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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-29
CHANGE TO Be MADE
IN PIONEER BANK

Salt Lake city, March rs With the
incorporation Of the banking house Of
w. $, Mccormick q Co, on April l.,
the oldest and one of the largest pri =
waite banks In the west will cease to
exist and important copper and min
ing interests will appear in the busi-
ness. The incorporators will include
e. NJ MacNeill, president, and d. G..
Jackling general manager Of the Utah
Copper company. spencer Penrose Of
the same company, Charles Hayden,
the New York broker, and local min
ing man W. $. Mccormick will be
president and Mr. JackIing vice presi :
dent of the bank The institution
was established in 1873, 1t has been
the medium of some OF the largest
mining deals on record Its deposits
exceed s6,O00.0O0.
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JUSTICE DAVID J. BREWER

Washington. March ~ David .fosi-
ah Brewer. associate justice nf the
supreme court of the United States.
died tonight ut 10:3D o'clock from n
stroke of apoplexy. His death occur
red before he could he carried to Eis
bed. Mrs. Brewer was with him when
the end came. Justice Brewer was
73 years old.
The end was altogether unexpected
Although he had not been teeiing well
for the last few days, the aged iurist
was up and out today. and apparently
in good health and spirits at dinner
and spcat the evening reading
Shortly before | O'Clock he retircG
to his room and within few mo
ments Mrs. Brewer heard u heavy fail
and went to investigate. She round
her husband prone on the floor Of tho
bathroom. lie did not regain con-
sciousness and died before physician,
hastily summoned. could reach the
house.
The two daughters Of the aged mr.
ist Mrs. James +. Karrch and Mrs
H. j. Jetmore. were summoned at
once. but reached the residence TOO
late.
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GRAND JURY PROBE
is NOW UNDER WAY
Program Which Involves the Examination of Nearly Two
Hundred Bank Officials in Pittsburg
Is Opened

Pittsburg March 2S.-The grand
jury program which calls for the ex-
animation of nearly a hundred direct
ors and officials of six Pittsburg
banks In connection with the alleged
bribery Of councilmen to secure leg
islation making these banks official
repositories for the city. began to-
day. The only report of the grand
jury today dealt with the formal in
dictment of "a present and former
councilmen against whom indictments
had been previously ordered In the
grand Jurys presentment last Friday.
The counts charged In the indict-
ment today of Hugh Ferguson. Will
liam Brand aad Charles $. Stewart,
are conspiracy with bribery In con
nection with the acceptance and dis
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tribution of Slo2,1o0 as bribos to
other councimon The other 81 In
dictments are charged with accept
ance of bribes. During the day the
grand jury had before IL II G. Bugh-
man, president Of the Second Nation
al bank; j. NJ Youag, cashier and
other officials and directors of that
bank. From the Farmers National
bank. which issued statement today
denying il had paid any money to in
fluence legislation, there appeared Di-
rector j II. Reed and from the Work
ingmen's Savings a Trust company.
there appeared Jamse NJ Anderson.
cashier. and Directors Thomas NJ
Ries and Christian Ries. The bank
ers testimony was not made public.
The grand jury Will hear more bank
ers tomorrow.
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Only Laughs.
MRS. LoNoWoRTH BENEFITS.

Boston. March 2S.-Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth Is "a beneficiary in the will
of her late grandfather, George C.. Lee,
a wealthy banker Of this city. who
died recently. The Will, which was
filed for probate today, directs that
the income Of half of the estate be
divided among half a dozen relatives,
of whom former President Roosevelt's 's
eldest daughter Is one. The estate Is
valued at several million dollars.
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PREMATURE DISCHARGE.

Washington. March 2S Rear Ad-
mlral Hubbard. In reporting TO the
navy department the accident to the
Charleston which killed eight men.
ascribes the cause as probably due to
"A premature discharge Of one of the
three-inch guns,
The cablegram, which was brief
stated that a court of Inquiry viii
make an Investigation,
Admiral Mason, chief of ordnance.
believes the accident resulted from j.
bent or broken firing pin,
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Arsenic Found.

Moved by reasons which he has not
made public DR. Hartman admits hay
ing secured that night the remaining
portion of the steak. which he sealed
In glass jar. This exhibit was given
for analysis to Dr. Walter Haines, the
chemist. whose name has become ia
miliar in connection with scientific
lnvestiga t!on lin the Swope case of
Kansas city. DR.. Iiaines in "a report
to the coroner suppressed until today.
said the meat contained enough ar
senlc to have killed half dozen per-
sons The Kidneys. heart and stomach
OF the decedent. according to the coro-
ner showed pronounced traces Of the
poison.
Coroner Hoffman lis n personal
friend of the Moody family and learn
ing of MIR. Moodys sudden demise,
visited the bereaved household with
the Idea that he might save the fami-
ly the notoriety of postmortem.
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PRINCESS is BORN.

Stockholm. Sweden. March 2S.-
Crown Princess Gustave Adolph of
Sweden, former Princess Margaret of
Connaught. gave birth to a daughter
today. The other children of the crown
prince and princess are Gustav Adolph,
born in 1906 and Prince Sigvard, a
year younger,
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REFERENDUM VOTE.

Cincinnati March 2S.--A rcferen-
dun vote of members of the order ~
Railway Conductors and the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen was or-
dered tonight shortly after commit
tee of 30 representing these two bod
les disbanded after comforting for
several days with General Manager
Vanwinkle OF the Big Four. The men
demanded higher wages and better
working conditions.
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CAUGHT IN ACT.

Maniln, March 2s.--Two Japanese
engaged in an effort to secure plans
OF the Qualifications at Corregidor,
Cavte. have been arrested by the
military authorities and are being
held subject to Instructions from the
secretary Of war, j. NJ Dickinson
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TAFT left for Washington in his spe-
cial cur over the Pennsylvania rail
road at 1886 Il. N. Just as he was
swinging aboard the train he was
told Of Justice Brewers death.
In the hurry of departure, it was
impossible for the president to com
ment ut length on the Justices death,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-29
HUNT is APPROVED
BY JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE

Washington, -. g.. March 2S-
Especially - The nomination Of
Judge William II. Hunt of Montana,
as a judge Of the newly created
customs court of appeals was
favorably acted upon today by the
senate judiciary committee and the
confirmation Of the appointment of
the Montana Judge is expected
forthwith.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL WICKER
SHAM REPLIES TO ASsER.
TON OF MR.. MARTIN.
NOT A TRUST ATTORNEY
by Representative That He Was
Formerly Counsel for the Sugar
Combine-Ietter Addressed to Ben.
nett Is Read Into Records.

Washington. March 2s-Thc charge
preferred on the floor of the house last
Friday by Representative Martin.
tdem. Colo) that the former attorney
of the sugar trust is now the head ot
the department OF justice Of the pres
ent administration. brought forth
letter Of dental from Attorney General
Wickersham. addressed To Representa-
tive Bennett of New York and read
into the house record today. Mr..
Wlckersham's letter follows.
Il have read In the congressional
record OF March Is. statement made
by a member from Colorado that the
former attorney for the sugar trust is
at the head OF the department OF
justice of the present administration,
and later on what purports to be
quotation from a newspaper editorial
reading Attorney General Wiekersham.
the former attorney Of tho sugar
trust
That such statement may not gain
any currency. should like to state
through you | never was attorney for
the sugar trust-by which | under
stand is meant the American Sugar
Refining company and its allied or
subsidiary corporations-no had any
professional or business relations with
IL.
The only possible foundation for
such statement lies in the fact that
one of my partners, some three years
ago. was retained as one of the. counsel
for the American Sugar Refining com
pany In II single lawsuit brought
against 1t, and pursuant To such re-
tainer. he assisted in the defense OF
the company in that action and an
appeal taken from "a judgment In its
favor, but IN that lawsuit | was
neither consulted nor did | render any
a.rNt.a
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COMPOSER DIES.

colonne, the musical conductor and
composer, died here today, aged I.
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Biographical Sketch.

David j. Brewer was born IN
Smyrna. Asia Minor, June 20, 1887. the
son of Rev and Amelia Field Brewer.
He was graduated from Yale nniyer-
sity in 1856 and the Albany law
school ia 1858. He received degrees
Of LII -. from the University of Iowa
In 1884; Washburn college in 1888;
Yale In 1901; University Of Wiscon-
sin In 1900; Wesleyan university in
1901; University of Vermont in 1904.
and Bowdoin, 1905.
Justice Brewer was appointed To the
supreme court by President Benjamin
Matthews, taking his seat January 8,
1890. He was brought by his parents
to this country from Asia Minor In the
autumn of 1898. Ills mother. the
daughter of Rev David Dudley Field
and sister of stephen j. Field. ac-
companied her husband to Turkey as
II missionary in 1880,
After his graduation from thn All
bany law school IL 1858. sud- 4
law In the office of his uncle, Da,,I
Dudley Field. in New York. and en-
tered the practice of law in Leaven-
worth Kas. There he progressed rap
idly in his profession and was made
United States commissioner of the
circuit court In 1861, judge Of the
probate and criminal courts of Leav-
enworth county, 1863 and Of the
first district of Kansas, lSG5-69, dis
trict attorney for Leavcaworth, 1863
10 and Judge of the supreme court Of
kansaS. lS7O-S4.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-29
CLAIMS ANARCHISTS
WOULD KILL .BALl|NCER

Cleveland. ohio, March *. william
Scheldkneeht. Swiss, 46 years of age,
who declared he was being forced by
anarchists to assassinate Secretary
Ballinger, WAS arrested here today. He
was committed to the state hospital
for the insane by order of the pro-
bate court The man claims to have
come from Paterson, n. j.. where he
said he had been sworn To kill Mr..
Bal.lnger. He asserted "A man was
following him to murder him " he
did not carry out his oath.
Only Laughs.
Washington. March 28.-Secretary
Balinger laughed when told tonight
that an insane Swiss had been baked
by the Cleveland police in cheerful
plan to assasslnate him.
II have had experience with mad
men BEFORE he said, but I'm still
unharincd. No warning was received
by me or any of my subordlnates of
the supposed attempt. The whole
matter probably originated In, and
was confined to the prisoners disor-
dcrcd mira.'
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Youthful Judoe.

AZ tho time of his election as dis
tri judge Brewer WAS but ~ years
Old. His court wis lncated in Wy
andotte. Kan. In later years Justice
Brewer used to tell with great glee of
his experience with II jury Of farmers
Whel he first occupied the district
bench. He left a ease in the hands
of Il rural inhabitants one night and
went home announcing he would re-
turn at . O'Clock in the morning and
receive the. verdict If one had been
reached. when Judge Brewer re-
turned it was only To find an empty
jury room. Hastily summoning the
foreman of the jury, he inquired what
had become of the jurymen
We'll, ii looked so much like rain
that we decided we had better go
nome and look after things" said the
foreman lie was greatly surprised
when the judge questioned the wis
dom and legality Of the act.
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In Easy Reach.

The left over portion of the steak
had been rolled into balls by Miss
Hartwick and placed in the Ice box
over night This box contained no
ice. the weather being cold. and was
accessible either from the kitchen or
the rear porch. The easy access to
the refrigerator from without is shown
IN the testimony of Miss Hartwick at
II private inquiry when she stated that
eggs and meat had been missed from
the box on several occasions.
Al the direction of Mrs. Moody the
servant served Mr.. Moody the steak.
cornbread and coffee. Miss Hartwick
ate piece of bread dipped in the
gravy from the meat and some hours
later was taken violently III.
Mr.. Moody remained at the bakery
all day. but returned in a carriage at
10 y. N. 50 III he could hardly stand.
home remedy falling to afford re-
lief, the family physician. DR.. #. S.
Hartman, WAS sent for. but he was
unable to succor the patient, who
died within an hour The doctor was
about to leave the house when in
formed that the servant was III, ex-
hibiting symptoms similar To those of
Mr. Moody. In this case medical aid
proved cfflcaciols
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Studies Law.
Kansas city. March 2s.--When Dav-
i'll Brewer was less than one year of
age his parents returned to this coun-
try from Smyrna. After he had fin
ished school and college. the young
man WAS offered place in his uncie's
law office. He studied for "a few
months and then signfed his inten-
ton Of going west. He went to st.
Louis first, but after a few days came
to Kansas city. At that time Kan
sis city was n small frontier town.
g. ri WAS held in the second story of
"A small building and politeness was
required only of visitors. Brewer
was assailed by a bailiff because he
entered the courtroom wearing a hat.
He appealed to the judge. who was
whiting a pine stick as he sat on the
bench, but the Judge. too. gave the
young man "A rebuff. so Brewer left In
a few hours
Cola was being found in Colorado.
He thought If gold mining did not
pay perhaps he could do some legal
work. so he departed tor Pixies peak
Again he was disappointed. After
spending a few weeks In the mining
country he retraced his steps to Kan
sls. one day early in 1859 he ar
rived In Leavenworth, Kan. He had
just so cents ana az he afterward said
he realized ii was time for him to
settle down. With but so cents be-
tween him ana hunger or an appeal
To his wealthy relatives. lie started in
net To practice, but to get ready to
practice. No practice came, but job
did
Al young Brewers boarding house
there WAS n young woman whose
sweetheart was n United States Judge
He heard Of the young mans astrug-
giles and In u few hours found him IA
position as United States commits
sloner at 81 u day--Whcn there was
work IN do. There was not much work
for commissioner In those days but
enough 10 tide him oyer
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Definite Conclusion.

Representative Martin was not On
the floor of the house at the time
the letter was read by Mr.. Bennett.
but when advised OF the matter.
secured IA copy Of the attorney gen
erals letter. Mr.. Martin announced
he intended to carry his charges
against the department of justice 10 u
definite conclusion. He now has a
resolution pending for an investigation
Of the acquisition of Friar lands In
the Philippine islands by the Have
meyer interests. Mr.. Martin said In
an interview:
The attorney general YOU viii
observe. carefully avoided making any
denial Of the principal features OF my
charges. towit: That his decision gave
the sugar trust $1,000 acres of Friar
lands for a price less than the gov
ernment paid for II, End there was no
warrant Of law for such "A decision.
The law plainly limits the sale OF pub
lie lands 10 any one persons or com
pany To 1000 acres, and there is no
question Of the F'rlar lands being
public lands
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point American Citizenship ard
the United States. Christian Nation
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A. j. MOODY DECLARED TO HAVE
DIED FROM EATING MEAT
CONTAINING POISON.
SENSATION IS DISCLOSED
Demise at First Charged to Ptomainc
Poisoning Bids Fair to Develop Into
Case of Murder--Two Persons
Suspected OF Crime are and Have
Been Under Close Watch.

Chicago, March 2S. That Alexander
]. Moody. whose death on February
20 WAS attributed to ptomaine poison
ing really died from arseaia, was the
start Ing assertion made today by
Coroner Hoffman. That the poison
was contained In hamburger steak
eatel by the dccedeni seems clear to
the authorities hut the manner In
wl1.ch II was placed In the meat Is
u mystery neither the coroner nor the
poi.ce have been able to solve.
while the coroner ana assistant chief
OF pohce declare that they accuse no
one. II is admitted woman of Mr.
Moody's household and one OF his en-
ployes, have been under surveillance
for a month. Mr.. Moody. like his
brother, Frank, who Is a son-in-law of
Congressman Moxley. and Charles n.
Moody. inherited a considerable for
tune from his father. founder of the
big pie baking firm of Moody a.
Waters. of which Charles II. was the
head and Alexander the secretary. The
latter occupied a fine residence at 30
Seeley avenue. this city. owned "A sum
mer residence In Wisconsin and a
farm at st. Charles. III. February 20
fell on Sunday. The previous
Thursday hamburger steak had been
purchased. but not used until Satur-
Cay. the intervening Esyiday being OBJ
served az IA fast day. on Saturday
the family partook of the meat with
out III effects. sunday morning Mr.
Moody was compelled W visit the fac
tory and as his wife was not feeling
well. Mr.. Moody took breakfast alone.
the meat being prepared by Agnes
Hartwlck, IA servant who has been in
the family for l3 years.
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Continued on Page Six.)
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Appointed by Arthur.

He was appointed by President Ar
thur Judge of the iinitcd States circuit
court for the Eighth circuit in 1854
and served five years Following this
service President Harrison appointed
him associate justice Of the supreme
court of the United States.
While on the supreme bench Of
Kansas, Justice Brewer handed down
the decision that women were eligibl"
to the office of county superintendent
of pubic schools and another sus-
tanning the right of women To money
paid them at the time Of their mar
riage and to all money earned by
them thereafter, AS United States
circuit judge he entered the decree
sustaining the Maxwell land grant,
the largest private grant sustained in
the United States.
Justice Brewer married Louise Il,
Landon Of Burlington, VT, on Octo-
ber g. 1861, who died April 3. 1898, on
June B, 1901, he .maried Emma l..
Mott of Washington, d. G. Justice
Brewer was appointed by President
Cleveland in 1896 to the Venezuelan
boundary commission; In 1899 he was
"a member of the British Venezuelan
arbitration tribunal. He was presi =
dent of the Universal Congress of
Lawyers and Jurists, during the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition at St Louis
in 1904.
Justice Brewer was the author of
THE Pew to the Pulpit" the "Twen-
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Not Much Weight.

wv vVS'9Hi.
Mr.. Wiekersham says his partner.
whom | understand was Henry w
Taft, a brother of the president and
not he, was attorney for the sugar
trust This form of disayowal will
not carry much weight | shall con
tlnue my efforts to show up what
believe is but the beginning Of a
gigantic grab of the E'rlar lands OF
the Philippine islands by the sugar
trust all made possible by an un-
warranted decision Of the attorney
general. | shall decide upon a further
course within a day or two.
There are 100000 acres of these
Friar lands in the Philippine Islands
acquired by the government at a cost
Of $7,20O,0o0. which is SIS per acre.
The sugar trust acquired this $4,000
acres for So an acre
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THE WEATHER

roday-Cloudy, colder.
Tomorrow-Fair.
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kRnE.::'1,,,,s! |
s. NOTEs.

1t is almost impossible to prevent
swarming when producing comb
honey,
The honey extractor saves the bees
much time in comb building, and thus
the beekeeper can secure more honey.
Improve your bees by always rear
ing queens and increasing from col
onies that have gathered the most
honey
Never mix sun-slaked lime with ma
nure, as it will cause the escape Of
the ammonia, one of its most valuable
elements.
Satisfy is a common vegetable oy-
ster and, properly prepared, il is one
of the most delicious vegetables the
garden produces.
Never extract honey before at least
two-thirds of the comb is sealed or
capped over. Otherwise the honey Is
not ripe enough and will ferment.
There is no month in the year when
manure cannot be hauled and scat
tered on the fields to advantage. 1t is
better on the land than In the stables
and lots.
Plan to plant all the land to some
crop. Green crops prevent the ground
from burning out from the hot sun,
and the roots of the plants help to-
loosen up the soil.
II half barrel is sunk at one cor
ner of the box and connected by a
spout the liquid from the manure will
in this manner all be saved and can
be applied to the plants as needed.
The disk harrow is a good tool for
loosening up packed plowed ground.
Disking both ways will put the ground
in fine shape for seeding, the disk to
be followed by smoothing harrow.
Let the grass grow along fence
rows. You do not need to make It
grow, for IL will come of itself AMI
make a good sod If the other growth
is cut Of two or three times during
the summer Grass will not grow
undo dense shade or brush and weeds.
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intense disgust his voice broke TO
frightened squeak. The red blotted
the bronze from his thin cheeks.
"Oh, no." Miss Holly glanced curl
ously at the young proprietor. "She
isn't Ill. She has decided to take a
vacation, that is ALL"
Funny" unused Dalton aloud, that
she didn't say anything about 1t.
Not" he added ironically, that 1t is
any Of nay business, only-well, Office
etiquette, you know-er-sort of pre-
serves the custom.
1t was the girls turn to blush.
Il am sure | know nothing about it,"
she advanced coldly. Then, with a
touch of the hauteur of the real in
cumbent of that particular chair of
stenography, she said: amy letters ?"
Dalton ruffled the thick, black hair
over his broad brow with puzzled fin
gers.
II believe SO" he responded, his
moment of temerity gone. "I-I-why
yes, believe there are a few"
The girl was no adept either with
the machine or pencil. Several times
she cast appealing eyes toward the
young man, causing him to founder
woefully in his dictation. Telepath-
ically, Dalton received this message:
mot so fast, please" Once spotless
sheets, upon their EMERSON from the
typewriter. were spotless no longer,
but smudged and bit into by an emery
toothed ink eraser. Dalton gingerly
fingered an effusion positively bristling
with errors.
by the way, Miss Holly" casually
asked the real estate man. what bus
mess school did you graduate from,
and where were you employed previ-
Gus to your coming here7'
An eloquent silence caused him to
turn and stare at the white faced girl.
There was terrorized, hunted look
in her eyes hard to define.
Never mind" added the man, has
tily. Mere idle curiosity, you know"
he ended weakly. 'T-er--just won
dered."
Miss Jolly gave relieved gasp.
"One would have thought had sem