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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-22

hearty applause for his share in the
entertainment.
Since their advent into the activities
oil college life. the men in the service
have organized themselves into a
class. the president being o. l.. BeaI,
who was called to the floor last even
ing. Mr.. Beal represented the first
rangers class at the University of
Montana. and paid a tribute to the
brotheriy feeling displayed by men of
the forest service to each other. He
spoke in the highest terms of the
splendid spirit in which the news was
received that many of the rangers
would be compelled to give up their
work in the university pointing out
that such was typical of the spirit
shown by the men of the forest Serv-
ice. whose fraternal love Is of the best.
The hang-togcther spirit of good fel-
lowship was never better illustrated
than yesterday among the men of the
forest service. one of the important
branches Of the national government.
Following Mr.. Beal came w. G.
Weiglc. who spoke on Strange
Places Mr. Weigle has Travelled
much and his story OF the strange
and weird places he has visited was
extremely Interesting. W. b. Greeley.
district forester. had a similar subject.
his toast being on Queer Animals
that Haunt the Forests" Mr.. Greeley
told of many peculiar animals. some of
them so queer as to cause his veracity
to be questioned. but he swore they
were true, so they must be. II his
descriptions are true then the unwary
forest ranger had better look out. for
there are untold dangers awaiting him
in the mountain Businesses.
The program concluded with seiec-
tions by a quartet composed of ]. \.
Il. Y. Stuart. d. T. Mason
and W. W. Morris. with E. b. Quiggle !
At the piano. The guests dispersed
after the singing of America
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MANY ARE KILLED.
IN WRECK.
FOUR CARS JUMP TRACK AND
PLUNGE NiTo THE RIVER
THROUGH THE ICE.

North Bay, ont, Jan. zi.-At least
score. and perhaps 'sfu seare people
were killed today when faHr ears 81 a
Canadian Pacific passenge. train on
the 500 branch jumped the track aud.
falling down a steep emhanknent,
plunged through the ice .nt1 the spani-
ish river. Some were drowned. others
were burned almost with.a hand
reach of the drowned. still .ti4srs we're
crushed to death. One of the si.in-
tered cars was burned oa tin. brink
of the river.
The number OF dead aud injured
was unknown late tonight, as thu tsia-
graphic communication was 1ot astab-
llshed at the scene u tine wreci.. Ac-
cording TO stories told by Injured pas
sengers brought to sudbury. II was
one of the worst catas.ropaitss m the
history of Canadian ra.trulas.
The wrecked train WAS 81 rnuts fram
Montreal to Sault Ste Marie snl MINI
neapolis. An official says that the ac-
cident probably was due t. i broken
rail. The engine. baggage. express and
mail cars and one secona r.ass coach
remained' on the rails, while oae second
a sleeper went down the elnhs kmenf.
The first class car and the diner
went into the river The sleeper ara
second class car stopped on tae en-
bankment, the second class ear catch
ing fire.
The wreck occurred 3 miles vest af
sudbury. where the tracks cut into the
side of steep hill skfrted hy ths
river. The forward part of the train
passed over the break. Hhateser il
MAS. The day coach. the foarta fro6t
the END of the train, was the fFrst %
leave the rails. The train MS running.
at 40 miles an hour and the momentum
carried the car down the hill IA ter
rifle plunge. About - passengers were
in this car and il Is practically esr-
tain that none escaped
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TRAIN IS HELD Up
BY MASKED BANDITS
Four 0esperadoes Board Missouri Pa
e'fie Passenger Near ST. Louis
0esaeh Two Cars

st Louis, Jan. 2l.-Aiissour. Paviric
train No 5. due in 81. Louis at 10: ~
o'clock from Kansas City WAS held
up and robbed by four masked men at
s:55 O'Clock tonight, one mile east ot
Eureka. 80 miles from 81. Louis The
train Mas tagged with red lantern
and. ds the engine stopped. the four
men pointed revolyers at the engineer
and fireman. The baggage and mail
and express cars were detached from
the train. and. with the robbers in the
cab, the engineer Vas compelled TO
run toward st. Louis. The passengers
were not moleSted.
The missing cars and engine are
somewhere in this district OF 81 l.lIles,
and a posse of deputy sheriffs and
railroad detectives il searching the
district.
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TELLS THE SENATE
1T MUST GET BUSY
President Taft Informs Upper House of Congress That
1t Is Time to Stop Wasting Time and 10
Something.

Washington. Jan, .l.-President Taft
ate was marking time while the house
is struggling with the various appro-
priation bills. He sent for Mr. Pen
rose Of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Carter
Of Montana and asked why it would
not be good thing for the senate To
get busy" on some OF the measuf es
he has recommended.
Senator Aldrich being absent from
the city. was not included in the sum-
mons. The president broached the sub
ject of the postal savings bank bill.
The senators summoned are members
of the committee on postoffices and
post roads. Mr.. Penrose is chairman.
Senator Carter is sponsor for the
measure. II was said that such states
as Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
great strongholds of savings institu-
tions-are not at all I'm favor of the
scheme. But. the president urged, the
republican platform called for postal
savings banks. and surely the senators
were going to redeem the party
pledges. But what about the house,
This was propounded as a poser
PRESIDENT TAFT is said TO have as
sured the senators that they need not
worry about the house. II is said that
there is every reason To believe that
the house is coming around all right:
that its members are coming to the
president for the good reason that they
have no other place to so. Its case
Of water running down hill." said one
OF the presidents callers today. He
does not have to go To the reg
ulars or the insurgents They have
got to come To him. Every man
on Capitol hill is looking for an
other term and he's got to have some
thing TO go before the people on Con-
greSs has got to do something and all
the republicans. regardless of the fight
against Cannon or the rules commit
lee. are going to vote for Mr. Taft's
measures"
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CARTER WILL PRESENT BILL CIV.
ING STATES CONTROL OF
THIS MATTER.
OPPOSITION IS EXPECTED
After Conference With Western Gov.
ernors in Attendance Upon Esecu-
tves Meeting in Washington, Mon.
tana Senator Drafts Bill Erbodyino
Their Ideas Regarding the Matter.

Washington Jan. 81 Senator
Garter. after a conference with sew
eral western governors who were in
washington this week attending the
governors conference. has PREPARED n
OH authorizing the issuance of patents
10 states for public lands chiefly
valuable for the development of water
power. He announced today that he
would present the bill to congress on
Monday. In effect. the Carter meas
ure would turn over to the states
the whole question of developing
water power. Ii would remove the
entire problem of regulating the use
of lands and streams chiefly valuable
Tor the development of power from
the control of the federal government.
1t is expected that the pressing of
this measure will evoke a storm of op-
position from supporters of the Taft
conservation program. Senator Carter.
however. takes the position that when
his plan is understood. it will COM
mand the support of the conscrva-
tionists. His bill provides that ANY
state may enter any unappropriated
public lands located within it's borders
which is chiefly valuable for use in
the development of water power upon
making proof TO the satisfaction of
the secretary of the interior that the
land sought to be entered is chiefly
for such purposes"
If, upon submission of such proof,
the secretary of the interior Is satis-
fled that the land is as described. the
bin directs that officia1T 10 issue
patent to the state for all of the land
or such portion thereof as he may
deem necessary. 1t is provided that
the state never shall ALLEVIATE the
title to the land and shall. by law.
reserve to its legislature the right to
fix rates of rental for the use of the
land. based on capacity for power
and to regulate the price
to be charged by any person. company
or corporation for electric current
generated by the power developed.
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The first annual dinner of the men
OF disrtict No. | of the forest service
was held last night at the Florence
hotel. plates being laid for 50 guests.
Numbered among the guests We're DIR.
I. y. Duniway and several members
OF the faculty of the state university.
men from the district offices. and
most OF the rangers who are taking
the short course in forestry at the uni
versity. AS many of the latter will
be leaving today and tomorrow. yes
terday was the last time they would
be together and time WAS seized by the
forelock. the result being a banquet
that was an entertainment to them
all.
Seated at the tables in the dining
room of the hotel. they were served a
dinner of several courses. and while
they discussed the attractive menu.
their ears were rcgaled with strains
of music furnished by Miss Schroeder's
orchestra. At the close of the dinner
the guests adjourned to the parlors.
where the toasts on the program were
given.
President 0uniway.
4 President Duniway. as toastmaster
FOR the occasion, was the first to
speak. The doctor. always good
speaker, had been assigned the sub
ject College Experiences. All the
experiences of the college man. from
the time of his freshmen years to when
he Is a sober-mlnded senior We're gone
over in detail by the speaker. the talk
furnishing many hearty laughs and
much enjoyment for the hearers.
Pleasures of a Corncob.' was the
subject of toast by Assistant For
ester X. Y. stuart. who told many
amusing stories and anecdotes. all of
which brought smiles To the faces of
the guests. Mr.. Stuart has fund of
stories. all of them good. and he was
called upon last evening to use many
of them. At the close he was given
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TAGGART WOUNDED
WHILE OUT HUNTING

Natchez, Mass. Jan 2l.-Thomas "
Taggart of Indianapolis, national COM
mitteeman from Indiana. and chairman
of the democratic national committee
1904. was accidentally shot while
hunting with his private secretary.
Harry Horton. near Fayette. in JEFF
ferson county. today. Forty-two bird
shot struck Mr. Taggart in the face,
right shoulder and chest. and il is
feared that the sight Of one eye will
be destroyed. Horton fired when a
bevy Of birds was flushed. the charge
striking his companion, who was in the
heavy underbrush.
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AMMUNITION BEING SENT.

Guatemala City. Jan =l.it Is re-
ported here that war materials fur
uished to General ralssla by former
President Zelaya Of Nicaragua are now
being sent into Honduras, wher. prep
arations are said 10 be under Nay for
a movement against Guatemala.
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MOVEMENT TO COMBAT HIGH
PRICES OF MEAT GAINS IN
POPULARITY.
MANY SIGNING PLEDGES
IN cleveland Thirty Thousand Persons
Have Agreed to Refrain From Eat.
ing Beef. and Kansas City Reports
That It Will Soon Have Eiohty
Thousand Names on Its Rolls.

Chicago, Jan. 2l.-The movement !,
combat the high prices of meat spread
rapidly today and is assuming a ma
tional character. Coincident with the
growth of the movement came an
nouncements from Milwaukee and
Cleveland that the price OF meat had
dropped. In Milwaukee. two retail
butchers quoted porterhouse steaks at
10 cents a pound. a sirloin al the
same price and other meats in proper
tion. The wholesale price of beef fell
off 1o cents a hundred pounds In
Cleveland
From Denver came the report that
Sam Dutton, president of the Western
Hotelmen's Protective association. an
nounced that the proposition of cut
ting down the consumption of meat
would be brought before his organiza-
tion at meeting to be held here on
January 81. Dispatches from Kansas
City. Baltimore. Milwaukee. Omaha,
Memphis. Pittsburg and other cities
told of the rapid growth of the move
ment. Cleveland. credited with being
the originator of the scheme. now has
10000 names enrolled in the crusade.
while Kansas City reports that it may
soon have $4,000.
The heads of the leading packing
houses at Kansas City and Chicago
refused to discuss the effect of the
movement upon their business.
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OLD BRAKEMAN DIES
BY HIS OWN HAND
Charles Albert Bemor Veteran Empoye of the Northern
Pacific Sends Bullet Through Brain in Fit
of Insanity.

Driven frantic by many troubles, real
and imaginary, and with his brain
crazed by liquor. Charles Albert Bell
more. one OF the oldest brakemen in
point or service i'm the employ OF the
Northern Pacific railroad. shot him
sell through the head last night In
the kitchen of his boarding house at
n few minutes before 3 o'clock For
several days Bellmore had been labor
ing under the delusinn that some of
the striking switchmen were after
him and his friehds had been keeping
watch over him tor fear that lie would
do himself some injury on top of
this delusion. came his discharge from
the service in which he had spent
nearly all Of his life and the romblna-
tion was too much for his enfeebled
mind.
The Story.
Thursday evening he became vlo-
lent. He barricaded the door To his
room in the Warner house Mt All
Woody street with chairs and tables
and surrounded himself with guns. He
cried out continually They were after
me, and, Il won't let them get me-"
his remarks, apparently. having refer
cncc to the striking switchmen. on
whom his delirium centered
His friends We're notified of his con-
dition at once and 4. j. Eiolette, who
roomed with Bellmore at one time and
was once very intimate with the vet
eran brakeman, went to see him and
to cheer him up. He talked with him
all yesterday afteroon and At O'Clock
left him, apparently in much better
condition. While he was at dinner.
however. Mr.. Fiolette was notified that
Bellmore was raving again and that he
was worse. even, than before. He left
al once and, going To BeIlmore's room.
persuaded him To go with him To the
county Jail, where he would be pro-
tected from his enemies. Eellmore
consented and started out Of the door.
As soon as he reached the porch. how
ever. he turned. "They are waiting
right around that corner" he said. and
won't let them get me. won't
go. He turned and ran back into the
house and Mr.. Niolette started to the
jail to call the sheriff and secure his
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rAIESMEN EXHAUSTED.

Reno. New, Jan. 2l.-With IL Jurors
in the box passed temporarily. and the
first regular 40 talesmen exhausted. a
continuance was necessitated in the
trial of Mrs. Mae Talbot in this city for
the murder of her husband today
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He had been considered partially In :
sane by the railroad officials for some
time. Several years ago he was given
an examination for a conductors berth,
bnt he could not pass and was re-
tanned in his old position. He was a
heayy drinker--especial!y I'm late wears
and It was largely on account of this
TACT that he was discharged from the
service. his dismissal coming last
Thursday.
Mining Crazy.
Bellmore was Interested i'm some
Occur dAlene mines In fact, mining
seemed to be his one real interest in
life. Many people who knew him i'm
the past. called him insane solely on
account of his craze for prospecting.
He had thirteen claims In the Carter
district, according to a statement made
just few weeks before his death.
Several weeks ago he returned from
one Of these trips with a story of a
new mine which he had discovered in
the district He said at the time that
he and his partner had been hunting
along the side of canyon near Car
ter, when they sighted big buck.
a small precipice and when shot. rolled
down the side of the mountain, dis
closing i'm his fall rich ledge of gold.
Bellmore also brought in at the same
time number of nuggets, which he
claimed TO have found in the same
place.
No Inquest.
Beiiilore was "A man of apparently
~ years of age. He was well ac-
luatnted and well-liked in the city and
was very popular among his asso-
eiates. He was "A member of the Il.
of r. I. and Of the local aerie of
Eagles. and was prominent in lodge
circles.
His only known relatives are two
sisters living in Topeka. Kan. They
have been notified of their brothers
death and the body will be held until
some word is received from them.
Coroner kendrick announced last
night that the case was clearlyaone of
suicide and that M inquest would be !
held.
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So II happened when Senator PEN
rose. Senator Crane and Senator Car
ter left the White House, the latter
acting as spokesman for the trio, de-
clarei:
The postal savings bank PROPOSE
tic. Will become a law at this session" I"
The postal savings banks. however,
will not be the first of the Taft meas
ures considered. The president ranks
his recommendations for changes in the
interstate commerce law as of the
first Importance and he So indicated
his position to the senators this aft
ernaon. The president told his call
ers also that he regarded at least one
of the conservation bills he has rec
Commended to congress as of prime i'm
rertanee. This is the bill to validate
tire Withdrawal of lands containing wa
ter power sites. coal and phosphates.
The laws as to the disposition of these
lands can be worked out and threshed
over al the convenience of congress.
important Thing.
TIE important thing. the president
believes. Is to validate Withdrawals
made under the former administration
and in the 10 months of the present
administration under the shadowy
power Of the discretion of the secre-
;ars of the interior. The president
wants this power made unquestionabie
The valuable Alaska coal lands are in
ciuded in the Withdrawals which Mr..
Taft is anxious TO have validated. Sem
ators Penrose. Carter and Crane took
back this word TO the capitol late to-
day and passed it along the line.
President Taft believes the senate
should 60 ahead with these three
measures at once and then. he said,
the house could get them in such
shape and can present the measures
by the time the supply bills are dis
posed of. The president is confident
that Senator Aldrich will do all he can
ttDntIuu-i On Page Eaur1
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Mrs. Morse has returned To- \ lanIa.
after visit to New York in her hus-
bands behalf and has had several con-
ferences with the prisoner.
She announced today that Martin w
Littleton. Morse's lawyer. would be in
Atlanta some time next week when the
next legal steps to be taken in an eff
fort to secure Morse's freedom viii be
considered.
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Denver. Jan. 2l.-The growing move
inent to boycott meat has aroused
stockmen of the west to a protest
that the effect of the boycott will be
against the stockmen rather than
against the packers. Tonight the di-
rectors of the Western Stock Show
association. composed of 500 western
stockmen and business men interested
in livestock production. adopted the
following resolutions:
Whereas. There has recently been
started in various parts of the coun-
try movement to boycott the use OF
meats for food with the idea that such
action will result in lower prices,
Whereas. This movement is based
on ignorance as to the actual condi-
tions governing the meat supply of
this country. therefore.
Resolved. by the Western Stock
Show association. that we con-
denim this movement as calculated to
discourage an increased production of
meat animals. We believe that stock
men and farmers of the United States
should be given every incentive for
increased prod uction rather than dis
couragement. The present prices of
meat are caused by the increased de-
mand due to the growing population
of the country and the low prices that
have heretofore prevailed are re-
sponsible for the failure of the pro-
ducer to keep pace with the increase
in population.
We call the attention of the public
to the fact that upon the production
of livestock. in a large measure de-
pends the fertility of our soil and.
consequently. the production of
agricultural crops. With the increase
of our population it is the duty of
every patriotic citizen to encourage
agriculture In every possible way. We
assert that present prices for meats
are not unduly high as compared with
the advance in the price on all food
products. The present movement TO
boycott the use of meat food is popu-
larly supposed to be aimed at the
packers: but. in reality. ii is blow
at the stockman and farmer and is
calculated to decrease production
rather than materially reduce prices"
1t is asserted that a number of live
stock organizations are preparing To
protest and call attention to the
danger of depleted production which
will follow the present movement.
Reduced Prices.
Milwaukee. Jan. 2l.-Porterhouse |
steaks. 10 cents pound: sirloin |
10 cents a pound: pork steak, |
u cents pound: veal steak. seven !
cents a pound-these are some of the /
prices quoted in advertisements in |
newspaper this afternoon |
by two retail butchers who have /
responded to the agitation of meat |
strike in Milwaukee. One advertise
nent is headed Meat is coming
down.. and the prices are far below
hose quoted for months A resolu-
lion was introduced in the common
to investigate meat prices. and
1 mass meeting has been called by /
he Associated Trades Council for
February Is to take action against
high prices of food products.
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6eilmore's Death.

He had no sooner reached thu. iafl.
however, than messenger came run
ming in. crying out that Bellmora had
stepped into the kitchen and shot him.
self. Before Mr.. Fialette could re-
turn 10 the house. Bellmore vas dead.
q bullet hole through his head
Whether he thought that he saw
something in the dark which flight
ened him into shooting himself. or not.
viii never be known. but the fact re-
mains that Bellmore stcprei into the
kitchen as FioIette left ana. turning
the gun upon himself sent a bullet
through his head in the dark. The
weapon which he used was -3s caIibeF
lver Johnson and death must have
teen instantaneous. for he placed the
pistol against his right ear and blew
frightful hole through his head.
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Old in Sersio..

Perhaps there is no railroad man on
the Rocky Mountain division as we'll
known as was Bellmere- He entered
the employ of the Northern Pacific
when he was a little more than hoy
he has been in the service for TWEEN
ty years and So far as can be learned
was not more than ~ al the time of
his death-and worked for several
years On the Pacific division. Some
seven or eight years age he came to
Missoula and has worked "a a brake
man on the Coeur dAlene passenger
train ever since that time.
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Continued On Page Four
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