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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-21

Omaha. Ncb.. Sept. 2o.-Prcsideni
Taft. leaving the insurgent states OF
Minnesota ana Iowa behind him,
stopped in omaha for tho afternoon
and evening on his way to the Pa
cific coast. To avoid tho possibility
of trouble, Mayor Dahlman ordered
all attempts to run ears during the
presidents stay called off. The strike
did not prevent the gathering of 4
crowd In the downtown districts and
there were times when the PRESIDENT S
automobile had difficulty in making
Its way through the cheering throng.
The president was taken for an
hours ride through the streets and
parks. He passed nearly every school
In omaha and received n joyous greet
ing from the children who stood in
front. waved flag: and cheered their
loudest.
Guest of Honor.
Tonight the president was a guest
of the knights Ak Sar Ben at quiet
dinner at the Omaha club and after
ward WAS taken tn the Den" of the
organization. where he witnessed me
of the famous initiation festivals.
Afterward he made n brief address in
which he expressed his qualification
for the greeting he had received and
hls enjoyment Of the entertainment
arranged in his honor.
At Das Moines today the president
delivered the second Of the important
declarations of policy he had outlined
for his trip. He addressed himself
to the interstate commerce and anti
trust laws and detailed al length the
recommendations for amendments to
the statutes that he will make to con-
gress in his message of December
next.
At Denver tomorrow night Mr.. Taft
probably will discuss the co9scrva-
ton OF natural resources.
The dinner At the omaha club oc-
cnpied the time from $50 to $50.
President Taft's remarks were brief
and he declared they We're not for the
use of his suite" by which term
he referred To the newspaper men who
accompanied him.
Tonight the president and his party
were entertained at the "den'' of the
knights Of Ak Sar Ben. The initia-
ton asuAilS eoHsIsts nI bafIesdue
grand opera entitled ''Parnagik
Schintzel," i'm which the candidate for
admission is compelled to take
prominent part. Tonight. however.
the program was varied with hits on
the President and others of his party,
which the president greatly enjoyed.
One of the most telling auips was 2,
scene on the golf links In which ap-
peared physical production of Mr..
Taft i'm the costume 50 often shown
in pictures of him with his golf
sticks.
The westward journey was resumed
at 11:12 p. M. They are due to ar
rive in Denver At . y. IN. tomorrow.
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CLAWS DECLARES He WILL PRO-
pucE FACTS REGARDING
COAL LAND DEAL.
WRITES LETTER TO TAFT
Late Chief of the Seattle Field Di-
vision of the United States Land
Office Says He Feels II Is His Duty
to His Country to Make Public the
knowledge Which He Possesses.

Seattle. Sept 20.-L. r. CLAWS, late
chief of the Seattle field division of
the United States land office, has writ
ten letter TO President Taft, In
which he says he viii publish soon
the evidence I'm the Cunningham coal
land cases. Mr.. CLAWS letter follows:
THE President. Sir--I have faic
before you all the essential facts in
my possession regarding the official
conduct of certain cases by the de-
partment of the interior concerning
coal lands in Alaska. As chief of the
field division directly concerned, and
because of the tremendous values in
volVed, / felt my personal RESPONSE
bility most keenly. The evidence in
dicated that great syndicate is try
ing to secure monopoly of this coal.
in direct violation of the law. Clti-
mately | felt myself Obliged to appeal
to you over the heads of my superior
enforcement of the Law, which, in a
measure. would conserve these coal
lands TO the people at large. / deemeo
it my duty to submit the facts to you,
and | cannot regret my action.
Since there may be now even great
er danger that the title to these coal
lands win be fraudulently secured by
the syndicate, II is no less my duty
to my country to make public the facts
in my possession. conceDing which /
firmly believe that YOU have been mis-
led. This | shall do In the near fu-
ture with full sense of the serious
ness of my action and with deep and
abiding respect for your great office.
Respectfully, l.. r. CLAWS"
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Des Moines, Iowa. Sept. 2o.-Presi-
dent Taftss speech in this city today
was as follows:
Fellow Citizens of Iowa-I have
great pleasure in meeting such con-
course Of citizens of one of the most
purely agricultural states i'll the Union
one which has enjoyed To the fullest
the prosperity which has come to the
man who has invested his money and
his labor in the farm for the last de-
cade.
Iowa has come 10 be a state In
which there is great Independence OF
view and in which the voters exercise
intelligent discrimination with refer
ence 10 candidates and policies that
KEEPS those who are looking for politi-
cal victories in a constant state OF
doubt and anxiety.
The last general election was held
IN November OF 1908 and resulted i'm
the success OF the republican party in
tho national contest. In both cham
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Sweeps the Coast.

Memphis. Tenn. Sept. 20.-Fragmen-
tary reports from points i'm southern
Louisiana and Mississippi say a severe
tropical hurricane swept the Mississip-
pi-Loulsiana gulf coast tonight. dam
aging shipping, wrecking numerous
frail structures and seriously impeding
railroad traffic.
The Illinois Central railroad report
ed that trains had been detoured over
the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley tracks
via Baton Rouge. the tracks of the
Illinois Central between New Orleans
and kenner being under water and
many miles Of track washed away.
From Biloxi and Scranton on the
gull coast of Mississippi meager re-
ports tell of much damage to shipping
and buildings along the beach. ~
least one life is lost. Natchez. Miss,
was cut off from communication by
wire.
Along the Texas coast no damage
has been reported, this section ap-
parently having escaped the force of
the storm. In western Louisiana at
Crowley and Jennings considerable
property damage has resulted. Two
thirds of the unharyested rice crop
is believed to have been destroyed.
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TEACHERS OF MiSSOULA AND
RAvALLI COUNTIES HEAR
INTERESTING TALKS,
ARE WELCOMED BY MAYOR
Andrew Logan Delivers Address and
Is Followed by Or. J. p. Rowe Of the
University Of Montana, Or. Sanford
Bell of the University Of Colorado
and Or. Sarah Sprague of Chicago.
Mayor Losan's Address.


In my official capacity as mayor
of Missoula, it has often fallen to
my lot to extend the welcome of
the city to visiting delegations. Wis
iting societies and visiting individ-
uals. 1t is my office rather than
any personal qualifications that |
possess which makes this duty de-
volve upon me. Sometimes the
duty is embarrassing; always 1t is
pleasant In some degree. But |
can truly say that l have never
welcomed any visitors with greater
pleasure or with greater cordiality
than / now welcome you Also. 1
can as truly say that have never
welcomed any visitors with any
greater embarrassment than I feel
in your presence. l always feel
nervous when ] am talking to a
school teacher, and now. when |
am compelled to speak to so many
of them. the embarrassment Is mag
nified. Ii ii were not for the fact
that | am especially earnest in hav-
ing you realize the cordiality with
which Missoula greets you. as
teachers. | think | would have
lodged the duty which Mrs. Mar
shall has imposed upon me. and
would have let some of our good
looking aldermen tell YOU how glad
ave are to see you and to have you
here. But | feel that Missoula has
reason to be deeply concerned in
the success of this teachers insti-
tute, as of every affair in which
teachers are concerned. Missoula
Ii the home of the state university;
as such. she Is directly interested
in whatever has bearing upon the
educational work of the state. Mis-
soula's interest is shared by Mis-
soula county and by her daughter.
Ravalii county. 1t is our duty here
in western Montana to see to IL
that our schools are the best that
talent and money can provide; il
Is a responsibility which the pres
ence of the state university places
upon us. / believe we have good
schools and | believe we should
labor to make them better all the
tine. And so | want To assure you
that we have confidence in you. In
whose hands we have placed the
management of our schools. ina,
you viii better them all you can,
and as the work of this institute
Is along that line. | hope for its
complete success. | assure you that
Missoula welcomes you most cor
daily, and hopes for your enjoy
ment and profit in these meetings"
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DRAWS UP PROTEST.

Tangier. Sept. 20. - The foreign
board has drawn up protest To the
powers against the action of Spain in
the Riff territory. claiming that this
is breach af the Aigeciras agreed
ment, and charging that the SpanIards
caused the trouble by crossing the
frontier and working the mines. The
foreign board demands an interven.
ti"n of the powers ta safeguard the
integrity of Moorish territory.
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DENIES THE PETITION.

Pittsburg, Sept, 2o.-Jutges Cohen.
Swearington and carnahan handed
down IA decision today refusing the ap-
paintment nf a committee To deter
mine whether Harry X. Thaw is in
sane. The petition MAS filed i'm behalf
of Attorney James Il. Graham of New
York. who alleges he has a claim
against Thaw for soa5i.
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HURRICANE SWEEPS
ALONG GULF COAST
West Indian Storm in Louisiana and Mississippi Claims
Toll of Four Lives in New Orleans and Works
Destruction That Will Amount to Over
One Hundred Thousand Dollars.

New Orleans. Sept. 2D.-After at
tanning velocity of go miles an hour
at New Orleans the West In
dian hurricane which struck the
Louisiana and Mississippi gulf coast
was reduced in its intensity late to-
night. 1t left four dead at New Or
gulf coast, though n" definite advices
Of mortality In other sections have
been thus far received.
The property loss In New Orleans
will exceed sIoe,ooe. Many houses
were unroofed and many frail build
ings partly destroyed. With all wires
down it is impossible to ascertain the
loss of life or property along the gulf
coast.
The steamer Assumption sank but
no lives We're lost. Much property
along the gulf coast was damaged.
The storm apparently moved inland
to southwestern Louisiana. Tho We
locity of the wind at New Orleans
was the highest the local bureau ever
recorded.
Louisville, KY, Sept. 20.-With New
Orleans entirely stripped of wire COM
mnnication and reports coming from
points along the gulf between Pasca-
goula, Miss, and Pensacola. Fla, of
high tides and winds of hurricane We
locity. it was apparent tonight that
the gulf storm which struck that sec
tion early today has scored heavily In
property damage, III not I'm loss of life.
No aaviees have been received from
New Orleans since o'clock this after
noon. At that time the Associated
Press was Informed that the piling-up
of the gulf waters at the mouth of the
Mississippi river had already caused
rise Of three feet at New Orleans,
a result unprecedented
The present stage of the river and
the height of the levee will admit of
much greater rise without much dam
age to New Orleans. but the large
number of villages scattered between
the city and the gulf coast likely will
suffer. The most threatening of
the definite adviees thus far received
comes from Pensacola. where the
wind had attained a velocity of so
miles an hour and was apparently in
creasine.
Later tonight the storm apparently
was headed northeast across Florida
and Alabama and northward into
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GUESTS OF CITY.

Minneapolis. Sept. 20.-The japanese
imperial commercial commissioners
We're guests of the city today and
passed the time studying various in
dustries and institutions.
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With nearly 200 teachers from Mis-
soula and Ravaili counties in attend
ance. the joint teachers institute for
the year 1909 opened yesterday morn
ing with an enthusiasm and an ardor
which the showers could not dampen
nor the sharp winds cool Never was
so representative a delegation of
teachers assembled in Missoula county.
and never has an institute been held
under such favorable conditions or
with such an array of ahe speakers
and instructors to address it, From
the beginning Of the morning exer-
cises until the end of the evening re-
ception at the Missoula club the day
was a gratifying success. and the Wis
itors concluded the first day of the
institute with kindly feeling toward
Missoula and Mlssoula people which
will be lasting and permanent in its
effects.
The Morning Program.
With such speakers as DIR. J. p
Rowe of the University of Montana
DIR. Sanford Bell of the University of
Colorado. and DIR. Sarah T.. Sprague Of
assembly hall in the Roosevelt school
was crowded to the limit when County
Superintendent Marshall called the
meeting To order. The program was
opened with a piano solo by Miss
Irene NJ Cox. the new instructor in
music in the city schools. Mayor An
drew Logan was introduced after
short speech of welcome by Mrs. Mar
shall, and in d few concise and perth
nent words he gave the teachers greet
ing in behalf of the city of MissouIa
and extended to them every courtesy
and mark of hospitality which it is
the power of the city to offer.
Geography.
DIR. J. p. Rowe vas then introduced.
his subject being given as "Geog
raphy." DIR. Rowe gave an interesting
and instructive talk To the teachers on
this important subject. showing them
briefly the advantages of clear un-
derstanding and methadicaI treatA
ment Of geography in. schools, Too
much is taught by rote." he said. and
Continued on Page Elyel
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Louisiana. Reports of increasing
gales toward Hattefas also were re-
ceiyed.
At Mobile. Ala, the situation was
serious, the waters of the bay plling
along the waterfront at an alarming
rate. Railroad communication with
New Orleans by way OF Mobile Is en-
tirely cut off. great deal of track
being washed out. Trains ara being
detonred by way of Meridian. Miss,
but 1t Is possible communication by tina,
route may have been blocked as ad-
vices from Louisiana and Mississippi
points north of New orleans stated
that the gale had reached those places
also.
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ADVANCE COMMENCED.

Madrid. Sept. 24-It Is announced
Officially that the Spanish troops at
Melilla have commenced their advance
against the MooTs
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Houses Unroofed.

Atlanta. Ga, Sept. 20.-The Postal
Telegraph company had a message
from New Orleans just before the
wires went down saying that several
houses had been unroofed and that
much damage had been done around
the Rigelets. Railroads We're tied up
and three wrecks We're reported. All
wires To Texas were lost.
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Geography

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Facilitate Appeals.

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THE WEATHER

Today-Fair.
Tomorrow-Fair: warmer.
Evening journal., 1909-01-15

The very best Suits
think Of it, Several
months of Wcartime
ahead-and an up-to-
date Suit at half price.
Evening journal., 1909-01-15
MISSION SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Annual Meeting of Women
Workers of Vest Church
Held Yesterday

The annual meeting Of the Women's
Missionary Society, OF West Presbyter-
ian Church, was held in the church
parlors yesterday afternoon. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President, Mrs. W. II. Logan; Vice
President. Mrs. Alexander Alison. Jr. A.:
Second President. Mrs. l.. A. Bow.
er: Recording Secretary. Mrs. $. w.
Mears: Home Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. II. $. Allen; Foreign Correspond
ing Secretary. Mrs. Robert Morrow.
Home Treasurer. Miss Elizabeth G..
McLear; Foreign Treasurer, Mrs. "
r. Humphrey; Secretary OF Literature.
Miss Elizabeth Clark: Executive Com
mittee. Miss Alice Stoppard. chairman:
Miss Grace Baird. Mrs. Edgar Ochel-
tree Mrs. r. G. Bruce and Mrs. Joseph
Davidson. After the business meeting
a delightful socim nour was held when
refreshments were served Mrs. Ed
win Humes was chairman of the social
houT. Mrs. 5. W. Mears will be chair.
man Of the program at the February
meeting.
The foreign treasurer reported $500
I'm the contingent iUnd. The home
treasurer reported a balance of si79
Mrs. Nates. chairman of the member
shin committee. reported nine new
members The home topic of the
meeting was 1.-THE Mountaineers." and
Mrs. A. M. Main read an interesting
paper ON the subject. The character.
istic of the mountainecrs' state, Ken.
tuclSy. she said was sadness. Since
many of the mountaineers are descend
ants of Presbyterians, Mrs Main
thought that their education should De
undertaken by the Presbyterian
Church
Miss Maxwell played a piano selec-
ton. after which the foreign topic.
"Svria." was taken up. Mrs Alex
ander Alison, Jr.. read a descriptive
article on the twenty-third Psalm.
which she called the nightingale of the
Psalm The Rev. Mr.. Alison sang
Evening journal., 1909-01-15

Board Of Trustees OF the Market Square
consisting Of only one member. Judge
Gray two years ago in letter stated he
considered himself no longer member
owing 10 being a nonresident OF New
Castle. John H. Rodney Is the only mem
ber now aside from the new ones added
10y a bill passed by the last Legislature.
Colonel II. G. Cavanaugh, William Dea-
kyne ana William Gficr were named truss
tees but they have been unable to obtain
a meeting with the other members. II is
claimed on ono hand that the Legislature
did not have the authority TO create adj
diitonal trustees Tho trustees have charge
of tho iail building, the residence attached
and the court house building from which
come considerable revenue. The trustees
have been so constituted that mo- reports
have been published and accounting made
TO no one
In the First Baptist Church tomorrow
evening the anniversary exercises viii be
held
Evening journal., 1909-01-15
CENTURY CLUB
ANNIVERSARY

The members of the New-Century
Club and their friends observed the
twentieth anniversary Of the founding
OF the organization yesterday after
noon in the club rooms I'm Delaware
avenue. An Informal reception was
held when the members had the op-
portunity Of meeting each other and
afterward an entertainment was given
in which many OF the women sang
Some very pretty costumes We're worn
by those who took part.
An indoor picnic was one of tho
features of the afternoon. Each guess
and member was given a basket con-
tanning a light luncheon and this in
formal method Of serving refreshments
pleased everybody
The committee which worked for the
suN'ess Of the affair comprised Mrs.
f.. T. Belts, chairman; Mrs. j. +.
Smith. Mrs. S. n. Trump, Mrs. Hugh
c. Browne, Mrs. Charles Elliott and
Miss Frances Vandergrift.
Guests were. present from Pennsyl-
vania and from down State.
Those who took part IN tho entertain
ment were Miss Marion James, Miss
Helen McCaulley Miss Ethel Wilson,
Miss Ada Brown, Mrs. Frank Peirce, Miss
Helen Kurtz. Mrs. c. Miller Turner Mrs
Peter T. Wright. Miss Edith S. Danforth.
Miss Grace. Baird and Miss Poole. A
pleasing feature was the recitation OF tho
club history from lSSS by 21 OF the mem-
bers, the Peak Sisters" each bearing a
placard OF the year which she represented.
Those who took part in that were the fol-
lowing: Miss Frances VandeHift. Miss
Betty Curtis. Miss Ethel Ball. Miss Tall
man. Miss Poole. Mrs. Peter T.. Wright,
Mrs. Harry +. Speakman tho Misses
Elizabeth and Rachel Philips. Miss Nil
dred Belts Miss Edith Simmons. Miss
Edna S. Chandler, Miss Mary Hazard,
Miss Anna Kienle. Mrs. Frederick T..
Stone. Miss Esther Bancroft. Miss T. A.
Bringhurst. Mrs Henry B. Bradford, Mrs
Robert Pennington. Miss Anna Sellers.
Evening journal., 1909-01-15

OF general debility, suporinduced by grip,
WAS the oldest resident Of the city.
he was tic third son of the late James
and Mara tBooth Rogers and the great
grandson OF the late james Rogers, who
camo from England to Accomac county,
Va but who later moved to Milford. sus-
Sos county. this State. where he married.
He.f with his son James and tho other
descendants of tho family. Is inferred in
tho old Emmanuel +. lc. churchyard in
this city
Colonel Rogers was educated Ia tho
schools Of this city and later finished his
education as a civil engineer la Delaware
College. and for nftcon years was located
az Andovor, Mass. In 1850 he came TO this
city again
lie was noted as a promoter OF the in
terests OF the city, was in politics a
staunch Democrat and kind and generous
TO the needy poor AS historian he was
sought after by many persons lIo was
the posscssor Of many valuable relics Of
history. which date back to Queen Eliza-
hcth's time also Pcnn's original viii. roll
ics or Washington Lafayette and other
nromipeut personagesc
lie was the means or securing tablets
perpeuating the memory OF William
Penn. tho possession OF the old Fort CAST
mir by the Dutch and beautlned the city
by the planting Of trees. lie is survived by
two daughters Misses Carrie and Pauline
III. Rogers.
Mr. Rogers was noted ice skater and
hicvco rider.
Only One Trustee Left,
The death OF Colonel Rogers leaves the
Evening journal., 1909-01-15
new CASTLE LOSES
TWOOLD RESIDENTS
Miss Adelaide Young and Col
OneI Rogers Pass Away
Within "a Hours

special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Jan. i5.-rollowing tho
death of Colonel }. Harry Rogers, we'll
known resident. whose funeral takes place
tomorrow afternoon Miss Adelaide
Young died last night. She is the last
member OF one Of the most prominent
families in New Castle open handed
charity in quiet way was her great trait
of character.
New Castle hundred will be IN the limo
.ilght al the next general election, as Wal
ter s. Burris has decided TO be a candi-
date for sheriff. lie belongs TO one OF
the largest families of Republicans ia the
county. lie is now member OF the hun-
,drcd committee and is backed by work.
ers in several hundreds. Last fan they
,wanted him 10 enter the campaign but he
decided not TO do SO.
Was the Oldest Resident.
Colonel j. Henry Rogers who was born
here on May !. 1917. and who died at his
residence on the Strand early yesterday,
Evening journal., 1909-01-15
Decision Reversed.

ELKTON, Md, Jan l5.-The Mary
land Court Of Appeals has handed down
a decision in the suit OF Henry Green
Of Elkton. against the Philadelphia
Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Company, reversing the decision of IA,
lower court ana ordering a new trial
Green was awarded $1,000 damages in
the Kent county court for alleged false
arrest and imprisonment at Havre de
Grace. At the same time three other
Elktonians were also arrested and
they won verdicts from $500 to s45OO
and in each case the railroad company
mas taken an appeal.
Evening journal., 1909-01-15
Workmer Entertain.

wilmington Lodge Of United Work
men entertained the grand master
workman and other officers of the grand
lodge last night in its hall, No. 900
Washington street
During the evening, addresses were
made by The Grand Master Workman,
J. v. McCallom. OF Wyoming, $. II.
Johns. Lewis Sasse, G. B. Prettyman'
of Dover. William IA. Davidson, Dr.
Victor ID. Washburn, c. A. Yeager. Or.
n Parks. J. H. Kietlcy and George w.
Roberts. Horace Harrison and Harry
Imier sang solos and Grand Organizer
Davidson sang several illustrated songs
in his inimitabio manner. Delegates
were present from every lodge IN the
county.