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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
ENTIRE PLANT OF PRESSED
STEEL CAR COMPANY rs
STANDING IDLE NOW.
STRIKERS VERY SULL[N
Factory is in Hands Of Armed Force
of Deputy sheriffs, Factory Police
and Mounted constabulary, While
the Workmen Are Maintaining
Highly Threatening Attitude.

Pittsburg, July 17.-Despite the as
sertion Of President II. N. Hoffstott OF
the Pressed Steel Car company that
there is no strike,' the entire plant
of the company at McKees Rock re-
manned idle and under state of siege
today. With the exception Of the Of
flee force and some 200 shop employees,
most of them gang foremen without
men, the plant Is entirely in the hands
of an armed force of deputy sheriffs,
factory police and mounted constab-
ulary.
The strikers maintain sullen and
threatening attitude, but, save a few
trivial disturbances. the day passed
without serious violence. In proc
lamation issued tonight the strikers
cite l3 instances of actual wages paid
10 workingmen under the pooling sys-
tenn, which they claim are illustrative
of the conditions existing at the Nc
KEGS Rock plant.
In one instance As hours work
brought only 80 cents per day; in am
other a riveter working 1870 hours re-
ceived but $1490. 1t Is charged that
in not one Of the 13 cases cited was
the average hour wage more than II
cents.
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MINERS WRANCL|NC
OVER BUTTE
MATTER
CONTROVERSY GROWING OUT OF
STRIKE is BONE OF coNTEN-
TloN IN CONVENTION.

Denver, July 17.-After wrangling all
day over the controversy growing out
of the strike of the brewery engineers
of Butte, Mont, the Western Fedora
tion of Miners in convention here are
no nearer a settlement tonight than
at any time since the trouble arose.
President Meyers supporters charge
the adherents of p. w. Flynn of Butte
With stirring up this strife. The Flynn
supporters are dissatisfied with the ar
rangement effected by President Moy-
er OF the Western Federation and
Secretary Proebstle of the brewery
workers, and though clearly in the
minority in the convention, We're able
to prevent the Endorsement Of the
settlement. The controversy will be
taken UP again when the convention
meets Monday. This afternoon Moth
err Jones again addressed the con-,
vention. She denounced the action of
the Flynn supporters as an endeavor
to disrupt the federation for personal
preferment and in her characteristic
language pleaded with the members
to cease their senseless strife and
devote their energies to whipping the
other fellow.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
WITH PISTOLS
IN STREET
TROUBLE OVER OWNERSHIP OF
A COW CAUSES A BLOODY
REVOLVER BATTLE.

Union, Miss, July 17.-A COW caused
a bloody pistol battle in the streets
here today. 1T resulted in the killing
of two men, the fatal injury of Two
more and the serious Wounding of an
other. All is quiet tonight. The dead:
f. j. M'DONALD, cattleman.
PETER MDONALD.
Fatally injured: Cornelius Chis-
holm, cattleman Joe Miller.
The fight was between the McDon-
aids on one side and Miller ard CHS
holm on the other. Chisholm claimed
the COW was his property and the
McDonalds disputed his claim. Joseph
Miller and Peter Mcdonald started the
row in front of the Union bank. Re-
volvers were drawn and the shooting
commenced. Who fired the first shot
is still a matter of dispute.
Chisholm and r, j. Mcdonald came
up about this time and Joined in the
battle. Peter Mcdonald was the first
to fall. Miller then went down and
e. J. Mcdonald turned his attention
TO Chisholm. Finally both men fell,
II. J. McDonald dead and Chisholm
ounded.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
THE VISITING ELKS
ARE LEAVING
AFTER A DAY OF FUN AND
FRoLIc, THE GUESTS OF LOS
ANGELES SAY ADiEU.

Los Angeles, July 17,-After a day
of fun and frolic the visitors to the
annual reunion of Elks, which closed
tonight are leaving the city in great
numbers and tomorrow Will see almost
the last of them gone. Grand lodge
members and their ladies went to
Catalina island "a miles from the
mainland, today and were entertained
by the people of Avalon with sports
and a fish barbecue. Other thousands
put in the day at Arcadia and the
nearby ranch of the late Lucky
Baldwin, where the largest barbecue
ever attempted in the United States
had been prepared. Ten thousand
pounds of the choicest beefsteaks We're
barbecued, together with much pork
and mutton. Thirty thousand people
We're served.
In Los Angeles tonight the final
parade Of the electric circus took place
and drew a great throng.
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is EASY TO COMP lie
REPORTS
WlckERsHAM ANSWERS oBJEc-
TloNs OF ACCOUNTANTS TO
TAX PROVISION.

Washington, July T.-Declaring that
any corporation that keeps just and
true books of account" can make up
the returns required by the proposed
corporation tax law, Attorney General
Wickersham today made public a let
ter he has written to a Wall street
firm of accountants, who challenged
some provisions of the proposed law as
absolutely impossible of application, +"
and others as violative of all the &C
cepted principles of sound accounting.
Mr.. Wickersham points out that the
proposed law does not impose a tax
on profits but on the entire net in
come over and above $1,000 received by
the corporation, joint stock company
or association subject to the law from
all sources during such year.
''It may be inconvenient, but it is
certainly not impossible for any cor
poration. Which keeps just and true
books of account to make up a return
such as that required by the pro-
posed law, particularly as the return
requires statements of actual receipts
and payments and not, as you recon-
mend in your communication of 'ex
penses incurred interest accrued and
losses'" +"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
DRAFT OF THE BOND
MEASURE COMPLETED

Washington, July 17.--The draft of
the bond authorization provision
framed for Incorporation in the tariff
bill with a view to meeting treasury
emergencies, was completed today by
Secretary MacVeagh. The draft was
put in shape in time for submission
to conference held at the treasury
department this afternoon between
Secretary MacVeagh, Attorney General
Wickersham and Chairman Payne of
the house committe on ways and
means. 1t provides for an issle of
bonds to the extent of the cost of the
Panama construction approximately
$780,, 100000, less $l3o,Oo00Oo already au-
thorized-at not exceeding 3 per cent
interest. Secretary MacVeaghs state
ment last night that the bond re-
sources of the department We're ample
helped to clear the situation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
TOO MANY THEA1ERS
FOR THIS PASTOR

Denver. July 17.-Charging that the
members of his church are being led
away b. theaters and other amuse-
ments, Rev. Frost Craft, for five
years pastor of the fashionable Capt.
tol Hill Methodist Episcopal church.
has notified the official board that
he intends to ask for a transfer This
announcement was made today follow
ing meeting of the official board last
night and has caused considerable stir
in fashionable church circles in Den
yer. 1t is stated today that members
of the church admit the charges made
by the pastor and are prepared to
pledge more consistent attention to
church duties if Rev. Craft will re-
consider his determination to resign.
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DECLINES TO HEAR
OF HIS FORMAL
DEPOSITION
oUsTED SHAH OF PERSIA RE-
FUSES TO RECEIVE oFFI-
ClAL DEPUTATloN.

Teheran, July 17.-Mohamed Ali, the
dethroned shah who is now in the
Russian summer legation, has de-
clined to receive a deputation to In
form him of his deposition. Spahadar
and Sardarasad, the leaders Of the
nationalist movement sent a telegram
to the British and Russian legations
last night, requesting them to fix a
time when his majesty may receive
deputations notifying him of the
change of sovereigns. The former shah
replied this morning through the le-
cation saying that having taken ref
uge in the Russian legation he had
abdicated; therefore he did not Wish
to receive a deDutation sent to in
form him of the fact.
Mohamed Ali probably will depart
shortly for Russia. 1T is believed that
the queen is desirous of accompany
ing the former shah, taking with her
the crown prince, the newly pro-
claimed shah.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
PURCHASE
OF STORES DENIED.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Butte, July l7.-For a number of
days there has been report In cir
culation that the Hennessy Mercan-
tile company of this city, the Copper
City Commercial company of Anacon-
da and a number of the larger mer-
camille firms of Missoula have been
purchased by the clafiin syndicate Of
New York.
Charles J. Kelly, manager of the
Hennessy Mercantile company. today
put to rest rumor that the busi-
ness was about to change hands.
The story persistently circulated was
to the effect that the Hennessy Mer-
camille company had been disposed of
of the n, B. Claflin syndicate which
operates the NJ J., Connell store IN
Butte. The fact that Louis Stuart.
vice president of the ClafIin syndicate
is expected in Butte tomor-
row had given impetus to the rnmor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
is SURE OF SUCCESS in GETTING
RATES REDUCED ON RAW
.u MATERIALS. us
cONFER[ES CONC[DE THIS
After Repeated Visits to the White
House and Consultations With the
Executive, Doubtino Members Are
Becoming Convinced That the Pres
iesant Takes Right Position.

Washington, July 17.-President Taft
rates of duty on raw materials. Near
| ly every member of the conference on
the tariff bill conceded this today.
The indications are that when the new
tariff bill becomes law, the rates
on the articles which the president de-
sired to come in free will be as fol-
lows:
Iron ore, free present rate 40 cents
per tcn).
Oil, free (now protected by counter
yailing duty).
Hides 1-2 per cent ad valorem
(present rate Is per cent?.
Coal, 45 cents per ton (present rate
67 cents).
Lumber, probably $1.25 on rough with
senate rates on finished. This would
be material reduction throughout
the lumber schedule.
When the conferees transferred to
the presidents shoulders the RESPONSE
bility of putting the foregoing raw
materials on the free list it was not
believed he would meet with success
in bringing about changed sentiment
in relation to these articles. For sew
eral days, however, members of con-
gress have been going to the White
House and not few of them came
away convinced that the president was
right in insisting on lower duties. 1t
was also acknowledged that any re
duction in rates of the pending bill
on these articles would amount to an
administration triumph
Get tn. Votes.
In effect, the president was told by
the conferees that il iron ore oil, coal,
hides or lumber We're put on the free
list, or the rates reduced below the
figures. adopted in the senate, he
would have to get the votes"
Coal at 45 Gets a ton, it was de-
clared, would prove satisfactory to ev-
cry section except Wyoming, which
fears that the industry in that state
might be ruined by cheap Canadian
coal.
President Taft will win another de-
cided victory in the Philippine free
trade provision. The sub committee
which has been considering this sec
ton has decided to permit the free
admission of 150000,O00 cigars annual-
ly, as requested by the president in
stead of 70,00000O instead of being ad-
mitted under the senate amendment
adopted at the instance of Mr.. LaFol-
lette 1t is expected that the Philip
pines section, as approved by the sub
committee would he approved by the
conferees Monday.
With the exception of rice and the
limitation placed upon tobacco and
sugar, all articles ''the growth, prod
uct or manufacture of the Philippine
islands," will be admitted free. AS
originally adopted by the house and
later introduced in the senate, the
Philippine section contained a provis-
ion requiring the manufactured art-
cles. in order to obtain the benefits of
free trade admission to the United
States, should not contain ingredients
other than products of the islands.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
Mr.. TAFT TO VISIT
The GARDEN
CITY
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Mlissoulian.
Butte. July 17,-The Merchants
association has received informa-
tion to the effect that, through the
efforts of Senators Carter and Dix
on and Congressman Prey, Presi-
dent Taft has been induced to in
clude Butte and portions Of Mon
tana in his tour of the west. On
receipt of a telegram to this effect
today, President Charles E. Virden
of the Merchants association wired
the presidents secretary extending
a formal invitation to the president
to visit this city
Missoula is to be4included III the
presidents itinerary.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
REGISTRATION FOR LANDS ON
FLATHEAD CONTINUES UN-
ABATED I'M MissoULA.
NO7AR|ES ARE ALL BUSY
The Largest Crowd of the Week Is
Seen in City During Yesterday and
Last Night, and Many Are Remain
ing Over Until Monday-Accommo
dations for Visitors Ample. A."

The registration in Missoula for the
Flathead opening last night passed the
10000 mark before the notaries closed
their offices at midnight When the
official reports to the land office closed
at 1880 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
total up to that hour, as returned by
the notaries, was S,427. The evening
hours We're busy and enough We're
registered to bring the total for the
three days up to more than 10000.
There are some of the notaries who do
not keep an accurate count of their
registrations. Some of them depend
upon their cash accr amt and this is
not always accurate. Some of the no.
taries have registered scores of their
friends without taking any fee.
The mailing of the registration en-
velopes to Judge Witten is done by
the postal clerks separately from the
regular mail. The letters are special
ly stamped, the date line being remov-
ed from the cancelling stamp. When
enough letters have accumulated to
I'LL a mail sack, the sack is sealed and
locked and dispatched TO Judge Written
at Occur d'Alene City. The cancelling
machine registers the count auto
matically and the showing of this ma
chine for the sack which was sent out
Friday night was close to 5000. This
would indicate that the count of the
notaries has been a little short. But,
taking even the low estimate, the TO-
600 mark was passed last night.
There was the largest crowd of the
week in the city last night and there
are many Of the visitors who are
spending Sunday in tcwn. There were
plenty of rooms for all applicants last
night; some1of the hotels filled early,
but at midnight there We're still rooms
for all who came and there has been
at no time any difficulty in feeding
the crowd. The returns from the no.
taries at 4:30 yesterday afternoon We're
s. follows.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
RECORDS
SMASHED IN FLIGHT

Mineola, L. l., July IA flight Of
24.7 miles in 50 minutes and 46 sec
onds was made today by Glenn H.
Curtis in his aeroplane over the Hemp
stead Plains course for the cup of
fered by the Scientific American.
In his flight Curtis excelled all his
previous records and all American
aeroplane records for the year. Cur
tbs also made a flight once around a
measured course of one and three
tenths miles for one Of the four $3.50
prizes offered by Cortland Field
Bishop, president of the Aero Club of
America, for an areoplane journey Of
one Kiometer .62l of mile over a
measured course successfully fulfill
ing the conditions.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
FENCE is TORN DOWN
BY ANGRY CITIZENS

Brighton, Colo. July 17.--Indignant
at the action of the Union Pacific in
fencing it's right -of-Way 200 feet on
either side of the roadbed and inclos-
ing considerable property, shutting off
roads and tearing out small bridges,
the citizens of Brighton late today
tore down the fence. 1t was reported
that the railroad officials had sent a
body of armed guards here to prevent
such action, but no resistance was
made.
The entire matter has been thrown
into the courts by the arrest of T. r.
Gale, a Walchman left by the railroad
to protect the fence.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
. OIL FIRE RACES.

Rartlettsville, Okla. July 17-A seri-
GUS oil fire ragged here today. After
two tanks, containing 5000 barrels Of
crude oil, belonging 70 the Prairie OIL
4 Gas company had been destroyed,
cannon was used all day today in an
endeayor to check the flames. The
fire started yesterday. lightning strik-
ing d tank. The loss will be heavy.
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Increase Shown.

Kalispell, July 17.-There was an in
crease of nearly 500 in the number of
registrations here for lands in the
F,lathead reservation today over yes
terday. The registration today was
over 1,500 Today there was an in
creasing number of applicants from
the east. though in the aggregate
lead
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
OLD SCOUT DIES.

Muskegon, Mich, July 17.--William
Fay. part owner when the civil war
broke out of the tobacco warehouse
which became famous as Libby prison,
and we'll known scout after his
Union sympathies force him TO leave
his home in Richmond, Va, died at
his home at Lake Harbor today
Fay was a member of the grand
jury that indicted Jefferson Davis for
treason.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
ALLEGED MURDERER CAUGHT

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Wallace, July 17-A message re-
ceived here tonight says that the sher-
iff of Kootenai county has just cap
tured Arthur Smith, wanted in Spo-
kane for the killing of Hes Hoffman,
a few days ago.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
WOMEN IN BALLOON.

St Louis, July 17.-Three women
made balloon ascension here today
in the st. Louis Aero clubs new bal
loon Missouri. H. Il. Honeywell was
the pilot and he was accompanied by
Mrs. Honeywell Mrs. Ida Miller and a
ciqsed
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
ARRIVE ON HONEYMOON.

Seattle July 17.-colonel w, F,
Tucker, U. S. A., retired, and his
bride, Mrs Myrtle Leone Platt, widow
of Captain Ralph Platt of the, Second
Oregon infantry arrived here today
on their honeymoon journey. Colonel
Tucker says that he will make his
home in Seattle or Portland, Ore.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
MEETING ADJouRNs.

Galveston, July 1s.-After electing
Officers for the ensuing year and Sc
Letting New York as the convention
city for 1910, the Interna tional Long
shoremen's association adjourned sine
die today. 7. r. o'Cononr was elect
ed president.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
WAS IN FOLSOM.

Butte, July 17.--It has been learned
that the negro, Henry Johnson, held
here as a suspect in a murder case,
served 10 years in Folsom. Cal, peni-
tentiary for burglary. Johnson is be-
lieved to have beaten an Irish laborer
named John Jones to death in local
dive.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT.

Washington, July 17.-Oryille Wright
made a successful flight in his aero
plane at Fort Myer at 653 o'clock
this evening. He remained in the air
16 IL minutes and circled the parade
grounds Is "a times
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
Free Registration.
ACTRESS MARRlEs.

Gisors France, July 17.-Simone lie
Bargy, the Well-knoWn French actress,
was married here today to Claude
Casimir- Perrier. son of the former
president of the republic.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
THREE MEN SHOT.

Denver. July 17.---Three men were
shot by Guiseppi Palermo an Italian
section hand. near Leadville today, as
the result of a feud. F'allerino also
was wounded and may die.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-18
A MlSSOULA GUEST.

Mrs. Tena Webster of Minneapolis
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. G. A.
Barnes, at the latter's home, on Uni
versity avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-06

Broken lots of SI.oo and
S1.,o Waists. tailored and lin
gerie, to be zoe for choice. At
SI.oS instead of $500 are
Black Taffeta and Pongee
Silk Waists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-06
personal letter. Dr. Cook Is serious

personal letter. DR.. Cook Is serious
man, and extremely persevering.
For the matter of that, Peary Is also
peculiarly persistent. In fact. that Is his
forte.
I'm New York wanted to make a pact
discussing our respective polar plans, and
offered that we should submit them to
the arctic clubs and geographical soci-
eties offering to serve under him II his
project was deemed the better. on condi-
ton that I was to lead the expedition II
my plan were accepted. Mr.. Peary de-
clined to enter into the arrangement
II am willing to accept Mr.. Peary's
atement of what he has achieved, just
as l am ready to accept DR.. Cooks.
pole l have no doubt that they mean and
believe all they say, and that If they
have not actually been al the pole itself
they have been SO near it that only un-
certainty or inaccuracy Of observations
may have stood between them and the
northern extremity of the ear his axis.
Can Navigate Northwest Passage.
Capt Bernier is deeply disappointed
that his instructions did not permit him
to make the dash for the pole. for which
he had vainly sought the means and the
authorization for more then twenty
years.
ship, like the Arctic, through the North
west passage from the A lantic to the
Pacific in one season. He cruised as far
as Mercy bay, and here there was album
dant evidence that the locality had been
visited by WhalerS from the Pacific coast.
Only his instructions prevented him from
going on.
He left Quebec July %, 19GS. and reached
E,tah August 10. leaving there In charge
OF Whitney some 4,OG0 pounds of supplies
sent by Mrs. Cook for her husband. he
narrowly missed Commander Peary. who
had left Etah few days before his ar
rival.
The arctic was locked In the ice from
August 81, 1913, to August II last. when
the return home was made land party
having walked $50 miles farther west pc
tween May l and June 10 this year. said
TO be tie fartt.1..C west ever made SO FAR
north. Plenty OF open water was FOUND
Capt Bernier did not accompany this
party, having badly spratned back.
Parry Records Brought Home.
Bernier brought home records deposited
In the north by Parry in 1Sl9-1S2O. when
he claimed those northern lands for Eng
land and left records claiming all the is
lands of the arctic archipelago for Can
ada.
Capt. Bernier on his arrival Immediately
wired his congratulations to Dr. Cook on
this discovery of the north pole.
Capt. Bernier is vice president of the
Arctic Club Of New York. He was one of
the few men who knew OF Or. Cooks sue
cess before the news was announced to
the world.
When Mrs. Cook and her friends had
tried in every other way to get supplies to
the explorer. from whom no word had
been received. she went to see Capt
Bernier and through him appealed to the
Canadian minister Of marines and fish
cries for the privilege OF sending supplies
to Etah. Capt. Bernier permitted to
take these goods there being no charge
made TO Mrs Cook. although the ship was
compelled to go several hundred miles out
of her course.
These goods. left at Etah in charge of
Whitney. DIR. Cook Naded his sledge with
when he made his start for UppernaVik