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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-12
COURT MODIFIES GOULD
DECISION IN BUCK CASE
Chief Justice Declares That Injunction
Should Not Lie.

WASHINGTON March 1.-THE
American Federation of Labor here
after may freely refer to the boycott
against the Buck Stove and Range
company of st. Louis except by in
clusion in the eve don't patronize
list"
This in substance, of widespread i'm
portance to the labor world, to manu-
facturers and to newspapers generally
is the sweeping decision handed down
today by the court of appeals Of the
District of Columbia in the noted in
junction case of the Buck Stove and
Range company against the American
Federation of Labor.
The court of appeals of the District
of Columbia today modified and affirm
ed the opinion of Justice Gould, of the
supreme court of the district, enjoin-
ing the American Federation of La
Dor, Samuel Gompers, and other de-
PENDANTS, from publishing in the eve
don't patronize list" the name of the
Buck Stove and Range company of st.
Louis. The opinion which was handed
down by Justice Reeves holds that the
decree of Judge Gould should be modi-
fed to the extent that there should be
eliminated from the decree the restric-
ton of the labor organization and the
other defendants from mentioning,
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INSURGENTS GATHER BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS.
COMPROMISE FAVORED
vii Agree With Regulars to Select
Committee to Revise Rules Pro-
viding Uncle Joe is Kept Away
From keyhoIe.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-For
more than three hours tonight the
Republican insurgents" discussed
behind closed doors the details of
the fight they propose to make in con-
gress next Monday against the adop-
ton of the rules of the last house.
The leaders of the movement ex-
pressed entire satisfaction with the
size of the meeting claiming that at
least ten more members would vote
with them against the rules. 1t is
said that much of the time was devot-
ed TO discussion of a compromise with
the organization forces.
Tt was suggested that the insurgents
enter into compromise with the reg
ulars whereby a committee would be
appointed at the beginning of the spe-
cial session to revise the rules of the
house. Pending the report of the COM
mittee, the rules of the last house
will be enforced.
The sentiment was that the speaker
should not have the power of ap-
pointing the committee if such a
compromise was agreed upon
II was stated at the meeting that
kilograms had been received from
Representative Lindberg, (Minneso-
ta), Norris, (Nebraska), and Hayes,
California;, that they would vote
with the insurengts.
After the conference the insurgents
declined to discuss the conclusions
reached. 1t is known that the COM
promise proposition did not meet with
general approval. A program for the
parliamentary procedure for Monday
was agreed upon.
Chairman Gardner said:
THE meeting voted unanimously to
give the tariff bill the right of way
and decided upon a program agreeing
upon a definite plan for a thorough
revision of the rules. This program
will not be made public until congress
is organized"
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OPERATORS ASK FOR MAlNTE.
NANCE OF SCALE.
NO ADVANCE POSSIBLE
To Raise Wages Would Mean to In
crease Cost of Coal, Something Not
PracticabIe-Men Will Not Discuss
Matter.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March IL
The anthracite coal operators refused
all the demands of the United Mine
workers and made counter PROPOSE
ton that the present agreement be
continued for another three years. The
conference adjourned for the after
noon.
The Mine workers expected the de-
cision. Thomas Lewis, president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
declined, however, to comment on the
outcome beyond stating that he and
the committeeman would discuss it be-
fore taking action. The miners and
operators will meet again tomorrow.
A statement for the public agreed to
by both sides, says:
"The operators declined to accede
to the demands. The chief reason Of
fered for the rejection was that any
increase in the cost of production
would necessitate an advance in the
price of coal and that such an advance
was impracticable. The operators said
that wages in the anthracite mining
industry were already at high level
and could not be increased"
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DROPPED MONEY
DREW SENTENCE

OMAHA, March 11.-Frank P. Pill
ing, of Tacoma, Wash, not only drop
ped $4,000 to the Mabray swindlers,
but drew sentence in prison in ad-
dition. Pilling writes a letter from
the Washington prison to ]. R. War
ner, United States marshal, telling
him about being duped out of $4,000
and wants to know if there is any
chance to get his money back. He
says he gave check for $4,000 as
a venture on prize fight promoted by
the Maybray crowd in Seattle in Aug
ust, 1908. The check was indorsed by
j. X. Thompson, banker of Tacoma.
After the fight Pilling tried to stop
the payment of the check and Thomp-
son, the letter said, had him arrested
for violating the Washington state
laws in aiding and abetting a prize
fight. Pilling was convicted and SEN
fenced to term in the penitentiary.
He has appealed the case.
The letter was turned over to the
federal authorities in Council Bluffs.
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nearly an hour to wild denunciation
of the Carmack editorial Of October
21. This editorial calls attention to
statement in the American" which
said that Patterson men were adyo-
eating trading Bryan for Patterson
votes. Then the editorial called the
attention of the Hon. Ban Murray, the
Hon. Duncan Cooper, the Hon. Max
Hartman, and the Hon. Sol. Cohen to
this report.
Washington vigorously explained
that two of the honorables named
were disreputables and that when
Carmack associated Colonel Cooper's
name with theirs he committed the
gravest offense a man could commit
and affronted and insulted Cooper be-
yond endurance.
But the state says no editorial ever
was written that justified killing of
man. We agree that this is true. But
we are only trying to show how they
aroused Colonel Coopers anger and
to explain his mental condition.
"The state says this is only a ridi-
culing editorial. Well, what of it?
You can drive man insane with rid
icule You can send mans son into
a frenzy by ridicule and ridicule may
not be libelous and punishable with
imprisonment"
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IMPORTANT EVIDENCE AGAINST
NINE. STEINHEIL.
TALKED TO BODEREL
At Time She Pretended to Be COM
pIetely Frustrated She Called Up
Her AccompIice over the Telephone
Bail is Refused.

PARIS, March 1.-THE investiga-
tion into the charges against Nine.
Steinheil in connection with the MUIR
der of her husband, Adolph Steinheil,
the painter, and her step-mother Nine.
Jappy is about concluded.
Interest in the case was revived to-
day by the discovery of important evi-
dence against Nine. Steinheil. Remy
Couillaud, servant in the Steinheil
house, who turned against her after
she had accused him of being impli-
Gated in the crime, testified before
Magistrate Andre that the morning
after the murder, when feigning COM
plete prostration, Nine. Steinheil
jumped out of bed to telephone. The
records at the telephone exchange
not only confirmed this, but showed
that the communication for which she
asked was the chateau of her asso-
ciate, Morris Borderel.
The magistrate has refused Nine,
Steinheils application for bail and il
Is now regarded as certain that she
will be placed on trial in the asize
court for completely in the murders.
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SEVERAL MORE CASES BEING
HELD IN RESERVE.
INTENTION NOT KNOWN
Government Attorneys Refuse to Make
Public Plans Concerning Decision
Until After Conference Is Held with
the Attorney General.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Off
cials of the department of justice to-
day again declined to discuss what
further action wiuld be taken by the
government with reference to the
several other criminal cases against
the Standard Oil company. 1t is
understood, however, that Messrs
Walker and Sims, government attor-
neys, will come to Washington within
| the next few days for conference
with Attorney General Wickersham,
When it is presumed a course of ac-
tion will be decided on.
The decision of the court in the
$29 100000 fine cases, in which two
separate grand juries have found in
dictments.
These three double cases are under
stood to be similar if not identical
! with the case decided yesterday.
Consideration already has been CIV
en- government counsel to the case Of
the United States against the Stand
ard Oil company, which shortly is to
come to trial at Jackson, Tennessee.
This case, it is said, involves several
questions and facts which do not ap-
pear in the Chicago cases and there is
no reason to question the purpose
of the government to prosecute it.
There also are several cases against
the Standard Oil company now pend
ling in the western district of New
York and it is believed that these
cases will be prosecuted as promptly
as possible.
The indictment in that case con-
tains 1900 counts, the specific charges
being that the Standard shipped from
Whiting, Ind, to various points in
the south 1,5O0 or more carloads of oil
on which concessions in rates were
made by the railroads.
The decision of the circuit court at
Chicago is not binding as matter OF
law on the Tennessee judge which
may try the case, as he is not in the
same circuit, but it is considered like
ly that he may follow the Chicago
court so far as the two cases have
similarity.
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'RIDICULE AS AN EXCUSE
FOR COMMITTING MURDER
Attorney for SIayers Of Senator Carmack
in OratOriCal Frenzy.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March Ii
Attorney Washington, defending
Cooper and Sharpe, on trial charged
with numbering E. w. Carmack, spoke
nine hours today, and then did not
get through. When court adjourned,
he announced he would conclude
"some time tomorrow" The jury will
be obliged to listen to much more ora
tory before it can consider the verdict
as Attorney Washington's long speech
is only a preliminary affair for the
defense
He will be followed by Judge Ander-
son who will make the main argument
for the defense. Then Attorney Gen
eral McCarn will close for the state.
The attendance today at the open
ing of the trial showed a decrease and
when General Washington resumed
his arguments for the defense
there were many vacant seats. Mrs.
Lucas Burch, Robin Coopers sister,
who collapsed yesterday was in court
today pale and wan, but bravely at
tempting to cheer and encourage her
brother. Mrs. Carmack did not appear
and it was stated that she was too
i'll to leave her room.
Working himself into a frenzy of
oratory General Washington devoted
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coURTMARTIAL ENDED.

MISSOULA, Mont, March 11.-Ar-
gu1nents by counsel for the accused
and the judge advocate in the case
were concluded today in the trial of
Lieutenant Wallace 3. Parkman, of
the medical reserve corps as to
charges of disobeying orders and con-
duct unbecoming an officer and the
courtmartial adjourned. The verdict
and recommendations of the court
were forwarded to the department
commander, department of the Dako-
tas, and until this Official reviews the
evidence and the verdict is published
the result of the trial will not he
known.
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writing or referring to the business of
the Buck Stove and Range company,
or its customers. Otherwise the de-
cree is affirmed. The court holds that
the combination" and the boycott in
furtherance thereof and the publica.
ton in the eve don't patronize list" in
aid Of the boycott is illegal.
The court held that the defendants
could not be restrained from all pub
lications referring TO the Buck Stove
and Range company, but only to such
as are made in furtherance of an lille
gal boycott.
In a partial dissenting opinion, Chief
Justice Sheppard took a strong hand
in upholding the freedom of the press.
He says that even assuming that the
publication of the complainant's name
in the 1--WE don't patronize" column of
the Federationist, was a step in the
formation of a conspiracy to coerce in
refusing to have further business rela-
ton with that company. 81 cannot
agree" he says, that the publication
can be restrained for that reason. Re
gardless of it's character or purpose
the publication is protected from re-
straint in my opinion by the first
amendment of the constitution which
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-12
PRACTICAL WORKING OF A NEW
SYSTEM.
MISCONDUCT CHARGED
Ten Thousand Voters Demand the Re-
tirement of official and Under the
Provisions of Charter He Was
Forced to Resign.

LOS ANGELES, March 11.-Mayor
A. H. Harper rendered his resignation
as mayor tonight. He declined to
make any statement in regard to his
action. The mayor announced that
he would have no statement for the
press or public tonight.
The mayor has been candidate for
reelection at special election, called
for March 26, under the recall act
of the city charter. He has been
recalled from office by a petition
of various allegations of misconduct
made against him.
Following his resignation, Mayor
Harper announced that he would with
draw as a candidate for reelection.
This created even more surprise than
the resignation, coming as it did in
the heat of a campaign that has been
hotly waged for weeks by the Munich
pal league and civic bodies and as bit
terly contested by the friends of the
mayor. 1t follows closely the resigna-
ton of Edward Kern, as a member
of the board Of public works, whose
appointment by Mayor Harper to that
pOSlIlOu Was SlNeu NY IllC pOllIlSot w
ponents of the mayor as one of the
principal causes for the recall cleo
ton.
tor several months several of the
leading newspapers of this city have
been publishing articles alleging that
Mayor Harper has permitted vice of
all kinds to be protected in this city
and that his own official and private
acts have not been above reproach.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by Thomas l.. Woolwine, former as.
sistant city attorney, to bring before
the grand jury of the county specific
charges of grating and misconduct
against the mayor.
The grand jury in its final report
scored Mayor Harper for alleged acts
of indiscretion and cited several in
stances of alleged offensive acts, both
as a private citizen and in his capac
ity of mayor but no Indictment was
found against him and no action TAX
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STRAUS APPOINTMENT
CAUSE OF SURPRISE

TOXIC, Mar. 11-Special dispatches
to Japanese newspapers here stating
that Oscar Straus, secretary of COM
merce and labor in President Roose-
velt's cabinet, has accepted the ap-
polntment of ambassador to Japan
and that the Japanese society in New
York is making preparations to give
him farewell dinner, are causing
much surprise in Toxic. 1t was gen
orally believed in diplomatic circles
that Thomas j. O'Brien the present
American ambassador would remain
another year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-12
CRY FOR AID THAT
CAME FROM SKIES
F7AGMENTARY SIGNALS PICKED
UP BY WIRELESS.
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'
BOSTON,, March sI1s-Indefi-
mite signals, apparently from
some steamer in distress, were
picked. up in fragmentary form
by naval wireless stations at
Charleston and Newport to-
night, but on account of the
many Interruptions not enough
of the message could be distin-
guished to indicate either the
name of the vessel or her
whereabouts.
'In distress, notify life saw
ing stations west - south
east" is the way the mes
sage was read at Newport.
The operators who heard the
message agreed that the flashes
from the receiver seemed to be
from a stronger sending ma
chine than an amateur would
: be likely to possess, so they felt
quite certain it was not an aeri-
al hoax.
Another wireless station has
= caught fragments of message
> about the same time, which
; were in effect that the vessel
; was drifting in distress off the
; New Jersey coast. The word
: Trainer" was among other un-
; connected words received and
; this leads to the supposition
; that the message might have
; referred to the schooner Ann
, B. Trainer, which was reported
; Wednesday as drifting without
? masts off the Virginia coast.
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ONE MORE JUROR.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March IL
Joseph e. Clark, a carpenter and con-
tractor, was accepted today subject 20
peremptory challenge, as the seventh
juror in the case of the people against
Patrick Calhoun, charged with bribery
in connection with the overhead troll
ley franchise granted by the supervi-
sors soon after San Francisco was
stricken by the earthquake in 1906.
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MOORISH TRIBESMEN
THREATEN A POST

BORDEAUX, Marcn 11-Passengers
arriving here on the steamer Antique
from Senegal, French colonial de-
pendency in West Africa, report that
Colonel Gourad's column suffered de-
feat after several sharp engagements
recently. The Moors captured several
machine guns from the French and a
large amount of specie.
Three thousand tribesmen, armed
with magazine rifles. were threatening
Podorx, a French military post in Sen
egal.
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Continued on Fourth Page.)
ATTEMPT
TO WRECK TRAIN

PEORIA, Ill, March 11-Burlington
passenger train No. 1 leaving this
city at 8:15 o'clock this evening was
wrecked by train wreckers at the Vic
ary coal mines switch, five miles out
of the city. The lock on the switch
was broken and the switch thrown.
AS result the passenger train follow
ing at 40 miles an hour was thrown
to the siding into a cut of loaded
freight cars. More than two hundred
passengers were aboard and number
suffered minor injuries.
The sheriff here was notified and
at IL o'clock a posse started to search
for the wfeckers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-12
SALT LAKE MAY
CHANGE GOVERNMENT
BILL TO AUTHORIZE ADOPTION
OF DEs MONIES PLAN.

SALT LAKE CITY, March 1.-THE
legislature has passed the bill giving
smelters the right of eminent domain
in counties of less than 10000 popula-
tion, over the veto OF the governor.
The vote which makes the bill law
was cast by the senate today.
The bill authorizing Salt Lake City
to adopt the Des Moines plan of gov
ernment has passed both houses and
probably will receive executive ap-
proVal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-12
ANIMALS STARVING BECAUSE OF
DEEP SHOWS.
FIFTY PER CENT LOSS
One Man Loses 5000 Head During
Month-Heavy Snow at Colorado
sprines7-New Mexico and Arizona
Swept by Heavy Storms.

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., March IL.
Enormous losses of sheep among
the flocks of the Red districts are re-
ported as a result of the deep snow
and the inability of the sheep to get
to feed. In some bands, it is said,
the loss will amount to so per cent
and one flockmaster is reported to
have lost 5000 head in the last month,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-12
PAYS QUARTERLY.

Claim Made Lien Upon Estate of
Lemp.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 1.-THE de-
cree of divorce recently granted to
Mrs. Lillian Handlan Lemp from Will
liam ]. Lemp, Jr., was modified by
Judge George Hitchcock today so as
to make the $4,000 annually payable
quarterly during the life of Mrs. Lemp
or until she marries again. The ALI
mony was also made lien on Lemp's
estate.
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COLORADO sNowRouND.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, March
11.-Twenty-seven inches of snow has
fallen here since last might, marking
the heaviest precipitation in 13 years.
Railroad traffic has not been serious
ly interfered with as the fall in the
mountains is much lighter.
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SWEEPING NEW MEXICO.

Ell PASO, Texas, March 11.-Chica-
go, Rock Island & Pacific trains de-
layed for "a hours by the storm that
for the past three days has been
sweeping the territories, are Begin
ming to arrive. Trains from the north
due Wednesday, came in at midnight
tonight
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MAYOR INDICTED.

is Accused of Perjury and Criminal
Conspiracy.
WHEELING, w. Va, March IL
Two indictments, one charging perjury
and the other criminal conspiracy
were returned against Mayor Frank
Chapman of Chester, w. Va, Today.
The mayor is accused of conspiracy in
planning assaults on former Ckief of
Police Donjour of Chester and others,
several months ago. These men were
actively engaged in causing the arrest
of persons for illegal liquor selling and
in the trial, it is alleged, the mayor
testified falsely.
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RETURNING HOME.

More Japs Entered Home Ports Than
Left.
NEW YORK, March I'm. X. Va
masaki, acting consul general of jap
an, announced today that the report
of the department of foreign affairs of
Japan which has just been cabled to
him, shows that during February, 1909,
ninety-four more Japanese returned
home than entered the mainland of the
United States and f1fty-two more jap.
anese returned home than entered
Hawaii.
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STOCK is SUFFERING.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March IA
foot of snow accompanied by high
wind has fallen in western Nebraska
and Wyoming during the last 4S
hours. Stock is suffering severely in
some sections of Wyoming.
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FIEND is SENTENCED.

BALTIMORE, March 11.-Joseph M.
Janer late this afternoon was convict
ed of feloniously assaulting 12-year-old
Catherine Loerch and was sentenced
to q years in the penitentiary.
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CARSON CITY, March IL
The Nevada senate passed to-
day in it's amended form the
r railroad commission bill which
will now go to the governor for
= his signature.
The bill gives the commits
sion the right to regulate fares
\ and freight rates reasonably"
and does away with the maxi
+ mum rate law lately sustained
= in court decision.
Many powers that were not
y granted the railroad commits
= sioners heretofore are conferr-
+ ed under the new enactment.
4
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IN RECEIVERS HANDS.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 1.-THE
Baltimore World was today placed in
the hands of receivers. Publication of
the paper, it was said at the World
office, would continue.
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T WASHINGTON, March IL
T 1t is unlawful for railroads so
to adjust their rate schedules
as to force commodities into a
particular city or port, accord
? ing to decision of the inter
: state commerce commission,
: announced today. The case
was that of Milwaukee against
= the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
? cific and the Chicago, Milwau-
? kee & st. Paul railroads.
7 The commission held that
the joint through rates on corn,
? rice and oats from the west and
= northwest ought no. to exceed
: such rate to Chicago.
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OH, TEDDY!

HAVANA, March 1.-THE
wife of Havana cigar maker,
already the mother Of fourteen
children, gave birth today to
,quadruplets, two boys and two
girls. President Gomez sent his
congratulations to the mother.
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PROSECUTION Is DROPPED.

CHICAGO, March 11.-All the Grim.
inal prosecution sagainst the Standard
Oil company of Indiana pending in the
northern district of Illinois, with the
exception of two cases, have been
abandoned by the government as the
result of Judge Anderson's decision, 1t