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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-26
LAND OFFICE HEAD
RESIGNS
HARRY ". SCHWARTZ, CHIEF OF
FIELD SERVICE, TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION.

Washington. June -. Harry n
Schwartz has resigned as chief Of the
field service Of the general land office.
and viii be succeeded In that position
by James NJ sheridan, now special
agent loeated at Denver, Colo.
Mr. schwartz resigned IN order Ia
engage Ia law practice at Portland.
ore, Mr.. Sheridan viii assume Of
flee July I
MI schwartz wished to leave the
government service more than IA year
ago In order 10 take up his law prac-
tlee, but when the Ballnger- Pinchot
controversy cam" on he consented Ia
remain in the service. He said today
that he felt IL his duty to remain un-
III the Innocence Of the Officers charged
with irfegularity was established
THAT result he declared, has been
accomplished
Mr. Sheridan, who viii succeed to
the position, followed Louis l. Glayis
in charge of the inquiry into the cum
ningham coal cases. the Investigation
Of which Was completed some weeks
ago.
MIR sheridan was formerly In the
Philippines and there attracted the at
tention of President Taft who was t'tea
governor of those islands" II was al
neuneed In statement Issued by the
interior department today He was
transferred 10 the interior department
from the war department several years
ago
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-26

AZ wonderful; this year there Il d
gain over the 1909 figures a few items
on his list show decreases, bat there
Is not single slump that is without
It's natural cause. The first line Of
the table shows that there vas de-
crease in land values. The answer Is
this:
A year ago $500 acres, representing
the Puget Sounds right OF way, came
under this head. with a valuation Of
$4,000 Now. this year IT Is included
In the railways valuation. which is np
to the state board Last year this
item also embraced all Of the land
in the plated additions-500 acres at
from 500 to $1,000 an acre This
of course, also lessons the total acre
age under the jurisdiction of the as
SCISSOR and the total valuation OF this
class Of property. The cutting and re-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-26
LAWMAKERS COMPLETE THEIR
LAeoRs AND LEAVE THE
sWELTeRlNo CAPITAL.
CONSIDER GORE CHARGES
Both Houses Give HeMurrsy Claims
Their Last Considcration--lnvc
ton Committees Are Appointed
Sixty-First Congress Ends Promptly
A. Eleven.

The session Of congress which has
lust ended has been marked by "A
vast amount of favorable and much
needed legislation. Despite the fact
that there have really been three
active partics-thc republican. the
democrat and the "insurgent" re-
publican. the latter "A product al
most exclusively of this session
there have been but few serious
bitches.
The cut above shows the capitol
dome and the interior Of the house
of representatives. The four SEN
ators are the leaders OF their re-
spectivc elements. From left to
right are Senator Nelson w. Aid
rich of Rhode Island and Senator
Eugene Hale. the guiding spirits IN
the administration party. both OF
whom leave the senate this year.
after long and faithful service. and
Senator Joseph L. Bristow of Kan
sas and Senator Robert Ia Toilette,
both young men and leaders Of the
insurgency"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-26

The figure showing tho total amount
oi taxable property m Missuulu conn
~ as announced yesterday by Asses
sor y. T.. krOone, assure the promo
tion Of Mlssonla county from the
fourth Ia tho third class MIR Kroono
and his assistants have determined
that the total value of property held
within the limits Of the county Is $ll.-
s09,125. This Is an Increase ol sis
l9l over The remarkable record Of tho
year before, when a gain pf moro lhan
million ana a half was recorded
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moyal Of timber also dmnishes this
total
Apparently this years figures show
a depreciation IN the valu" Of tele-
graph and telephone lines In the coun-
ty This II because the assessable
value of poles and copper wire was
reduced from sl05 To ss5 a mile at the
ASSESSORS convention.
Mortgages show an apparent de
crease but this Is on account of the
fact that deeds in escrow have been
used by hundreds instead.
Merchandise, machinery, harness.
wagons, work horses-all these show
decreases, because the contractors on
the Northern Pacific and the Puget
Sound have closed their work most of
them-and moved out of the county.
'nntiulpI p4pp Six
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-26
DANIEL SULL.Y DEAD.

Woodstock, n Y, June 25.--Danlel
Sully the old-time actor, died az his
home tonight from Brights disease
and heart failure, He had been Ill for
three months.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-26
ASSESSOR KROONE'S REPORT
SHOWS FIGURES THAT WILL
BETTER COUNTY'S STANDING

Increase of Half Million
Dollars Over Wonderful
Showing of 1909 Will Place
Territory of Which Mis-
soula Is Capital in Third
Class, With Additional
Powers and Supplementary
Privilegcs---l'igurcs of 1910
Show Property Worth Six
teen Million Dollars.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-26

Washington. June 25.-Presdent
Taft walked out of the capitol at IL
O'Clock tonight. smiling.
The second session of the sixty first
congress- had just adjourned and he
had signed practically all matters OF
Legislation that had been placed before
him. He received congratulations from
his cabinet and from members of both
branches of congress upon the sue
|cessful passage of most of his pet
measures. Mr.. Taft shook hands all
around and continued to smile. The
last measure signed was joint reso-
luton to authorize the secretary Of
war To loan tents to the Appalachian
exposition, to be held In Knoxville.
Tenn, In September, which Mr.. Taft
expects To attend.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-26
MeMurray Claims.

Each house of congress marked It's
CLOSING hours by voting for an inves-
|tigation of the McMrrray Indian con-
Tracts. Instead of the usual scene Of
comparatively undignIfied relaxation
from the business of legislation. both
houses devoted exceedingly serious at
|tention to the charges of bribery at
tempted. and other forms of improper
Influence made I'm the senate yesterday
|by Senator Gore of Oklahoma and
subsequently In the house by Repre-
sentative Murphy of Missouri. Two
separate Investigations are provided
for. one In each house. Each body
passed u resolution creating "A select
committee of five members to pursue
the inquiry 10 the bottom during the
|rccess Of congress and To report
whether any of It's members are or
|have been Interested In any of these
tntil "A late horr today II looked
|rather as II the matter would go by
tlefault, but AZ soon as the two houses
feconvened. at . O'Clock tonight after
b recess since afternoon. the matter
|rame up with rush and crowded
galleries listened with intense inter
|Pst tn the proceedings, which ended
in the vote tn probe the charges.
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Committees Appointed.

During the proceedings In the son
ate. In the marble room Gdjoning the
senate chamber were ex- Senators Long
Of Kansas and Thurston of Nebraska.
who have been mentioned in connec-
ion with the Indian contract matter.
AZ well as Attorney j. J.. McMurray
pf McAlesier. Okla. whom Senator
lore named az the principal owner of
he Indian contracts In question
Speaker Cannon appointed the follow
ng committee To conduct the house
investigations: Messrs Burke. South
Dakota. chairman; Campbell of Kansas
Miller of Minnesota, stephens of
Texas and Saunders of Virginia.
Vice President Sherman announced
he following committee to conduct the
senate investigation: Senators Jones Of
Washington. Burton of Ohio. Crawford
Df South Dakota. Hughes of Colorado
and Percy of Mississippi.
President Taft arrived at the capitol
about 10 o'clock with various members
,f the cabinet They went to the pres
dents room. where the chief executive
ktood by to act upon more important
bills coming to him from the two
houses
The closing procedure was of the
usual order The gavels Of the pre-
fiding officers fell at approximately
he agreed hour and the second session
Df the Sixty-first congress was at
an end
Bribery Resolution.
Senator Hughes. In presenting a res
Dlution for a senatorial investigation
declared Senator Cores accusations so
grave that they could not be ignored
The resolution went through without
opposition, II Is. as follows.
Resolved, That a committee of five.
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Toda v Fair.
Tomorrow Fair.
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Full Consideration.

4 have given TO the considerable
Of this bill the full 10 days since il
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
Making a Living By Making Arrests

John 3. Reid, who is an aspirant for
the fat office of sheriff, has long been
opposed to the fee system and he de-
rerves to see it driven out of Alabama
This is all very good so far as it goes
legislative candidates who are not afraid
of courthouse cliques-men who have the
courage to. make public their convictions
Every aspirant for legislative honors in
every county in the state should be
interrogated in regard TO this deeply I'M
portant matter. II he is opposed to a
and after arrest and that Expresses and
endangers merciIessly the weak and the
humble, let him speak out. Silence either
crowd or else that he desires retention
of the fee system. Silence should be so
construed in every case.
The voters should speedily begin to in
terrogate every aspirant Let no aspirant
ESCAPE when the liberty and safety of
their fellow creatures are at stake. The
processes by which the weak and helpless
are railroaded to jail extend to every
part of the state, and it is disgrace to
alabama that this system is promoted by
the states fee schedules Candidates for
the legislature should everywhere be in
terrogated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17

open river. The government is spending
over seven millions of dollars to give
it to US Can we afford to lose the
benefit of that great expenditure because
of the lack of Independent rails to the
river? This is a question that the ac-
tive business men of this district should
begin to consider. They should have
begun its consideration long ago, but it
is never too late to mend.
This district cannot attain the great
future the prophets have spoken of with
out water transportation. We need it to
carry our products out to tidewater, and
to bring in Cuban ores to supplement the
ores in Red Mountain. We need it in
order to gain the favorable transportation
rates that have been accorded to Mem
phis and that soon will be secured by
Montgomery and Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17

of the union. The senators appealed to
all voted for the resolution. MIR. Hey
burns vote was the only one cast against
the resolution. He sat with his conscience
apart. According to his lights, he meant
well no doubt. 1t was simply case of
limited intelligence and arrested mag
nanimity His conscience bolted with his
judgment He was obsessed with the idea
that he was doing a great public serv-
ice by his demonstration against the
loan of tents to the veterans in gray
and he was, an inestimable service. For
he evoked the silent protest of senators,
some of whom had fought on the union
side, that 1t was unseemly, ungenerous
and insensate to revive the painful me-
mories of the Civil war in a sectional and
bitter spirit, and the rebuke was so Sc
we're that such an exhibition is not like
ly to be seen and heard again in that
chamber.
THE thanks of a united country are
due to Mr.. Hepburn of Idaho in spite, of
himself"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
INVESTIGATION OF
COLD STORAGE USAGES

New York February 16.-Alderman
Dowlings resolutions that all food prod
ucts placed in cold storage must be
tagged with the date on which they are
put in and the date on which they are
taken out received a setback today, it is
stated, when a local dealer Informed the
board at public hearing that the ordi-
nance would play directly into the hands
of those who seek a centralized control
of the food market.
1.-THE board may not know it, said
this dealer, "but one company allied
with the National Packing company has
been making a strong fight in the past
year to get into the poultry and egg
business. They want to control the great
market here with it's $710,00o,000 worth of
business occurring in a year.
Now the western packers can put
eggs and poultry into western warehouses
not affected by this ordinance and then
bring them to New York when wanted
when the season for sale arrives 1t is
not necessary to point out what an adj
vantage this would be to the packers
or what would happen to prices IL the
local dealers were driven out of the mar
ket"
The hearings will continue
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
Knox In Senatorial Contest

John B.. Knox, recognized as one of
Alabama's ablest public men, is now a
candidate for the United States Senate
subject to the action of the democratic
primary. In another column of The Age
Herald he sets forth his views on certain
great question and discusses with
characteristic candor certain men
who have offered themselves for high Of.
flee and the issues for which they stand.
Before the war the south was, in
very especial sense, the land of states
men. Nearly every southern lawyer or
planter aspiring to public life was well
equipped by education and reading for
political leadership and legislative debate
But for many years after the war our
most masterful men as rule were too
much engaged in rehabilitating ancestral
estates or developing the south's rich
resources to turn their attention to po-
litical science in its larger sense. In
congress in recent years the south as
section has held its own in point of
ability with the north; but it has been
matter of common remark that the
trained southern statesman in the ma
tional arena has become less and less in
evidence.
While some may fail to agree with
John B. Knox on certain Alabama issues.
no thoughtful man can read his paper
without recognizing in him the intellec-
tual type of statesman for which the
south was noted in other years. Mr..
Knox is not only distinguished for his
splendid mental endowment and his eager
patriotism, but for his high sense of
honor as we'll.
Until now Senator Bankhead's only con-
testant was Capt. Frank S. White With
Knox in the race the senatorial cam
paisn promises to be of exceptional in
terest up to the very closing of the pri-
mary polls on the night of May ..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
TAFT DISCUSSES
HIS MANY CRITICS

Washington, February 16.-Former
President Roosevelt, according to an opin-
ion expressed by President Taft in an
address to Grand Army veterans of the
department of the Potomac, seems to
have been an exception to every rule. :"
The declaration was made by Mr.. Taft
in speaking of criticisms which have
been made in certain quarters as TO his
administration. He said he would feel
worse for these criticisms were it not
for the fact that in every administration,
with the possible exception of that
to have been an exception to every rule, y
there were vigorous attacks of some
sort.
President Lincoln had radicals and in
surgents to deal with and he had the
deuce of time" said the President. But
| would be ashamed to think of compar-
ing the easy year I have just been
through with some of the years of dark
ness he had to suffer l am glad to
have this good year and that the next
three years will be pleasant no matter
what the newspapers say about me"
The President said as a commandments
chief who had never faced q bullet ne
saluted Samuel r. Vansant of the Grand
Army Other speakers We're Senator
Borah of Idaho, Representatives Daw-
son and Graham and Samuel r. Vansant
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
MOntgomery'S New Ambition

An open and practically level site is
giving Montgomery possible oppor-
tunity to become Wilbur Wright's win
ter trials camp. This would make Mont
gomery an aviation center, and no little
business goes nowadays with a Wright
camp. For where the Wrights are there
the best hopes of all aviators are cen
tered.
The New York Herald complains that
Uncle Sam is a laggard in aviation, and
yet every substantial achievement in the
art of human flight is due TO the Wright
brothers. Much ground remains, however,
to be conquered. AS things stand the
recent remark of Mons. Paulhan is COM
prehensive and accurate. 1--WE have gone
far enough" he says, ITO understand the
possibilities of the future" But those
possibilities remain to be worked out,
and if Montgomery secures the Wright
winter camp its name may be connected
with great achievements.
Jones valley is shut in, alas, by noun
tains, and it is not in the contest for
the winter trials camp. Montgomery
has superior advantages and The Age
Herald hopes that in its new ambition It
will not encounter sore disappointments
in a fiat refusal of the Wrights to ac-
cept its offer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
GENERAL CHAMORRO
FOOLS THE ENEMY

Managua, Nicaragua, February 16-
General Chamorro, according to advices
received here. suddenly abandoned his
march southwark and Unexpectedly ap-
peared at Dioniso, fifteen miles east of
Terra Bona. He then disappeared COM
pletely. A division under General Lara has
been sent to cut off his escape through
Chontales which appears to be his OBJ
jective point. General Rivas is believed
to be closed on his heels. The movements
are degenerating it is stated into guer-
rilla warfare. Chamorro's great handi-
cap Is the lack of ammunition. He is
also without heavy artillery. The Mica
raguan congress has voted to reconsider
the approval of the bill recognizing the
debts of the unsuccessful revolutions in
1896. The measure has been taken out
of the hands of the committee and placed
on the calendar of congress for further
discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
River Towns on Every Hand

Yesterday a weekly steamboat line was
Paducah Montgomery has built wharf
and is about to secure regular boats TO
and from Mobile and possibly New Or
leans, and Memphis has long enjoyed a
river service and water rates. Memphis
on the west, Chattanooga on the north
and Montgomery on the south. all near
enough to be trade competitors of this
city.
Can Birmingham afford to remain in
the rvsrless class led by Atlanta? This
is a business question addressed to bus
mess men. The Warrior is already
opened to the foot of Squaw Shoals, and
Congress is about TO appropriate enough
money to overcome the shoals and carry
slackwater navigation the year round
within easy reach of the Ensey Southern
railroad.
But will the Ensley Southern lay a rail
or move hand to render navigation
available to this city and district? He
is indeed an optimist who believes 1t
will.
The producers, the manufacturers and
! the merchants Of this district need an
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
THE CRITIC AND THE ACTOR

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
TINE reply Of Laurence Irving to a
New York dramatic critic recalls
i an article by William Winter in
which he laid down a few rules that
should govern the critic, Mr.. Winter, a
scholarly and judicious writer upon plays
and players, holds that one of the es-
sentia qualifications must be the critics
intention to avoid offensive terms, and
his ability to withstand the temptation to
be insultingly abusive. This is the sub
stance, not the language, of Mr.. Win
ter's statement in the article referred to.
Mr.. Irving complains that his "assail-
anti found fault with the thinness of his
legs when he could find no fault with
the play. Upon another occasion he re-
viewed a play in which both Mr.. Irving
and Mrs. Irving appeared, and he de-
clared Mrs. Irving's work ludicrous, and
said that she ought TO be running a type
writer or handing ribbons over a counter.
The conventions of the stage make the
actor silent, as rule, while the critic
is free to fall upon him when, and as, he
will Mr.. Irving disregarded the rule
and provided the exception. He is crit
icised by managers for a lack of discre-
ton. Disregardng that phase of the dis
cussion which relates to matters other
than the right of the reviewer to choose
his own terms in addressing the public,
it may be said that il the language quot
ed by Mr. Irving was employed 1t was
poor criticism, bad journalism and exc
cradle taste.
Every newspaper man should be gem
tleman. Unfortunately, no calling boasts
none but gentlemen within its ranks. but
newspaper publishers may mold the char
acter of their publications in accordance
with their own tastes. The writer who
does not share the publishers opinions
as to what is good journalism may be
suppressed or eliminated.
No gentleman would tell an actress. in
conversation, that she ought to be run
ming a typewriter or handing ribbons over
counter, and no man ungentlemanly
enough to do so would escape being
knocked down If he should make such
a statement to woman in the pres
ence Of a gentleman While the nature
of the critics duties involve him in the
necessity of saying many things about
persons upon the stage which he would
not like to have to say to them per-
sonally, there cannot be the slightest ex-
cuse for his descending to mere vulgar
abuse In expressing his opinions
1t is not necessary to be INSCRIPTIONS
ly lenient in judgment in order to be
scrupulously courteous in terms. Criti-
cism is at once more pointed. more vir1le
and more informing to both the public
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
TELEPHONE BATTLE
WILL BE SHIFTED

New York, February 16.--Counsel for
Ohio and Indiana Independent telephone
companies, who are contesting the pur-
chase of their lines by J. p. Morgan
& Co. on the ground that the latter
was in reality acting for the Bell in
terests, shifted'the burden of battle to-
day by an unexpected announcement
that no further dispositions will be
taken here to sustain the bill of equity
now pending in Cleveland.
When the hearings were adjourned
last week 1T was with the understand
ing that they were to be resumed to-
day with President Rheo N. Vail of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company and Henry P. Dawson of j. P.
Morgan & Co. on the stand. Instead
Thomas b. Harlan, chief counsel for
the independents, said that sufficient
evidence was already in hand.
I'm other words" he stated, I'VE viii
now put the other side on the defen,
sive."