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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-05-23
COLORED CLOTHES
DO NOT HELP
TROOPS
ARMY EXPERIMENTS SHOW THAT
ORANGE RED FAILS TO LES.
SEN HEAT EFFECT.

Washington. May 22-Theories re-
garding the use of colored undercloth-
ing 10 repel the heat In the tropics
have been dispelled by report made
by the army board for the study Of
tropical Diseases In the Philippine
Islands. About Is months ago 5000
suits of orange red undertaking and
a corresponding number of orange red
hat bands were sent 10 the Philippine
islands. These We're distributed SO that
one half of "A company should DE clad
ia the new garments and the other
Ia ordinary white underclothes.
The army surgeons kept close watch
on the men. but they failed To find
that the colnrsd underclothes brought
any relief from the tropical heat. al
though British army officers In India
had reported that such clothing was
much more comfortable in hot weather
than white. The medical board found
that the colored Undertaking. added
materially 10 tie burden of heat upon
the system. which Is "A great cause of
tropical deterioration. II is admitted
that the orange red IL protective
against the chemical rays of the sun,
bnt the same result Is secured by the
Khaki and tan colored campaign hat
Of the American soldier.
The experiments We're conducted with
the greatest care, frequent records be-
ing mace of blood pressure and loss
of weight and general conditions. The
results were the same In the case OF
either the white skin of the American
or the brown skin Of the filipino.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-05-23
ALLEGED SON GETS
CHANCE AT ESTATE

Kansas city, May 22.-By filing par
tition suits against the estate of Colo
mel Thomas H. Swope. the members
"i The swope family have opened a
way Tor Elmer Swope Of Martinsburg.
w va. who alleges he Is a son of the
late millionaire. to get IA hearing, says
', a. Milton, his attorney. Deposi-
tiops In Elmer Swopes case VIII be
taken here az soon as an answer Is
filed to the Swopes' partition suit.
said Attorney Milton tonight
Regardless of the outcome Of Elmer
Swope's claims Mrs. Hyde viii never
suffer financially. The alleged son has
decided To Mrs. Hyde and her repre-
sentatives al the rights which he
claims to property In which she has
a share
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81. Louis. May 22-Mrs. Dora A.
Dox.y. who, with her husband. DIR.
.oren B. Doxey. IL under Indictment
for the murder Of william j. Erder,
her former husband. will be placed on
trIa, here tomorrow morning. The
state alleges that while still the wite
Of Dr Doyey the woman was married
TO Erder and on April 20. 1908. caused
his death by poisoning. that she might
obtain his life insurance and personal
property. II was stated tonight Mrs.
Doxey's defense Will b. that Erder was
poisoned through the use ef patent
medicines
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RECREANT f|ANCE
NABBED AT STATION

Chicago May % Miss Mayme Ryer-
son played detective SO successfully
that today she was able To hand over
To The police, when he arrived here
from san Francisco. Both are u and
their homes are In Milwaukee. Miss
ityerson accuses Kutrehied of obtaih-
Ing 5000 from her year ago by false
pretenses she recently learned of his
whereabouts and wrote him offering
forgiveness and asking him To return,
She met him at the depot today In
company with Detective German of
Milwaukee, who placed him under ar
rest and returned with him TO Mil
Waukee tonight
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Scientists Statement.

Geneva, n y, May 22 Dr William
X. Brooks Of Smith observatory OBJ
served Iialley's comet Saturday night
lie made this statement today:
"Iialley's comet was to be seen sat
nrday night in the western sky, close
to the computed position. The comet
was first teen with the telescope In
bright twilight and la the presence Of
u nearly fun moon. \ little later In
the evening. about S:15 o'clock. 1t was
detected with the naked eye. although
with difficulty. on account of "a haze
The tail could be- traced for only q
few degrees, partly on account Of the
moonlight. Az seen with the telescope
the comet. or head. Is pointed In shape,
with the nucleus directly In front, and
u appeared much smaller and fainter
Than when seen last week la the east
ern heavens"
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ASHEWLLE PEOPLE -
HEAR NEW BISHOPS

Asheyille y. c.. May 22.-Neariy all
Of the new ly-e elected bishops created
at the session of the general confer
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal church
South filled pulpits In Asheyille and
vicinity today The removal of the
time limit still Is n favored theme and
the failure of this conference To pass
a law allowing minister to remain
as long as his congregation. presiding
elder and bishop are satisfied. will con-
tinue 10 agitate the church during the
next qnadrennium.
The womens memorial was defeat
ed. not, II Is said, because the women
did not work hard to pass the measure.
bul probably because the more con-
seryatve members OF the conference
feared the memorial. II successful.
would aid the suffrage movement.
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London. May 2s--Klng George has
commenced his reign with an act 81
clemency, granting a remission "f
short sentences and reduction 'f others
throughout the kingdom and in the
army and navy lie has also issued a
touching letter "To My People eN-
pressing grateful appreciation of the
affection the nation has shown IN tie
face Of sorrow 50 sudden and un-
looked for that II might well have been
overwhelming.
But the sentiment II has invoked
continues the king. has made me
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BROTHER STEPS OUT.

Washington, May 2a.--charles +.
Tart. brother Of President Taft, and
at present "A guest at the White House,
viii not take part personally In this
years campaign in Ohio. He will sail
for Europe next Saturday and VIII not
return until Just before election THIS
indicates, II Is believed here, that he
viii not enter the senatorial race
against Senator Dick He will leave
tomorrow for Cincinnati
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friends asked mp 10 vote for I.orimer
and | finally east my ballot for him
have been down ni Springfield for
three sessions, but I never heard of
any money being used in connect lon
with any bill
Representative Black also testified
that he had no knowledge of any
JACKPOT being divided In the South :
ern hotel la - Louis or any place else
Mr. Black first voted for Hopkins.
then for sherman and finally for Lori
mer
senator Thomas n German Of
Peoria. a democrat IN the Lorimer
column, WAS questioned as la his rea
sons for voting as he did
"In order Ia break the deadlock" he
answered
Did you receive any money for vot
ing for Lormerg'
NO. ! did not | voted for Shurtleff
and Lorimer and | am proud Of the
record expect To be reelected on
the strength of ~"
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SPRINGFIELD Jury
TO HEAR EVIDENCE

Springfield. H.. May 22.-State's Al
iorney Burke expects revelations ms
week before the Sangamon county
grand Jury In the probe of alleged
legislative bribery. The furniture CON
tract and local option legislation VIII
undergo close scrutiny. The local
option Investigation opens Tuesday
when James X. Shields, president OF
1he Illinois Antl-Saloon league, ana
Ernest A. Scrogin. legislative snperin-
sendent Of the league. win appear be-
fore the grand jury. During the time
the bin was before the legislature,
Scorgin kept diary of all CONVEX
!, sations he had with members In ref
erence to the measure and OF other
details. The diary IL expected 10
prove Of great value to the state. On
"Wednesday a number of persons con-
nected with the other side will be
called before the grand jury.
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realize that Il Is a loss common To me
and nay people The share II with
me. / do not stand alone With such
thought tax" courage and hopefully
look tu the future. strong IN my faith
in Gud, trusting my people and cher
lshing the laws and constitution of my
beloved country"
II u announced that King George
intends 10 maintain "a royal racing
stable at Newmarket and "a breeding
stud at sandringham aud that he will
patronize racing an the same extensive
scale as his father
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NEXT THREE DAYS
ARE PROMISED FAIR

Washington. May 22.-continnance of
unsettled shoWery weather Is predicted
by the weather bureau for thu eastern
portion of the country during he early
part of this week, but withau. much
rain oyer the extreme northern dis
tnets In the west, fair weather viii
prevail during the first half II the
week. with rising temperatures but IL
about three days disturbance Is ex-
pected 10 appear on the north Pacific
coast This will move east ward at .
tended by rain oyer the eNtrem ? north
west, reaching the northern plains by
The end of the week.
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BISHOP SPEAKS.

st Louis. May 22. Bishop Ander-
son Of the Chicago diocese Of the
Protestant Episcopal church. delivered
the conference sermon before the ma
tional conference Of Charities and Cor
rections today Judge George s. Ad-
dams Of the Juvenile court of cleve-
land. presided AT the general 7essiol
tonight and the topic. Children" wa
discussed by Miss Julia Z. I.athroi.
Huh House. Chicago: Homer Folks.
New York. and Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
rett of Alexandria. Va.
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LITTLE DAUGHTER OF THOMAS
DENNlsoN OF OMAHA FiNDs
INTERNAL MACHINE.
is PLACED ON vERANDA
Suitcase, Heavy With High Power Ex-
plosive. 10 Discovered by Girl, Who
Fails to Lift u. But Exposes Cord
That Is to Pull Trigger Of Revolver
and Explode Dynamite.

Omaha. May 22-An Internal ma
chine was this evening discovered on
the porch OF the residence Of Thomas
b.hniS"n. a well known man OF this
city. Frank Erdman was placed un-
der arrest as "A suspect and IL being
held for investigation. Dennison made
a statement to the effect that Erdman
had stated some time ago that he
would murder Dennison
The Internal machine was IN the
form of "A suitcase, containing two
compartments. In one OF which was
found - alfpound sticks OF dyna-
mite and Ia the other. with barrei
80 placed as To fire into the dynamite.
was a loaded revolver When found
the suitcase was fastened with "A
string. tied 10 "a screw eye which Was
In turn fastened to the porch. The be-
lief In that the dynamite was intended
To- be exploded through the agency OF
the string and the revolver when the
suitcase would be lifted from the
porch. Mr.. Dennison's little daughter
aud a schooimate. during the after
noon had tried to lift the suitcase but
falling because of it's weight. merely
exposed the cord. which attracted Mr..
Dennison's attention. He at once no.
titled the police department and two
detectives were sent TO the scene. The
cord was cut and the grip was re-
moved to a vacant lot. where examina-
tlon showed It's dangerous character
Mr.. Dennlson believes that the grip
was placed on the porch while the
family was al dinner. For "A number
of years MIR. Dennison has been a man
Of considerable prominence In iocas
politics. He sometime ago admitted In
court that his occupation was thai OF
"A gambler
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-05-23
OMAHA WILL HAVE
FLYING EXHIBITIONS

Omaha. May 22.-Annonncement ls
made tonight that this city Is to have
an aviation meet Of five days begin
ming July 4. a telegram today from
Glenn III. Curtiss, the aviator Indicates
that the terms Offered by the Aero
club Of Nebraska have been accepted
and that either. curtiss. Charles X
Hamilton or G. j Mars viii make
flights on each OF the five days.
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JUDGE KILLS SELF.

Bueyrus, Ohio. May 22.-Depnty Pro"
bate Judge w. B. Forest committed
suicide here this afternoon by shoot t.
ing himself through the head De
spondency over failing health IL be-
lieved to have been responsible for his
act. MIR. Forest was well known IN
democratic circles.
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ALABAMA CITIZENS INTENSELY
EXCITED, ANO GIRL AND NE.
GRO DROP DEAD.
ARE E|NPT|ED
D.. William n. Brooks OF Smith oh.
servatory, Nesr Geneva, N. v, Issues
Statement as 20 Whereabouts Of
Celestial Wanderer--T Tourift of the
Sky is Seen in Many Places.

Talladega, Ala, MAY 22 The ap-
pearance Of the comet tonight caused
Intense excitement here. congrcga-
iions OF several churches LETT their
pews and hundreds of persons stood
excited In the square and ga2ed at Tia.
celestial visitor, Miss Ruth Jordan
was called Ia the door of her home to
Sc" the, comet aud Immediately fell
dead, physicians assigning heart fail
ure as the cause. A negro was shown
the comet and instantly dropped dead
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OIL is WASTED.

Sour Lake, Texas. May a3.--A Sc
we're electrical storm. accompanied by
rain and wind, did extensive damage
10 derrieks and other oil field property
in this vicinity todoy. Lightning struck
steel tank. destroying It's contents OF
30, 600 barrels OF oil.
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POSTPONED.

Dover. England, May %. ON account
Of the high wind Count Joaquin d,
Lesseps, who crossed the channel Nes-
terday IN an aeropane, abandoned his
intention of flying back to Calais 10
day
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ON HONEY YMooN.

Mexico city, May 22.-l.ieutenant y.
a, owen of the English army with his
wife. who was Ruth BRYAN LeaVitt,
slipped quietly into Mexico city to
night, en- route to Jamaica on their
wedding tour They hurried to ho-
tel, where they declined to he inter
viewed
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CHURCHES Of WORLD
OBSERVE COMMON
SERVICE
"SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY" is CElE.
DRAFTED IN TEMPLES or
MANY cLiMEs.

Washington, May 29b Churches ia
every cline echoed the precepts of the
Worlds Sunday School association.
which Is holding It's sixth convent hn
al Washington, by the observance
through "A common form of service of
the Worlds Sunday School day" Ia
this city services were Conducted in aft
Protestant churches. The aavoliai,s
began AT 1880 this morning, when IN
many Of the churches the saeramebt
OF the Lords supper was obser"c.i.
Delegates from the executive commit
tee visited every Sunday school, lhefe
were missionary rallies for boys n,.
girls during the afternoon and H. the
evening meetings Ia more than 100
churches were indorsed by foreign
missionaries fresh from the field
The work began with a sunrise
prayer meeting at hotel al which the
Rev. W. ID. Seymier, for man> years "A
missionary In Arabia. presided ara
prayers were made for tn mGsien
world All the services were strictly
international IN their color ~ Well as
nterdenominational. Practically eNery
Protestant denomination was repre-
scented and II was estimated that fob,
Of l5 nationalities We're gathered
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PiNcHoT STARTS.

Liverpool, May % clifford Pinehot
the former chief forester of the
United states, was passenger on
board the steamer Arabic. which sailed
for Kew York today.
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Comet Is Seen.

Denver. May 22.-Halley's comet.
with a short tail, was clearly visible
la the western sky here tonight
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CAD rlae.

Texarkana, Ark. May 23.-rire that
destroyed three business houses today
caused loss Of 100000.
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Comet Visible.

Albuquerque, n NJ MAY % Hal
ley's comet. with q brilliant tail. was
visible here Ia faultless sky last
night.
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The Protestant Sunday sehoe : Of al,
Of the Montana cities observed tn
Worlds Sunday School Day" ysstef-
day. The Missouian printed tn form
OF service Sunday morning
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The Misso,s'Isn every morn
Ing. II gives all tho news.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-08
Minuen

Then Mr.. strang's hoodoo got to work.
Niss Alexander was suddenly named by
Bsssle Clayton, herself a well-known
dancer, as correspondent IN the suit OF
divorce began against her hcreand. Jul
Ian Mitchell, who Il Ma A.exand'r' RS
partner In that "VaH'ptrV dAnS
Whether there Is any ,ustycauon for
Bessie Claytons comp!ain' - a matter
that the courts must settle. Mr.. Michel
ana the friends OF both In the theatrical
world say that his interest IN Miss Al
exander 10 purely platonic and profess
sional; that he found In her an ideal
psrtnsr for the weird and eccentric
dances with which the gifted stage man
agsr likes 10 sprinkle the Ziegfeld pro-
duotions. Miss Clayton and her mother
are quite serious that the interest is not
platonic. Mr.. strang defends his wife.
but admits that IL Is most uncomfort-
able position and that he certainly does
not approve OF the very undraped form
o. entertainment OF which the Vampire"
dance 10 the pinnacle OF perfection.
strangely enough. Mr. strang mad Just
tumbled from an aeropiane In which he
Vas qualifying as amateur when the
news OF his wife having been named as
correspondent In the Clayton case was
brought to him.
Two knockouts together" exclaimed
Mr. suanS, "This 10 the limit"
TO take up strang's troubles chrono-
logically II Is necessary 20 go back to
the Fall Of 1908. when. having won the
Briarolin trophy In an Isotta car. and
. number OF other important races. he
hsd gained for himself an international
pepxtatlen - enc Of the most daring
ep6 skalifui drivers In the world. .f
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show that strang was beaten by Robert
son, but Strang himself lays his defeat
to the hoodoo which overlook him.
Only a week later, at the initial NEE,
on the Motor Parkway course. srang
mot defeat again. when Lytle. In an
Isotta won out after an exciting race
Tho course was 234 miles long. Strang
led most OF the way, but before he had
completed three-quarters of the course,
mis- engine began TO balk and Lytle grad
ually ovcreame his lead. strang was
driving a Renault and was making over
sixty miles an hour when he came TO
grief. He was able 10 finish the race,
In fact he made the distance In $50
minutes. or just about at the rate OF a
mile a minute. but Lytle beat him out
by eleven minutes and won the event.
No one could have foreseen that baking
engine.
Nothing daunted. strang came TO tho
scratch In the same type of car again In
the great Vanderbilt Cup race on oe-
tober "a. 1908 Again he was the gem
eral favorite. Notwithstanding his two
previous defeats that month, which were
generally attributed to the hardest kind
Of luck. enthusiasts figured that his great
skill. dauntless courage and conservative
driving methods would undoubtedly bring
him out victor in the historic race.
The course was 25s miles long, and the
race was splendidly managed. Soldiers
were stationed all along the line to keen
the spectators back and thus avert the
tragedies which had characterized every
previous race OF a similar nature.
For two days previous to the race,
strans tried out his car and rsmsdisd it,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-08

veal, points, and when the, hour Of the
great svent arrived. the machine was ap-
In perfect condition.
Strang took the lead right from the
start ana held It for three hair-raising
laps. when ne discovered that his clutch
wasn't working properly and his engines
were baking. His mechanlcian was nom
plusod ana with tears 10 their eyes, the
two saw their antagonists creeping up
on then. 1t was OF no use to doctor the
machine; 1t was simply stubborn and
wou.dn work. Before the fourth lap
was over, Strang saw that 1t was useless
to continue. and retired from the race.
This mile-a-minute-man is not of the
"give-it-up" calibre, however, and in the
very next important race scheduled. the
Automobile Club OF Americas meet at
Georgia, held on November 20.
1908, be competed again. still driving a
Renault car. The prize was $1,000
gold cup. This time the course was 4O2
miles. For over one-half the distance.
Strang kept in front of the other racers.
He was going somewhat over a mile a
minute and seemed to hold the race well
in hand. The only man he feared was
Louis Wagner, In an Italian Flat car.
who was making grand fight But once
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-08

Strane entered every big automobile
race that came along No matter wfsi
car he rode. whether II wee . Renau!t.
an Isotta, a Marion or a Buick. OF for.
elgn or American mak :. S,rdng was AL
ways the favorite.
In the twenty-four-hour race held at
the Brighton Beach Racetrack course on
october 5. 1908, strang drove MS Renaalt
car. He was strong favorlta Fer
hour after hour he few around the
course at the head of all competitors.
There wasn't a mile which he didn't run
IN less than a minute. The terrible pace
told on his rivals. and car after car came
to grief. One man was killed and five
were dangerously wounded. Strang kept
the lead and with a smile OF condolences
looked back from time to time at George
Robertson, who was striving desperately
to overtake him. But he had more
formidable antagonist than George Rob-
ertson to fear. His hoodoo was rapidly
overtaking him. He had covered over
$50 miles In eighteen hours and was look
ed upon as a cure winner. when. withou.
any warning. the connecting rod of his
machine parted. tore through the crank
case and put the car out of busi-
ness. George Robertson finished an
easy winner. making Ii77 miles In
the allotted twenty-four hours. thus
breaking the previous record Of ii07
miles for the time. The official records
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-08
= No Matter Ho6O
Fast Automobile
Racer LesOiS
Sfra1G Went He
o1lld,, + Ouf-Speed
ICU xx5O 4 VCEEJ
Actress Wife Is
Taken From, Him.

And then came that double knoci:out
Bruised and puzzled. Strang returned to
his aeroplane she'd As. he entered he
was met by an exuberant scribe, who
smiled cheerfully and said:
II suppose you've heard. Mr.. stranR
that your wlfe's been named as CO.
respondent In the Mitchell divorce case?"
Strang can stand a hard blow as well
as anyone. bur this one nearly knocked
him off his feet What" he exclaimed.
hoarsely, my Jennie named as corespon-
dent in divorce case7 Well. that's the
limit"
Strang takes II all philiscphicaIIy.
II am not going to lay down because
OF few defeats" he said. II haven't
given up auto racing by any means,
nor win my mishap with the aeroplans
keep me from trying again. shat,
enter all the important races this year
and ! shall keep on trying to fly. But
as for the matrimonial game I'm
through with that. Named as corespon-
dent. eh2 Well, that's the llmlt."