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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-12
ORDEAL OF FACING TRIAL ON
CHARGE OF ExroRTioN CAUSES
A COLLAPSE.
VICTIM OF DRUG HABIT
Story Of Effort to Get Material for
Sequel to Joseph Msdii Patterson's
"A Little Brother Of the Rieh"-ln-
sanity to Be Defense.

Denver. Nov. ll.-SeiZed with violent
convulsions during her trial on the
charge of attempting tn secure si0o.-
600 from Mrs. Genevieve Chandler
Phipps. formerly of PittshurG. Pa. on
the threat of death ny dynamite. Mrs
Allen +. Read lies DIT the point of
death at the home of her sister, Miss
Jennie Campbell. tonight. Mrs. Read
who Is a victim of a drug habit fiist
collapsed during the noon recess, but
was revived and reappeared at the
afternoon session. \ few moments
later she again became unconscious
and was removed tn the home of her
sister.
Mrs. Phipps. the complaining wit
ness. again took the stand today and
was cross examined by Mrs. Reads
attorneys. In answer to questions re-
garding methods by which Mrs. Read
had secured an interview with her,
Mrs. Phipps said that Mrs. Read had
told her that spy in the Phipps
household. who was endaavoring tn
secure material for a sequel to Joseph
Medill Patterson's "A Little Brother OF
the Rich." had been placed there by
Henry Phipps of New York. an uncle
OF her divorced husband. Lawrence
Phipps. in an effort tn prove that she
regarded money far beyond her chill
dren and that she was an unfit per
son 10 have the custody Of her two
daughters.
In spite of the grilling cross
examination Mrs. Phipps adhered
strictly TO the story told yesterday.
She again told of how Mrs. Read had
proposed to return the amount she
attempted to force from Mrs. Phipps
by insuring her life for the SAM
amount and committing suicide b.
dynamite while visiting a marble quar-
rs.
Mrs. Read was surrounded by alien
lists this morning and should sh% he
able to face the tribunal after her sol
lapse today her attorneys viii intro
duce the plea of insanity.
Mrs. Phipps' two daughters. Helen
and Dorothy. the first of whom Mas
held as hostage by Mrs. Read While
her mother negotiated the securing Of
the money from the bank, sat in the
courtroom during the trial this morn
ing. accompanied by Mrs. Phipps'
father. C. II. Chandler of Beiiingham,
Wash.
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HALF A HUNDRED OFFICERS PATROL
SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE QUARTER
Tong War Which Has Already Cost Five Lives Creates
Fear of Open Outbreak---Gun Men Bidng Their
Time to Renew Feud---Homes
and Stores Closed

San Francisco. Nov. 1l-Nearly half
a hundred uniformed patrolmen. plain
clothes men and detectives are patrolI-
ing the streets and alleys of the Chi
ncse quarter tonight in the effort of
the police tn prevent q continuation
of the tong war, which has cost five
lives since the first nf the month The
stores and dwellings of the members
Of the We. f@mily and On Yick. tong
men. are closed and the diminished
numbers Of Chinese on the streets in
dicates the tension i'm the quarter and
the expectation that the gunmcn are
but biding their tine 10 renew the
bloody fcua
The discovery that two of the Chi
nese killed last night met their death
through mistaken identity, one of them
not being an ON Yick. as supposed by
his assaiiants. but member of the
Bing kongs. the most powerful and
influential tong on the coast. and the
other one. according to the police. ap-
parently having been killed by gunner
employed by his own elan, and the is
suance of warrants charging Gee
Kong Ong. president Of the On YielS
tong. and Tong King chong. secretary
of the Chinese Free Masons. numer-
ically the strongest organization
among the Chinese In America. We're
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INUNDATED, He SUES
RAILROAD FOR $1,g99

Special tn The Daily Missoulian.
Wallace. Nov. ll.-Because his ticket
had been accidentally mutilated and
dirtied by the agent of the North
ern Pacific here. Fred Schmitt was
forcibly put off the o. II. & y. train
to Spokane after refusing To pay
cash fare in place of the ticket.
Schmitt has sued the Northern Pa
cific and o. II. & y companies for
sl,9a9 damages for humiliated feelings
ana time lost.
Schmitt bought a ticket to spokane
from the local Northern Pacific agent.
The conductor of the o. II. & y train
which was to carry Schmitt To Har-
rison didn't like the looks of the tic
ket and suspected that il was either
"A scalper's ticket or had been prev
iously used He wouldn't accept the
ticket for fare and demanded cash.
Schmitt would not pay cash
and was put off the train at Kellogg.
He walked the II miles back To Wal
lace and went Immediately to an at
torney. The attorney took the ticket
To the Northern Pacific agent. who
admitted selling it that morning and
declared il was all right,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-12
ROYAL ARCH MASONS
PROMOTE OFFICERS

Savannah. Ga. Nov. 1i.-Promotions
were the oraer In the election of off.
GERS of the general grand chapter OF
Royal Arch Masons today. Following
are the new officers:
General grand high priest. Nathan
c. Kingsley. Austin. Mimi: deputy
general grand high priest, Bernard G.
viii. Henderson, KY: general grand
king. George Gorson. Washington. ID
c.; general grand scribe. Frederick w
Craig Des Moines. Ia. general grand
captain of the host. William r. Kuhn
St. Joseph. Mo: general grand princi-
pal sojourner Rester G. Brown. To-
pcka. Kan: general grand royal arch
captain. Charles n. Rix. Hot Springs
Ark: general grand master of the
third veil. j. Albert Black. Boston.
The general grand master of the
second veil and the general grand mas
ter of the first veil will be elected to-
morrow. These are the only two con-
tested offices.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-12
OKLAHOMA SEEKING TO
GUST STANDARD OIL

jefferson City, Mo. Nov. 1.-THE
testimony taken i'll the successful
custer suit of the state of Missouri
against the standard Oil company
may be used in similar case i'm Ok
lahoma.
This became known here today
when it was learned that Judge Il.
A. Anthony of Fredericktown. Mo.
who AS special commissioner of the
supreme court of the state heard the
testimony in the Missouri suit. will
he here Monday Ia meet Attorney
General West of oklahoma
1t is said Judge Anthony will give
the oklahoma official u deposition
Identifying the latter's transcript of
the Missouri evidence. BY this means
Attorney General West hopes To OBJ
tain admission OF the Missouri eyi-
denee in the oklahoma proceedings.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-12
MINER RUN DOWN.

Butte, Noy. IA. c. Able. n miner
60 y ars old Was instantly killed this
morning near the Tramway mine. The
accident occurred where the men in
taking "A short cut to the mine walk
along the railroad track and up a
stairs. When the switch engine was
heard approaching Able hurried to
cross from one track to another. In
doing so he slipped and fell. Before
assistance could reach him he died
He was single and had been a resi-
dent of Butte several years.
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protection from the vengeance of the
dead bankers friends.
The manner of saving the prisoner
from the mob was dramatic. Police
Captain Davis ordered him to lie
down in the boat. Then he was car
ried to the patrol wagon as the
crowd surged around. With his foot
on the captive's neck. Captain Davis
stood up in the wagon and addressed
the persons who We're crying for ven-
geance.
THE man is dead. We saw him take
some poison just as We nabbed him.
he shouted. The crowd fell back for
n moment and the chief drove the
horses at Il mad gallop To the Jail.
Meantime the crowd discovered the
deception and the Jail soon was sur
rounded by n rapidly growing mob.
Once more the police adopted Il
movement that probably saved the
prisoners life. AM automobile wa.
summoned and the captive hurried to
the state reformatory at Jefferson
VILE, five miles away. Here the mob
could not reach him.
Mr.. Woodward was taken to hos
pitai and operated upon. There is
seant hope OF his recovery. The negro
chauffeur has n dangerous wound in
the spine.
Mrs. Scott knew nothing of the
tragedy until called upon 10 identify
her machine.
Admits Planning Robbery.
In his cell at the reformatory the
prisoner refused to give his name and
talked only under pressure. He said
that he had been around Louisville
for several days. He said he did not
know Tucker. the chauffeur.
Il won't tell my name. have
seven brothers and sisters. Ny father
didn't live with my mother. and all
of them are not within GOO miles of
this place. never smoked n Gig
arctic. chewcd or drank. Oh. yes. l
smoked cigarette in Covington 10
years ago. but never again. 1 never
was in trouble but once. That was
at Lexington. Ky, on Halloween a
long time ago"
He seemed to be confused but is
apparently not insane. He confessed
that he planned the bank robbery and
says he had no assistance. The most
striking thing about the bandit is his
good looks and his red hair, which
Is neatly cut. His face is effemi-
nate.
Tonight the bandit was identified
as Thomas jefferson Hall, and ac-
cording to William j. Hall. his father.
the desperate Is but Il years old The
elder Hall. who has IA furniture store
at S02 South Preston street in this
city. said that young Hall was a
household tyrant and not insane at
all.
He is simply mean.'' said the
father.
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arranged To have the train stopped at
Fourteenth street. The wagon and
train reached Fourteenth street at the
same time. The trainm.n We're on the
steps ready to assist Chief Egan and
his men, but the wagon had distanced
the pursuers and James WAS hurried
on board and the train pulled out as
the first pursucrs arrived. one of the
men in the mob called a friend at
Mounds by phone and urged him to
notify people at Anna that tile negro
was on the train.
when connections with Anna was
obtained man there was told tn or
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-12
LUMBER
COMPANY INCORPORATED

Special To The Daily Missoulian.
Helena. Nov. 1.-THE Rig Blaekfoot
Lumber company of Mssoula. filed
articles OF Incorporation with Secre-
tary of state Yoier today. The com-
pany has "A capitalization of S.. 900
900 and the fee paid the secretary
VAS s26Ss. The directors are John
Gillie. c. F. Kelly. IL. \. Gallwey.
Roy 5. Alley and l.. O. Evans.
Under the articles the company is
authorized To handle lumber, stand
ing timber grain and flour. to own
water rights. 10 construct canals and
dltches, for power or irrigation pur-
poses. and To engage in other forms
"f industry.
The Hennessey company of Butte.
With a capital Of sl.0o0. aoe. also filed
articles. The ineorporators are Mary
Hennessey. c. F. Kelly and f. f.
Churchill
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TOLEDO SHOPL|FTfR
IS SENT TO CONVENT

Toledo. Nov, il,-Through the in
terventioa in heF behalf hy. "a fole,tc
priest the sentence imposed yester-
day by Police Judge Austin upon
Maud Daily, a young woman of Los
Angeles. Cal, aggregating two years
i'll the county jail. was suspended to-
day and the young woman was per-
mitted To be placed for a similar time
i'll a convent.
The court was assured the girl
came from good family and that her
social vanity and inability To find
employment in Chicago. where sha
went after leaving Toledo. induced
her To become shopiifter. She is
said To have used the novel method
of returning the stolen goods and re-
ceiving their money value under the
prctcNt that they had been purchased
and We're unsatisfactory.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-12
FIRST DEGREE VERDICT
N BRINK MURDER CASE

Basin. Wyo.. Nov. 1.-THE jury in
the case of Herbert l.. Brink. one Of
the seven eattiemen charged with the
murder of three sheepmen in the Ten
sleep country. returned a verdict of
murder in the first degree. The ver-
dict carries with il death sentence
The court granted the lawyers for
the defense 10 days in which to file
"A motion for a new trial.
Promptly on the announcement Of
the verdict and the removal of the
prisoner the state moved that the
trial of Thomas Dixon. another Of
the cattlemen charged with COM
plicity in the Allemand murder. be-
placed on trial and the work OF Sc
curing jury MAS begun at once.
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ganize Il mob and take James from the
train. Sheriff Davis and his men left
the train at Dnngola and drove in the
direction of Mill Greek on the Mobile
& ohio railroad. crowd of seve.q.i
hundred was at the depot. the former
home of Miss Pellcy, when the tram
reached there. but no attempt was
made tu search the train for the negro.
Mob s.izes Train.
After leaving the train. the sheriff.
his deputy and the prisoner hid in
the woods near karnak. - cliles from
Cairo. \ train passed through l<ar-
max Il little later and the conductor
telegraphed back from the next sta
tion that he had seen the deputy and
the handcuffed negro beside the rail-
road track a mile beyond Karnak.
When a telegram was received by the
brothers of Miss Pclley that the trio
We're in the woods boxcar train was
seized by IA mob of 200 men. who rode
to karnak. Soon the negro was cap
tured and brought back to Cairo.
Four arrests We're made by the police
here Tuesday night after six blood
hounds had led the police from the
alley where Miss Pelley met death. to
II negro shack. A ncgress named
Green. tenant of the shack and three
negroes. VIII James, Arthur Alexander
and Will Thomas. were arrested and
later all but James released. Blood
hounds We're tried on James early
Wednesday morning and evidence
pointed to him as he could not ac-
count for his whereabouts at the time
Miss Pelley was killed. The city Jail
was stormed several times Wednes-
day, and Wednesday evening James
was hurried from the city.
In his confession James told of the
assault on Miss P.lley and declared
Alexander had some of the jewels
taken from Miss Pelley. As soon as
the negro finished "A man who had
climbed to the top of the arch turned
on the electric light and Il rope was
thrown tn him. He dropped It over
the arch and an end fell to the surg
ing crowd. Many women seized the
end and tugged with the men.
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TO LOCATE CH|PPEwAs
N BLlCKFOOT VALLEY
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena. Nov. 1.-THE tribe of Chip,
pewas Indians who have been en-
camped near Helena for months, viii
be taken in a special train Saturday
to their new iinme on the Blackfooi
reservation. where each man, woman
and child will be given so acres oi
land The land they will get is in
the heart of fishing and hunting
country and is well timbered. The
Indians will build cabins this Writer
and the government will provide them
with rations until spring.
The transfer will be made by Al
lotting Agent Armstrong, assisted by
Major W. r. Logan, agent on tn.
Belknap reservation. In their new
home the Chipnewas will be under
the charge of Major Churchill. There
are about l50 of the chippewas.
No provision has been made for the
heirs and they will be left To work
out their Own salvation.
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ARMY OFFICERS DRAW
HORSE SHOW ADMIRERS

New York, Nov. lI.-.Admirers of
the hackney We're out in force today
when the merits of several classes of
high stcppers were passed upon 10y
the judges at the National Horse
show. Attendance records are up to
the highest mark 50 far. compared
with former years.
Not little of the shows increased
popularity is held To be due to the
presence of the American and for
eign army officers with their mounts.
Other events in which they will par
tieipate are scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon and evening
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BAD FOR CIEMiNSON.

Chicago. Nov. ll.-In the trial of DR..
Haldane cleminson. charged with the
murder of his wife. Professor w. :.
Paine testified today tn having found
traces of chlnrnform and Two other
poisons in the stomach of Mrs Glenn
inson. He thought her death MAS due
to that drug.
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cuNolFF LAUGHS At VERDICT
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Dillon. Mont. Nov. 1l.-Louis Gun
diff. on trial for the murder of Frank
McLain. who was shot in the back in
saloon few months ago. was to-
day found guilty of murder In the
first degree. The jury fixed his
punishment at Imprisonment for life
cundiff laughed when the verdict was
rendered. The shooting MAS eold
hlooded one. The men had a quarrel
during the night. when Cundiff. who
is kentuckian. returned and shot
McLain. 4 brother of Cundiff. accused
as accessory. is still to be tried.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-12
FORBES ASSUMES OFFICE.

Manila. Nov lt.-W Cameron
Forbes today assumed Ike office of
governor general of the Philippines.
The formal inauguration will take
place November -. Among the respon-
sibilities left with his successor ley the
retiring governor general james F.
Smith, is an invitation which the lat
ter ordered charges II corruption at
the polls flied by defeated candidates
at the recent general elections
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-12
EXCHANGE SEAT BASIS
OF HARTMAN
FORTUNE

New York. NOV. 1.-THE stock
exchange seat of f. ii. Hartman.
which has been sold for about
ss0.0H0. cas- purchased by him 40
years ago for sl0.an0. and. accord
ing To his assistants. VAS the basis
of the vast fortune which he left.
Mr.. Hartman told a friend. il is
said. that he purchased the seat
with money which came to him
with his marriage and that from
that moment his fortune began To
increase.
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CHICAGO srockYARos FIRE.

Chicago. Nov. il-Fire today de-
srroyed building in the s,ockyards
oWned by Armour 4 Gu. and uS
for storing fertilizer. The loss Is ssti-
mated nj S3a0. .ad1.
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Cairo. Nov. 1.-the situation at
2:45 a. m. is very quiet in the down.
town section and no evidence that a
mob had run riot can b. seen. The
mob has dispersed to 4 great extent
but the search for Alexander still
goes on in the upper part, or negro
section. of the city and his capture
would be the cause for an immediate
mob alarm and he would be Iynched
at once.
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among the developments of the day.
Both of the latter are believed To be
in hiding. as the detectives up to a
late hour tonight had been unable to
locate them
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SAL zN0R HANGED AND
PIERCED WITH BALLS


Henry Salznor. a white man and a
photographer by trade, who killed his
wife last July with an axe. was
taken out of the county jail at 1l:io
O'Clock by the mob and hanged to a
telegraph pole and his body riddled
with bullets. This lynehing followed
closely that OF VIII James earlier in
the evening.
The mob gave SalZnor chance to
confess after the rope was around his
neck, but he was so frightened that
he could only humble that his sister
did the killing. The mob became
To keep them off SalZnor long enough
to give him chance to pray. The
mob finally subsidized and short re-
isions service for the benefit of salz-
nor's soul WIS held. after which he
was strung up To telegraph pole.
Saiznnr was born and raised here.
being the son OF William Salznor, n
hide ana wool buyer SalZnor was
married about TWO years ago. II was
known that he had had trouble with
ms WIFE. ana II Is said he gave her
n" money Tor food for herself and two
small babies.
R,hex pI.v.d ia Moth.,,. aio,d
"s"' 9uis satI"' WY
s,, 'io"'e "''i, ne'
,,"s ~" o'n9 az" Vas ''ui'u
u,'u, ''s ".u me ~" n.,p'es VIZ
haa, - n'"pu 80, M .na
house early in the evening and after
the crime was discovered. Saiznor
Was found at the home OF ms mother,
where he often slept at night. All
evidence pointed to Salznor as the
slayer Of his wife. and after the
crime was discovered Mrs. salznor
recovered long enough To accuse her
husband.
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Head Money Offered.

Tong King chong is editor of the
Chinese Daily Free Press. the organ OF
the Chinese reTolutionists in this coun-
try. and is said to he an influential
member of the Chinese reform party,
of which DIR. Sun Vat Sen. for whose
head the Chinese government has
standing reward of $4,000 Is the
header Chong Is well educated speaks
good English. and during the war be-
tween the Chinese educational society
and the combined tongs several years
ago moved out Of the Chinese quarter
because price of $4,000 was offered
for his death.
II is not claimed that either Ong or
Chong fired any of the fatal shots, but
members of the Yee family allege that
they were instrumental in the instiga-
ton of the murders Should the Bng
Kongs join the fight from motives of
revenge. in rcprisal for the death of
one Of their number las. night. the
coast is threatened with the greatest
tong war il has ever known.
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TodayFa air.
Tomorrow Fair.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-29
THE WOODEN HORSE.


An Old Time Form Of Military Punish-
ment In England.
Torture on q grand scale IN England
went ont with FELTON,. the assassin Of
Buckingham bur torture on small
scale continued 10 be pFacticed on
military offenders down 10 the eight
eenth century. The form most fire.
quently resorted to was that known &c
the wooden horse. 70 ride which was
the punishment accorded for petty
thefts. characterization and 80 on The
wooden horse was made of planks
nailed together 50 rs 70 form sharp
ridge or angle about eight Or nine feet
long. This ridge represented the baek
Of the horse and was supported by
four posts or legs about eve feet high
placed on stand made movable hy
truckles. To complete the resemblance
to the noblest animal In creation a
head and tail were added
When soldier was sentenced, Ell
Their by court martial OF By his COM
handing officer. to ride the horse he
was placed on the brute's back, with
bis hands tied behind him, and fire.
quently enough. In order to increase
the pain. tnuskets we're fastened TO bis
legs to weigh them down or as was
jocularly said. 10 prevent the fiery, UNI
tanned, barebacked steed from kicking
him on. London Graphic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-29
Cotton Burned in Hold OF
Steamship Celtic
LOSS IS NOT YET KNOWN
None Of Her -Four Hundred Passengers
Was ANY the Wiser Upon Her
Arrival, Hustling Work Was
Begun.

Liverpool Dec. 20 Fire was discovered
in the hold Of the White Star liner Celtic
last Wednesday, when the vessel wal
four days out from New York. The linei
arrived hers safely Monday. The fire
was still burning, but It's presence was
known TO none Of the 400 passengers.
Immediately upon arrival, the work
Of discharging the cargo, in an effort K
reach the origin Of The blaze, was begun
The work was continued yesterday. The
fire started amid the bales Of cotton ID
hold No. 0.
The Celtic sailed from Nav York 90
Queenstown and Liverpool on December
is. The voyage was without special III
cident until the following Wednesday
when smoke was discovered creeping NJ
from among THE cotton bales that filled
No. hold Capt HaInbelton ordered
That The matches be closed and sealed
Efforts 10 locate the fire were then
begun, but THE matter was carefully
guarded from tile passengers Above
decks, there was no evidence Of anything
unusual. but for the next live days the
Gre was burning steadily below.
Tie hold has been flooded The extent
Of the damage could not be determined
yesterday