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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
PROCLAMATION BY
GOVERNOR NORRIS

Helena, Nov. 15.-(Speeial.)-
Governor Norris today issued the
following Thanksgiving proclama-
tion:
The people of Montana have ever
had good reason to be grateful for
the progress made ana tine many
blessings received. The Iast wear
has been especially fruitful and
the one to come gives promise of
even greater achievement.
But prosperity alone does not
make a great and enduring state.
Civic virtues and gratitude 10 the
Giver of all blessings are qualities
that make for good citizenship. To
the end that all our people may
render thanks TO an All Wise Prov
idence for the generous bestowal of
I His bounties. l. Edwin l.. Norris.
governor of the state Of Montana.
do hereby join with the president of
the United States in designating
Thursday, the 25th day of Novem-
ber. 1909. as Thanksgiving day.
Let every one. as to him may
seem best, appropriately observe the
day
In witness whereof have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the state of Montana
To be hereto affixed
Done at the city of Helena, the
capital. this 18th day of November.
in the year of our Lord 1909. and
OF the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred
and thirty-fourth.
iSigned) EDWIN l.. NORRIS,
By the Governor. a. y. Yoder.
Secretary of State"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
STOLEN MONEY WITH
INTEREST RECOVERED

Salt Lake City, Nov. 15.-Thc legal
owner of s2.410 received by Charles q.
Price of ogden in the mail last De
cember has been found. The currency
was wrapped in a newspaper ad-
dressed to Charles Price. Charles G..
Price. the recipient. was expecting no
money in this form so he made the
facts public and put the cash in the
bank.
1t was learned later that w. c.
Wells had mailed the currency after
robbing the East Side bank of Port
land. Ore The bank began action to
recover the s2.4l0 from Charles G.
Price and the Ogden bank.
Judge Morris i'm the federal court
today gave the East Side bank judg-
mcnt for the amount with interest
from the date of the first demand for
it was made.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
EAGLES HOLD SOCIAL
SESSION. IN BUTTE

Butte Nov. Is. tspecian-There was
a social session held by the Eagles OF
Butte tonight which was statewide in
Importance. State President :. v.
Stewart of Virginia was present. as
Was VIII Logan, state secretary. who
came from Missoula to attend
James Sargent, formerly a Missoula
poilceman. also attended. Eagles
came from all parts of the state. and
the event Was one of the best of the
kind ever held in Butte.
President Stewards speech was
especially worthy of commentator.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
BLACKSMITH PIONEER
IS BURNED TO DEATH

Pony. Mont. Nov. l.. tspecian-Bili
Reed. an aId-time blacksmith and pi-
oneer of Willowcreek and Sandereek.
well known throughout this part of
Montana, who came To Pony several
days ago. went 10 bed last night un-
der the influence Of liquor. He set
his bed on fire during the night and
was terribly burned before discoy-
cred. He died this morning. He was
a genial old fellow. with many friends.
He was Il soldier in the confederate
army in Missouri and came 10 Mon
tana with the left wing of Prices
army.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
PLAINS AND THOMPSON
TO GET MORE TRAINS

Helena. Nov. Il. tSpeeiaD-As Il re-
suit OF complaints filed with the state
railway commission by residents Of
Plains and Thompson, in regard to
passenger service at those towns the
state commission announced today
that arrangements had been made
with the Northern Pacific so that
each town is given three more daily
trains.
Under the new agreement Plains
will have No. 8. No. u and No. a2s.
eastbound, and No. ), No. !. No. II and
No. 227 westbound Thompson Falls
will have No. q. No. 5. No. 4 and
No. a2s. eastbound. and No. .. No. Al
and No. 221, westbound.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
GAMBLERS SURETY
IS RAISED FOURF0LO

Butte. Nov. l.. tSpecian-Matt
Brady. John Handy and John Malone,
all negroes. held To the district court
IA short time ago by the justice court
for gambling. We're arraigned in the
district court today. Judge Donlan
raised their bonds from $500 to $4,000.
He declared this would be the regular
bond for men accused of gambling
hereafter.
There has been entirely too much
sympathy wasted upon these people.
he said. Hereafter they will have
just what's coming to them. There
will be no persecution. and they will
get no fayors."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
SKULL IS CRUSHED
BY HEAVY TIMBER

Butte, Nar. l., (SpeciaD-Anton
Noffsl. who has been working around
the Leonard mine for tn. past few
years. met with instant death this
morning. He MAS unloading a ear of
lumber when he cut loose wide stay
and Il loosened timber struck him.
crushing in his skull like an egg. He
was ID years old and leaves wife
and five children.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
CALHOUN TRIAL EXTENDED.

San Francisco. Nov. i5.-The re-
sumption of the second trial of Pat
rick Calhoun, president of the United
Railroads of this city. charged with
bribery in connection with the grant
ing of an overhead trolley franchise
by the Schmitz board of supervisors.
was set for today. but on account OF
the absence of Judge William +. Law
lor the case went over until Decem-
ber g.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
FEDERATION LEADERS
NAY HAVE TO GO TO JAIL

Washington. Nov. l5.-The court of
appeals of the District of Columbia
today denied an application made by
counsel for Samuel Gompers. John
Mitchell and Frank Morrison. sen
fenced to Jail for contempt for a stay
in the issuance of the mandate to the
supreme court of the District of CO.
lumbia until January ., 1910. Unless
notice of an appeal is given before
next Friday night the mandate will
be handed down Saturday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
TO BORE LONG TUNNEL.

Fort Collins, c"t. Nov. l5,-welling-
ton Hibbard of the Laramie Poudre
irrigation company announced today
that contracts had been let for boring
l2,o00-foot tunnel through the Green
mountain. by which waters Of the Lar
annie river will be brought into Cache
La Poudre basin. irrigating 10000
acres. The tunnel viii cost s150,OOO.
Work will be begun within two weeks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
To Handle 100000, goo Pounds.

Production, treatment and sale Of
copper tn the amount of approximately
s00.000.000 pounds are included in the
plans of the men interested I'm the
proposed merger. which is expected tn
bear the relation to the copper indus
try that the United States Steel cor
poration does to the steel industry.
Named in connection with the COM
bination are the Amalgamated. Gug-
genheim, Phelps Dodge and Cole Ryan
properties and affiliated interests.
Included are the promlGent low
grade or porphyry copper properties
In Nevada and Utah. including the
Utah Copper company. There is no
inclusion of the Calumet & Hecla. A
Boston dispatch says IL was believed
that John ID. Ryan. president of the
Amalgamated Copper. would be the
head OF the combine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
WOMAN KILLED BY TRAMP.

Nermillion, :. D.. Nov. lJ.-Mrs. AL
bert Nelson was killed in her bedroom
early today by a tramp laborer hired
to do some extra work on the Nelson
farm. Mrs Nelson's husband was
aroused and killed the man. but suf-
fered probably fatal injuries himself
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16

When asked about the above dis
patch last evening Secretary Erfert of
the Missoua Chamber of Commerce
stated that as yet the local organiza-
ton had received no communication
from Billings. but If it is received
some action would probably be taken.
President Reilly of the Boosters
club stated that he knew of no COM
munication which had been received.
but was in accord with the action of
the Billings Chamber of Commerce. He
declared his sentiment in favor of pat
ronizing home Industries. and said he
believed that the Columbus stone. a
state product. should be used in the
construction of the capitol wings. He
stated that he stood ready to call a
special meeting of the boosters to take
any necessary action.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
BILLINGS PROTESTS
AGAINST BEDFORD
LIMESTONE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CLAIMS
COMBINE EXISTS TO KILL
STATE INDUSTRY.

Billings. Nov 15.-tSpecial) )-The
Billings Chamber of Commerce in res
oiutions adopted today asks the state
capitol commission to reconsider its
action in adopting Bedford limestone
for the new capitol wings. setting up
the allegation that combination has
been formed to force out of business
an infant industry of Montana, and
calling attention tn the increased cost
of production in this state and the dis
parity of color of Bedford and Column
bus stone.
The commission is informed that
Yellowstone county will make up by
subscription the difference in cost of
the Columbus stone.
Copies of the resolution have been
mailed to all Montana commercial
bodies with the request that they join
in the appeal To the commission if the
sentiment expressed meets their APP
proval.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
HEAVY SNOWFALL.

Silverton. Col. Nuv. 15.-Eighteen
inches of snow has fallen here. Al
though railroad traffic has been de-
iaNed, no slides have been reported.
Snow has fallen constantly for ~
hours at Grand Junction. this state
The apple crop nf tho valley Was h4r-
vested just i'll time Ia escape destruc-
Iion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
BALLOONS LONG FLIGHT.

Cincinnati. o. Nov. 15.-The balloon
Haddoea. which assembled from the La
tonia race track last night. landed near
Derby, y. Y, early today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
GIVE THANKS
URGES. |
TAFT

Washington. Nov. 1a.-Thursday, No
vember 25. was today officially pro-
claimed by President Taft as Thanks
giving day The presidents proclama-
tion follows:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
The Theater Ordinance.


The council was called To order at
$3.50. all aldermen being present. The
committee reported the ordinance re-
garding Sunday performances in thea
ters and Sunday dancing with the
words "theater and moving picture
show" left out and the report was
adopted. When the ordinance came
to be read again. however. il was de-
clared useless in its present shape and
after short debate was referred
back to the committee.
Arthur Graham announced that he
would reduce the quoted figure on his
property on East Front street to ST. 900
provided the city would purchase at
once. The price was regarded as too
high. however. and the city attorney
was instructed to continue with the
condemnation proceedings.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
BY VOTE CT FIVE TO THREE THE
ALDERMEN TURN DOWN
ORDINANCE
LOGAN REBUKtS COUNCIL
The Mayor Declares That the Oppon-
ents Of the High licens. Are Wrong
Reply From Alderman kohn-Much
Business Is Transacted.

Declaring that the city council is
under the control of the liquor i'll
terests. Mayor Logan took n decided
/ ana emphatic stand in the matter of
saloon regulation at the meeting of
the city council last night.
The discussion arose over the rejec-
tlon. of the ordinance providing for
the raising of the retail liquor license
to the limit prescribed by the laws
Of the state. $3.50 Il year. The ordi-
nance committee reported favorably
on the bin and on motion CT Alder
man Mccormick and Corbett is was
placed on its third reading, When
the roll was called the vote stood as
follows: Ayes-Wilkinson. Patterson
and Moody. noes-kohn. Jensen
Corbett. Mccormick and Crawford.
Nothing was said regarding the
matter until the council had disposed
of considerable other business. Then
the mayor made the remark that the
names of the alderman and their
votes We're on record and that the
manner I'm which the council was be-
ing controlled by the saloon interests
would be recognized. Alderman
Kohn answered him.
Il suppose that you mean me by
that"
You were one of the men / was
talking to-" the mayor answered.
Well / want to say" said Mr.
Kohn. that l am an honest man and
that my convictions are earnest ones.
l voted as / thought right. have
talked with a number of citizens and
all of them think as | do
r "Of course you talked to the saloon
men," Mayor Logan asked.
Yes, I did
Well" the mayor replied, ''if you
had talked to anyone who was not
interested in the liquor business you
would have found a difference"
Il did Mr.. kohn replied.
"who?' asked the mayor.
Well. several of them:''
Alderman Mccormick took up the
argument. Il Think he said, that
il the saloon license is to be raised
the other city licenses should be also.
The saloon men feel that they are be-
ing prosecuted. They pay their share
of the city's taxes and / am contin-
ually being asked where 1t goes to.
Why isn't there more done
1T is on account of the saloons
that the city has to spend so much
of its money without, result" MIR. Lo-
gan said. If it wasn't for the saloons
we could get along with a small po-
lice force. We have to keep big
force just to protect the saloons
This ended the debate and the mat
ter WAS dropped without any further
action.
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At the University.

The petition of President c. 4. Dun
iway and others for an isrclight at the
corner Of University and Morris ave-
nues was reported favorably by the
committee and the council ordered the
light placed.
The petition recently presented ask
ing for temporary board walk from
the south end of the Van Buren, stree
bridge to the university grounds Was
the cause of a discussion. Mayor Lo-
gan, while he stated himself as in
favor of the matter. said that he did
The council oyerruled him. however.
The council oyerrule dhim. however,
and the walk was ordered in.
The city engineer announced that
the matter Of the street railways cut
on South Fifth street had been ar
ranged satisfactorily and that no fur
ther complications would arise.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
Morning Dawns Hopsfully.

The morning, daWned hopefully At
an early hour the main shaft. which
had been sealed since Saturday. was
opened and determined effort was
begun To Release the living miners or
take the bodies from the wreckage.
Before O'Clock the crowd assembled
around the milne buildings and work
men broke the seal of the shaft There
was little smoke in evidence, and this
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
Facing the Court.

Luther Williams. Nick Nolan. Henry
Padgetr and William Mayes, residents
of Chattanooga. found guilty of par
ucipation in the lynchins ot Ell John
sob. formed the rest of the group. Be-
fore them all sat the officials of th.
department of Justice Around about
them in the iiIrit court room. were
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Continued ON Page Fiye.l
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Permit Not Granted.

The application for building per-
nit from Orville England. calling for
the same class of building as he is
now putting up on Higgins avenue.
the buildings to be erected ON the
opposite corner of the street. was re
jected ON roiicall, the vote standing
as follows: Against the petition.
Kohn. Crawford. Jensen and Corbett.
In its favor. Mccormick. Patterson.
Wilkinson and Moody. Mayor Logan
voted against the granting of the Pc
tition and broke the tie.
4 resolution adopting the sewer
plans presented hy Engineer Swear
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-16
THE WEATHER

Today-Eair.
Tomorrow-F'air: warmer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-26

tire crew of the Colombia was saved
The dispatches tel these facts. but
are silent on the panic that must have
followed the first intimation of dis
aster. Of the fierce fight for life that
must have been held on the decks Of
the colombia before the boats wcr"
swung. OF the utter lack of manhood
or chivalry that prompted the strong
est II the hundreds on board to save
themselves at the cost of the weaker.
Of the wiId-eyed, fear blinded frenzy
with which the male passengers
trampled the women and children to
the deck. cringing in the face Of death.
in the face Of death that to them
was more terrible than the brand of
cowardice and the stamp Of dishonor.
The man Of South America must be i
poor. white-faccd and thin bIooded sort
of creature.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-26
THURSDAY. APRIL 26. 1909.
A STRINGENT CODE.

Yesterday the governor of Alabama
signed the entire code OF prohibition
laws just passed by the legislature OF
his state This step makes Alabama
about the driest of the dry" states.
for the new laws prevent the use or
distribution of liquors in clubs, make
IL unlawful for foreign corporations
to break the new rules, provide for
the Impeachment of sheriffs who re
fuse to obey the regulations of the
code, make it the duty of municipal
ties to fix and enforce prohibition
measures like those in effect in the
state, prevent soft drink stands from
using screens or storing liquor OF any
iting barred doors in any public place
or the use therein of electric bells.
dumb walters or other like machinery
The Fuller bill. made "A part of the
code. gives authority for the raiding
bama enforces this code. the state win
furnish the first real example of alb
solute prohibition. but. as is the case
in the majority of the commonwealths
of Dixie where the white ribbon cause
has won its fight. nothing but class
legislation is meant. The south rec
ognizes the necessity of keeping liquor
from the negro and embraces pro-
hibition. OF course. Alabama may be
an execution 10 this rule. but it viii
be- strange if there isn't a lsophole In
the seemingly impregnable prohibition
wall through which white citizen can
secure his toddy when his thirst
reaches the proper degree of intensity.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-26
HARTMAN, THE FIGHTER.

Whatever public opinion IS as to F.
III. Hartman, railroad magnate. n
great measure Of respect is due 10 f.
II. Hartman. fighter. There Is some
thing besides millions to the man on
whose home coming the financial world
waits on the tiptoes Of anxiety and ex-
p"Ctancy. Just what this something
is was shown by the magnate's ex-
hibition of physical courage on his re-
turn to New York. III. weak. worn
out was Hartman when he left his
steamer at its Hoboken dock. and i'll.
weak and still more worn was he on
his arrival at his country home. Stfl.
recognizing that country was wait
ing for him To speak, Hartman grant
ed an interview to score of report
ers. telling them Of his Illness, Joking
about the treatment be had undergone
at the hands of continental physicians.
telling Something of his bIahs and
later on-giving out "A statement coz
ored high with optimism Indomitahlc
is the mind of Hartman. and it takes
n great deal more than ordinary Illness
to put him down. OF all he said to
the New York newspaper men. the
most intcresting-from the standpoint
of the VESTS this: 1T Is in nv mind
to open up new territory and to build
new tributary lines. This means new
settlements and more people"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-26
POLITICS ELIMINATED.

II :
That President Taft intends to make
good his PROMISE that politics istto be
eliminated from the. taking of the mex,
census is shown BY. yesterdays tele
graphic news MIR. Taft has decided
that all who are to be given employ
ment by the census bureau during the
coming official counting OF the people
of this country must be chosen without
regard To political affiliations or quail
fications. and, taking the matter a
step farther that all of the prospec-
tive employees who hold offices in any
party must resign those before they
can assume the responsible work of
the bureau. This means that a man
is not to be disqualified because he is
democrat or because he is repub-
lican. but that he may not be ap-
pointed simply because he is either
one. This is u decision that will do
as much to strengthen the regard the
American people feel for their presi-
dent as any other one Of his official
acts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-26
MUCH MONEY MADE ..
BY ONION RA|SERS

san Antonio, Texas Aug. 25.-That
the southwest Texas onion growers
have cleared over 100000 on this
years crop is now an established fact.
Divided among about 500 growers this
would give 81 200 to each of them.
Many of these. however. grow onions
only on very small scale. and for
this reason the growers must have
don" remarkably we'll this year.
Though the crop has been marketed
several weeks ago. it has only now
been possible To get close figures on
il. Since only 81 per cent of the onian
growers belong To associations. these
are complete only IL that extent
The shipments amount to little over
SEQ cars nf 500 crates each. sold at
prices ranging from - cents to $te5
per crate, approximately $l,l20.000
was received for the crop.
The onion industry i'm southwest
Texas dates from 1901. In that year
the first onions We're raised by George
Cnpp Of tntulla. During the next two
years onion raising Siread over Dim
NIT county. the Laredo district. and
extending down the E.n Grande valley
reached the Brownsville country. In
1905 GOO car shipments were sold. and
during the following years the ship
mcnts increased as indicated: 1906
Loco cars; 1907, l.20u cars: 1908. 400
ears and 1909. over 500 cars. That
this SeaSnn's crop Ms not doubled,
as was dome last year. is due To the
fact that the growers Nere afraid that
they would flood tie market. This
years demand. however. has been
keen enough IL warrant the planting
If a larger area during the coming
year. onions selling I - cents
crat" are profitable Investment.
while mt SIS they may be considered
ON par With tirst-,Itss gold mining
stock
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST

There is something about the wreck
of the excursion steamer Colombia In
collision at the entrance of Monte
video harbor that makes the blood Of
the average man boil About seventy
persons out Of three hundred were
brought ashore and the others persisted
miserably. A majority OF the rescued
were men. while those who went down
We're almost all women and children
The dispatches say that nearly the en-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-26
UNSUITABLE MURDER
SAYS COROKER'S JURY

San Franrisrn. Aug. 21.-The cnrn-
urrs jury in the case of Ed Pincus.
we'll known in the tcndrrloin. VIII"
was shot and killed on crowded
street by William Maxwell. com
tractor. today returned a verdict Of
iustifiuhlv homicide. Tn" m"n had
qulrr,.lri over a lease AMI when they
met Iunru> is said to have mad" an
insulting remark about Maxwell The
latter claimed Piuru~ had threatened
to XIII him and he did Not wish 1"
take amy chances