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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
PRISON is OPENED
FOR JOHN .MAYBRAY
Famous Trial of Swindler and Associates Finds Its End
in Verdict OF Guilty Brought
in by Jury

Council Bluffs, Iowa. March go
sociates. who for 10 days have been
on trial In the United States district
court charged with illegal use of the
mails, were found guilty today. The
jury returned a verdict shortly before
noon. The jury disagreed In the case
of Robert II. l.. Goddard Of San An
tonic Those found guilty are John c,
Maybray. Leon LoZer. Tom s. Robin
son, Willard Powell. Clarence Glass,
Edward Leach. Frank Scott. Edward
COY, Winfred $. Harris, Bert r.
shores and William t"ole') Marsh.
The latter three entered plea OF
nolle contendre when the trial opened
that In effect being plea Of guilty
Judge Mcpherson announced that
the prisoners would be sentenced Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock. Maybray
shook hands with several Of the jurors
after they We're discharged.
Mrs. Maybray broke down when the
verdict was read and her husband AT
tempted To console her. She left the
room, however still weeping.
Two years Imprisonment and fine
Of $4,000 II the maximum penalty
that may be inflicted by the court.
Robert Goddard ~ under indictment
In the Nebraska district federal court
and win be tried again when the other
defendants are brought into that court.
Colonel Temple, the district attor'
ney, said today he would probably
move for the dismissal Of the case
against Louis r. Stove. the Minneapo-
lis man charged with being member
Of the conspiracy.
With the conviction of these de-
PENDANTS the government believes 1t
has broken up the most monumental
swindling combination that has ever
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CONFERENCE HELD
AS TO TARIFF
RATES
PRESIDENT TAFT AND CANADIAN
MINISTER OF FINANCE DO
NOT DISAGREE.

Albany. n. Y. March 20.-At the
conclusion of conference which, with
two or three interims. covered prac-
tically the entire day, President Taft
tonight seemed hopeful that tariff
war with Canada may yet be averted.
The negotiations between the president
and w. S. Fielding. the Canadian min
lister of finance. did not result either
In agreement or disagreement.
Many details remain TO be worked
out. and at this time II was declared
the following official statement sums
up the situations:
THE president and Mr.. Fielding
We're In conference on the tariff to-
day for several hours. No conclusion
was reached the situation remains
friendly"
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operated. Statistics have been gath.
cred that show the receipts of tho
combination, since Its organization
about 10 years ago. exceeded $4,000, 900.
The success OF the government in
bringing the defendants to trial was
largely due to the capture, when May
bray WAS arrested. of II trunk found
In his home, which. IL was later as
certained, contained complete doc
umentary record of the transactions
of the combination for four years. A
loose leaf pocket ledger was one of
the documents thus secured. 1t con-
tanned the names and addresses of
over 200 persons who had acted as
gobetWeens in various transactions.
They lived In nearly every state IN
the union. There were IA branches In
various parts of the country. all oper
ated from one city. The Headquarters
were moved from time to time, as the
leaders came under surveillance Of the
authorities. Foot racing, wrestling
prize lighting, horse racing and wire
tapping We're the specialties offered
victims on which to make easy
money" The victim usually was first
approached by an actual friend. who
had been previously solicited by q reg
ular "steerer.' as he was known. In
most instances representations were
made that the .steerer" had a cousin
who was secretary to Il coterie of men
Of great wealth. who were travelling
over the country for pleasure. The
victim was told that this secretary"
All
ment and had undertaken to swndle
his employers out of a large sum of
money. The victim was invited to as
sst. and when he accepted was, In
turn. swindled on sporting event
which proved to be fixed against
him instead Of In his favor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
Riot in Cleveland.

Cleveland. March 20.-0ne man was
shot, several others were injured and
considerable property was damaged
In Il fight today between several hun
dred striking garment makers and
their sympathzers and party of
strikebreakers. The trouble started In
Il fist fight between two Of the strlk-
ers and couple of the men who have
taken their places. In few minutes
a mob of 500 men gathered. consist
Ing mainly OF strikers and their
friends. The strikebreakers, who
were greatly In the minority. We're
being roughly handled when a squad
of private detectives, hired tn protect
them. charged the mob with drawn
reyoiyers. In the free eforall fight
that followed, one Of the strikers was
shot through the leg
This infurlated his friends, who
oserpowered the detectives. and. rush
Ing toward a row OF small houses
where the strikebreakers have been
lodged. they broke into three houses
threatening to kill the occupants. The
buildings were wrecked.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
MANHUNT.

Marlson. Ark. March 20.--Over n
hundred armed men are searching for
Charley Jones. a negro murderer who
was last seen on Hunigans island,
opposite this city yesterday. Since the
search began yesterday, citizens from
all parts Of, this county have joined
the manhunt and a Gordon of armed
men has been thrown around the
island to prevent the negro's escape.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
TWO TRAINS STRIKE
SAME UNLUCKY
CURVE
AN ENGINE AND TENDER AND
FREIGHT ON o. r. & NJ. IN
WREckS-TWo DEAD.

Walla Walla, March 20.-While
rounding a curve at high speed eight
miles east of Pendleton, Ore. this
morning, an Oregon Railroad Il Nav
igation company engine and tender
jumped the track and rolled down an
embankment. Engineer Risk and Fire
man Hoppe were killed. Twenty min
utes later extra freight train No. 1856
westbound struck the rails broken by
the preceding engine and plunged off
the opposite side of the track into the
Umatilla river carrying five freight
cars with II into the stream. Engineer
Walter Robertson. Brakeman W. o.
Ross and Fireman c. l.. Wilson
escaped by jumping into the river.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
OpEN-A!R CONCERT
FOR NEXT SUNDAY

1t will be pleasant news to Missoula
people TO be told that the 4Missoula
band will give the first of series of
open-air public concerts next Sunday
afternoon. The place for the stand
has not yet been decided upon but
there Is plenty of time left for that.
Under the leadership of H. l.. Allen,
the members of the organization are
rehearsing regularly and are rapidly
rounding into splendid form They
feel the need of more support from the
residents of the city and are hoping
that the open-air concerts will be the
means Of bringing them the needed CO.
operation.
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AERonAur FALLS.

Los Angeles, March 2O.-Henry
Savage, an aeronautp escaped death by
Il narrow margin today when he fell
from height of 300 feet. His balloon
burst before he had cnt loose his
parachute and his body started down
with the speed of meteor. But when
II seemed to the hundred of Mortified
spectators that he would be crushed,
the parachute opened and checked the
fall. Then the empty gas bag envelop-
ed both parachute and man and
dashed them To the street. Savage
was unconscious when picked up but
recovered later
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THREE ARE KILLED.

Winnipeg. Manitoba, March 20
Three men were killed In a railway ac-
cident today at McNeillie siding near
Nelson, on the Crows Nest branch of
the Canadian Pacific railway. A shnnt-
Ing engine was clearing the track for
a passenger train when the locomo-
tive jumped the rails and plunged l50
feet down the embankment to Goat
river, turning over and over on the
way down The engineer. fireman and
head brakeman were crushed to death.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
NO WINTERS LAP
FOR THIS
SPRING

Washington. March 2O.--Spring,
which. according to the calendar,
begins tomorrow, will open through
out the greater part of the United
States with temperatures above the
average for the season. The weather
buearu predicts that the present
week will be warmer than usual,
except from the southern Rockies
over the southern plateau and the
southern half Of California, where
the temperatures will be somewhat
below normal. In the upper Mis-
sissippi valley the beginning and
close of the week will show tenn
peratures near or below the average
for the season.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
TWO MEN ARE HURT
IN MOTORCYCLE RACES.

Los Angeles. March 20.-Two men
were hurt In the motorcycle races at
the Coliseum today. Jake DeRosier
was the first to meet a mishap In his
eight mile match with f. T.. Whittier
and the rival claims of the two men
remain undecided. DeRosier fell from
his machine, but was not badly hurt
Eddie Lingenfelder was thrown dur
ing the four-mile race end sustained
painful Injuries. The referee awarded
the DeRosier- Whittier race to Whittier
although he did not complete the
distance and the decision has been APP
praled
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
BEATS RECORD.

Washington. March 20.-.The battle
ship Louisiana exceeded all her pre-
vions performances yesterday I'm a test
of speed In Cuban waters, where the
vessels of the Atlantic fleet are en-
gagged In maneuyers. The Louisiana
maintained an average speed OF 1892
knots an hour in "A four hour full
power trial under forced draft When
the fleet entered Guantanamo bay
several weeks ago, 4.054 men were un-
able to swim. AS result OF instrnc
tions, 3.228 OF these have learned
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
REPAIRING OF BRIDGE
NECESSARILY SLOW

A force of men under Contractor
William Oliver Is rapidly building a
roadway on piling out to the injured
pier in the county bridge west OF the
city, As viii be remembered the
bridge was damaged rather badly at
the time the Ice in the Missoula river
broke up, The work of repair is neees-
sarily slow. as 1t is a difficult prop
osition to get at the damaged part
of the structure. 1t Is understood that
from two to three weeks viii be re-
quired to finish the job.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
ANOTHER REQUEST.

Frankfort, KY, March 20.-Following
closely on the failure of the legislature
at Its recent session to accede to his
request that the Lincoln memorial farm
be exempted from taxation, came an
other request from Governor Wilson
today for bill appropriating 5000
for improvements to be made in the
birthplace of Jefferson Davis In Todd
county. Kentucky.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
MAN KILLS WOMAN.

Lewistown, Pa, March 20.-WillIam
Shrader today shot and instantly
killed Bertha Singley. aged 26, Of
Derry township. The girl was horse
back riding and stopped for drink
of water at the home of Miss Slngley's
sister, where Shrader boarded The
latter fired from an upstairs window
and the girl fell dead from her horse
II Is said that the girl had rejected
Shrader's attentions.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
COMING TO LEARN.

Washington, March 20-His imperial
highness Prince Tsai-TAo, brother of
the prince regent of China, is on his
way to the United States to study the
American military system. In an Of
fclal letter received at the state de-
partment II Is announced the prince
will reach San Francisco the latter
part Of April.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
SPEED CARNIVAL.

Daytona. Fla, March 20.-~The Day
tona speed carnival viii open Tues
day morning. Barney Oldfeld, with
his big Benz, Walter Christie and his
front drive monster, Bruce Brown and
the l2O-horse power Benz, and Ben
Herscher with his Vanderbilt cup
winner Darracq are all ready for the
one-mile worlds championship dash
and the fiye-mlle worlds champion
ship free for all
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
PRIESTS DEGRADED.

Moscow, March 20,--Two priests,
Father John and Father Demetrin,
We're unfrocked and mathematical to-
day by a decree of the holy synod the
decree being read in all the churches
Father John was the most popular
preacher and temperance advocate
among the masses in Russia.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
PHILADELPHIA MEN
TO KEEP UP STRIKE
Offer OF Settlement Street Car Employees Is Rejected
by Executive Commttee-.-R Riots
in Cleveland.

ed and the proposition was submitted
to the executive of the carmen.
w. u. Nahun. the national president
OF the carmens union, who had as
sisted IN drawing up the proposed set
element, advocated its acceptance but
WAS outvoted by tho local carmen.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
A NIGHT MARCH.

Topeka. Kan, March 2l,-Promptly
at 1901 this morning. after resting
all day Sunday at Emporia, Kan. Ed +
ward Payson Weston, aged long dis
tance walker, resumed his eastward
march across the continent.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
FREE PHoM Es.

New York, March 2O-There will be
printed here tomorrow IA statement
showing that 900 employees had tee-
phones in their homes I'm 1908 not pro-
vided for by law and costing the tax
payers more than $4,000
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
BIG FIRE.

New Ulm. MINI, March 90, Fire
early today destroyed the mill, two
elevators and the office building of the
New ulm Roller Mil company The
loss Is estimated at 100000
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
LlLLisED.

Kansas City, March 20.--Nathan A.
Gill, brakeman. was shot and killed
here today by Jesse Brody, carpen-
ter. In u quarrel that took place when
Brody found Gill In his home Brody
escaped
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
Strike Spreads.

Livermore Falls. Me. March 90
The strike Of the employees OF the In
ternational Paper company today
spread to this state, the union EN-
ployes of the company's mills at Liv-
ermore Falls. Chisholm and Piley go-
ing out. About 400 men are affected.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-21
CONFESSION OF FORMER cOUN.
GILMAN OF PlrTssURG IN.
Wolves COLLEAGUES
HELD |NcOMMUN|CADO
Bribery Plot, After Simmerins For
Almost Two Years. Boiis Over and
Much Apprehension Is Felt by OF
ficchoiders--Sixty Men Are involved
and Are Being Bounded Up.

PittsburG. March 20-That former
Councilman John r. Klein. by his
confession Of the whole councilmanic
bribery plot which has been simmerlng
since june 1903. has caused many un-
easy moments 70 present and to for
mer officeholders, was apparent to-
day about the city hall and the Fort
Pitt hotel where detectives. the voters
league officials and the assistant dis
trict attorney are said to have suites
Of rooms In which they have been
luzzing men about the graft plot IN
addition to what has been told by
Klein.
tncommunicado.
Klen's friends and family have not
heard from him. and anxious ones said
to be desirous Of reaching him before
tomorrow are pointed out about the
corridors of the hotel. II Is not de-
MED that Klein Is held incommunicado
In a suite of rooms guarded by two de-
tectives. In the meantime councilmen
have been seen entering the rooms
where the assistant district attorney
and staff of stenographers are said
to be.
Whether these man have made any
confessions Is not given out. II Is
planned, according to reports. to have
those named by Klein appear before
the grand jury tomorrow The fore
man OF the jury Is Harrison Nesbit.
and now president of the Bank of Pitts
burg
Kept Books.
All day detectives from the district
attorneys office have been rounding
up the so former and present council
men implicated in Klein's exposure. No
names are made public or permitted to
leak out. 1t Is said. too that several
bank officials. several of them banks
not heretofore mentioned In the bri :
berry scandal, will be summoned be-
fore the grand jury tomorrow. Kleins
assertions In his confession are said
to be most startling. He kept books
on all money paid out by him to other
councilmen on the bank depository
ordinances. Each mans name was
carefully listed. the amount paid, date
Of payment and where 1t was paid. To
some councilmen Klein sent the money
In registered letters. The receipts for
these letters were preserved carefully
by Klein
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30

wives, from abroad and gone 10 Chicago
TO begin the greatest campaign they lave
ever conducted in this country Or, Chap
man spoke before his departure ut the
anniversary services Of the Fourth Pres
byterian church OF this city. of which he
was formerly pastor. Through the Lay
mems Eyangelistic council, the co-opera =
tion OF more than 400 city and suburban
protestant churches has been secured for
the meetings. which will continue for six
weeks Drs, Chapman and Alexander viii
be assisted by some ffty eyangclists aud
singers. Chicago's amusement park the
White city, has been secured for meet
ings. and DR.. Chapman will speak in
the big ballroom every day ana night for
two weeks The room seats 5000 with
choir platform holding nearly another
1000 Two tabernacles arc being erected
on the north side, and meetings. WIFI be
held there for two weeks, and during the
last two weeks u<ectings will be held in
tabernacle now being erected on tho
west side,
MONDAY Meetings.
In addition, Dr. Chapman will hold
MONDAY meetings In the Chicago opera
house and probably other meetings at
various points, 1t is estimated that the
cooperating churches represent 900 900
members. On several conference DAYS
ministers OF Illinois and adjoining states
viii attend. Prominent RELIGIOUS workers
Will speak OH these days. among others
Commander Eva Booth OF the Salvation
Army. While abroad. DIR, Chapman and
Mr.. Alexander held conferences in oldham
and Chcsterham. England, Dundee. Scot
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30
BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2e.-It has come to
cles that religion Is losing its power. that
the church is retrograding and the tide
of infidclity and indifference Is steadily
rising with a prospect OF surprising the
whole world Statistics fail to show any
such state of affairs, An investigation OF
the facts Will show that never in the his
tory of the church. / speak OF no sect or
Reorganization; N, but of the church as
whole, has It been more w1dea~ake or
better equipped, spiritually and materially
for the carrying out of Its mission to
regenerate the world. The hest organic
ing talent in the world today is eper-
getically, combating sin, Millions OF dol
lars. exceeding all previous records. are
going into missions. Religious move
mentss adequately financed and ably
managed. are at work among the very
foundations OF things. The Sunday
school, once the perfunctory annex Of re-
ligion; where old men. human pillars OF
pulsion, and mollycoddles. present from
choice, and where old women. III black
hornets and omoaZine dresses. Instruct
ed good little girls, has grown to De ma
the great recruiting camp OF the modern
church. Onward, Christian SoldIcrsw
7a5 become as exciting as yankee Doo-
die and fife and drum.
Sunday School Workers
50 matter how he is Viewed rs a whole.
day school tho persuading impress OF the
business, commerce and success. He is
no sour. old Fashioned nonentity in a front
pew. but a commanding figure with
money In his pocket and g. friendly look
on his face. His testimony counts with
hoys and young men. But he is only the
representative OF q now common type.
pickle maker, coming out Of his
mothers kitchen, where he learned his
trade. into fortune OF many millions is
another conspicuous worker In the Sun
day school as rebuilt and reJuvenated on
present day lines. So is John wana-
Michigan man who discovered a substt-
tutc for wllalebone. and In consequence
thereof, Is the owner OF the big factories
and many bonds and shares
Rockefellcrs son and tho son Of Theo-
dorc Roosevelt are teachers now, or have
neen. Tho SUNDAY school man can be
found in the big advertisement OF maya
zines and newspapers. He Is doing busi-
land.
Not in Decadence.
Tho pith OF the matter is that the
Impression as TO the decadence OF the
church Is due. TO the same reason that
aome superficial observers are cornip1
to believe that the American home Is in
danger of extinction through dlvorca
The Tact that some more or less we'll
known man announces his disbelief I'm
the miracles or In the existence OF Cod
Is of more news value and gets moro
space than the thousands Of better
known men who go along sereuely in
tho old faith, Just as the fact that one
couple ill-inated seek relief from The
marital tic in the courts is of greater
news value than the thousands Of con-
pies VINO arc happily mated, live good.
true lyes ana rear useful families
An election bonfire is more showy than
the flames in the gas range but IL does
not Indicate that all OF the gas raneoa
are going out Of business. In this coun-
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thing indicates that Carnegie hall i'll
lhc metropolis where tho concert will
be gwen VIII be packed to the roof The
Philharmonic orchestra, which numbers
between ninety and 100 players, has
now come under the management of
Loudon Charlton, and ITS plans have
been broadcncd to the extent Of douh,
ling the number of concerts played in
New York. During tho first sixty.
seven years of It's existence th orcbes-
ira confined It's appearances 10 The
metropolis. Last season it played half
dozen outside engagements, and this
year 1T viii be heard IN about twenty
cities. Next year IT il proposed To
broaden the plans still further. so that
the organization will give from 100 TO
$50 concerts which may include Il trans
continental tour The greatest stars in
America have been engaged rs solosts
for ttls season $ appearances, the list
including Mines. Gadski, Glnck, Scbu-
mann llcink. Rider-kclscy. KIRBY Lrnn,
Miss Maud Powell, and Mcssrs. Bis
pham, Clement, Ilofmann. ScharwcEka,
Dethicr, MacmIllcn, Spicring, iIutchc.
son, Hamlin. Schultz. Schmitt and
others. In addition to being the oldest
orchestra in America, the Philharmonic
is the most expensive in The world. its
cost for It's twenty -thrccwcck session
being nearly u quarter of n million dol.
lars,
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Salt Lake Statistics
Births.

Hjamcr e, Jensen. Express avenue.
between Third and Fourth East streets,
bog.
Thomas r. Larson. Gi West Seventh
South street. boy.
Ninrod George sone. i25 Hazel court,
girl.
George ". Hogan. lol5 Emerson ave-
nue., boy.
Lester j. Haslam. 80 North Fifth
West street boy,
Frank e. Sullivan, ST. Marks hospital,
boy.
street, boy.
William u Copp, 3sl South West Tenn
pie street, boy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

Suite i'll which, while conducting The
orchestra, he will play the harpsichord
The symphony will be Tho Schubert G
major, of which Schumann spoke as the
symphony OF heavenly lcngth,' Mr.,
Mahier will also present his own ar.
rapgement of the Ballet Musk from
H HIdomeneoo and the Dentsch Tame Of
Mozart. The programme will be
brought to dramatic close by superb
performance of Richard Strauss IS
"Also Sprach Iarathustra' - Every