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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-28

R EW YORK, Dec. 27.-The formal
complaint in the damage suit Of
Francis ]. Heney of San Fran
cisco against William H. Crocker, the
California millionaire, for $2500O0 on
an allegation of libel, was filed here
today.
Mr.. Heney says he bases his action
on an open letter bearing Mr.. Crock
er's name which appeared in a New
York evening paper on December 3,
in which Mr., Crocker defended his
action in first supporting Heney in
the San Francisco graft prosecutions
and later withdrawing his support
James M. Beck, counsel for Mr..
Heney, said today:
LAS soon as Mr.. Crocker's letter
was published Mr.. Heney telegraphed
me to bring suit Mr.. Heney, who
nearly gave his life to the cause of
exposing corruption in San Francisco,
desires to settle once and for all the
question whether he conducted the
prosecutions against the San Fran
cisco grafters in an honorable and
legitimate way. In the heat Of the
great contest in San Francisco many
charges were made by irresponsible
men against Heney, but when Mr.
Crocker assumed responsibility for
these charges and gave them wide
circulation in responsible organ of
public opinion, Mr.. Heney felt his
opportunity had come to have a jury
of his countrymen determine the JUS
tice or injustice of the accusations
against him
I'm San Francisco the graft prose-
cutions have so divided it's people into
hostile camps that it would seem to
me matter of exceeding difficulty
to obtain a jury that would consider
the questions with absolute impair
tiality. In New York, however, there
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mas been done, nor with anything that
has been arranged for by the board.
"The enactment of the law author
lzipg the construction of the wings,
any amendment that may be deemed
necessary to be made thereto, the
providing of funds to pay the cost of
construction, and any and all regula-
tions relative to the amount that may
be paid for labor or materials, are
purely Legislative functions
Il have been constrained to grant
your request and give you opportunity
to assemble and exercise your best
Judgment, rather than to deny your
petition and thereby arrogate to my
self a Legislative prerogative.
Full authority has been given you
in the call to enact amendments, pro
vide additional funds, select mate
rials, and make or change any regu-
lations that in your judgment may
seem advisable"
The statement of the board of ex-
aminers which, under the law, has
charge of the construction of the
wings, shows what progress has been
made to the present time and deals
at great length with the question of
materials to be used in the super
structure. In essence, the statement
shows that while sandstone is in
clined to chip and disintegrate, Bed
ford stone has stood all tests, includ-
ing fires, in excellent shape. The
question of the right to vitiate the
contracts made by the contractors is
also raised. The governor also quoted
letters that had been received from
various persons and firms who would
supply material for the capitol
A strong sentiment for the use of
Montana material in the construction
of the wings is made manifest by the
legislators, and it seems the outcome
of the session will be an amendment
authorizing the construction of the
wings and providing for the exclusive
use of materials from this state to as
great an extent as possible.
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ct. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 27.-Contrary
to expectations, developments to-
day in the controversy between
the railroads of the Northwest and the
striking sWitchmen, instead of result
ing in an amicable settlement of the
strike, resulted in a wider breach than
has heretofore existed.
Not only have the switchmen de-
clared all negotiations with the rail-
roads off, but labor leaders say there
is a strong possibility of a general
strike by all allied orders belonging
to the railway branch of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
II. b. Perham, acting as chairman
of the railway council, in session here,
left tonight for Washington.
There may be general strike"
said President Perham.
President Hawley of the switch
mems union, asserted:
Several other members of the rail-
way council besides Mr.. Perham left
for their headquarters tonight to make
preparations for a strike of their re-
spective orders"
Mr.. Perham, in speaking of today's
developments, said:
Friday we were on the verge of a
settlement and we thought the mat
ter would be fixed up today. But this
morning the railroad managers pre-
scented mysterious change of front
and assumed so much arrogance that
we decided at once to have nothing
to do with them | am leaving to-
night for Washington. | have busi-
ness in Chicago and Cincinnati first,
but will arrive at the capital on
Thursday. AS the intervention of
state authorities has failed, l shall
seek the aid of the United States in
putting an end to a controversy that
is causing bankruptcy and suffering
among innocent people who have no
voice in the matter"
Mr.. Perham would not state as to
which department at Washington he
would appeal. He said he might seek
to interest the interstate commerce
commission and he may take the mat
ter up directly with President Taft.
In the conference between the rail-
ways and labor leaders today, rail
road officials refused to take back
all the switchmen at once, but agreed
to re-employ all those they have
places for. They gave the switch
men until IL o'clock Wednesday to
accept this offer. The offer was i'm
mediately rejected by the labor lead
erS
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Hawley
and Mr. Perham called on Governor
Eberhart and asked him to invite the
interstate commerce commission to in
tercede. The governor replied that he
did not care to act on this request
until he had consulted the attorney
general who is out of the city and
will not return until tomorrow.
Asked as to how long it would take
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NOT
SO ANXIOUS
Denies ThatHe Sought
For Reconciliation
With His Wife

Anew YORK, Dec. 27.-Four small
V boys, preferring the story of the
matrimonial troubles of the
wealthy Brokaws to the thrills of sled
ding were the only outsiders who
braved the snowdrifts on Long Island
today to attend the court session at
Mineola
Mrs. w. Gould Brokaw did not ar
rive until the afternoon, coming on a
bobsled from Mineola, with her father
and sister. She listened attentively
to the cross-examination of her hus-
band, who denied that the tone of his
testimony of Friday meant that he was
eager for a reconciliation.
You say you were fond of her-do
you love herr" queried Arthur K.
Baldwin, counsel for Mrs. Brokaw.
Continued on Page Five.)
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FLOCKS THREATENED
WITH DEATH BY STARVATION

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 27.-Gen-
eral Agent J. A. Reeves of the q. S. l..
railway received letter from Public
ity Agent Joel Priest at Boise City,
Idaho, stating that thousands of sheep
in southern Idaho were in danger of
starving because the deep SHOWS had
covered up the ranges so that they
could not feed. Mr.. Priest urged that
every accommodation possible be
given the sheepmen in the way of
getting corn from Nebraska in order
that the sheep may be saved
The railroad people, in commenting
on this state Of affairs, say that the
trouble is due to improvidence on the
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MI EW YORK, Dec. 27.-with the
lin news Of the probable loss of the
five-masted schooner Davis
Palmer with her crew of 12 men. on
Boston harbor, and of the wrecking
of other vessels along the Massachu-
setts coast the opening chapter of
the toll taken on the sea by the storm
that swept New England Saturday and
Sunday was barred to the world to
Gay Cape Cod is still cut off and
with the restoration OF communities
tion there it is feared that the dam
age of the storm will prove appalling.
The finding of debris near the en-
trance of the harbOr of Boston Is
believed to be mute evidence of the
fate of the Davis Palmer.
A signal box found among the
Wreckage contained burgee with the
Palmer's name, as also did a quarter >
board which was found nearby.
The wreck itself mas not been 10
Gated
The bhree-masted schooner Nan
tasba was hurled ashore at Scituate
and probably will be a total wreck.
Her crew was saved With cargo
of lumber she was bound from Boston
for North Carolina.
The schooner Bell Halliday is
ashore at Brant point, exposed to the
fury of the seas The fate of her
crew is unknown, but it is believed
that it has been rescued. She is from
Philadelphia, loaded with railroad
iron
On the rocky shores of Martha's
Vineyard, waterlogged schooners are
being swept by every sea- They are
the A. K. Mclean, a British vessel
bound from Perth Amboy to Halifax,
and the Stonington of Maine, the
schooner Maude Seward, Port Read
ing for Provincet0Wn The crews
have been taken of
At ProvincetoWn, the sloop Benita
is aground and in the fats at Ply
mouth harbor are four small schoOn-
ers similarly distressed
The work of filling the gap in tele-
phone and telegraph wire systems and
in railroad and trolley lines is pro-
crossing. The telegraph companies
report capacity of about % per cent
of the normal, while telephone facili-
ties have been restored to the extent
of about rs per cent. Railroad and
trolley line schedules were largely
filled today, although delays from one
half to three hours were noted on
railroad trains.
Southwestern Massachusetts, par
ticularly Cape COD, Sandy peninsula.
and Rhode Island suffered most from
the storm and are still in the most
demoralized condition as far as wire
and transportation service go.
Many places in southeastern Massa-
chusetts have not witnessed the az
rival of a train for two days.
New Bedford and Fall River have
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Check to
Make Big Purchase
OfBank Stock

CINCINNATI. Dec 27.-Police and
Y. postal authorities are hunting
for a man who gave his name as
NJ. NJ Richton, wanted in connection
with the forgery OF the name of NJ. M:
Rayne, a New York capitalist, to a
$4,000 check and the mysterious dis
appearance of the same amount in the
bank stock of the Citizens National
bank of Scobie, Miss, which was puF-
chased with the forged papers.
The man who carried on the deal
forged the check to the order of Rich
ton and then signed the name of Rich
ton as endorsee
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Complaint Is M de
OF Violation of
ConUention

nEKIN. Dec. 27.-The Chinese gov
ernment today formally COM
planned to Japan against the vio-
lation of the Manchuria telegraph con-
vention of 1908.
The complaint consisted of two
counts, purporting to show that the
Japanese were guilty of extending
telegraph and telephone lines and traf-
fic in Manchuria:
China appeals to the Japanese for
eign office, which signed the tele-
graph convention to terminate this
violation of the agreement and to con-
tinue the payment of telegraph royal
ties which the Japanese government
suspended two months ago.
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ANDREW CARNEGIE INJURED.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Andrew Car
negie slipped on an icey spot when
walking around the reservoir in Cen
tral park today and suffered a pain
full injury to his left knee At the
Carnegie home it was said his condi-
tion was not serious, but he remained
in his nome upon the advice of the
physicians.
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Red Cross Thanked.

WASHINGTON, Dec. PA teIe-
gram from the revolutionary party of
Nicaragua was received today by the
American Red Cross society, thank
ing the society for it's work in reliev-
ing the distress of soldiers of the
government army, captured near
Rama and quartered in Bluefields.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-28
Heney Charges Libel
Against William Crocker
Former Graft Prosecutor Demands
Heavy Damages From Former
Millionaire Backer

can be no selfish interest in the issues
that grew out of the San Francisco
prosecutions and here, therefore, a
jury can be selected that can impair
TALLY and fearlessly judge between
Mr. Crocker's grave accusations and
Mr.. Heney's accounts of his steward
ship as public official"
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American Admiral Is
Guest of Mcaraguans
Calls on Madriz UnoG-
cially---Wholesale Arrest of H.
legged Enbezzlers Is Made

RA ANAGUA, Dec. 27.-Rear Ad-
W miral William Writ Kimball, in
command of the American war
ships at Corinto, arrival at Managua
today on a special train. The admiral
was accompanied by George T, Welt
eel, secretary of the American lega-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-28
DEATH IN JAIL.

FILLMORE, Ca, Dec. 27.-John
Junphy was burned to death in the
Jail here today while trying to burn
his way to freedom. His cries were
heard by outsiders, but he died before
aid could reach him.
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At SaIina Cruz.

SALINA CRUZ, Mexico, Dec. III
The Mexican gunboat General Guer-
rero, having on board President
zelaya of Nicaragua, who lied from
Managua by way of Corinto on Christ
mas eve, docked here at 8 o'clock this
morning.
Accompanying the fromer president
were the exminister of war and four
other Nicaraguans.
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ENGAGEMENT CANCELLED.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-On ac-
count of uncertain traffic conditions,
due to the storm, President Taft was
compelled to cancel his engagements
to dine in New York city tonight with
Andrew Carnegie and to speak before
the American Historical association
in Carnegie hall.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-28
SETTLEMENT REFUSED.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The striking
girl shirtwaist makers voted today to
refuse the settlement of the employ
ers and declared their intention to
continue the strike until all of their
demands were granted. The employ
ers offered compromise last week
and their proposition was voted upon
today by the many thousands of wom-
en- strikers.
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part of sheep owners. All the driy-
ing to the winter ranges should have
been done not later than October.
while the last of December is find
ing tbs sheep on the trait to The win
ter ranges.
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for her boys. She will be held to the
common pleas court for trial. The
woman is unable to give any coherent
account of the tragedy.
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FIVE TRAINMEN KILLED.

SEYMOUR, Ind. Dec. 27.-
Five trainmen were killed and
two were seriously hurt today
in collision on the Baltimore
& Ohio Southwestern railroad
between freight trains Nos. 81
and IS, 20 miles southwest of
this city, near Fort Sitner.
The trains met head-on on
a sharp curve, apparently be-
cause of misunderstanding of
orders.
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GENERAL RAILROAD STRIKE
IS AMONG THE PROBABILITIES
Negotiations Between
Contending Forces
Called off
TERMS REJECTED

MaNgers Refuse to Immediately Rein.
state Strikers and Give Mem Until
Wednesday to Decide, but Get Inn.
mediate AnsWer-If Federal Gov
erDment Does Not Force Settle
ment Strike VIII Come.
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HARVEST OF DEATH GARNERED
BY GALES OF THE ATLANTIC
List Of Shiporecks Is
Rapidly Growing
appalling
THE DEATH TOLL

Crew of Davis Palmer Dies at Mouth
OF HarbOr - Massachusetts Coast
StreWn With Wrecks and Restera.
ton Of Communications Brings
Fresh News Of Death and DIS
aster,
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
How to Reduce Fat without
DruqS, Diet or Exercise.

After the summer is past and
there are no more hot. stuffy days,
this is the time when fat people
should be thinking about reducing
their weight and should stop maxi
ing the fat that is such burden to
them. The best way and the east
est way is the one about which so
much has been said and written this
past year. This way is the Mar
Prescription has been prepared In
tablet form. These little tablets
contain nothing but the elements
that go to change the things which
Ipro;!uce fat into good, strong blood.
nerves, tissues and bone. More than
this. these tablets absorb and re-
move The fat remaining at the rate
of from II to 10 ounces per day. You
must not confuse Marmola Tablets
with harmful patent drugs and
hurtful reducing methods. These
tablets go into your stomach Just
like the food you eat. They build
up the juices of the digestive
organs and correct these
no more fat. They are harmless.
over this land today are of firm
figures and normal size because of
these little tablets. This is why ev-
cry druggist everywhere carries
them in stock and will sell them to
you. II your druggist does not have
them, or you would rather send rs
cents. the price of a case. to The
Marmola Company, Dept. 1141, De-
|troit. Mich, they will send them to
Iyou at once in a plain package,
postage paid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
INVENTOR SAYS 1T RAN FLEW
EN DAYS WITHOUT WIND
ING, TILL COG BROKE.

SPOKANE, Dec. IA. L.
Chapman, of this city, claims to
have invented a wheel which runs
by perpetual motion. "The wheel
ran for eleven days without the
application of power of any
kind. Had it not been for the
breaking of cog in the mechan-
ism it would be running yet"
says the inventor, who lives at
.01223 Washington street.
Mr.. Chapman states there is
no winding arrangement In con-
nection with his invention.
"A wheel of the size of which
I am now having a model made
will run a bicycle up the Mantle
HILL" said he. by placing four
of the wheels of large size in a
box car / can run a car with a
fifteen-ton load at the rate of
sixty miles an hour"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07

IN wake OF
DRY" WAVE
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DAYTON, Wash, Dec. 7.-For
the first time in the history OF
Dayton, every business block on
Man street, which means the
business section, is occupied and
buildings are in demand.
This condition is due, accord.
ing to leading business men and
city officials, to the fact that Day
ton is now dry" town. A res
taurant proprietor, ousted yes
terday from his quarters by the
lease of the building, is forced out
of business because he cannot rent
another building.
Dayton's seven saloons were
voted out a year ago this month.
At that time, besides the seven
saloon buildings left vacant, there
were at least half dozen other
vacant store buildings on Main
street. Then came months of UNI
expected business growth, and
one by one the buildings were
again ocucpied.
The Columbia National bank
reports marked increase of de-
posits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
HOLDUP STRIPS
HIS VICTIM IN
BITTER COLD

HAMILTON. Mont, Dec. O.
Jack Wilson, the victim of
highwayman, was found probably
fatally frozen near an old barn
on the outskirts of Woodside.
Wilson apparently had been
drinking, and had been held up
by a footpad, who after taking SO
from him had Invested him of his
coat, trousers, shoes and socks,
leaving him lying on the ground
helpless, although the Temporal
ture below zero.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
LEAP YEAR ROMANCE BEGUN IN
JEST ENDS IN DIVORCE COURT

SEATTLE, Dec. 7. - A leap
year romance, the matrimonial
end of which was brought about
by the proposal of the woman,
has come to a legal end in Judge
Gflliam's divorce court.
Mrs. Charles Frederick Austin,
who was Matty Bell Winsor, Sc
cured a divorce from her hus-
band. who married her at her re-
quest on January II, 1908.
Mrs. Austin, petite and timor-
GUS, told her story briefly In court
but not the leap year feature.
That was left out. It seems that
the husband she chose for her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
GLIB" SAYS HE'LL
START SOMETHING

Councilman Giblett will tomor-
row night introduce legislation
looking to the authorization OF
work on the gravity water sys-
TEN.
81 am tired of this Juggling
with the question, and am going
to put in an ordinance to sub
init the matter to a vote of the
people," said Giblett today.
If the people ratify the gravity
system plans and will vote $2,-
100000 for the work, then the
land will be condemned, the right
of way secured from the Northern
Pacific for the pipe line and the
work will be started.
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self tired of wedlock within two
months after the ceremony was
performed and left her. He had
geven her no support and she was
forced to live with her sister,
Mrs. Gertrude l.. Spencer.
Mrs. Austin Won?
When the year 1908 was ush-
cred in there was much talk of
the feminine privilege of propos-
ing. Several of the larger stores
of the city Joined issue and Of
fered wedding presents to the first
woman who would propose aud
be accepted by man. Mrs. Aus
tin was the winner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
TWO Arrested
FOR COASTINC

Two more arrests were made
last night fol- violations of the or
dinance against coasting on
streets which are crossed by car
tracks. The boys who were cited
to appear before Judge Arntson
this afternoon are James Spira,
1885 South G street, and j. Marie.
29i7 South L street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
MUSICIAN
ARRESTED

j. w. Byrnes, a local musi-
clan, was placed under arrest in
Seattle last night on a warrant
sworn to by H. l. Romano, man.
dolin teacher, stating that Byrnes
stole and pawned a valuable man.
dolin. The men have had SINH
lar trouble before, but it did not
get to the courts. Byrnes will
probably be brought to Tacoma
ton. GIT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
MORTALITY NOTES

The funeral of l.. e. Miller will
be held from Mellinger's chapel
at 1880 p. IN. tomorrow.
John Owens. aged 65 years,
died yesterday at the family resi-
dence, 2124 South G street. He
Is survived by a widow and eight
children. The funeral will pc
held tomorrow at 2 o'clock from
the residence, under the auspices
of Custer Post c. A. r.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
WHAT'S so ABOUT
SOCIALISM

Tacoma socialists will hear John
M, Work, of Des Moines, Iowa, a
member of the national committee
of the socialist party. at Kahl's hall,
South SiXty-fourth and Miller
streets, in lecture tomorrow night.
His subject will be- Whats So
and What Isn't So About Social
ism 4"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
ARREST CARPENTER

ia person and untruthfully repre-
sent that 1t is free from all en-
cumbrances.
w. A. Dahlin and J. L. Stewart
complained that Dykeman had
told them when they bought the
building at 1116 South d street
of him, that the contractor had
been paid in full for his work on
it. Later, they say, they found
this to be untrue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-07
ASTOR'S GRANDSON
BEATEN BY THUGS

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NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-William
Aston Drayton, grandson of
John Jacob Aston, was found I'M
conscious early today on West
Fifty-second street. He had been
blackjacked, but his injuries are
not considered fatal.