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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-01
CAUSED
BY DISTRIBUTION
OF PLUMS
NEARNESS OF NEW CONGRESS
BRINGS TALK OF IDENTITY
OF CHAIRMEN.

Washington, Jan. 31.-With the con-
vening of a new congress scarcely
more than month distant, the selec-
ton of the standing committees of the
next house and particularly the award
Of chairmanships has become the sub
ject of keen speculation.
The understanding among members
is that the rule Of seniority will be
followed in selecting chairmen, but
there may be some exceptions. There
are, however, some important commit
tees whose chairman will not be MEM
bers of the next house and the selec-
tion of their successors Is causing no
little speculation. Among these COM
mittees are those on judiciary, of which
Mr.. jenkins of Wisconsin is chairman;
interstate and foreign commerce, Col
onel Hepburn Uowa), is chairman; riv-
ers and harbors, Senator elect Bur-
ton, chairman, and postoffices and
postroads, Mr.. Overstreet of Indiana.
chairman. These are four of the most
important committees of the house and
the Craftsmanship of each Is highly
priced.
Representative Alexander of Buffalo,
N Y, will be the ranking member of
the committee on rivers and harbors
after Senator Burton of Ohio takes his
seat in the senate.
With the renewed agitation in the
middle west for waterway improve
ment, there has sprung up keen de-
sire to keep the craftsmanship Of the
rivers and harbors committee in that
territory and the western members
want Representatives James II. David
son of Wisconsin. Unless Colonel Hep
burn of Iowa decides to contest for
his seat In the house, and the chair
manship of the committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce is left va
cant on that account, there will be
big problem to b. solved in that COM
mittee The ranking member below
Mr. Hepburn is James s. Sherman.
vice president elect. Next comes
Messrs. wanger Of Pennsylvania, and
Mann Of Illinois. respectively.
Representative William H. Stafford
Of Wisconsin may be selected for the
postoffice craftsmanship, although Jo-
seph F. Gardner of New Jersey, who
outranks him on that committee, is
said to be associated with the chair
manship of the committee on labor.
Representative Sperry of Connecticut,
the oldest man IN the house. Is men
toned as successor to Mr.. Overstreet
as chairman. 1t is generally conceded
that Representative Perkins New
York;, will succeed Mr.. Cousins Of
Iowa as chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs.
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GENERAL s DAUGHTER
IS SHOT
GEORGE BUSSE, BROTHER OF
cHICAGo's MAYOR, ACCIDENT
ALLY KILLS WOMAN.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-George Busse,
brother of Fred A. Busse, mayor OF
Chicago, tonight accidentally shot and
killed Mrs. Lucius c. Tuckerman, wife
of a fruit dealer at Milton, N. Y. The
shooting occurred in the Walton apart
ment building 3O5 North Clark street.
Mrs. Tuckerman was visiting her
father, General A. c. Girard, retired,
who occupied an apartment in this
building. George Busse, in his apart
ment across the areaway from the Gil
rards, was demonstrating the use of
revolver to Bertha Lambke. his house.
maid, so that she could use the Wea-
pom in case of burglars Suddenly the
revolver was discharged, and the bull
let went through two windows, into
the Girard apartment and pierced Mr..
Tuckerman's heart. Mayor Bussc was
present, and as soon as he learned of
the fatal consequence notified the po-
lice.
to the police, George Busse was about
to leave for Cincinnati on a business
trip. He did not care to leave his
mother and the maid at home alone
without some means of protection. He
therefore purchased a revolver and was
instructing the maid how to use 1t
when the trigger was pulled accident
ally. Mrs. Tuckelman was in bed
room dressing. When struck by the
bullet she staggered into a hallway
General Girard and Mrs. Tuckerman's S
5-year-old son Alfred rushed from an
adjoining room.
"Oh, father, I have been shot and
I'm dying" said Mrs. Tuckerman, and
expired. A moment later there was a
pounding at the door of the Girard
aparement, and Mayor Busse and his
brother came in.
Mayor Busse's wife and mother fol-
lowed. The mayor summoned q physi
clan and notified the police by tele-
phone, but the woman died before the
physician arrived. No arrests were
made, General Girard expressing him.
self as satisfied that the shooting was
purely accidental.
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"GROUND HOG DAY" Is
IMPORTANT TO
WEATHER

Today 1t behooves the people of
Missoula, of all Montana cities
blessed with sunshine most, to get
together and pull for leaden skies
tomorrow. Tomorrow is Ground
Hog Day" and, if the popular super
stition is to be believed, it is abso-
lutely essential to all hopes for an
early spring that the little animal
fail to see his shadow when he
energies from his hole tomorrow to
ascertain what has happened in the
world since he retired, after setting
his alarm clock for February 2. If
the sun Is shining, then Mr.. G. Hog,
frightened at the black outlines OF
his little self, dashes madly back
into his hole and six long, cold and
weary weeks ensue before he dares
to come out once more and the first
appearance of spring is contempor-
aneous with his appearance. There
fore, it behooves the people of Mis-
soula to pray for cloudy weather
on Tuesday.
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calls, going first to Admiralty house
to repay Vice Admiral Goodrich's
courtesy.
At sundown the Georgia and Me-
braska under command Of Rear Ad-
miral Wainwright arrived from Tan
gier. Five colliers and the auxiliaries
Panther and Yankton already are here
and the coaling of the first division
will begin tomorrow.
Besides entertainments for the men
to be arranged by the various crews,
such as athletic. boxing and rowing
matches, and dinners and parties
ashore and afloat for the officers, the
functions will include a dinner at the
Admiralty house Wednesday, a race
meeting and dinner to be given by
the military governor General Sir
Frederick Forester Walker, which
will be followed by a ball at the as
sembly rooms arranged by Richard l..
Srrague, the American consul.
There will also be big gymnastic
tournament in which the American
officers are expected to participate as
competitors.
The program for the reception of
'iiS iiCSt vi ieS icluiH " I1dHptoIi
Roads has been completed. 1t prac-
ically reverses the program carried out
when the fleet sailed. President
Roosevelt on board the Mayflower an
chored between the Horseshoe and
Lynn Haven bay, will review the fleet
as it passes in at noon on February %.
Rear Admiral Sperry, the other COM
manders and executive officers will
then go aboard the Mayflower to re-
ceive the presidents greetings, after
which the president in turn will visit
the flagship of each division and meet
the assembled officers and six repre-
sentative sailormen selected from the
division.
The Yankton will leave here for
Hampton Roads tomorrow.
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PUGET SOUND RAILROAD MUST
TUNNEL MOUNTAIN TO AVOID
HIGH WATER.
WORK TO BEGIN At ONCE
Bore viii Be 700 Feet Long and Lo-
Gated About 200 Feet South Of Pres.
ont Site Of Grade-CIark Dam I'm
improvements Will Make Rail.
roads Position UntenabIe.

Early this week Winston Brothers,
the contractors. will begin the drilling
of tunnel for the Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound railroad through the
big bluff Immediately south of the
Clark dam, below Bonner This an
nouncement was made recently by the
Puget Sound line officials, who stated
that the drilling of the mountain had
become imperative in order to permit
extensive additions and improvements
at the south end of the dam by Sen
ator w. A. Clark.
1t will be remembered that during
the high water of last June the Puget
Sound people lost a considerap pl.
amount of their dump" from the dam
westward about quarter of a mile,
and later blasted grade about SO
feet above the rivers low water mark,
expecting that this grade. would be
their permanent location. Unfortu-
nately for the plans, however the land
on which the railroad company had
constructed it's line belongs to Senator
Clark, who now finds it expedient to
build the proposed dam improvements
which will be most apt to render the
position of the Puget Sound untenable
at some future time.
South of Present Grade.
The proposed tunnel will pierce the
mountain at the place known as
Bandmann, on the third curve below
Bonner, and will be 200 feet south of
present open grade, In length it will
be 700 feet and is to be built on about
hn nd nj
which have governed the Puget Sound
company in the construction of all OF
it's western extension tunnels. The
drilling will be through a formation
of blue shale and a brown rock, which
is considered good for driving.
1t Is proposed to start the drill from
each side Of the mountain simulta-
neously and according to the figures
named by the officials who will have
charge of the work, the construction of
the bore will consume at least six
months time, under the most favor
able conditions.
Orders have been issued by the rail-
road company to the contractors, t.
start the work at once with the larg
est force practical and to rush the
tunnel to completion. Every modern
appliance will be used in driving this
bore and electricity will be supplied
from the Clark plant by which to op
crate the drills and other working
equipment.
Flood Damage.
During the floods of last June the
Puget Sound company lost over 150,-
900 cubic yards of grade in the vicin-
ity Of the Clark dam, and with this
damage in mind, and the further fact
that Senator Clark's dam improve
ments may in measure, effect the
railroad dump, the company has
deemed 1t most expedient to construct
the tunnel and eliminate the possibil-
ity of further damage
The construction of the bore at
Bandmann will in no way delay the
laying Of steel through to Missoula, as
the grade now established will be more
than equal to all the dema nds made
upon it. 1t Is said that the Bandmann
tunnel will cost in the neighborhood
of $500,000 when completed.
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'PEOPLE-COVERED GIBRALTAR
WELCOMES AMERICAN SHIPS

Gibraltar, Jan. 31.-The first division
of the United States Atlantic fleet,
composed Of the Connecticut, Vermont,
Kansas and Minnesota, under COM
mand Of Rear Admiral Sperry, arrived
here this morning from WILLIE Franche.
From the moment the glistening white
hulls of the American ships were mere
specks upon the blue waters of the
Mediterranean every point of vantage
on the rock of Gibraltar was occupied
by people.
The two British battleships Albe-
marie and Albion and the four ships of
the second cruiser squadron just re-
turned from South American waters;
the Russian battleships Tzarevitch and
Slava and the protected cruisers Bo-
gatyr and Oleg the French .gunboat
Cassine and the Dutch gunboat Helm
adal, lying inside the breakwater with
sides manned, flags dipping and bands
playing, greeted the Americans as each
in turn entered and was berthed The
American battleships responded with
flags and music, the band on board
the Connecticut playing the national
anthem OF each country represented.
AS they passed the Jackies aboard the
Russian warships uncovered and stood
with barred heads, while the American
bands rendered God Save the King"
Vice Admiral Goodrich, the admiral
in command of the naval establish
ments at Gibraltar, also Admiral Sper-
ry's superior in rank, did not wait for
the latter's visit, but Immediately
boarded the Connecticut to extend his
greetings, at the same time insisting
that the ships of the divisions due here
tomorrow, as far as possible, anchor
In the basin instead of on the Alge-
ciras side as previously arranged.
The senior officers of the foreign
ships followed suit and later in the
day Rear Admiral Sperry returned the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-01
IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL
ISSUES INVITATIONS

Washington, Jan. 31.-Daniel J..
Keefe commissioner general of immi-
grafton has sent invitations to more
than a score Of prominent leaders ask
ing them to participate in the pro-
posed council of labor" to be held on
February 10, at the department Of
commerce and labor to discuss ques-
tions vital to the wage earners Of the
country.
The conference will consider the
misleading labor information that
causes much of the immigration and the
heads of all important labor organi-
cations will participate. Among those
invited besides Samuel Gompers. pres
ident Of the American Federation Of
Labor, is Andrew Furuseth of San
Francisco, president Of the Seamen's
International union.
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WARMING UP.

Washington, Jan. 31.-The cold wave
continues to hold that part of the
country east of the Mississippi within
its grasp although low temperatures
prevailed, freezing being as far south
as Florida, fair weather conditions
having prevailed generally. Warmer
conditions are reported west of the
Mississippi.
In the central valleys ana the upper
lake region and the gulf states tenn
pera atures will rise, while over the
western half of the country they will
change but little.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT At.
TORNEY STIMSON SENDS
EXPLANATORY LETTER.
is nor AN INTERFERENCE
New York Prosecutor Is Given Right
to Mix in Panama Graft Charge
Case-Government Reserves Riqht
to Protect Unnamed OfficiaI-Co-
Operation 10 Promised.

New York, Jan. 31.--United States
District Attorney Henry l.. Stimson
made public tonight letter in reply
to one written by District Attorney
Jerome on the subject of beginning an
action for criminal libel in the state
courts against the publishers of the
New York World because of published
charges regarding the Panama canal
purchase.
Mr. Stimson tells Mr.. jerome to go
ahead. Mr.. jerome had asked If ac-
ton in the state courts on behalf of
Douglas Robinson, the presidents
brother in law would be an unwise
interference with the actions begun un-
der federal jurisdiction.
Mr. Stimson answers this question
negatively, but he does not state that
the federal inquiries or prosecutions
will cease if Mr.. Jerome begins an ac-
tion.
The Letter.
1t is apparent that while the federal
authorities cOncede to Mr.. jerome the
right to appear as the protector Of
Douglas Robinsons' good name, they
reserve to themselves the privilege of
acting in defense of the reputation of
"a gentleman who occupied the posi-
ton of head of the war department."
in any federal jurisdiction where the
case applies.
Mr.. Stimsons letter says: my
Dear Sir; I have received your letter
of January 26 The series of publfta-
tions in the New York World to which
you refer have for some time been un-
der my consideration. These publica-
tions, which / concur with you in con-
sidering libelous, appear to have been
circulated by the newspaper in a num-
ber of distinct and Independent juris-
dictions and to contain charges reflect
ing upon the personal character Of a
number of men, Of whom some are in
public life and some are private citi-
zens. In each of these jurisdictions.
under well-known principles of law
each of these publications would con-
stitute a separate offense, and as it
happens in this case, each one is char
acterized by distinct and peculiar feat
ures.
Worthy of Attention.
Your letter makes clear the offense
constituted by the attack upon the
reputation of Mr.. Robinson. The cir
culation of similar charges of personal
corruption or disposition or against
gentleman who occupied the position
of head of the war department, among
the officers and men of the army, resi-
dent upon the military reservations in
my district, or among the residents of
the District Of Columbia, where the
war department is situated, may we'll
engage the attention of the officials
whose duty it is to enforce the law in
those localities.
No Interference.
I'm accordance with your request I
have conferred with the attorney gem
eral. In answer, therefore, to your
query as to whether a prosecution ON
your part as to the alleged libel upon
Mr.. Robinson would be regarded as
an unwse interference with a matter
over which the federal courts have
jurisdiction and in which action has
TNx---
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ACTOR SHOOTS ACTOR.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 31.--Cameron
Clemens, playing in vaudeville here,
was seriously shot today in his dress
ing room by Willis Brown, member
of his company. Brown, who was ar
rested, declared Clemens was the
cause of him losing his position with
a vaudeville company to which both
belonged.
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NEGROES IN PROTEST.

Springfield, Ill, Jan. 81. - The
Springfield Law and order league, an
,g,-,knization of negroes, today adopted
resolutions condemning the Lincoln
Centennial association for excluding
negroes from the celebration to be
held here in memory of the Tooth birth
day of Abraham Lincoln.
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FOUR ENTRIES MADE
FOR AERIAL RACE

New York, Jan. 31.-Four entries
were received today for the Fulton air
ship flight contest for prize of
$4,000 given by the World. The ae-
rial navigators will parallel in the air
Robert Fulton's course steaming up
the Hudson river in the first steam
ship. The contest will take place next
fall during the Fulton memorial cere-
monies. The entries already in are
Captain Thomas Scott Baldwin of
Hammondsport; A. Leo Stevens of
New York; Charles ]. Glidden of the
Aero club, and Mark o. Anthony.
Boston, Jan. 31.-An entry for the
race of dirigible balloons from New
York to Albany next autumn was made
tonight by the New York Boston Ae-
rial Navigation company. Charles G..
Landon placed the entry in the hands
of Augustus Post, secretary of the
Aero Club Of America.
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PEOPLE THINK

OF your store as your ad rep
resents 1t. Make it alive.
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Permitted to Trade.
In the particular case of Japan,
he second article of the treaty of No
'ember %. 1894, provides that the citi-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-05-15

bout SO per cent: this crop, while
not as widely used as it should
be, is gradually being increased
in acreage in the state.
Timothy has shown practically
no improvement over last month;
the severe winter left this grass
in a rather bad condition. The
average for last month was So as
compared with 81 this month.
PASTURES. The rather cold
late spring has delayed develop
ment of pastues, and they are
from one to two weeks behind
the normal development for this
time of year. All parts of the
state are practically the same in
percentage, the average being 80
for the state. Pastures being
later than usual, the stock went
on to the pasture in rather poor
condition.
LIVE STOCK. A number of
correspondents report hog chol-
era prevalent, and considerable
loss among spring pigs. There
has also been a serious loss with
young foals: the loss on this &C.
count has been much heavier
than usual, and is no doubt due
to the fact that on account of the
high of corn the mares have
been fed through the winter OF
hay alone.
COTTON. The planting O
cotton has been delayed by the
cold, wet condition of the soil
Only 10 per cent of the crop is
planted and the Indications are
for a small decrease in acreage.
FLAX. The condition of flax
is at present SO. The acreage
has decreased about s per cent
from last year.
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Stranger Makes Good Haul,

From the Hlgginsville Advance.
1t isn't always the farmer that
gets 'stung' by grafters and
the mailorder fad, some times the
business man gets on the stage
and when he does he usually
pulls off a stunt that is uneqalled
by the most ardent mail order
patron. A one act farce Tor
fake) was pulled off in Higgins
vile last week by a stranger who
netted the nice little sum of
500. so for three days solicit
ing. This time it was the paper
sack advertising scheme. He
first went to seven grocers and
got them to promise three thous-
and paper sacks each which were
to be printed free of cost" with
their ad at the top of the sack.
Then he got busy among bust
ness men in other lines and sold
space, one inch by four which he
charged 80 IL cents per thous.
and sacks, or $3.50 for the
space. OF course the side
spaces were a little more con-
spicuous, hence worth " a little
more money. His price for
these was $3.50 each. At these
rates the thirteen spaces made a
total outlay of $3.50. He then
paid the printer 500 for the
printing which was his total out
lay as the grocers were paying
for the sacks. This left him a
profit of $66.50. He made the
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Missouri Crop Report.
Columbia, Mo-, May /, Is

missouri crop Report.
Columbia, Mo-, May 1, 1909.
The monthly crop report for
May, 1909, was made public to-
day by Geo. B.. Ellis. Secretary
State Board Agriculture, as fol
lows:
CORN. The estimates are for
an unusual large acreage of corn
this year, especially in the cen
trail and western sections of the
state, where the clover and
wheat were especially badly dam
aged. The condition of the soil,
except in a few counties in the
southwestern part of the state,
has been too wet and cold, par
ticularly during the last half of
the month, for the best cultiva-
ton. Only SO per cent? o. the land
is plowed: the delay in blowing
is greatest in the northeast and
northwest sections, and, to some
extent, in the southeast section.
A number of correspondents in
the southwest section report
that corn is coming up; however,
the weather is so cold that it has
retarded termination. Except
in the central Ozark region, most
of the correspondents report
that the corn that has been plant
ed is coming to a good stand. In
the southwest part of the state,
more than 81 per cent of the
land is plowed: in this section
the condition of the soil is 90,
while the average for the state
is only Y. Practically no corn
has been planted in the north
east section, while more than AZ
per cent has been planted in the
southwest section, and at the
time of mailing the reports %
per cent of the entire acreage of
the state had been planted.
WHEAT. Rains have been
favorable to the improvement of
wheat in most parts of the state,
although an excess of rain in the
southeast section has delayed
improvement there, and the dry
winds and lack of rain in some
counties in the southwest section
have delayed the improvement
there. The average condition for
the state on May l is "A per cent
as compared with 20 per cent
for last month. Some of the poor
est wheat has been plowed up
and planted to other crops, thus
accounting for some of the i'm.
provement in the general condi-
ton.
OATS. Owing to the high
price of seed, only about 90 per
cent as much oats have have
been planted this spring as last.
1t has been rather too cold and
wet for the best development of
oats. The present condition of
the oat crop is 50.
MEADOWS. The condition
of old clover is practically un.
changed from last month, the
per cent being "a last month and
70 this month. The new clover
is starting only fairly well, the
condition being SO. All parts of
the state are affected in about the
same degree.
Alfalfa shows a condition Of a.
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Help

The Kansas City Times thinks
that when it comes to paying that
two million dollar oil fine there
may be some Water Piercing
screams in Texas. Yes, but
there will be no Texasteers shed
over a little matter like that
Bunceton Eagle.