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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
HASKELL. + ON
TRIAL AT TULSA
Novel Spectacle of Governor Being
Tried for Fraud Practiced Against
the Government.
Oklahoma Executive Uses Every
Effort to Prevent His Arraignment
for Participation in MuskOgee Town
Lot Frauds-DecisiOn on Demurrer
Expected Today.

TULSA, Okla, April 5.-Governor
Chas. N. Haskell, when called before
the federal court today to answer in
dictments charging him with fraud in
connection with the Muskogee town
lot cases, made hard fight to keep
the case from coming to trial.
Judge Marshall likely will render a
decision on Governor Haskells de-
murrer tomorrow.
Governor Haskells attorney began
the fight by asking that the indict-
ments be quashed charging Special
Attorney Brish with misconduct in
conducting the grand jury inquiry. 1t
was also charged that the grand jury
had been illegally drawn, that ste
nographer had been present during
the inquiry and that incompetent tes-
timony had been the basis of the in
dictment. These allegations were Wig
orously denied by the government
counsel.
A great crowd attended the opening
of the trial. People came from all
parts of the state to see the unusual
spectacle of governor on trial for
alleged fraud.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
PARIS ALARMED
BY THE "REOS''
Revolutionary Labor Organizations
Said to Be Formulating Plan of
Campaign Against Government.
REVOLUTION FEARED
General Belief That Bloody Insurrec-
tiOn Is Imminent. --PrOletariat
Would Neither Fight Nor Work in
Event of War.

PARIS, April 5.-The newspapers of
Paris show general alarm today at
the violent character of the speeches
delivered at the Workmen's meeting
held in this city yesterday under the
auspices of the revolutionary labor
organizations to formulate a plan of
campaign against the government.
They refer particularly to the argu-
ment of large section of the state
employees to make common cause with
the trades unionists, and the appoint
ment of secret committee empow-
cred to call strikes.
Public opinion is rapidly becoming
terrified, the papers declare, at the
belief that a bloody insurrection is
imminent and the statements of some
of the spectators that the proletariat
would neither fight nor work in the
event of a war is regarded as a par
ticularly alarming condition.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
Bond Issues Sanctioned,

AS result of yesterdays election
extensive improvements will be COM
menced in the city of Billings, the is
suance of bonds for large sum being
passed upon favorably by the voters
of the city.
Two propositions were presented on
the ballots, the first to contract in
debtedness to the extent of $4,000 for
the purpose of acquiring a market
place and equipment at an expense of
$4,000: for park improvements of
$4,000; for fire station on the south
side and its equipment at an expense
of $4,000, and for refunding existing
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
COMMISSION WINS
WHISKY CASES
Federal Supreme Court Decides Long
Pending Cases Against State Of
South Carolina.
Commission Declares That Liquor
Dealers Entered Into Combination
TO Collect Excessive Sums for
Goods Supplied to State Dispensary.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The ia
nous South Carolina dispensary case,
involving the disposition of about
100000 of dispensary funds held by
the state dispensary commission, was
decided by the supreme court of the
United States today in favor of the
commission, the opinion being rend-
cred by Justice White.
The case was instituted by the Will
son Distilling company and the
Fleischmann company in the United
States circuit court for the District of
South Carolina, to collect debts con-
tracted by the state in the purchase
of liquor in 1892 to 1907, while the
dispensary system was in vogue. The
commission was appointed in 1907,
When the state resolved to go OUT Vi
the liquor business. This commission
was empowered by the legislature to
collect all moneys due the state and
pay all Of it's debts. At the time the
suits were instituted about $SOO,O0O,
had been collected and there was still
about 100000 due. Bills for some
thing over $660000 were presented by
liquor dealers and when the commits
sion declined to pay them as promptly
as the creditors considered it desirable,
they brought suits for their collection. In
their petitions in the circuit court,
they alleged that the members of the
commission had entered into con-
spiracy to hold the funds for their
own selfish purposes. On the other
hand, the commission alleged a coali-
tion among the creditors to collect ex-
cessive sums and asserted they had
only taken the necessary precautions
of investigation before making pay
ment Of any liabilities that might be
justly due.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
BAD MAN GIVES up
WITHOUT STRUGGLE E
Had Boosted That He Could Not Be
Taken Alive, But Officers Pull
Him Out of Ditch.

OGDEN, Utah, April 5-Nick Vecozo
who shot and killed John Contes, a
prominent business man here Satur-
day night was captured by posse on
a farm ten miles southwest of this
city at noon today. Vecozo, who was
heavily armed, was looked upon as a
desperate man and had made his boast
that he would not be taken alive but
when the officers closed in on him he
ran a distance of mile through an
open country, secreted himself in an
irrigation ditch, but later surrendered
without firing shot.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
THOMPSON ELECTED
MAYOR OF BILLINGS
BY GOOD MAJORITY
Mann for Police Judge and Watkins for
Treasurer, Both independents, the
Only Exceptions to General Repub-
Iican RuIe---EIectiOn Results Through.
out the State.

battle
can which candidates
the police
H. Thompson
the
Republican
plurality
his plurality
Jeff the second highest candidate, being
the highest plurality the candidates.
l. t4h Republican
plurality
his competior S.
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TWENTY CITIZENS EXAMINED.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-Twenty
citizens from special venire, the
thirty first summoned in the case,
were examined today in the case of
Patrick Calhoun, president of the
United railroads, charged with bribery
without the 18th seat in the jury box
being filled.
Ten jurors have been sworn in and
one has been passed temporarily and
is subject to peremptory challenge.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
CRAZY FATHER
ATTEMPTED TO
STRANCLE BABE

= CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 5.
= Threatening to strangle the
= baby daughter he held in his
p arms, Michael Hawai- defied
= many officers today who at
= tempted to arrest him on a
? charge of insanity. When Of
ficers broke down the door of
: the house Hawai- was revealed
= holding the baby, his fingers
= clenched about the childs
throat. Hawai- said he would
kill the child if they came
= nearer. The officers then
= withdrew and sent for help.
= Later Havel left his barri-
: caded home and walked to the
= Ninth precinct station where he
= surrendered. He was persuad-
= ed to accompany an officer to
= the county Jail. The little girl
was not injured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06

| The success of Walter Watkins, In
dependent candidate, and the present
occupant of the office of city treas
urer, was apparent from the first, he
having secure lead and carrying all
four wards of the city by healthy ma
jorities. He received "a votes over
the combined ballots of his two op-
ponents.
The quintet of candidates for the Of
flee of police magistrate so divided
the vote of the city that even the
wisest of the political prophets fore
bore to make any preliminary asser-
tions.
Hugh Mcdonald, the labor candi-
date, carried the Fourth ward handily,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
NO DECISION.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The sup
RENE court of the United States again
failed to deliver it's decision in the
case of the anthracite coal coarrying
railroads, involving the constitution
ality of the commodities clause of the
Hepburn railroad rate law. The de-
cision has been expected for some
weeks,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
FAVOR OF ROADS.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The in
junction suit of the Kentucky rail-
roads in which the roads asked that
the railroad commission of Kentucky
be restrained from carrying into effect
the order of the commission of June
20, 1906, fixing rates on interstate
business in the state was decided to-
day by the supreme court of the
United States in favor of the roads.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
Indebtedness of the city amounting tt
$36. 900,

Indebtedness of the city amounting to
$4,000.
The second one was identical with
the first with the exception of omitting
the issuance of new bonds for refund
ment of the old indebtedness.
Evidently the civic spirit was
abroad for both received a large af-
tirmative vote, plenty large enough
to carry them over the required ma
jority.
Some doubt exists in the public
mind as to whether the bond PROPOSE
ton required majority of the votes
cast in the election or a majority of
the votes cast on the bond PROPOSE
tions themselves to pass; but in either
Continued on Page 3,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
FORT WORTH
FIRE WAS
INCENDIARY

FORT WORTH, Texas, April :
5.-Inyestigation today follow :
ing last Saturdays fire which :
caused a loss of more than :
$3,000,O0O, revealed the fact :
the Texas & Pacific railroad :
lost 35 instead of 20 engines in :
the destruction of it's round :
house. The burned area will :
be built. Two hundred chill :
dren were unable to attend :
school today because of books :
and clothing lost in the fire. :
Negroes today reported to :
the police that the fire was in :
cendiary and was started by :
negroes for malicious purposes. :
George Harris, a negro, is un- (
der arrest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
NEGRO is LYNCHED.

PENSACOLA, Fla. April 5.-Dave
Alexander, negro, was lynched here
at four this morning for the murder
of Police Officer Carter, whom the
negro stabbed to death early Sunday
morning while resisting arrest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06

but ran behind in other sections of
Billings, while Frank Mann, the pres
ent incumbent, proved to be the pop
ular man in the first, second and
third political divisions, all of which
he carried
S. W. Sawyer ran far ahead of the
expectations of his friends and made
almost as good a showing as the
others, while S. H. Mendenhall, the
candidate receiving the Endorsement
of the Republican city caucus, proved
to be second to Mann when the full
count came in.
The detailed vote of the four wards
for the different candidates was as
follows:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
THREW CHILDREN FROM.
WINDOW, THEN JUMPED.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, April s.
Mrs. w. G. Roberts, 80 years
old, threw her four children,
ranging in age from four
months to six years, out of
second story window and then
jumped. None of the children
was seriously injured, but the
mother was fatally hurt. She
is thought to be demented.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
HITCHCOCK DANGEROUSLY Ill.

WASHINGTON, April 5-There was
no change today in the condition OF
former Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock who has been dangerously ill.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT.

HONOLULU, April 5.-M. Isol, re-
Gently convicted of importing women
for immoral purposes has been sent
enced to FIVE years Imprisonment by
Judge Dole.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
ELIOT DIDN'T DECLINE.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 5.
-"All newspaper reports pur-
porting to emanate from me
that I have either accepted or
declined the post of ambassa-
dor to Great Britain are abso-
lutely unauthorized" said
Chas.. w. Eliot, retiring presi-
dent of Harvard, in an inter-
view today. 1t is said Presi-
dent Eliot has not yet formally
declined the post.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
TWENTY-ONE MISSING.

LONDON. April 5.-A dis
patch to Lloyds from Punta
Arenas, Chile, says the British
steamer Oakbranch was aban-
doned in a sinking condition.
The first officer and 1S of the
crew landed safely but the cap
tain and 20 persons are miss
ing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
NOMINATION CONFIRMED.

WASHINGTON, April 5-The senate
today confirmed Charles S. Dyer of
Illinois, to be assistant secretary of
the treasury.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
POINTER DROPS DEAD.

LINCOLN, Neb., April s.
w. A. Poynter, ex-governor of
Nebraska, while making a
speech in the office of Cover
nor Shallenberger at the hear
ing of the daylight saloon bill
today, was stricken by apo
plexy and died within a few
minutes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
TREATY RATIFIED.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE sem
ate today ratified an eXtradition treaty
between the United States and France.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-07

= PERSONALS 4


W. L. Lipscombe of Chaplin spent
yesterday in the city.
H. C. Harding of Harrington spent
last night in the city.
Gordon Miles of San Benito was
an over night visitor in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F, T. Emerson Of
Mercedes are visiting In the city.
S. NJ Hargrove of Sam Fordyce
came in last night on business mis-
sion
J.E. Perry and W. F. Mclean of
Kingsyille were in the city over last
night.
Attorney R. d. Wright was a bust
ness visitor to Chaplin for couple of
days this week.
U. L. Moses. a prominent business
man of Corpus Christi, is spending
the day in Brownsville.
Roadmaster w. ]. Carnahan of the
st. L., B. & NJ. railroad. was visitor
in the city over last night.
Custom Inspector B. ]. Mcdowell
of Harlingen spent yesterday in the
city on official business.
A. Y. Baker, of Chaplin, county
treasurer of Hidalgo county, was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
o. NJ. Wakeman, the well known
truck grower of Mission, was among
the arrivals in the city last night to
spend day here on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. T H. Stevens and
daughter, who have been spending the
winter in Brownsville, have returned
to their home at Reading, Mich.
J.P. Ellif, W. ]. ETiff, B. F. Ell
lift and J. F. Elliff of lula. Texas. ar
rived in the city last evening to
look over the valley with a view to
investing.
Porter Donly, claim agent of the
ST. L., B. & NJ. road, and H. c. Vince
Ter of Kingsville, came down last
evening and spent the night locking
after business affairs.
Rev. H. L. Ross, pastor of the
Presbyterian church in Matamoros,
left Monday for Linares, to attend the
meeting of the Presbyterian Synod
of Tamaulipas. He will also visit Vic
toria, lamps, before returning.
Mr.. and MS. John Bannon have
recently returned from Mexico. where
they have been travelling for the past
five weeks for the health of Mr.. Ban
non. Mr. Bannon reports most en-
joyable trip and states that he feels
very much improved.
Mrs. Raffington of Iowa, her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Rafington of Colo
RADIO, and the latter's little daughter.
Ruth, who spent several weeks very
pleasantly visiting the elder Mrs Raj
ffngton's sister. Miss Dysart, in Mata-
moros, left Monday on their return
home
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-07
SAN JUAN WILL BE DEVELOPED.
" Gold Medal Sugar Plan alton and
TOwnsite Enterprise in HidaIgO
County.

F D. Fowler of San Juan, Hidalgo
county. who is interested in the San
Juan Plantation Company, has been
in the city the past two days attend
ing TO business matters. Mr. Fowler
viii take charge of the Office of his
company at San Juan and conduct the
work Of developing the townsite at
that place. He reports considerable
aetivity On the big gold medal
sugar plantation formerly the Clos
ner plantation) many hands being at
work extending the canal and lat
erals for irrigating the additional
acreage that the company is planting
this season. The company is DIVERSE
flying its crops having put in $50
acres o falfalfa, 100 of sorghum, and
100 of corn, besides $50 acres of
sugar-cane in addition to the extern
sive cane fields already growing on
this plantation. The new canal and
laterals viii irrigate 1000 acres in adj
dition to that already under irriga-
ton
The company expects to develop
one of the most important town sites
in the valley at San Juan. which is
located at the junction of the new San
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-07

Mr.. and MS. John Bannon have
recently returned from Mexico, where
they have been travelling for the past
five weeks for the health of Mr.. Ban
non Mr.. Bannon reports a most en-
joyable trip and states that he feels
very much improved.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-07

Antonio and Rio Grande railroad with
the Hidalgo branch of the Browns
vile road. San Juan has lately
achieved the dignity of having a post
office, Mr.. Fowler reports, R. L. Saw
age, formerly of Hidalgo, being the
postmaster. The company is now
building hotel there, which will ac-
eommodate fifty guests, but will not
push the development of the town to
any great extent, until the canal ex-
tension reaches the TOWNSHIP.
The company will open an office at
Brownsville, which will be in charge
of J. F. Allen, who has been in the
real estate business here for some
time past
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-07
FATE HANGS IN
THE BALANCES
BROWNSVILLE ROAD MAY BE ABB
SORBED BY FRISCO.
Question VIII Be Finally Settled on
Visit of Yoakum to the South This
Month-0thccss Prominent Railroad
Men Coming to Texas.

4
Houston, Texas, April EN- the
balances hangs the fate of the
Brownsville road and the question of
its becoming part of the Yoakum
system, but it is a question that is ex-
pected to be decided this week or at
least within the next ten days, when
Mr.. Yoakum himself is expected to
reach Houston for study of the sit
uation. With Mr.. Yoakum will be Mr.
John Sebastian one of the high Rock
Island officials. and a number of 9TH
er officials. Daniel Willard, second
vice president of the Burlington road
will be visitor in Houston about the
same time that Mr.. Yoakum is expect
ed.
While Mr.. ]. ]. Hill is yet in Wash
ington and no definite statement from
him to the effect that he will be here
has been produced, there are some
who expect that he will also be a
visitor in Houston to study the three
cornered situation.
While it is thought that Mr.. Yoa-
kum's visit will have directly to do
with the Brownsville road. there are
some who expect definite statement
to be made by him at the time in re-
gard to the entrance of the Frisco
road into New Orleans over the lines
of the Louisiana Railway and Naviga-
ton Company.
Mr. Sebastian viii take up with
Trinity and Brazos Valley officials the
matter of the double daily passenger
service from Galveston to Kansas
City via the Rock Island and the
Trinity and Brazos Valley roads.
Mr.. Willard will, with other Bur-
lington officials, make daylight trip
of inspection over the lines of the
Colorado Southern. Trinity and Bra
EOS Valley and allied lines
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-07
MISSION SERVICES
WELL ATTENDED
Splendid Services Held at Catholic
Church Last Night.

The mission service at the Catholic
Church last night Was well attended.
As the subject of the instruction Fa-
Their McMullen took THE Catholic
Church" He laid down as a first
principle the fact of the divinity of
Christ, and the consequent duty of
all men to find out and live up to the
teachings of Christ. Christ organ
lied body of men to whom He gave
authority to teach and preach to all
men until the end of time" declared
Father McMullen. g" The Catholic
Church, he continued. is the only
religious body in the world that can
trace its history in an unbroken line
back to the Apostles; that We prove
its claim to be the one and only
church, existing by virtue of divine
institution, the only church that can
bring certainty to the human mind
The subject of the sermon was
Death" The certainty of death as
the one great fact which looms up
amidst the surrounding mass of hui
man doubts. was dwelt upon
The preacher babe his audience to
look back over the past centuries of
history and behold the fate of the
untold millions They lived, and
loved; they pursued human ambition
pleasure. and sin, and then death
claimed them. s. " Their fate" he said,
will be ours in a little while He
spoke of sudden and violent deaths
The great uncertainty concerning the
time and manner of death. he said,
would serve to keep us prepaid to
meet it at any time. He quoted the
words of Holy Writ: as a man lives.
shall he die, and said that death
was fearful only to those living in
sin.
He compared the scenes attending
the death of a sinful man with the
last moments of one whose conscience
was untroubled. and closed by telling
his hearers to look into their souls
and see what kind Of death theirs
would be, if called suddenly. :.
The congregational singing was an
important and edifying part of the
service,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-07

What if some people slight your
Never mind.
What if some people wrong you?
Still keep kind.
What if some people ill-judge YOU?
Unto yourself be true,
By doing unto them as you
Would have them do.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-07

Rev. H. L. Ross, pastor of the
Presbyterian church in Matamoros,
left Monday for Linares, to attend the
meeting of the Presbyterian Synod
of Tamaulipas. He will also visit Vic
toria, lamps, before returning.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-07

Mrs. Raffington of Iowa, her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Raffington of Colo
RADIO, and the latter's little daughter
Ruth, who spent several weeks very
pleasantly visiting the elder Mrs Raj
fington's sister. Miss Dysart, in Mata-
moros, left Monday on their return
home.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
LEGAL NOTICES.
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