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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
CASE OF ACCIDENT.

Grants Pass. ore. Aug. 1.-The cor
oner's jury decided today that Frank
Ellis. who came TO his death in the
Josephine county caves Sunday. died
from 4 revolver wound caused by his
OWN weapon accidentally slipping from
its holster TO the ground and being
discharged.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
AMATEUR GAME.

Hamilton, Ang. 2.-Tuesday evening
the Hamilton hotel and the Valley
Mercantile store viii play a game of
bail at the ball park and the win
ners of the contest will play the mill
team. Friday evening the Hamilton
and RavalH hotels win play Their see
ond game. the Hamilton hotel having
won.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
MILAN COMES BACK.

Hamilton. Aug. Jack McLain,
who left Hamilton four years ago. re
turned here Sunday evening. In speak
ing of his trip he said: Since leaving
Hamilton have lived in California and
Nevada. but in all my travels | have
not been able to find any place that
equals the Bitter Root valley. and no
where in the country are the people
quite so prosperous. and the only re-
gret | have is. that sold my property
in the valley.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
LANE SEEKING DATA.

Paris, Aug. Franklin X. Lane. a
member of thu interstate commerce
commission. is in France studying the
regulations applied Ia French railroads.
He has just come from England. where
be found the coatrol. both in the mat
ter of rates ami the issue of capital.
10 he effective.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
WOMAN is INJURED.

Hamilton. Aug. Mrs. Thomas
Hatfield and baby We're injured in a
runaway on First street last evening.
The horse became frightened at COW
and upset the buggy. Mrs, Hatfield
came to Hamilton a short time ago
from Indiana
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
HANGED BY MOB.

Platte City. No, Aug. 2.-George
johnson. white. who murdered John
W. Moore. Il farmer near Platte City.
Mo. June 20. was taken from Jail
early this morning by mob and
hanged to a tree nearby.
Jnhnson's trial WAS to have begun
today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
THREE ARE DROWNED,

san Francisco. Aug. e.-Three men
We're drowned in San Francisco hay
today. when small boat. containing
fishing party of five. capsized off
san Quentin.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
TAKE OPTION.

Hamilton. Aug . Beck 4 Co OF
Grand Forks. y. D.. have taken an
option on $500 acres of land near Ste
NensFtlle. The price is not given out.
but it il said to be Il good one
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
New Dining Room.

In future the Missoula hotel dining
room win be open from a. m. TO
5 y. m. The management has spar }
no expense TO make il one of the neat
est and best places in the city.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
SAYS IMMORTALITY Is TAUGHT
Serious Charges Brought Against
University of Chicago.

Chicago-Charges of teaching atheism
and spreading ideas of immortality among
students were brought against the Uni
versity of Chicago today by Rev. John
ston Myers, pastor of Emmanuel Bap
fist Church and trustee of the divinity
department of the university. "The Uni
versity of Chicago stands charged with
teaching atheism and spreading immoral
ideas among its Students" declared DR..
Myers, "and l can mention samples to
back up my statements You know that
Parker Sercomb left the university fac.
ulty to establish a free love colony. Prof.
Behan left there and became an anar.
chist, having expounded the anarchistic
propaganda even while there. Prof.
zueblin attracted much attention by de-
Tending Maxim Gorky, when the latter
Travelled through America with the Rus
sian actress, and Oscar Trigg's affairs
are still fresh in the public mind"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
MRS. GOULD WINS SUIT
GRANTED SEPARATION AND
$3e, 900 PER YEAR.
Sued for $4,000 Alimony-scores
Vindication on Charge of
Drunkenness.

New York.-After trial of nearly
three weeks duration, Katherine Glenn
mons Gould obtained legal separation
from her husband, Howard Gould, third
son of the late Jay Gould, by decision
of Justice Bowling in the supreme court.
With the exception of alimony, her vic
tory was complete, but in this phase of
the case the court decided that $4,000 a
year was sufficient, although in her suit
Mrs. Gould asked for $250,O0O. She has
been receiving $4,000 a year from Mr.;
Gould.
1t was in the vindication of charges
of intoxication and her alleged relations
with Dustin Farnum, the actor, that Mrs.
Gould scored most strongly, for notwith-
standing the long array of witnesses for
Mr.. Gould who gave such testimony as
to make Mrs. Gould appear at times as
defendant rather than plaintiff, the court
held that the alleged 'intoxication"
might. have been due to excitement. AS
to Dustin Farnum, it was held that her
association with him came after Mr.. and
Mrs. Gould separated and that the hus-
band apparently made no objection.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
SIGEL GIRLS LETTERS READ
Told Both Ling and Gain That She
Loved Them.

New York-The first actual evidence
of the strange, triangular romance which
resulted in the tragic death of Elsie Sigel
because of her friendship for two young
Cinnamon was given out at police head
quarters. A letter to Chu Gain, signed
Elsie" constitutes confession from
the granddaughter of the late Gen. Franz
Sigel that she loved the Monaghan res
tauranteur with as much ardor as though
he was man of her own race and color.
Another letter signed by the young girl
and addressed to Leon Ling, the Chris
tanned" young Chinaman who strangled
her and placed the body in trunk June
9 last, tells of an earlier love affair with
the latter Oriental. This letter also re-
veals the coquetry brought into play by
the pretty high school graduate to told
tht affections of both of her Chinese
sweethearts. From the reading of the
letters the willingness of an American
mother for her daughter to make an ALI
ance with Chinaman is shown with such
clearness as to leave no doubt about the
social basis upon which 0rientals were
received and entertained in this strange
household.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
COTTON CROP is SHORT
REPORTS OF STATE REPRESENT.
ATIvES IN CONVENTION.
The Progress of Present Crop and
How Best to Market It Dis
cussed by Farmers.

Atlanta, Ga.-The progress of the
present cotton crop and how best to
market it was discussed today by more
than fifty State representatives of the
Farmers National Union, who gathered
here for weeks session in response to
a call issued by President Barrett of the
union. Several speakers said this years
crop is smaller than last year, but that
diversified farming had made up for the
smaller cotton acreage by giving the
farmer larger supply of food products
to market. d. j. Neill, State president
of the Texas branch of the union, said
there is danger that the cotton crop of
the coast region of Texas will be totally
destroyed by the boil weevil. G. E. Lee,
Georgia State president, said that this
years Georgia cotton crop is the smallest
ever known. c. H. Casson of winning
ham reported that farmers in Alabama
are rapidly diversifying their crops. H.
S. Mobley of Arkansas said that torren-
tial rains had done serious damage to
cotton in his State. Among the sub.
jects which will be discussed are: Meth
DDS of amalgamating warehouses, estab-
lishmeDt of cotton grading schools, the
regulation of produce exchanges, what
special legislation farmers need, packing
houses, fertilizing and other topics of
particular interest not only to cotton
farmers, but to all agriculturists.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
MURDERER STAYS HIMSELF
Rows Two Nights and Days With
out Food,

st. Michaels, Md.-The last tragic
chapter in a story of crime unparalleled
in this section of the country was writ
ten in the half-light of a summer dawn
when the man accused of the heartless
murder of pretty little May Edith
Thompson Woodill stood for a moment
facing the men who had cornered him on
the waters of narrow creek, then fired
bullet into his heart and fell lifeless
lump into the bottom of the boat which
be hoped would carry him to place
where fight might be possible.
Taking his fate into his own hands
and blotting out untold the story of the
death of a girl who had moved in the
highest social circles of Baltimore,
Washington aud Los Angeles beauti-
full, talented girl who had been protege
of L. j. Gage-the man known here as
Emmett E. Roberts, but who in reality
was Robert Emmett Eastman, a failed
broker of the Consolidated Stock Ex-
change of New York, passed beyond the
reach of the law, and with his going
there vanished the hope of clearing up
the motive and the battling details of
this tragedy.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
Two-csnt Fare Hit Again.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The 2-cent fare law
passed by the Pennsylvania legislature
in 1907 received another blow today
when Judge Wilson, in common pleas
court here, declared the law unconstitu-
tional. The decision was in the case of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company to restrain the county of Phila-
delphia from enforcing the law. Judge
Wilson holds that the law is contrary
to the constitution of the United States,
and the county is perpetually enjoined
from enforcing the act against the
Reading company.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
BOLD BANK ROBBERY
MOST SENSATIONAL HoLD-UP
AT FORT WORTH, TEX.
Bandit Takes SO, 100 From Cashier
at the Point of a Pistol and
Makes HIS Escape.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Walking into the
Waggoner Bank and Trust Company, a
well-dressed stranger compelled Cashier
Walter 4. King, at the point of six.
shooter, to turn over the $500 which
was piled in front of him, and made
good his escape.
The hold-up was the most sensational
robbery pulled off in Fort Worth in a
quarter of a century. There was no one
In the bank at the time, with the ex-
ception of the cashier, who was busy
working on the cash balance, and had
the bills in a roll, ready to take them
to the company's central bank, at the
corner of Houston and Eighth streets.
Cashier King was the only man in the
branch institution at the time, and paid
little attention to the stranger when
he walked in. He looked up from his
work to stare into the muzzle of six.
shooter.
make a move or a noise of any kind
and I'll kill you," said the stranger, in
a low tone. "Now, push that pile OF
money to the window here"
With the alternative of death if he
did not comply, the cashier obeyed, and
after stuffng the $500 into his pocket
the stranger backed out of the door
still pointing the gun at the cashiers
head and threatening to kill him if he
made an attempt to follow him.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
House Stuffed With Cash.

Sperry, lathe administrators of the
wealthy estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Far.
rier, of this place, have finally solved
the mystery of the disappearance of the
money of the deceased, by taking up
the carpet in the parlor and finding the
floor under it fairly peppered with bank
notes. Nearly $1,000 were thus discov.
cred. Other sum were revealed about
the house in an old organ, in the walls
and other out-of-the.way places. In
fact, the house was fairly lined and
stuffed with cash, and tile administra-
tors are still finding money.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
GETS VERDICT FOR SIS, 600
Cora Sinclair Winner In Breach OF
Promise Suit.


New York.-Cora Sinclair, the sand
snipe GIRL" was awarded verdict of
5000 against Samuel S. Laird, Jr.,
son of wealthy Philadelphia manu-
fscturd, whom she sued for breach OF
promise to marry.
Laird met Miss Sinclair, whose real
name is IDAHO, in 1899. Their acquaint-
ance ended in his renting fiat for her
in New York City, where they lived from
1900 to 1908. Laird, she alleged, prom
ised that if she did this he would marry
her when his father died.
During the trial over hundred love
letters written to Cora by Laird, all
assuring her of his affection for her,
were introduced in evidence.
Throughout the trial, Laird's wife, for
merly Mrs. Lillian G. Hayes, of Phila'
delphia, sat beside her husband and aid
ed his defense by notes she made. She
also testified in his behalf.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
CALIFORNIA GIRL PERFECT.
Eleven-Ye ar-0ld Margaret Edwards Has
Wonderful Development.

San Francisco, Cal.-NIiss Margaret
Edwards of Oakland is claimed to be the
most perfectly physically developed girl
under IL years of age in all the world.
The child's mother is teacher of physi-
cal culture: Miss Margaret is IL years
and months old, is feet s is inches
tall and weighs 1o6 pounds. Her
physical measurements are as follows:
Neck, II 1-2 inches; arm, 0 inches; fore
arm, "a inches; wrist, inches; ell
bow, 34 incres; chest, normal, 81
inches; contracted, 81 inches; expanded,
80 1-2 inches; bust, 80 inches, waist, 30
inches; hips, "a inches; thigh, 10 inches;
calf, 10 inches, and ankle, inches.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
COTTON CROP FLOODED
WORK IMPEDED IN MISSISSIPPI,
ALABAMA AND GEORGIA
Elsewhere the Crop Shows Slight
Improvement-So Fields
Abandoned.

Memphis, Tenn-The condition of the
cotton crop at the close of the week was
worse in Mississippi, Alabama and about
two-thirds of Georgia than at the close
of the preceding week. Continuous rains
stopped cultivation and the grass made
such Roadway that greater percentage
of the fields must be abandoned. Some
crops have received no cultivation at all.
The best of weather in the future can
not repair the loss already sustained.
The plant in these States, even where
partially cultivated, is small and grow
ing slowly. 1t is far behind last season.
Elsewhere the crop has improved. The
improvement in North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas was
not great, being rather less than normal,
because rains delayed work and pre-
vented the farmers putting fields in a
good state of cultivation. 1t is still
possible, however, in these districts, to
regain much of the loss.
In Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana
cotton made normal progress, and is
now in the best condition of the season
Tennessee-The cotton crop in Tennes
see is grassy and not well cultivated
Some improvement resulted during the
week, as rains were not so heavy as
elsewhere east of the river.
Mississippi-Many rains fell during
the week and little cultivation was done
The plant is small and badly in grass
The abandonment of acreage because o.
the impossibility of cultivation will b.
considerable. The best weather hence
forth will not repair all the loss.
Alabama-Little progress was made
in cultivation, as rainfall was genera
and in many sections daily. The croI
is very grassy and some lands in thu
bottoms win be abandoned. The plan
is very small and the outlook is regarded
everywhere as gloomy. Good weathe
can not repair. the loss that has beef
suffered.
Louisiana-With a few local excep
tions the rainfall of the week was bene
fetal. The crop improved greatly il
condition and growth. 1t is regarded
now as promising In the south ana west
Boil weevils, however, are numerous.
Cultivation is behind nor
NAL, and some of the crops are yer,
grassy. Rainfall during the week no
general, and in the drier districts con
siderable progress was made in cultiva
ton. Some reports are good. The Dol
weevil is becoming increasingly numer
Gus.
Texas-Rains were local and, excep
on the coast, where they were excessive
benefited cotton. A few sections hat
no rain, but have not suffered. Temper
atures were high and checked the boil
weevil, which are growing more numer
GUS. Cultivation made progress and tn,
plant is growing well.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
Senate Passes Census Bill.

Neutrality-suspicious. five minutes the
census appropriation bill was passed by
the Senate in the form in which it was
passed by the House. 1t appropriates
$1o,000,0o0 for taking the thirteenth
census, and authorizes the director OF
the census to designate three commits.
sioners to represent the United States
in the international commission for the
revision of the classification of diseases
and called by the government of France
to meet in Paris in July, 1909.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01

The movement for beginning and
quitting work earlier to get more time
for daylight recreation does not ap.
pear to be as popular in some quar-
tiers as had been supposed. A poll of
the employees of the navy department
in Washington showed an overwhelm-
ing majority against the plan. The
idea may be regarded more favorably
by other government employees, but
there is little testimony to that ef-
feet.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
wife's Sin Nav Prove Fatal.

Atlanta, Ga.-Caught by her husband
in room with another man, Mrs. Nellie
Jobson, pretty brunette of 20, mar
ried just six years ago, was lowered
from window by rope of sheets, held
by Harry Wolford, the rope parting when
she was half way down, precipitating
her two stories, breaking her back in the
foil
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01

In bankruptcy case in New York
1t developed that one of the partners
of the firm in question received sal
airy of $4,000 year to keep away
from the business and do nothing. 1t
would not take a lazy bugs bite to
make large percentage, viewing such
a Job, fairly die with envy.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
TEMPERATURE 1o2.
Eastern Section of United States Over
spread With Heat Wave.

Washington.-The heat wave now
overspreading the entire eastern part of
the country reached its crest Friday,
and the temperatures generally were the
highest recorded this year.
Weather bureau forecasters stated
that rains would cause slight diminu-
ton of the heat during the next two
or three days. These rains will be gen.
eral Throughout the Middle Atlantic
states.
The mercury reached 102 degrees at
the weather bureau Kiosk on Pennsyl-
vania avenue at o'clock Friday after
noon.
Three cases of prostration were re-
ported during the day.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01

In the town of Worcester. Mass, any
one wishing to whistle on the streets
must take out a license. 1t is difficult
to understand the sense of such law
unless it may be that too many men
fell into the habit Of whistling away
other mems dogs.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
Lynch Negro in Oklahoma.

Wilburton, Okla.-A mob of fifty
masked men took Sylvester Stennien, a
negro, from the Jail here and lynched
him. The negro had shot and killed
Albert Turner, deputy constable, who
had attempted to arrest him.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
HAD ONE LONE DOLLAR.
John ]. Richards of Columbus, Miss.
Gives His Money Away.

GIVES IT'S MUHey AWAY.
New Iork.-A man who said he is
John J. Richards, of Columbus, Miss, a
travelling salesman, is in the observation
ward in Bellevue Hospital, where he was
taken after being arrested.
A crowd on First avenue attracted the
attention of a policeman. When he
reached the center he found Richards
grinning and persPiring banding out $40
xhd $40 bills, saying: BUY pint, pal.
Here, little boy, get some ice cream"
At the hospital it was found that he
wac suffering from heat and drink. He
was incapable of estimating how much
he had given to the crowd He had just
one lone dollar left.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
Lazy Farmers.

But" protested the young house
keeper 1.-THE milk is sour"
"Yes'm," replied the honest milk
man; "its shameful how lazy them
farmers is gittin'. Ye see, ma'am
they've been oversleepin' themselves
lately, an before they git their cows
MIXED the stuff turns. Catholic
Stancsrd and Times.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01

An English peer made an AFFECT
apology to Lady Granard, formerly
Miss Beatrice Mills, of New York, for
calling her in political address a
dumped American heiress, fortunate
enough to secure a title" Which lit
tie incident throws quite an interest
ing light on the manners and customs
him to be foolhardy.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
Hartman Takes Many Cures.

Semmering, Austria.-Mr. Harriman's
physicians have prescribed various cures,
including the cold water treatment, cleo
trical massage and the carbonic acid
bath. Mr.. Hartman devotes consid-
cradle portion of the time to walking
and driving. While the attending physi-
clans do not think that his health will
be entirely restored, they expect great
Improvement in his condition.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
WANTS BLACK HAND LAW.
Representative Kennedy Would Give Of
tenders Life Imprisonment.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for life is
the. penalty which Representative Ken
nedy of Ohio proposes shall be inflicted
on all agents of the black hand and kid.
napers who use the mails for their
nefarious purposes. He introduced bin
providing such punishment. The bill
provides that recipients of such mail
who fail to turn it back to the postoffice
officials for investigation shall be liable
to 500 fine.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
Jumps with Child to Death.

New York.-With her arms tightly
clasped around her s-year-old daughter,
Lillian, Mrs. Hannah Munthe jumped
from the roof of a five-story apartment
house. Both were driven insane through
grieving over the death of another child
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01

There is not much enthusiasm about
the proposed balloon journey ten
miles skyward to establish commune
cation with Mars. And probably il
communication were established the
first news to be flashed to the earth
would be that there is real estate
boom on the planet and that now is
the time to invest in planetary lots.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
Thirtu.fo,lr Frustrated

New York-The fourth day of un
abated heat that has afflicted this city
at late hour has recorded thirty-four
cases of prostration and three suicides
The mercury went to 90 officially at Z
o'clock Thursday afternoon,
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
Killed in Church.

Chico, Tex.-J. E. Moser, AZ years
old, was shot to death while on his knees
praying in church near here by his
son-in-law, Roy Burnham, 10 years of
age. Burnham's wife, who had recently
left him, was sitting beside her father
at the time.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01
MOON WAS CAPTURED.
Astronomer See Refutes Old Theory of
Earth's Origin.

Berkeley, Cal.-That he had mathe-
matically proved discovery that the
moon was planet captured by the
earth from space, and not detached
portion of our globe, was the announce
ment made by Prof. T. j. j. See, as
tronomer in charge of the naval observa-
tory at Mare Island, in report to the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific. He
rejects entirely the long accepted theo-
ry of Laplace and Sir George Darwin,
ascribing earthly origin to the moon, and
declares this discovery is supported by
rigorous mathematical proof, based on
the methods of Hill, Poincare and OAR
win
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01

One hundred Chicago young women,
describing their ideal for husband,
united in demanding that he must be
the head of the house." Those artful
minxes are evidently determined to
catch a man apiece
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01

A Chicago woman wishes to buy a
husband and has appropriated for that
purpose the humiliating sum of $780,;
but, on the other hand, 1t must be
borne in mind that she naturally ex-
poets to get nothing but a Chicago
man
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01

The reported discovery of Vien-
nese physician that every man has his
bad day is no new one. This life is
for very few, one whose succeeding
days make it one grand, sweet song.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-01

A Jailed affinity broker, whose spe-
cialty was dipping widows. credits his
downfall to his good looks. He should
have remembered that handsome is as
handsome does.