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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06

Il want to congratulate the peo-
pie of Missoula upon the splendid
result of the election, and I want
to thank them for the cordiality of
their expression. 1t was a remark
ably good vote and there can be
no mistake as to the sentiment of
the people Of your city. You may,
give them. in the morning, the as
surance that work will be started
upon the railway at the earliest
possible moment. We are already
beginning our preparations and we
will be on the ground and at work
just as soon as we can. l appre-
ciate the strength Of the vote for.
the plan and there win be no time
lost in fulfilling the terms Of the
franchise. to the last detail"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
NO INAUGURATION
ON "HOODOO"
DAY

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 5.--A spe-
cial from Conway, Ark, says:
If Governor-e Donaghey can
avoid it, he will not be inaugur-
ated as governor on either Friday
or the 18th of the month. He de-
clared that he has no desire to
take the oath of office on "Hoodoo
day." He was asked when the in
auguration would take place. and
said:
Probably Thursday the 18th, or
Monday the 18th. Wednesday the
18th, would, of course, be bad
day and Friday would never do"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
AMERICANS CONTRIBUTE
S400,0O0 TO SUFFERERS

Washington, Jan. Sin order to
inform the public exactly what Amer
leans have thus far done through the
Red Cross society Miss Mabel Board
man, the secretary, today issued an
official statement announcing that the
total amount of subscriptions for
Italian relief so far credited and re-
ceived through the American National
Red Cross is over 100000. This in
cludes today's contributions of $780,
779. The statement adds:
"On the 31st of December the re-
mittance by the American Red Cross
to that of Italy, through the depart
ment of state and the American am
bassador in Rome, was $4,000. On
the Cd of January 100000 additional
was telegraph and on the Sd of jan
uary $150,000 additional was remitted.
Ship Chartered.
The expense incurred in the char
ter, freighting and use of a large
steamship, contracted for by the
American ambassador, has been as
sumed by the American Red Cross,
and further remittances have been
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
SENSATIONAL DECLINE.

New York, Jan 5.--Consolidated Gas
shares made another sensational de-
cline in the stock market today. The
stock opened at from 1873 to 140. as to
yesterdays close of 141. 1t r1rved
slowly downward during the early ses-
sion Of the market, but this afternoon.
on persistent liquidation, sold as low
as 126 IA. From this price the stock
rallied feebly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
MANAGER ABSCOkDS;;
POWDER COMPANY SUED
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Wallace, Idaho, Jan. 5.-Alleging that
j. B. Tuttle, manager Of the Occur
d'Alene Powder company has mystic
riously disappeared J. p. Gray and
other prominent local attorneys have
filed suit against the company for
$500, which they allege is due them
from the defendant concern for legal
services rendered and for money ad-
vanced Mr.. Tuttle. Mr.. Tuttle is said
to have gone east on business but his
definite whereabouts are not known.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
WALKER Is SOME RUNNER.

johannesburg. Africa, Jan. 5.-R. e.
Walker. the South African runner, es-
tablished a new amateur record here
today, He ran 1s0 yards In IL as
seconds
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
Bic MAJORITY.
GIVEN THE
RAILWAY
ALSO iNDoRsE,
LIGHT FRANCHISE BY OVER. !;
WHELMING MAJORITY. /;
OPPOSITION DISAPPEARS

Less Than a Hundred Votes Are Cast
Against the Two Ordinances and the
Immediate Construction Of tho Elec-
tr'c Railway Is Assured BY Mr..
Wharton's Message After the Ballot.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
General Policy,

1t will be the general policy to ad-
minister fairly and justly the laws of
the state as the legislature has en-
acted and the courts have interpreted
them; to expend the money appro-
priated by you economically and for
the purpose designed; to recognize that
common sense and business principles
In conducting the affairs of the state
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
THE CLASS AD

will help your business and
make life enjoyable. Try Il.
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
THE WEATHER

Today-Snow.
Tomorrow-Snow.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-06
Bonded Debt.

The bonded Indebtedness of the state
Is $4,000; all warrants and ether
financial obligations arc paid and
there is small balance of cash in
the general fund
During the fiscal year 1910, there will
be a very serious financial problem to
deal with. Section 9 of article 70 of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
FINE NEW LAUNCH
IS CHRISTENEO

Invited guests to the number
of so went to Caledonia beach
yesterday to be present at the
christening of the gasoline launch
Tyee, owned by Jerry Meeker.
The occasion was joyous one,
there being plenty to eat and
drink, and then some. An ad-
dress was delivered by Fremont
Campbell, and there were short
speeches, songs and stories by
other members of the party.
The new launch is one of the
finest on the Sound. On her
smokestack are the pictures OF
two fox heads, emblematic of the
name Tyee. Tyee, in the Indian
Language, means great chief, and
the fox is the greatest of all
coast Indian gods.
Their legends tell how the fox
created all the smaller gods, the
fishes in the water, the rivers, the
beasts and all else, so that the
Indian might live comfortably.
Following the christening, the
launch carried the party to the
foot of the Eleventh street bridge
in remarkably fast time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
NEW BUILDING CODE HITS
SKYSCRAPERS AND COTTAGES

Is to have the authority to pass
on each big building that goes up
it opens the way at once for the
councilmen to stop the project Or
to compel the promoters to ''see''
them.
Tacoma Boosters are inclined to
object to the scheme to limit the
buildings to go up. They say too
many little two-story affairs are
built on Pacific avenue now and
that the builders of skyscrapers
should be encouraged and not
headed off In Tacoma.
Another feature that will hit
the little home builders hard also
appears in the ordinance. 1t
compels the filing of plans and
or printed specifica-
lions for every little home that has
floor space of 1000 feet. If a
man wants to build a little two
story shack only 20x25 feet he
will have to pay for having plans
made to file with the city.
In addition to this the fees for
building permits are boosted
away up to add more burdens on
the little fellows who want to get
a home. The fees are in some
cases several times what they are
at present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
MEADS URGES
ONE MILL TAX LEVY TO
START SINKING FUND-IN-
TEREST NOW TAKES 33 PER
CENT OF REVENUES.

City Controller Meads believes
the council should this year make
provision in the tax levy for the
fund to pay off some of
the city's debts.
In 1911 there will be $550,000
of bonds due. Some draw and
8 per cent. ine city now has
about 100000 in the sinking
fund, and with a one mill levy
it could increase 1t in the next
two years to about 100000,
which would take care Of over
half of the bonds that will be
due. The controller also believes
the interest on city deposits in
the banks should be placed in the
fund.
These features of good bust
ness, however, cannot be accom-
plished if the city runs at reck-
less pace and squanders money
and boosts salaries continually.
Library's Alarming Boost.
The most remarkable salary
boost in the city has been in the
city library, and the end is not
yet, according to the estimate
filed for the coming year today.
The library wants s37,956 next
year. 1t had $26,963 this year.
The library board wants $4,000
for salaries alone. 1t paid $11,-
$50 this year, which was great
Jump over last year, when it was
only s7,607.96. In 1907 it was
but $4,5S8.50.
Thus in three years the library
wants a boost of nearly $50 per
cent in salaries, and has already
in two years jumped nearly 800
per cent.
Controller Meads figures that
with a 12-mill levy, which was
the levy last year, the city will
get in revenues from all sources
lbout $S52,000. This year the
entire revenues were about $685.
900.
But there will be additional
expenses next year. The city has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26

The new building code, which is
longer than the moral law, was
furnished the councilmen last
night by the city attorney, who re-
fuses to approve the document.
Some rather startling features
are contained In the ordinance
that promise to stir the citizens up
IL the council tries to pass 1t In
the present form.
II the ordinance were In force
now the new National Realty COM
pany building could not be erected
in Tacoma. This building will be
20 stories high in all with IT
full stories and this ordinance lin
its buildings to IL stories high
unless they are of special con-
struction and then the absolute
limit Is 16 stories.
A proviso is made, however,
that other kinds of buildings
might be erected IL a permit were
secured by special ordinance
granted by the council.
This is the feature that led to
the big building graft In San
City Attorney Stiles sees the
danger in it and he refused TO
approve the ordnance for this and
other reasons. If the city council
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
BIG CHURCH
CONFERENCE
OPENS HERE

Delegates from various parts of
the Northwest are in Tacoma to-
day to attend the washington Uni
versalist conference, to be held
here beginning this evening and
continuing until Sunday. Part of
the program will be the dedication
Sunday of the new church on Di-
vision avenue and ] streets, which
has just been completed. The
first gathering will be at $50 this
evening.
AT 1880 Rev. Abbie e. Dan
forth of Tacoma will deliver an
address on the subject, what
Means This Conference?" and at
Is o'clock Rev. George Bauer of
Utica, N. Y, will preach his SER
mon, ''The Christ We Follow"
This will be the first Universal
list conference and a large attend
ance is expected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
C. n. SPENDS
S2,742 HERE

Bills for supplies furnished to
the coIlmlssary department of
the Great Northern railway by
Tacoma dealers for the first three
weeks in the month OF August
we're audited and paid today, as
follows:
Milk. $500; meat, $500; bak-
ers, $40; produce. $972; beer,
$500; total, $2,742. This does
not include items for laundry
work. groceries and several other
things. for which bills will not be
rendered until the last of the
month. Previous to May 23
last Seattle dealers used to get
all that money. And the bust
ness is continually increasing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
When Will Tacoma Paw
Off Bonded Debt?

issued 100000 in bonds this
year, on which 1t will have to pay
over 100000 in interest. These
bond Issues keep piling up, and
unless the city makes provision to
pay them the interest soon will
take all the money that can be
raised by taxation.
One Dollar in Every Three.
1t will take nearly one dollar
out of every three raised by the
city in taxes next year to pay the
interest on the debt. This one
dollar is simply lost. and gets
nothing in improvements, and the
city still has the original debt to
pay.
That kind of a game cannot go
on forever, and therefore the
controller thinks it time now to
begin to pay off some of the
bonds to cut down the interest
drain a little and leave a margin
for further bond issues for other
improvements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
Why BoiIermakers
Made Protest

The Tacoma boilermakers'
union members who protested
against thirty-day extension on
the contract of the Northwest
Bridge company did so on the
grounds that the men employed
by the company are not boiler
makers, but are structural iron
workers. and, moreover, because
they were imported from Seattle
to do work which should have
gone to Tacoma men. The men
employed by the Northwest
Bridge company are union men,
but the Tacoma boilermakers
hold that they have no right to
do the standpipe work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
COULDN'T MARRY
SHOW GIRL PUT
END TO LIFE

PLYMOUTH, Eng, Aug. 90
Lord Eliot, who was fatally shot
Monday. committed suicide, &C
cording to the verdict of the cor
oner's jury, which Investigated
his death yesterday. Lord Eliot
was the only heir of the Earl of
st. Germans. 1t is said that the
young man killed himself because
his father would not allow him to
marry Miss Estelle Christy, an
American show girl, with whom
1T is reported he fell in love when
she was playing in London two
years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
ENTRIES FOR POULTRY
SHOW CLOSE TOMORROW

Entries for the poultry show
ct the A.-Y.-P. exposition close
tomorrow evening. and should
reach Seth w. Geer, In the
Proyident building before that
time. There are good prizes Of
1eFed for the best showing, and
there r. an opportunity for
fiorce county fanciers to win If
they win set n their entries.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-12
COUNCIL VOTES BOND ISSUE
SEWER QUESTION UP AGAIN

To Ely council last evening Coun-
Gilman Witcher stated that right of
way over and assessment of prop
erty of Ely Securities Co. had been
discussed with General Manager
Smith and Attorney Belford and that
they seemed willing to give the right
of way but did not favor tax except
on the tapping" system. 1t was the
opinion of council that the sewer
would enchance the value of the
property. Figuring tax of $3.50 for
each 25 foot lot owned by the com
pany, the city would receive in the
neig hborhood of $500, the same to
be paid in three installments No
action was taken.
According to Contractor Rankin.
the system will be 1880 feet long.
Assessing abuting proprty at $l2.50
per Lot, will bring $4,000, less 20
per cent for street crossings. iThe
contractor was allowed an extension
of 80 days in which to complete his
contract, making the date September
18th.
Councilman Witcher said the
residents of Central Ely had volun-
teered to pay years water rent in
advance. He had taken the matter
up with Mr.. Smith. who promised
under this condition to have the
main extended. The amount will
be $1,620. 1t is not to establish a
precedent.
Mayor Mcdonald suggested COM
mittee of three to act with the mayor
and council to entertain distinguished
visitors in the district. John Weber,
Dr. D. S. Richardson and H. A.
Comins were appointed.
Deputy Sewer Inspector Caperton
was allowed $110.25.
John Short. resigned policeman,
was allowed $16.38. !
Carlson G Sorenson We're granted
retail liquor licenses. J. R. Marks
(Continued on page four.)
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-12
First Round in the Heinze
Investigation as to His
Securities Goes Bad
For the Seller
HIGHER UPS BELIEVED In THE
DEAI-INVOLVED TRUST co.
OFFICIALS BEING CORNERED
FOR STATEMENT

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Donald L.
Persch, an ambitious young financier.
is in the Tombs tonight in default of
$4,000 bail, and thereby hangs a
tale of tangled finance through which
somebody in Wall street nipped F.
Augustus Hinze, the one-time cop
per king for $4,000 Persch is
specifically charged with the larceny
of $4,000, profit obtaining by the
sale of 1900 shares of Ohio Cop
per common and 1900 shares of
Davis-Daly Copper common, which
an agent for Heinze placed with the
Windsor Trust company as security
for loan of $4,000 In some man.
ner, as yet unexplained, the stock
was not held by the bank, but was
turned over to a clerk acting for
Persch and at the latter's orders
thrown on the curb market and sold
for approximately $50. 900.
How Persch obtained the capital to
carry through the deal and why the
stock was relinquished by the trust
company are two points yet to be
cleared. After hiss arrest Persch in
timated that their were men "higher
up" in the transaction. but refused
to say more, upon advice of counsel
He was arraigned late this after
noon before magistrate and after
efforts to have his bail reduced to $25,
900 failed was committed to the
Tombs.
In opposing the reduction of bail,
Assistant District Attorney Mott said
to the court:
There are other powerful peo-
pie behind the man your honor, and
he should have no difficulty in
furnishing $1,000 bail.
Persch was arrested ON statements
made by John Sherwood, another
note broker. He said that at Persch's s
requet he procured the securities
from the trust company, after hav-
ing obtained $4,000 for the purpose
from j. J. Fields & Co.. dealers in
curb stocks. He thought the trans
action entirety legitimate and was
ready to act for percentage. He
exhibited orders from Persch to re-
deem the securities and to put them
on the market.
The foregoing features seem plain
enough, but behind them is the mys-
terry of how Persch knew where NJ
M. Joyce, rpresenting F. Augustus
Heinze, placed the securities.
While thre is nothing to indicate
that the bank is criminaly responsible
Mr.. Joyce says it was stipulated
when the loan was made that the
stock was to be pinned to his note
and retained. Shortly afterwards,
however, the shares appeared on the
curb and an investigation began. The
trust company says 1t was acting
merely as an agent In placing the
loan, and this agent now appears to
be Sherwood representing young
Persch, who, in turn, intimates that
he was acting for someone above
him.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-12
STATEMENT GIVEN
OUT BY THAW IN DEFENSE

WHITE PLAINS, Aug. IRE
asserting his sanity, Harry K, Thaw
today published a statement review
ing the evidence given in the recent
hearing on his application for release
from Matteawan.
Thaw's statement follows:
The following Isl All have to say
about the trial."
''Mr. Jerome's witnesses were an
unprofessional lawyer and an un-
fortunate woman who cotnradicted
each other, also three of his peculiar
alienists and DR.. Baker, who from
his testimony might have been on
either side except that he showed
some friendliness to us and could
not remember many admissions he
had made to me and to DR.. Pilgrim.
THE best experts have informed
me that If any insane man was
questioned for twenty minutes as
Jerome questioned me, he would
assuredly show his insanity. AS
Jerome kept this up over fifteen
hours in all during the trial, he
proved me sane fory-fiye times over.
1T seems that | must be perfectly
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-12
MONTICELLO
BURNED OUT
DYNAMITE STOPPED THE FIRE
THREE HOTELS BURNED
GUESTS ESCAPED-LOSS WILL
EXCEED HALF A MILLION.

MIDDLETOWN. N. Y, Aug. IL
Loss estimated at million dollars
was caused by a fire which swept
36 buildings from the main street OF
the summer resort town of Monti-
cello, N. Y, last night.
The buildings burned included
hotels, stores and residences. The
fire was not under control until this
morning, after dynamite had been
used.
Three hotels filed with summer
guests, mainly from New York City
were destroyed. All the guests
escaped, with most of their personal
property.
The Union National Bank, both the
towns newspaper Offices and every
store in the town was destroyed.
The town was cut off from out
side comm unication by the burning
of telephone and telegraph wires.
A shortage of water made the fight
against the flames a losing one.
Monticello is famous summer re-
sort and while it has a normal
population of about 1000. this
number is greatly increased by those
who make their summer homes
there. The coLonists, scores OF
whom were made homeless, joined
the firemen lin fighting the flames
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-12

sane If hard headed, sensible men
who slept in the same room with me,
saw me undress and go to sleep and
wake up, then eat my breakfast,
dinner and supper and who took me
up on the mountains. where | could
have left them miles behind had I
not been trustworthy. These and
many clergymen headed by President
Patton of Princeton. and ladies', some
of whom have known me all my life.
and bankers and manufacturers and
police and prison keepers accustomed
to observing both sane and insane
men; also city clerks, editors, farm
ers, lawyers and the ex-governor of
a great state-all find me perfectly
sane and none find anything IRA
tional at all
This seems to me to prove my
sanity ten times better than whether
or no | could handle Mr.. Jerome
in a foureen and half hour debate
on every possible, subject except the
alleged delusion which he did not
seem to want explained Many ex-
plantations would have spoiled his
Hypothetical question.
tSigned, Fl. X. THAW :"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-12
Veterans Of Grand Army
March in Great Parade
in Salt Lake, Stirring
Patriotism Among All
FIFTEEN HUNDRED CHILDREN
PARTICIPATES IN FLAG DRILL
BUSINESS SESSION AND
ELECTION TODAY.

SALT LAKE, Aug. 1t.-Under the
all pervading sentiment of Cheers
for the living and tears for the dead "
the scattered remnants of the host
which bore it's victorious banner home
from the field of war As years ago,
marched today through living, cheer
ing lines of humanity fer a distance
of more than two miles finally pass
ing in review before Commander in
Chief Henry NJ. Nevins of the Grand
Army.
The fanfare of trumpets, the reel
of the drums, the rythmatie beating
of feet upon the pavements, the
huttering of banners and the other
accessories of the annual paraue
featur of the Grand Army encamp-
ments were in evidence and gave Salt
Lake today an entirely martial aspect
The pegeant of today, however,
embraced the flower and strength of
the survivors of the National stress
of half century ago. AS they
marched shoulder to shoulder past
cheering thousands on the sidewalks,
and spectators banked high in the
stands, the strains of we'll remem-
bered battle songs ringing In their
ears caused visions Of the past in
retrospect. before the grizzled vet
erans. and once more they were
with Sheridan, Sherman and Grant.
Seven blocks, one mile in Salt Lake
drought the head of the procession
to Seventh South street, where 1900
school children in white and red and
blue robes and caps formed human
dag, wonderful in its beauty and
marvellous in its movements as it un-
dulated in sem blance of wind topped
waves. Here the head OF the column,
swinging westward across the street
brought the living flag into the line
of march and the children followed
the veterans back to the starting
point, where the historic ranks
passed before the reviewing stand.
Samuel RYAN SAINT, commander
in-chief, Atlantic City the meeting
place in 1910, is the way the fore
cast reads tonight in the campaigns
for the leadership and the forty
fourth encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Nevertheless the friends Of Judge
William A. Ketcham and the advo-
Gates of st. Louis are standing brave
ly to their guns and will not concede
defeat until the last ballot Is fired at
the business session of the organiza-
tion tomorrow.
The convention seekers and the
personal friends of candidates work
ed hard today, but the thousands
of old soldiers in the city had more
important matters to attend to. II
amusement interferes with your busi-
ness, cut out the business, lis the
motto of the veterans, and they are
living UP to it.
Colorado claims the largest dele
CATION at this encampment. The roll
call shows 863 persons here from
the Centennial state. So far the
claim has not been disputed. Special
trains continue to pour their human
cargoes into the depots, and the blue
clad loads are instantly swallowed in
the throngs that came before.