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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
Must Be Approved.

Senator Clapp said he would insist
the bill be 50 worded as to make agree
ments unlawful unless approved by the
commission. Mr.. Root said he never
would consent to give to the commits
sion the right To suspend rate fixed
by railroad without investigation.
He would not consent that any official
should fix the railroad rates. but was
willing the government should super
wise rates. To do more would be 10
change from the American To the Eu-
ropean system, he said, with govern
I'VE all desire the extension of our
system, but we viii never say 10 the
capital Of the country we encourage
Its Investment only to concentrate its
control In Washington" said Mr..
Root. Mr.. Cunmins asked whether
there was any difference in principle
In giving the commission the power
to suspend rates for so days for in-
vestigation and giving II power 20
make an indefinite suspension.
THE power to render indefinite
suspension Is the power TO render
final judgment" responded Mr.. Root,
whereas the power of temporary
suspension Is like the granting of a
temporary injunction. The power to
suspend indefinitely involves the right
to suspend without any investiga
ton"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
SIX MINERS KILLED
BY AN EXPLOSION

Wilburton, Okla, March 3i.-Six
miners were killed here today by
mysterious explosion In the Great
Western Coal & Coke company's mine
No. 2. The dead:
THAD CUNNINGHAM
ULIS BODY.
WILLIAM PAHLONG.
G. N. BELCHER.
DANIEL, KAUFMAN.
WILLIAM M'MAHON.
Ii Is not known what caused the
blast, but II Is supposed to have been
the result Of shot going off pre-
maturely just as the men who we've on
the night shift We're leaving their
work. The bodies We're recovered late
this afternoon.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
FUNERAL
IS GIVEN W|NDER

Salt Lake City. March a. Two
funeral OF the late Jchn II. winder,
drst counsellor 10 ilesident Joseph u.
Saith OF the Morni nrchnreh was an
Impressive one and was attended by
Governor Spry. Mayor Rransford ana
state and municipal officers.
From to II O'clock the body lay in
state at the tabernacle and was
viewed by thousands.
The funeral services began at IL
O'Clock and continued until l:sO MANY
mercantile establishments closed their
doors during ths services as a mark Of
respect.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
JAPANESE HYsrERiA.

Washington. March 3l.--"You can
divide the American flag by two and
either half OF 1t will be larger and
more efficient In fighting capacity
than the Japanese navy" declared Mr.
Padgett, of Tennessee today. in ad-
dressing the house on the naval ap-
preparation bill.
is It right" asked Mr.. Padget, that
we should use such Japanese hysteria
as we have seen exhibited in this
country to stimulate our naval
strength
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
Mines Closed Down.

ST. Louis. March 3l.--Nine hundred
coal mines In Illinois closed down this
afternoon and tonight and $4,000
miners stopped work. The mines will
be closed until a new wage scale Is
signed, the old agreement expiring at
/, O'Clock today.
When the whistles blew at the end
Of the day shift the miners walked
out with their implements and the
workings were turned over to the
pumpmen and engineers. who will be
the only men at work tomorrow
,3Ening The mines will be closed
: .enbnbly go days and possibly for
Dnths, according to statements
nbers OF the operators execu-
AA anmittee.
J. ~. l. Garrison. president of the Big
Muddy Coal Z Iron company. and a
member Of the committee. says the
operators are willing 10 grant an In
crease IN wages. but will not pay the
shot fires, and II 10 upon this latter
point negotiations may fail.
The miners under the contract which
expired tonight earned $3.50 to 81 In a
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
MONEY IS PROVIDED
FOR A new HOSPITAL

Washington. y. c., March 3l.--tSpe-
cial,)-As finally approved and made a
law by President Taft, the army APP
preparation bill contains an appropria :
tion of $4,000 towards the construc-
tion OF new modern army hospital at
Fort Missoula, as recommended by
Surgeon. General Torney of the army
In his annual report. This provision
was Incorporated in the bill at the
instance OF Senator Dixon, and will
become available on July next.
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Coal Men Walk Out Pending Settlement Of a
New Wage Schedule Demanded.
CONFIDENT THERE WILL Be NO FAMINE
While the Shutdown Is Expected Last Anywhere From
Thirty Days to Four Months, Fuel Has Been Stored
Up for the Emergency Which Has Arisen and No
Shortage Is Feared Just Now.

day of eight hours. They demand an
increase Of 10 cents a ton. They also
ask the operators TO pay the expense
Of the shot-firln The operators say
II they grant the demands II will
mean an increase III expenses Of $l44.
100000 annually which the public
eventually must pay No immediate
famine In coal IL expected, The rail-
roads and big users of coal in this
section have supplies for two months.
Adolph f. Germcr secretary and
treasurer of the miners sixth sub
district of Illinois. this afternoon said
several operators have slgnifed their
willingness To grant the union de-
mands
The Illinois miners have fund on
hand of $7is,000. according to Germer.
The policy of the miners will be de-
termined at a meeting at Springfield.
ne says. and II then viii be decided
whether the miners will treat with
individual operators or the entire
state be handled through the general
executive committee.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
IMPORTANT BILL.

Ottawa. Ont, March 31.-One of the
most important measures of the pres
ent session was put through the Ca
madam commons last night BY Rn-
dolph Lemereux, premier, when a bill
was passed giving the railway COM
mission control of the rates and ia
cilities of cable companies. The rate
legislation is In lieu of the proposi-
tion Of laying the transatlantic cable
by the government
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
MUST PRODUCE JAPs.

Manila March 3l.-~A local firm Of
lawyers today obtained writ of
habeas corpus from the supreme
court directing the military authori-
ties to produce In court ut 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning the two japanese
who We're arrested in connection with
a plot to secure plans for the fortifi-
cations at Corregidor, caeite
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
CASE IS RESTED.

New York. March 3l--The defen-
dants In the federal suit to dissolve
the merger Of the Union and Southern
Pacific railroads rested their case to-
day and adjournment was taken un-
til Tuesday when the government will
begin the rebuttal testimony.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
GETS LIFE SENTENCE.

Salt Lake City, March 3l--I4 T..
Driskell, convicted of the murder Of
Special Police officer'R was today
sentenced to serve a life sentence in
the state penitentiary
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
CELEBRATES THE EVENT.

Paris, March SIN, pupuy. minister.
of commerce gave luncheon to-day
in celebration of the conclusion q the
Franco American tariff agreement.
American Ambassador Bacon was tha
guest of honor ana othni Americans
present We're Frank H. Mason, Ampri
can eonsul seneral, and Janes Haaen
Hyde.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
A LITTLE PREMATURE.

Washington, March 3l-The pub
lished statement that the Turkish
government had awarded to British
firms the contracts for constructing
war vessels to cost approximately $685.
100000 .s now said TO have been pre- :
mature
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
win Be Idle.

Des Moines. March 31-Sixteen
thousand union coal miners In Iowa
will be idle for an indefinite period as
a result of the suspension of work
ordered this afternoon at the Iowa
district convention Of the United Mine
Workers of America. No coal will be
mined In the state until after the set
tlement of the new wage schedule for
the biennial period beginning today
Negotiations for the new wage scale
will be opened at a joint conference
Of miners and operators In Des
Moines April II. The conference ror
the adjustment Of the wage problem
was decided upon this afternoon
when joint meeting of the operators
and miners was held to discuss the
proposition to furnish miners to pro-
tect the mines pending the settlement
of the wage question.
To this suggestion the miners
agreed. For time deadlock was
threatened on the proposition that the
operators must signify their willing
scale and pay to the miners VINO kep'
up the mines an additional 5.55
per cent over the old scale on tiie,r
day wage. The operators objected,
declaring they would sacr'nec their
mines first. The. situation was finally
cleared. however, and the artic,ls of
agreement signed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-01
Will Confer.

Denver, March 3l.-Announcement
was made tonight that representatives
of the miners and operators In north
ern Colorado, included In district Ii.
Will confer tomorrow In an effort to
reach an agreement on a wage scale.
Miners demand an increase of five
cents ton. Operators declare they
will be unable to meet this demand.
Miners announce unless an agreement
Is reached tomorrow the 1900 men in
northern Colorado win not return TO
work after tomorrOw's holiday.
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Can Enforce Law.

I'VE inslst upon competition" he
continued. but we prohibit such com
petltion ms we think Injurious and we
forget the railroads themselves may
be better able to enforce the law than
can any officer In Washington
He argued in many matters the
railroads were practically required To
enter into agreements. and so long as
this was true. he said. II was abso-
lutely necessary the roads be author
lied to come together. To do this
would he To wipe out an anomaly and
abuse In reply To an inquiry from
Mr.. Rayner. Mr.. Root said he would
favor an amendment requiring that
agreements among railroads have the
approval of the interstate commerce
commission before going into effect.
He did not however. regard the addi-
tlon as Of particular importance. The
only reason for Its insertion would he
to avoid misunderstanding. The con-
cession. however. was considered by
the opponents of the bill az very i'm
portant.
Mr. Depew advocated amending the
bill To require governmental approval.
He said he had held to that position
for many years before he entered the
senate
And I believe that Is the attitude
of every railroad man In the country"
he added
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Go Out Quietly.

Kansas City, March 3l.--Approxi-
mately $4,000 union .oal miners quit
work In the southwestern field. COM
posed of the states of Missouri, Kan
sas. Oklahoma and Arkans1s. today.
The men went out quietly. They
We're ordered from the miners held-
quarters at Pittsburg. Kan. yesterday
to quit work. when the operators
learned of this move last night they
requested the men tu remove their
tools upon leaving the shafts today.
This was done.
Engineers. frenien and pnmp,ban
alone remain at work. IT liz said IN
effort Is being made by the miners
to induce these WORKERS 10 quit. The
operators. however, profess no fear
on this score.
Both miners and operators predict
a ong-determined hght in this field.
Last month an effort was male in
conference to reach an agreement. 1t
was stormy meeting and al i.o time
were they near a Settlement. The op-
orators claim they cannot grant the
increased wages demanded by .he
men because of the competition of
non-union mines and dealers in fuel
oil and gas IL too keen.
For 30 days railroads and osher
large consumers of coal have been
storing fuel and no immediate famine
Is feared.
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FULL 0NFESSION
IS MADE BY
BRAND
FORMER PRESIDENT OF PITTS.
BURG COUNCIL TELLS ON
MEN "HlGHER UP."

Pittsburg, March 3,.-Will'am
Brand, formerly president Of the
common council. who was brougk.
from the penitentiary - testify before
the grand jury. today contributed Is
full confession 10 help the graft prob
ers in trailing the "men higher up"
Brands confession aad that " Charles
Stewart leaves but )rc more impor-
tant witness To be heard. IL IL said.
This witness Is Councilman Hugh
Ferguson, who vas a tho courthouse
today seeking opportunity to tell his
story. More directors and employees
of banks were before the jury today.
as were also two young women. Bes-
sic Currin and Nellie Sherlock, tele-
phone operators at the Farmers Ma
tional Deposit bank
immunity Bath.
Three more councilmen took the
immunity bath by pleading no de-
fense to charges Of taking bribes.
These were Samuel Poster, who ad-
mitted taking $4OO from Stewart for
his vote on the bank ordinance; T. o.
Atkinson. who confessed to taking
bribes Of 800 from DR.. w. II. Weber,
for his vote on a street ordinance,
and $500 from Stewart t. support the
bank ordinance; and John Mccart-
ney. a former selectman, who said he
got s400 for his votes on both ordl-
nances.
Under threats of commitment -
jail, IA of the men recently indicted
appeared today with bondsmen. who
gave bail of $1,000 each for their APP
pearlnce in court later.
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YOU NEED

A class cd It viii save you
much time and murh trouble.
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THE wEA1ALR

Today---Fair.
Tomorrow--l'air.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-09

you be somebody, but owning your
own home viii"
"Own-owning your own huh-home.
echoed Mr.. j.. anu not quite compre-
bending the full import of Mrs. Us.
remark.
Exactly" cried Mrs. J.. valantly.
And. Homer-dear's attention won.
and her heart full of the subject, she
sailed forth like an Amazon. Incl
dentally. too. be it stated, she sailed
into Mr. Justwed for fair.
For the same rent they We're paying
for the apartment they could be pur
chasing their own home, Where? I'm
possible, Not a bit of it, She had
seen the house herself-yessir, with
her own eyesi II was a perfect dear
OF a house, too; eight rooms and bath
and-and-weil. If he'd hurry home
from the bank tne next evening she'd
take him to see it. If then if he did
not like tiff he did not become just
as enthusiastic over it as she was
why-why-she would promise never
TO mention tho subject again,
Homer-dear objected. Homer dear
raved. Homer-dear ridiculed the idea.
Homer-dear pleaded excuses. But in
the end Homer dear capitulated.
"When,.a woman will, she willard
Homer-dear had never had chance
to sidestep looking at tie house from
the start.
The next afternoon a man and wo
man might have been seen reluctantly
descending the steps of trim little
two-stOry house, set in the middle of
a long row. and Respondent with
Freshly painted front porches and
shutters, and spick and span as you
please. The man turned when hair
way up the block and looked back
longingly at the house he had just I
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-09
Try Mrs. Wieas' Way.

II was Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch" says an exchange. who used
compliments instead of spankings In
bringing up her children. and there Is
en- up TO date mother who has two
very well behaved children who says
that the keynote of her success with
them Is that she says do" instead Of
don't when her youngsters are In
need of correction or direction. The
consistent following Of this simple
principle requires thought and quick
wit. The first impulse when there Is
mischief CT disorder being made or
some other reprehensibIe business 60
ing on is TO cry don't" but "do.T as
illustrated by drawing attention to the
opposite OF chiId's actions awakens
interest and is far more effective in
correction. IT am sure the idea Of
saying do instead OF don't is the
right one" says this mother. "Of
course 1t is not always possible 90 OBJ
serve this rule. but whenever one can
i believe in the substitution OF the
positive for the negative In other
words. the chiid's mind is given some
thing definite to work upon. No child
likes TO be naggej. aad constantly say
Ing don't amounts to naggiuS."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-09
wh.n ssIf.hn..s Is Justice.

Selfishness 10 a certain point Is no;
only allowable. but commendcble- The
mother who. meaning 20 be unselfsh.
allows her husband and children to
ride over Der rouShshod is not only
preparing trouble for herself. but.
still worse. trouble for those whom she
IS spelling day by day. She would be
doing her duty more truly by her fam
Hy n she remembered THAI she. as
wei as they. had certain rights which
must be respected and preferences
which must be lsonored.
A family Is a little kingdom In
which the mother and father are SOW
ereig1s. who must rule wisely. render
ing justice TO all themselves among
the number. n the kingdom is 10 re-
main happy and prosperous. Mother.
as queen. must ft herself TO stand
comparison with other queens. 50 that
her growing sons and daughters mag
think proudly and fonciy that no
other cbap's-or girfs-moiher Is Ct 70
hold n candle % ours
Our duty 10 ourselves begins when
we FIRST realize that the world con-
tains an interesting person called Il"
and continues as long, as that person
remains In this troublesome world.
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ny good to me. Who's the agent
Buildem & Sellum? go to see them
the first thing tomorrow morning. be
fore | go to the bank.
The next afternoon M. J. came
home at the usual hour. But he
seemed strangely depressed and dis
cCuraged.
Il saw EN-" he said simply. IT'S
right-forty a month.
"Oh-oh--isn't that just dandy.
exclaimed Mrs. J. with enthusiasm,
DO tell me about Il, I'm just crazy
TO know"
But. somehow. he was not in the
least enthusiastic. In fact, he seemed
worried.
But, Blossom" he said-and it was
plain he hated to say it-"you have
10 pay five hundred dollars down on
the house first"
"Oh." exclaimed Mrs. j., mournful-
ly. Five hundred dollars-whew!
And we haven't but two hundred in
bank. have WEI"
"No--no-only two hundred" ad-
mitted Homer-dear sadly.
Mrs. J. was silent. Suddenly she
jumped to her feet.
81 have it," she cried gaily. Il
have it-bOrrow the other three hun
dred, Surely the bank will lend II
to you-you'ye been with them ten
years"
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Consider This Advice.

No woman should submit to surgi.
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive
ly from roots and herbs, a fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved TO be the
most valuable tonic and invigorator OF
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
niony TO the wonderful virtue of Lydia
Il. ffnkham's Vegetable Compound.
II cures female ills. and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. IL you
are i'll, for your own sake as well as
those you love, give il a trial.
Mrs. pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice Is freaI
aud ALWAYS helpful.
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*
Points
For
iHlOIn6rS
-
&

"a baby's grandmother is often its
wors; enemy"
SO splendid trained nurse who
makes her speciality the bringing back
TO health OF sick babies told me the
other day. says Ruth Cameron.
II was a pretty harsh indictments OF
that class OF parsonage whose very
name cvokes a thought OF tenderness.
so naturally demanded an explanation.
She gave IL.
"Grandmotbers are the worst enc
niles OF our modern methods-not all
OF them, OF course. bat some Because
their babies lived and grew up IN spite
OF what mistakes they made they try
TO have their daughters make the same
mistakes. a
There is no doubt about II that
modern methods have reduced infant
mortality immensely. and. though OF
course It's true that plenty of babies
grew up into healthy children with
the old, careless methods. baby
brought up In the modern way has
twice the chance 10 grow up that they
did.
but the grandmothers don't see Il
that way. They say all their babies
grew up, or II one or two died they
would have died anyway. no matter
what precautions were taken. and they
tel, their daughters that all this steril-
izing and boiling and the rest of the
things that we are trying TO teach
them is all nonsense.
-"Mosi OF them talk behind our
backs. but once In awhile one OF them
speaks right out to me. SO l know
about what they say.
Here are few samples:
"'rhis feeding n baby every three
hours to the minute Is all tommyrot.
Why. when Jennie was baby / fed
her whenever she cried. and she
doesn't look very peaked now. does
sheg'
This boiling OF nipples and bottles
Is perfect nonsense. l never boiled
thing. and | brought up five children
and lost only one by cholera infantum.
and you needn't tell me any child gets
cholera infantum from not having its
nipples boiled
Waking a child up to feed him Is !
the silliest thing | ever heard OF. He |
has been undernourished and needs /
the nourlshment? Nonsense / had |
eight children. and always let them |
sleep as long as they would
THAT'S the sort OF thing they are :
continually saying. and as some of
them have more influence than we do |
the result is that many OF our most J
important instructions are neutraliz-
cd
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left.
1T sure is a beauty. Blossom," he
remarked. with real enthusiasm
Wont that little room on the third
floor back make dandy little DEM
The woman laughed-a gay, happy,
satisfied laugh.
81 knew you'd like it. Homer" she
said. Il don't see how anybody could
help liking it. And Just think what
can be done with the lower floor once
it is fixed up. Artistic? Why, the
perspective possible is simply amaZ-
ing,"
Are you sure II can be bought for
monthly payments of S40?" asked the
man. anxlously. 1T scarcely seems
possible How do you know it? Who
told you so? Why. it's only S. a
month more than we're paying now
for that crowded, cramped little apart
ment of ours"
"Oh. yes. indeed Homer" insisted
the woman. Il am sure of ft-dead
sure. Molly Cunard and her husband
That's what they've just taken
the one two doors above ou-ours
That's what they're paying-siO a
month. including taxes. interest, water
rent. and-and-well, a whole lot of
other things | don't even know the
meaning of"
~Um-m-m-m," unused the man medi-
tatiyely, "um-m-m-m, that sounds pref