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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
Exchange Views.
The South's Welcome.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 23-The south :
land today paid homage to the globe
girdling fleet in this old capital of the
confederacy. .
I'VE welcome you to the hearts of a
people who yield to no one in devo-
tion to the American navy, nor in 10y
atty to our flag" was the sentiment
expressed at luncheon by Mayor
Richardson In welcoming Rear Admir-
al Sperry, Rear Admiral Wainwright
and 81 officers.
The luncheon, at which men of all
walks Of civil life, all ages and of un-
yielding loyalty to the cause of Lee and
Jefferson Davis. fraternized with the
fighting men Of the navy. was given
by the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce. Admiral Sperry received an
ovation. He referred to this first sep
arate welcome since we have returned
to our Shores" said he had not read
his official mail since arriving on the
American side and smilingly added, 81
do not know where the secretary of
the navy is and what is more, I don't
care"
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BIG DELEGATION sWOOPs DOWN
UPON LEGISLATURE TO oP
POSE SENATE BILL 1s.
PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD
Representatives Of Missoula and Ra-
sa'li Counties Appear Before House
Committee on Irrigation and Raise
Objections to the Proposed District
Irrigation Law.
Special to The Daily Missouiian

Special to The Daily Missouliap
Helena, Feb. 23.-Seventy residents
OF the Bitter Root valley and of Mis-
soula county are in Helena. working
actively for the defeat of Senate Bill
NO. 49, which provides for the crea-
ton of irrigation districts. Every
member of the delegation is wearing
badge with the inscription, Pro
tect Our Homes, Bitter Root" Not
only are the badges being worn by
the Bitter Root people, but they are
III demand by local people and visitors
and about 200 are in evidence on mems
coats and women's waists, the wearers
not interested in western Montana.
rms afternoon at o'clock the house
committee on irrigation had a hearing
on the Dill. The meeting was at the
rooms OF the Helena Commercial club.
and IT was packed. Among the speak
efs IN opposition to Senate Bill No. Is
were 7, c. Marshall of Nisson,a
Charles Wagner of Hamilton, Judge
Woody, G. T. Baggs, Representative
Crutchtield and B. F. Plummer, the
latter the head of a cooperative ditch
company The Bitter Root people
"Sh'u tie toHlfn1ttee 10 XIII the bill
amendments or no amendments. and
said they were willing to support a
substitute measure which would con-
tain none of the features objection
able to them in the present bill.
Messrs. Woody and Marshall were
willing the bill should go through.
providing amendments were made.
j. c. Lyndes of Forsyth, who is in
terested in an irrigation enterprise in
eastern Montana, and Fred Whiteside
of Kalispell. spoke in favor of some
measure providing for irrigation dis
tricts, with the Objectionable features
In Senate Bill No. IS eliminated. so
that projects under way can be fin
lshed and bonds sold.
There was no argument in favor of
the bill presented at the meeting.
which lasted two hours, but o. w. Me-
Connell, representing eastern men in
terested in the Bitter Root Develop-
ment company, will be given an op-
portunity to speak at an adjourned
meeting Of the committee, which win
be held tomorrow.
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TWO "HUMAN LETTERS"
EXPRESSED TO
ASQUITH

London. Feb 23-The human
letters were dispatched to Premier
Asquith this afternoon by the in
VentiVe militant suffragists. Mrs.
Drummond and Miss Christobel
Parkhurst were the senders of this
novel mail.
Entering the Strand postoffice
the two women inquired if it was
possible to send two human let
ters" by express. Upon being an
sWered in the affirmative they
brought in two of their colleagues.
Mrs. Mcclellan and Miss Solomon
and addressed them to the premier's
residence. prepaid The two Wom-
en- We're at once dispatched in the
care of telegraph messenger The
servants at the premier's residence,
however, refused to accept delivery
of these suffragist mail and the
police appeared and quickly cleared
the women out of Downing street.
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COLONEL D.B. COOPER
TEST|F|ES
MAN ACCUSED OF COMPLETELY IN
cARMAck KILLING TAKES
THE WITNESS STAND.

Nashville, Tenn. Feb 23-Tba six,h
day of actual testimony in the trial .,
Colonel Duncan B. Cooper. Robin 7
cooper and John l.. Sharp. charged
win numbering former Senator E. w.
Carmack, closed with Colonel Cooper
on the witness stand. The defendant
appeared cool and almost disinterested
Although the throng which greeted the
deputies when they opened the court
room today was less immense than
that of yesterday enough were there to
I'LL the three courtrooms and furnish
audience for couple of overflow meet
ings.
Defendant Sharpe had resumed the
witness stand, but to the surprise OF
everyone the attorney general an
nounced:
The state does not desire to cross
examine Mr.. Sharpe any further"
Sharpe started to leave the stand but
was waved back by General Meeks.
who asked him few questions on re-
direct examination
Call Duncan B. Cooper" said Cen
eral Washington. Then the central
figure in the famous tragedy arose and
walked calmly to the stand.
Colonel Cooper is short, heavy set
and very florid. He is somewhat bald,
but what hair he has, like his nous
tache, is very white. His eyes are
clear and his face is free from wrin-
kles, As he began to talk his two
daughters leaned forward and drank in
every word. The colonel said he was
"a years old and that he has four sons
and two daughters. General Washing
ton had the witness give his war rec
ord with Forest
The state finally objected. after some
recital, and was sustained.
Il met Senator Carmack years ago,
at Columbia, when he was quite young
/ brought him to Nashville as editor
of the American and he remained with
me until 1892, when he went to Mem
phis"
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Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena Feb. Ex-Governor Norris
this afternoon attached his signature
to senate concurrent resolution No. 2
which asks congress to pass the bill
creating Glacier National park. The
executive also notified the senate that
he had signed Senate Bill No. 80, which
attaches Teton to Cascade county for
judicial purposes.< \ The house did not
transact any business this afternoon,
owing to the non-arrival of many
members. The change in time on the
Great Northern delayed those from
southern Montana and after conven-
ing at 2: 80 a recess was taken until
o'clock tonight.
In the senate, in the absence of
Lieutenant Governor Allen, President
Pro TEN Everett presided. The fol-
lowing committee reports We're made
Judiciary-A substitute for Senate
Bill III, relating to joint stock cor
porations, with the recommendation
that it pass; that House Bill No 100,
relating to domestic corporations, be
concurred in; that Senate Bill No. 119,
providing an additional judge for the
Fifth judicial district, do pass; that
Senate Bill No. 116, relating to COM
mon carriers telephone and telegraph
lines, do pass; that Senate Bill No.
lis, constituting Valley county judi
cial district, do pass.
Committee on education--That Sen
ate bill No. 11S, providing free vaccina-
tion for pupils and teachers in the
common schools, do pass.
Towns and counties-That Senate
Bill No. 3S, relating to the powers
Of city councils. be indefinitely post
poned.
Finance and claims-That House Bill
No. 191, the Chrisler publicity bill, be
Indefinitely postponed, the report be-
ing based on an opinion from the at
torney generals office that the bill is
unconstitutional.
Bills Introduced.
The following bills were introduced:
S. B. No. 121, by Annin-Relating to
salary Of deputies.
s. B. No. 1872, by committee on priv
ileges and Misunderstanding to pri-
mary elections.
S. B. No. 1913, by railroad committee
Relating to livestock shipments
Senate concurrent resolution No. 7,
by Long-Relating to creation of new
postal districts.
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Resolution Asking Congress to Pass Bill Gre
ating National Play Ground, Is Approved.
THE LOWER HOUSE HOLDS A BUSY NIGHT SESSION
Members Fail Arrive for Day Meeting Because of Train
Delays and Adjournment Is Taken--- Governor Puts
Signature on Bill Attaching Teton to Cas-
cade Judicial District.

, On third reading the following bill.
We're passed:
S. B. No. 6S-Relating to the prac.
tice of dentistry.
s. B. No. 112-Filing fees for water
users associations.
S. B. No. S5-Regulation of tele.
phone rates.
Substitute for House Bills "a and 81
The fish and game bill.
H. B. No, 11S-Relating to contracts
by school trustees.
H. B. No. 1O7-To pay bounty claim
H. B. No. 115-Licenses public ac-
countants.
H. B. No 140-Making appropriation
for railroad commission.
Fl. B. No. 156-To pay deficiencies of
University of Montana.
H. B. No S7-For the payment of
bounty claims.
In the House.
The house today refused to transact
business without the presence of the
Silver Bow and Deer Lodge delegations
and as they We're not on hand when
the house was called to order this
i1NN.7t'
o'clock. Six bills were passed on
third reading and five We're favorably
recommended in committee Of the
whole. among them being one by Elel,
prohibiting the dispensing of liquors
In clubs or societies of towns of less
than 300 population. This bill had
been killed and was then resurrected.
Chrisler gave notice of a bill relat-
ing to the publicity of campaign funds
and of another prescribing penalties
for men living off the earning of fall
en- women.
These bills were introduced
H. B. No. 372, by Derry-Placing
highways and bridges in counties Of
the first class under the supervision Of
the county surveyor and abolishing the
office of road supervisor.
H. B. No. 373, by Woody-Providing
for the taxation of mortgages on per-
sonal property.
On third reading these bills were
passed tonight:
Necessary Expenses.
H. B. No. 91-To provide for the
payment of the actual necessary ex-
VI Juo6Co WlcH uOlUluS court
in other than their own districts.
H. B. No. Officiating to the dis
missal of appeals from the supreme
court
H. B. No. 215-Appropriating money
to pay the deficiency claim of the
state auditor
H. B. No 21S-To make the jurisdic-
ton of notaries public co-existent with
the boundaries Of the state.
II. B. No. 220--Relating to the adop-
ton Of children from any orphans
home or asylum.
H. B. No. 222-Providing for the ap-
pointment by the state board of ex-
aminers of state accountant to ex-
anime the books and financial statute
IF all state institutions.
Bills Introduced.
No. $40, by Clayberg-To punish per-
sons who knowingly harbor vicious
logs and to provide for compensation
If persons injured by them
No 81, by Misunderstanding to the
extension of the corporate limits of
,ities and towns over contiguous tracts
Ind lands.
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STATE TO TAKE CHARGE,

Albany, n. Y, Feb. ga plan to
discontinue the proceedings for the
appointment of receivers for the
Washington Life Insurance company,
and instead have the affairs of the
company administered by the state in
surance department pending deter
mination in the courts of certain cues
tions, was agreed upon at a confer
ence here yesterday called at the sug-
gestion of William Hotchkiss. state
superintendent of insurance, with the
cooperation of Attorney General NAL
lery.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
STATEHOOD BILL CONSIDERED.

Washington, Feb. 23.-The second
session of the state committee on ter
ritories to consider the New Mexico
and Arizona statehood bill was held
today. A number of amendments were
offered and it was stated that an
earnest effort will be made to perfect
the measure. 1t is admitted that it is
practically impossible to get action by
the senate during the present session.,
Another meeting will be held tomor-
row.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
WOMEN ESCAPE DEATH.

Manhattan, New, Feb. 23.-The roof
on Morasci building collapsed today
from the weight of snow. Tony So
FARM was killed The building had
been used recently by the ladies of
the Catholic church for Sunday school
purposes and for social meetings. Had
the roof fallen 10 minutes earlier about
SO women would have been killed or
injured, as a. meeting of the ladies had
Just adjourned.
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OPPOSITION is GROWING.

Paris. Feb. 23.-The growing oppo-
sition of the French press and those
directly interested in the plan for the
revision of the tariff. which was for
mulated by parliamentary commits
sion and which proposes an increase in
the duties on American products on an
average of 90 per cent as against 10
per cent increase on European goods.
has caused the government to take i'm
mediate action in the fear OF interna-
tional tariff reprisals
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
RENO BANK CLOSES.

Reno. New. Feb. 23.-The Reno
branch of the Nye & Ormsby chain
of banks in Nevada closed it's doors
this morning. The news caused but
little excitement, as the announcement
had been expected for some time. The
bank was closed during the last panic.
After a few months it reopened, but
failed to prosper.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
BEAT WEALTHY MAN
AND LOOT HIS HOUSE

Trinidad, Colo, Feb. 23.-Two
masked robbers forced an entrance
into the home of S. /. Andusky, a
wealthy resident of Ration, n. M,
early today and after beating him
into insensibility forced Mrs. Andus-
ky to reveal the hiding place of money
and jewels amounting to sl,400 The
robbers threatened Mrs. Andusky with
instant death if she did not comply
with their demands. After securing
the plunder the robbers escaped
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
INDEPENDENTS LOSE SUIT.

Washington, Feb 23-The case of
Santos versus the Catholic church al
Tambobong, in the province of kizal
Philippine Islands, involving the con-
troversy between the independent Fill
pino church and the Roman Catholic
church over the ownership and posses
sion of the church edifice in Tambo-
bong, was decided by the supreme
court of the United States today
against the independents,
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REFUSES TO SEE HIM.

washington, Feb. 2S.-M. NJ. Man
gasar1an of Chicago, who came as
delegate from the Independent Relig-
ious society to see the president and
present the resolutions in behalf of
Thomas Paine, called at the White
House today to see the president. He
was told that the president would not
give him an interview
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
GETS THIRTY YEARS.

San Francisco, Feb 23.-Louis
Schulz, poet magazine writer and
"gas pipe" thug, convicted of a mur-
derous assault on Sig Burton, a jew
eler, whose place he robbed, was SEN
fenced by Superior Judge Cabaniss to-
day to 80 years Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary at Folsom. The
fact that two previous convictions
were recorded against Schultz ac-
counts in part for the length of his
sentence.
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FALLS TO HIS DEATH.

Phoebe, New, Feb. 23-Thomas w
Ford, brother-in-law to Superintendent
Gaskill of the Nevada Consolidated
was instantly killed in the Day mine
here by falling from the 700 to the
9o0-foot level Ford, who was about
20 years of age, worked for the Ely
Miles company and was well known.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
LOWERS WORLDS RECORD.

Troy, n. Y, Feb. 23.-George V.
Bonhag of the Irish American A. C. of
New York lowered the worlds record
for the five-mile event at the big ath-
letic meet last night in the local arm
ory Bonhae's time was "a minutes,
5S 1-5 seconds. The best previous rec
ord was 25 minutes, IA 2-5 seconds,
held by Tom Collins.
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oUSTED FROM HIS CLAIM,

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Wallace. Feb. 23.-After paying
Louis Huffman $500 for his rights to
homestead claim on the North Fork,
In the Occur d'Alene forest reserve,
George Moss has been elected from the
property by government officials.
Moss is one of many victims of ig-
norance concerning the relations of
the reserve and has no legal recourse
to recover the money he paid in good
faith. Huffman filed on the homestead
before the forest reserve was created.
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INDEPENDENT is SUED.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Butte. Feb, 23.-The Helena Inde-
pendent was today made a defendant
in 100000 suit for damages begun in
the Silver Bow courts. Mrs F. E. Mil
Ter is the plaintiff, and she alleges that
the paper on Feb. 2. 1907. published a
story which was false and defamatory.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
WRECKED BY TORNADO

Marked Tree, Ark, Feb. 23-Six
persons were killed, more than a score
were injured, several seriously, and
practically every building in the town
Of Fisher was wrecked by tornado
today. Wires are down and the infor-
nation came by messenger. Because
of the flooded condition a relief
party which started from Marked Tree
was forced to turn back
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
SHELLS GO TO CALIFORNIA.

Ithaca, N Y, Feb. 23.-Four Cor
neil eight-oared shells left Ithaca to-
day on long trip across the country
to the University of California, where
they are to be used. Two are entirely
new, having been made during the last
year by John Hoyle. All are of the
finest make.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
EXPRESS FRANKS ALSO.

Washington, Feb. 23.-That the in
terstate commerce law prohibiting the
issuance of passes on the railroads is
applicable to the granting of express
franks was held today by the supreme
court of the United States
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Winnipeg, Man, Feb. 23.-The Kelly
hotel and other buildings at Estevan,
Sask, We're destroyed by fire today
Loss $4,000
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FORBID CELEBRATION.

kiev, Russia, Feb. 23.-The police
have forbidden the celebration at the
university of the centennial of Charles
Darwin on the ground of religious OBJ
sectiOns to the DarWinian theory.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-24
RED APPLES

Make money. The class "a
Is also a big profit maker.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-30

an ugly police box was placed near the
fall-a Earring sight amid beautiful
scenery-and an unromantic police
man is now on duty there.
Ambitious youths wishing to set
the example in other modes of death
are not uncommon. One young man. a
student threw himself into the crater
Of Asama Yama, an active volcano
5000 feet high. The walls of the crater
are PERPENDICULAR and worn smooth by
lava action. Alone, before break Of
day, when the lava threw a glow upon
the heavens, the student cast himself
down. He left a carefully written but
very badly worded note in English on
the subject Of the futility of life and
love.
The suicides at Enoshima were a
geisha and her lover, a clerk In a
brewery, who had gotten himself hope
lessly into debt on her account. They
were found bound together with their
threats cut Owing to the romantic"
circumstances of the tragedy, the pa
pers prophesy that this form Of sui
eide will become fashionable, as did
that over the Kegon falls. Columns
are devoted to the details of the affair
and photograph of the suicides is
published the man with his arm
placed affectionately around the neck
Of the woman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-30
TEN MILE RACE At
FAIR GROUNDS A GO
Peterson Will Not Forfeit Money He
Posted, But Will Be on Hand to
Run the Race of His Life
Lockwood Also Ready.

Interest in the intermediate race to
be run on the local fair grounds next
Sunday afternoon at 1870 o'clock is
increasing and from all appearances
this event will prove to be one of the
fastest exhibitions ever pulled off in
this section of the country. Peterson,
the Galloping Norwegian, has now sig
nified his intention of entering the con-
test, regardless of his qualms concern
ing the Sabbath and to use his own ex-
preston, will run the race of his life"
on this occasion.
Had he not appeared he would have
forfeited the sum of $50 which he de-
posted to insure his appearance and as
he has been training hard for the event
his running the bets are placed at even
money. Possessed of a wonderful body
with tremendous lung power, Peterson
is capable of developing great speed in
a long distance race and hopes to prove
to all who witness the event next Sun
day that his three gaits are all that
they are cracked up to be.
Lockwood says nothing but trains
daily, feeling confident of his ability to
defeat "Galloping john at any distance
and while assuring the people that they
will get their moneys worth, is prepar-
ing to make a record that will stand for
some time to come as record breaker.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-30
REPRESENTATIVE OF NATIONAL
WATERWAYS CONGRESS
COMING TO CITY.
Completion OF Open River From Lewis
ton to the Sea Will Mean Much
for the Inland Empire.

Announcement was made yesterday
by DR.. NJ G. Blalock, one of the Off
Gals of the National Rivers and Har-
bOrs congress, that Vice President
Fowler, of the association. and John A.
Fox, travelling lecturer and represen-
tative of the organization, would be in
Walla Walla next month to attend the
session of the Conservation congress,
and would afterWard accompany him
on a lecture tour of the state in the
interests of the opening of the Column
bia river.
I'VE must do our part to push this
work" said DR.. Blalock, las we will be
the benificiaries of the rivers and har-
bors improvements. We must let fu-
ture generations pay at least a portion
of the cost of the great national i'm
provement."
That the Columbia river will soon be
opened to navigation for hundreds OF
miles was assured yesterday when the
chief of engineers promised Senator
Bourne of Oregon that he would rec
ommend that the Cello project be
rushed through at the earliest possible
date and that s2,6OO,000 be set aside
for completion of the work under the
continuing contract. He says the or
iginal estimate of $1,000, 900 holds good,
so that s2,60O.000 will be sufficient to
finish the work
The completion of the ship canal
around the impossible falls at Cello
means much to the Inland Empire, for,
with this project opened for traffic, the
long desired open river from eastern
Washington river towns and from
Lewiston to the Sea" will become an
accomplished fact. It's effect on freight
traffic has been made more than ever
apparent by the establishment of open
river boat service from Lewiston to
Cello and from there to Portland.
For several years there was much
debate whether the government should
build a portage railroad around this
river obstacle or dig canal, and even
after the canal and lock system was
decided upon there was opposition. Less
than a year ago the prediction was
made that the canal would cost $10,-
100000 and would not be completed for
at least 10 years. while the portage
road could be completed within year