indicate an earls, and salts
factory adjustment of all matters in
volved in the st. Mary's and Milk
river complications.
Full Operation.
"The irrigation system constructed
by the reclamation service for the
Lower Yellowstone project is now in
full operation. Water was turned into
the main canal April 80 and was run
down the main canal as rapidly as
possible to saturate the banks and to
puddle the material around the struc-
lures and lateral turnouts, finally
reaching the lower end of the canal
system, May 81, a distance of 64 miles
from the head Woks. No material
difficulties were encountered and the
land owners are assured a full and
reliable supply of water. They are
now making great preparations for the
first seasons crop.
1.-THE difficulty of getting con-
tractors to take UP this work and the
slow progress made delayed turning
the water into the canal in the fall
of 1908, as had been hoped for. The
reliability of the system, despite the
fact of it's being put hurredly into
commission for the beginning of the
irrigating season, is gratifying alike
TO the reclamation service engineers
and to the land owners"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
CASE OF FOUL. PLAY
THE CORONER
SUSPECTS
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF
MAN FOUND ON NORTHERN
PACIFIC TRACKS.

Investigations yesterday by Coroner
Kendrick lead him to believe there
was foul play in connection with the
death OF the unknown young man
whose body was found across the
tracks of the Northern Pacific in the
west yards about 2 o'clock yesterday
morning. The discovery late yester-
day of two chloroform bottles and a.
handkerchief that had evidently been
saturated with the anesthetic, in an
empty boX-car near where the re-
mains were found and the fact that
the pockets of the dead mans cloth
ing had been turned inside out and
evidently rifled of all that was in
them, are circumstances which cause
the coroner to suspect foul play.
An additional element of mystery
has been injected into the affair by
the discovery of a piece of paper in
the mans coat pocket bearing the
strange message, "Whoever should
find this, please mail the last request
OF dying man. The message
breaks off abruptly and what it's pur
port IS there is no means of knowing
at present. Nothing has been found
to indicate the identity of the victim
but the coroner is putting forth every
effort to secure information that will
clear up the affair.
The discovery of the body was
made by a sWitchman who, in reach
ing to turn a switch. came in con-
tact with the body.
lhe examination of the body, at the
Lucy undertaking parlors, made by
Coroner W. d. Kendrick, disclosed the.
fact that there was no means of
Identification, and that the pockets
had been turned inside out, leaving
nothing of value, if there had been
anything there. In one outside coat
pocket, which alone had not been
touched, was found the bloodstained
note, which had not been completed.
At first the theory that the young
man had fallen under a train while
trying to board it seemed the most
plausible. But the finding later OF
two chorform bottles and saturated
handkerchief in a box car near the
body, coupled with the evident fact
that the mans pockets had been
searched, cause the coroner to hold
to the belief that there was foul pay
1t is possible that the young mans
home was in Spokane as a young
man named Malloy told Coroner Ken
drick yesterday that he had seen the
young fellow about II o'clock the
night before his death and had
talked with him. The stranger stat-
ed that he had gone to Butte from
Spokane and was on his way back
to the latter city. He asked where
he could board a freight for the
west. Malloy showed him to the
west yards. and that was the last
seen OF him alive. When asked for a
description of the man with whom he
had had the conversation, young NAL
10y did so, his description fitting that
of the dead man. Malloy afterwards
Identified the body as that of the
stranger
When found, he was thought to be
dressed, but upon examina-
ton. his clothes We're discovered to be
of good quality. He was dressed in
a good blue serge suit, with tan shoes
and union underwear, with black
ing to the story told by Malloy, the
man had worn a black stiff hat, this
has not yet been found.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
MUST AMEND CREED.

Jefferson City, Mo-, June S.-The
Missouri supreme court today held that
the general assembly of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church had no
authority to unite with the Presby-
terian church in the United States OF
America without first amending It's
creed and constitution. The court de-
cided in favor of the Cumberland ad-
herents a suit involving church prop
erty at Warrensburg, Mo.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
ENGAGEMENT BROKEN.

New York, June 8.---The engagement
of Miss Adele Case the concert singer,
to marry Claus Spreckels Ill. of
California, has been broken and Miss
Case will soon start for Seattle alone.
Information of the enga cement became
publicly known when Mr.. Spreckels
and Miss Case arrived from Europe on
Sunday. Today Miss Case said she
broke the enga cement.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
SLATER is FIRST.

Shoshone, Idaho. June s,-The first
choice in the land drawing for 10000
acres in the Dietrich tract went to n.
II. Slater of Raymond. Wash; the
second to Nellie Quinn Of Seattle,
Wash. More than 1900 persons were
present at the drawing, registrations
for which numbered 2,341.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
CAN'T DOWN BILL.

AS the city council turned down both
Of the mayors nominations for chief
of police Monday night, w. H. Smith
still holds the office, although he has
resigned, until some one is appointed
to relieve him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09
HARTMAN IN PARIS.

Paris, June Sc II. Hartman ar
rived here today from London.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-09

Today-ShoWers: warmer.
TomorroW-Fair.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-01
Musical Leadership Her Goal.


 Mrs. Meredith. daughter-in-law of George Meredith, novelist, stepped into the breach in Harrowgate the other day and wielded the baton as substitute for the conductor of the municipal orchestra, one of the best in England. It was one of the few times in England that a woman has con- ducted an important orchestra, and so much publicity has followed that Mrs. Meredith has been invited to direct other bands throughout the country at special performances. She is a music lover and daily entertains her father in-law at the piano. She has been sue cessful as a composer of songs and is ambitious to write an opera. She be- lieves English composers twill hold their own with German, French and Italians in operatic compositions, and she has made the prediction that the next great magician of music will be a woman. This seems like rash prom ise. but Mrs Meredith argues that, as Charlotte BrOnte rose to great heights as a novelist and Elizabeth Browning achieved distinction as a poet, match ing that of Rosa BOnheur as a painter, it Is blind prejudice to hold women are unequal to great operatic work.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-01
The Good Will Habit.

A habit of holding a kindly attitude of mind toward everybody has a pow erful influence upon the character. It lifts tbe mind above petty jealousies and meannesses. It encircleS and en- larges the whole life. Where we meet people, no matter if they are strangers we feel a certain kinship with and friendliness for them if we have form ed the good will habit.
 In other words, the kindly habit, the good will habit, makes us feel more sympathy for everybody. And if we radiate this helpful, friendly feeling others will reflect it back to us.
 On the other hand, if we go through life with cold, selfish mental attitude caring only for our own. always look ing for the main chance, only thinking of what will further our own interest our own comfort totally indifferent to others, this attitude will after awhile harden the feelings and the affections and we shall become dry, pessimistic and uninteresting.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-01
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their UDceasinG Work Keeps Gs
 Strong and Healthy.

All the blood in the body passes through the kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys filter the blood. They work nighG aud day. When healthy they remove about 500 grains of impure matter daily. when unhealthy some part of this impure matter is left in the blood. This brings on many diseases and symptoms-pain i'll the back, headacne, nervousness, hot, dry skin, rheumatism, gout, gravel, disorders of the eyesight and hearing dizziness dropsy. deposits in the urine, etc. But if you keep the filters right you will have no trouble with your kidneys.
 John Maher, living on High St, ca. naan, Conn. says: Several years ago, when working i'll the freight house, l strained myself and after that could not tell the moment when I would suffer from dull aching through my Joins. Any work that required much stopping or lifting always made my back very lame. After being in this condition for many months, I learned of Doan' s Kidney Pills and procured box from John L. Thurlough's drug store. By the time l had taken the contents of one box, the backache had entirely dis appeared and 1 am glad to say it has never returned. I have told others about tho curative powers of Doan s Kidney Pills and take pleasure in recommending them"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 90 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,. Buffalo. New York sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan sand take no other.