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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
IMPORTANT REPORT
COMING
NATIONAL WATERWAYS CoMMiS.
SION WILL SUBMIT ITS FIND
INGS MONDAY.

Washington. Jan 2.-R"comm"nda
tion~ as to general federal policy
toward the Improvement nf rivers, har-
horS and canals. based upon tnVeStigu
tinns that haN" been conducted in this
and foreign countries for a couple nj
wears will lac made Ia congress bN
thu United States national Waterways
commission in n rmWt Z" lie sub
.nited Monday. The one Important
question. upon which til commission
split ii is understood. was as tn
whether ar not there should h" fed o.
rtal control over rates an railroad.
,npctine with the transn"rIaI.nn
Zines uu inland waterways.
Some members Of the commission
contrnded that the interstate commerce
commission should II" given power Ia
fin a minimum rat" to he charged by
thu parallel railroads in eases whore il
a~ evident the rail rates ~"r" reduced
/" draw hu~me~S away fr"m III" water
routes
Others opposed such legislation
Upon tho final vote. II is understand
the large mainritN at thu commission
members favored laws t. give added
power /" tn" interstate commerce" COM
Mission. and IN" report. il was iearn"t
today. will vote" IN" opinion at tn"
in tho view at tn" majority. are essen
tial I" tn" rapid Development and thu
brand ti>' If IN" inland WATERWAYS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
ORDERS HEAVY FINE
IMPOSED UPON SHIP

Honolulu. Jan. with fine "f
$500 for each passenger landed here
confronting the vessel as a penalty for
violating the coastwise shipping laws
which forbid a foreign ship from car
-ying passengers from one American
port 10 another. the Hamburg Amer
lean steamship Cleveland with $50
around the world tourists from New
York. is due TO arrive from Honolulu
tomorrow. The treasury department at
Washington cabled TO collector of the
Port Stachable today 10 enforce the
coastwise regulations upon the steam
ships arrival and that no exception
will be made in this case. While the
fine of s30n il j. understood here.
win only be imposed on about Ii or
20 OF the tourists who expect Ia re
main i'm Honolulu, this penalty will ar-
ply 10 all the passengers upon the ar
rival of the steamship al San Fran
cisco. from whence the tourists expect
10 return To New York hy rail
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23

tn" city schools some time aga com
pieted arrangements with W. \. Milne
Of Chicago. 10 present his wcIl-kuown
musical fairy spectacle. The Pixies"
at IN" HHrnpis theater on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights. February | and .
Mr. Milne is now here. in personal
charge OF all rehearsals. which are
being held every afternoon AMI even
ing at the Roosevelt school Two
hundred young ladies and children
will take part. all in grotesduc and
beautiful costuming. representing
pixies. brownies. COLLINS. pickaninnies,
insects. monkeys. fairies, butterflies.
flower girls. pages, Amazon guards
and Japanese maidcns II tells
story of the kidnapping Of sleeping
fairy by the wicked gohlins a terrific
battle between the pixies and goblins,
the defeat Of the gnhIns, the final
restoration of the stolen fairy. and
the wedding festivities Of tn" prince
and queen. This story is told in
verse. and solos. duets. auartets.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
LUMBERMEN GATHER
IN MEETING
MONTANA lARcH AND PINE MAN
UFAcTuRERs' ASSOCIATION
HOLDS CONVENTION.

kaltsren. Mont. Jan. tSpecialD
lumber cut in laua and the prospects
Of exceeding this by "a. 00o a00 in the
present Year. the Montana I.arch &
Pine Manufacturers association yes-
tcrday gathered for lis third annual
meeting Ia this city. The reports
read at the meeting and given out
yesterday show that the lumber from
this valley reaches - different states
and territories. going as far east as
New York. where the iarrh is said TO
b" in high favor as 4 finishing prod
net. In addition 10 los. 600. 600 cut ls-
noo.no1 additional WAS shipped in 1899
coming from the large stock left from
tn" cat ~ inoS when the lumber bust
ness WAS in a icm"ralizrd cnadi,'nn
The stock on hand January l. 1910
was but at.000. dan as against ~. GOA, nna
tn" prey i"us year
Daring The past year - 0fh Ann feet
~ lumber from the association was
marketed IN Montana being III ner
cent "f the total but shipments
amounting In as high as l.. O0n ,nOO for
North Dakota and ranging downward
from that figure. wer. shipped out
side the state. Nearly a00o GOA feet
We're marketed in Alberta alone
Credit f"r the present bright condi-
tion of tn" market is given la the in
dustrial awakening ~ Montana
especially Ia the settlement Of the
eastern plains, Ia the building Of the
Billings " Northern railway. which
opened M the Nebraska ana Kansas
fields, aui IL Il better rate which has
mad" possible Same competition With
other districts
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chnruso~ ana several intricate drills
The best talent among the boys and
girls ~ tn" public srh""ts viii he sup
plemented with several al the teach
"rs and - young ladies from the high
school. All hay" entered into il with
an enthusiasm which means success
and the presentation here will h" on
as elaborate IA scale as the larger
eastern cities. where for the past ID
years it has delighted thousands. 1t
WAS recently given in Spokane. Hell
eua, Livingston and RaZeman tn
packed houses.
Pixies. brownies and COLLINS were
little men not much larger than
mans thanh. who lived in caves UNI
der the mountains of Norway. Sweden.
Germany and Scntland-so our fore
fathers believed. They had very stout
bodies. large google eyes. fat cheeks
and wide grnning mouths. They
worked all day around their anvils.
for they wer" little smiths But at
night while weary mnrtals slept.
they flockrd All over the world bent
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
EFFORTS At PEACE
ALL COME TO NAUCHT
Madriz Sends Message to General Es.
trada Refusing to Recognize Pro-
visionai Government.

Blnefields. Nicaragua. Jan. ea-Gen-
eral Estrada, head of the troops of the
provisional government today received
a telegram from President Madriz,
through Rear Admiral kimhall. saying
That he refuses to recognize the pro-
visional government. This means all
peace negotiations are off. II Is be
lieved the advisers of Madriz. who
are practically the same as served Zc-
laya, are not anxious for peace. and
certainly not on the basis OF the rec
ignition Of Estrada. Generals Cha
moro. Mena. Zelodon. Masis and Cor
REQ. with 1000 men. are now all in
the department Of Gonzales and news
of battle may he received at any
time.
General Juan Reyes. former governor
IF the coast provinces. formerly one
of the revolutionists. but who turned
traitor and recently sought permission
from General Estrada Ia come to Blue
fields and discuss peace terms. arrived
today and was Immediately arrested
and sent to Corn island where the
other political prisoners are held
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
TWO NEW FIGHTERS
FAVORED BY TAFT

Washington. Ian. -. At - confer
.nr.. with chairman Fuss "f the house
committee an naval affairs AMI Eerr"
sentative Roberts nf Massachusetts
member III thu committee. President
TAFT today announced that n" favored
- provision for two new hhttlrships nf
the improved nr"udnaught. ar all his
guns type. IN tn" forthcoming naval
appropriation hill Will" economy il
/" l." the uatch""rd at tn" admniS-
tratinn Mr 'raft Declared that the pol
icy adopted by his predecessor II
keeping TIA" American navy We'll
equipped With m"d"rn fighting ma
chimes could met Ia. abandoned. and
that II would Il" faIs" economy L.
prnHtd" for amy less than tN" battle
~hlps Nrar
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
NEW SALES RECORD
ESTABLISHED
ANNUAL CLOTHING CLEARANCE
OF MissoulA MERCANTILE
CO. STARTS WELL.

From the drop Of the flag" the an
nuai January clearanc" sale Of the
clothing department uf the Missouia
Mercantile company went with rush
yesterday. The big double 10 .,s adj
vertisemont in The MisSouIian y.stcr-
day morning had started the buyers and
they were on hand before the doors
Of the Stor. were opened During the
forenoon tn" rush nj buyers increased
in volume ana last night found the
department thranEcd with eager bar
gain hunters.
There WAS something for every one
Of them: the big clothing stock Of this
establishment and the extensive line nf
haberdashery were all embraced in the
sweep of the clearanc. prices. \ visit
In the store during the day or in the
evening was sufficient to satisfy the
most casual observers that Mssnula
buyers appreciate III. merit of this an
nual bargain carnival: the crowd was
busy and knew what it wanted
This clearance sale has become one
of the fixed events In the calendar of
the bargain seeker" said f. H. Hoos
advertising manager Of the store. last
night as he talked with Nissoulian
man. When the date Of the sale is
announced, the buyers respond quickly
This Is the first day of the sale hut
look AZ that crowd. Monday there will
De more buyers than there have been
today-that has been the history of
these sales in III" past. have watched
good many "f these sales and have
never seen one that started off as
briskiy as this; il has been the greatest
opening day We have ever had mt a
mems sale
This opinion was confirmed by 9th
ers In the store who have served
through other sales: yesterday estab-
lished new record in this great bar
gain giving event
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
T|LLMAN AND TAFT
CLASH
PRESIDENT AND SOUTHERNER
HAVE FRIENDLY SET.TO
AT BANQUET.

Washington. Jan. 2s.-PrsS!dant TAFT
and Senator Tillman cIashed in good
natured discussion of the merits of the
personnel of the army in Cuba and in
the Philippines tonight at the annual
banquet Of the Military order OF the
Caraboa. The dinner was private
affair and the guests were loath to
disclose just what was said. but il was
learned the South Carolina senator
spoke in characteristic vein and
made some pointed criticisms of the
army. He realized. as he told the presi-
dent. afterward. that he was touching
Mr.. Taft on "A sore spot and the prcsi-
den, seemed To understand that he
was just doing il for the purpose of
stirring him up for he said so in his
reply. and while vigorously defending
the army. he passed off the whole
matter as joke
When the president concluded his
speech. which those present declared
was 'rattling good one Mr.. Till
man was the first In extend his hand
in congratulation and the pair chatted
amiahly for several minutes Since
Mr.. Taft occupied the White house
Mr.. Tillman has been persona grata
there. although he had not entered its
portals previously for nearly seven
years. Tonight's incident was there
fore regarded as merely good natured
cantcr between two friends. and as
neither participant betrayed any feel
ing it was treated lightly by the Cara
noans and their guests.
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Hull Of Iowa. chairman of the house
committee on military affairs. also
"er" present and made brief speeches
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
olSTilIERS WIN POINT.

Kansas City. Jan. 23--Judge John
+. Philips issued AN order IN the
United s;ates circuit court here to-
day temporarily "njnlnine the Mis-
sour. Kansas 4 Texas Railroad COM
rany frtr refusing shipments NJ
Ijqu"r consigned Ia points In Okla
h".na ana Kansas. dry states The
order - sled in favor -. the Harvest
King Disabling company "r Kansas
City. TIL order i Il victory for the
diS,slIers III iishc which has waged
between them and the railroad "a.
several months.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
FRIENDS Of WALSH
HAVE HOPES STILL

Chicago, Jan. 2e-Hope that John Il
Walsh, who was taken To the federal
prison at Leavenw0rih IA few days ago
To serve five-year term in connec.
ton with the wrecking nf III" Chicago
National bank, may he liberated before
many months. was entertained by his
friends and attorneys tonight as IA re-
suit OF the decision in the Heinze case
John S. Miller. chief counsel for Walsh.
said Judge Houghs decision would be
thoroughly gone over and its possible
application To the Walsh case consid-
cred.
District Attorney Sims said il WAS
not possible for Walsh tn benefit by
any such action. In the first place"
he said the time for such a move has
passed \ motion To auash the ludict
ment should have been made before til"
actual beginning Of the trial In the
second place. there was no authorized
persons in the jury room.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23

know he does not. TOR h" invariably
sits near me and tells his escort that
all at II i foolish. slekrning. disgust
ing and that his s.'nS" "f tn" acSthetis
is all out al plumb after even one act
He will tell her that n" doesn't Ike
the star that the chorus i at an an
tiuuateG style and resembles Chippen-
dale furniture more than anything
else He will insist that il l. a trial
L. sit through an entire performance
meaning. suppose. t. .ut5utat" that
his giant intellect - Super5"F - an
enjoyment 81 girls. q song and stage
athletics. He will rail at the show
from start Ia finish. huI-ant here's
what / cannot under>tani-h-'S always
there and-as / have said Ae:"re-he
sits near mo. invariably.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
AGREEMENT REACHED
BETWEEN RAILROADS

r,r:N"d. ur..~ Ian - According
I, thr n~~gnuitn In, HuI and Harri-
.n.,n interests havr reached an agree
wrnt r'sArl.ms r3eht-"f-"ay from the
'"mmhia river into the rich central
oregon region Ma tn" peschutcs val
.r, l'uler the agreement III"
nrS,.hutes company. a Hartman read,
Ntl! occupy the east side of the
DesrhuteS river and the oregon Trunk.
a Hil road. tn" west side. for about
." miles south from the Columbia
RIVER Each Rad W.u have the right
under the agreement Ia use tn" right
ur-lNay If the other nT"r certain pnr-
titnS of the route.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
SUIT DISCONTINUED.

New York, Jan. 2e-The $40. 600 600
suit brought under the sherman anti
trust Law against the American Sugar
REFINING company in connection with
its absorption az the PENNSYLVANIA
Sugar Refining company. WAS formal
ly discontinued today by Judge
l.acomhe in the United States circuit
court. The court upholds the Phila-
delphia courts in the approval OF the
priFat" settlement reached between
tn" two companies
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23

to double its paid-in capital. hut not
exceeding tn" total capital.
This means that the South Man
churian railroad. who's" total capital
is $500 oab 00u. al which So 900 0un has
been maid i'm. can borrow sloo.oa0, 900.
- understood that 500. noo. 900 will
Il" borrowed Immediately and devoted
/" IN" rapid development of the An
tune Mukdcn line and IN" improvement,
Of Port Arthur ~ great commercial
port.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
MEATlESS MENUS.

Pittshurg. Jan. ae-MeaIless menus
al several hotels and restaurants.
workmen signing pledges by hun
treds 10 abstain from eating meat and
a drop af two cents a pound in the
price OF pork and veal is the result
NJ the great protest against the high
cost Of living and the meat boycott
in Greater Pitrshurg tonight
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
HELENA MEN ACQUITTED.

Helena. Jan. GO. &. Dallas and
J. ID. Mcleod. We're today acquitted
by a jury in the federal court on the
charge Of conspiracy with intent In
defraud the government. The accused
We're employed in the office Of the
surveyor general and were alleged -
have made false returns concerning
mining claims.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-23
QUIT EATING MEAT.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Jan =2-A a
meeting tonight .oo employees "f on,.
Kalamazoo factory decided t" quit meat
eating for 80 days
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-07
Growing Corn For Cob p,n,,.

Probably not one smoker In hum
drcd who likes the "real American
pipe'-the corncob---is aware OF tho
fact that many acres I'm Ohio. Illinois
Missouri and Nebraska are devoted to
raising corn for the especial purpose
or producing cobs suitable for fashion
Ing into pipe bowls. Tho grain itself
Is marketed. OF course, but tho cob ON
which It grows is the real harvest and
Is cut carefully into proper lengths.
smoothed aud polished, the soft inner
pulp being gougcd out by specially
constructed machinery. Tho corncob
pipe goes to every country in the world
where men smoke and is especially I'm
FAVOR In Australia and New Zealand.
where 1t Is regarded as characteristics
ally American. because II suggests the
idea OF Yankee ingenuity. The brier
Is the favorito with Englishmen. who
are probably the greatest pipe smokers
In the world.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-07
THE STOMACH.
Its Power TO Resist Its Own Gastric
Juices is a Puzzle.


Juices is a Puzzle.
One OF the greatest questions dis
turbing the minds Of Psychologists
both past and present is that OF the
stomach's digesting powers. 1t Is
asked why the stomach does not digest
Itself 1t is well known that gastric
juices have the power 10 digest the It's
sue Of which the stomach is made,
One Of the things actually manufac-
tured by the body, secreted in tho
glands near the stomach and poured
into IL. is hydrochloric acid. power
full agent that Will eat up almost any
thing. Why IT does not eat the stomach
up is problematical
1t is known that a stomach from O
dead animal or man can be digested
by O living man. 1t has been found
out also that when mah Is killed
accidentally and his stomach IS I'm the
process of digesting If the body be
kept warm. his whole stomach will DO
digested and possibly. too. adjacent
organs as liver pancreas. etc. From
this It was argued that the principle
OF life" kept the process from going
vi III ~ Nv lhb DtlIE. SUBSEQUENTLY,.
however. this was proved TO be untrue.
a living frog was put in mn uncon-
scious condition and his leg inserted
through n small hole in dogs
stomach. the dog being alive and well.
IL WIS found that the frogs leg was
wholly digested in the process. al
though living SO the last reason con-
ceivable was proved incapable Of ex-
planning the phenomenon.
About the only conclusion left IS that
the stomach does gradually actually
eat itself mp. but that Il IS being con
stantly rebuilt However. as this OK.
pertinent is hard TO perform and as no
results have so far been announced I'm
this direction. we are left I'm a state OF
absolute ignorance. and all we can do
IS TO be devoutly thankful TO Provi-
dence that our stomachs do not digest
themselves except IN the ordinary
course OF human events.-Lawrence
Hodges in New York Tribune.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-07
A SERIOUS DINER.
The Way tho Grsat Emperor Charles
v. Ate His MsaIs


Tho diary of German gentleman.
Bartholomew Sastrow. who lived In
the time OF the Emperor Charles W.
gives us n good idea OF the gastronom-
&c customs OF those times. Sastrow's
description of the table habits OF the
greatest ruler In his day is very inter
esting.
Young princes and counts served the
repast. There were invariably four
courses OF six dishes. The emperor
had no ono to carve for him. ue be-
gan by cutting his bread In pieces
largo enough for ono mouthful. then
attacked his plate. He often used his
fingers while he held the plate under
his chin with tho other hand.
When no felt thirsty he made sign
10 the doctor" standing by tho table:
then they went TO the sidebonrd for
two silver flagons and filed n goblet
which held about measure and n
half. The emperor drained IL 10 tho
last drop. practically at ono draft
During tho meal no never uttered n
syllable, scarcely smiled at the most
amusing sallies OF tho testers behind
his chair. finally picked his teeth WITH
quilts and. after wishing his hands,
retired to window recess. wheru any
body could approach him with pcti.
ton
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-07
SINGS IRIS DEATH SONG.
a Peculiar Bird Found In tho Junaies
Of South America.

There Is n queer bird In tho jungles
Of northern South America which Is
called the 'pauJi" by the natives. but
Is known TO science as the galcated
curasson. IL Is chiefly remarkable be
cause 1t sings It's own death song.
II does not really slug. but makes a
deep humming noise which sounds
very much like the Spanish words "El
muerto esta aQui" (the corpse lies hcre,.
1T is while uttering this lugubrious
CHANT" said South American travel
err. that the paul. usually meets its
death, for the hunter can then easily
track IL 10 Its retreat. and Il falls n
victim. rs the Indians say. TO fits own
death song"
III the paul. gets suspicious IL i'm
mediately ceases humming. and that Is
q sure indication TO tho hunter that
the bird has seen him or scents dan
ger. In such case the only thing for
tho sportsman TO do IL 70 remain per-
fectly still rho bird may become re-
assured after waiting awhile and agniu
begin 90 call. Tho corpse lies here" II
can theh be cautiously approached ana
killed.
IL II Is only wounded tho paul. usu-
ally escapes. though II cannot fly much
better than tho ordinary domestic
fowl. II IL very fleet OF foot and win
outrun tho hunter until It ~ lost In the
dense underground OF tho jungle.
In the mating season tho male paul.
f. the most pugnacious OF birds and
Will fight its own kind whenever II
meets them. Often the fight ends in
the annihilauou OF both comintants.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-07
PariIs Of the Hair cut-

"Oucb"' cried the barber and some
thing besides. lie stuck the end OF
his thumb in his mouth and began
sucking>ft.
"Cut yourselfT' asked tho man I'm
the chair.
NO; It's an ingrowing hair" replied
the barber-"an ingTowing hair under
my thumb nail"
The nan in the chair laughed
Fact" said the barber ut isn't an
uncommon thing either. In giving a
customer hair cut n bit ~ hair often
lodges under the finger nail, and III It
isn't removed It IS apt 10 tester and
get sore. Sometimes we don't even
know it's there until It begins to get
In It's fine work II hurts like the
dickens sometimes II you don't be-
lieye me. ask any barber and heI.
tell you the same thing"-New York
Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-07
SALvE FOR HIS WOUND.
etrenuous Soeno That Was Not on
tho Bill Of tho Play.


Giovanni Gr0sso. a Sicilian actor of
unusual dramatic energy, was playing
In Florence In one OF his flercest parts.
where he had to stab his enemy with
dagger Suddenly, I'm the heat OF
his passion. Grasso let the wca pom slip
out OF his hand. II aligifed in the pit
on a mans head cutting II slightly.
An indignant member Of the audi
ence flung the knife back TO the stage,
where II was dexterously caught by
Grasso. Raising It aIoft I'm his hand
and as If IL were occursed. Grasso
smashed IL I'm two and then STAMPED
upon IL.
Then, with swift bound, Grasso
was IN the pit beside the injured man.
The next minute he had climbed back
TO the boards. with the victim in his
arms
After settling him in u chair Grosso
threw himself on his knees and began
a long entreaty for forgiveness. This
was rapidly granted by the much en-
barrassed playgoer. who on his side
begged 20 be allowed 10 return TO his
seat
But THIS was not 90 be until Grasso.
weeping copiously, had bestowed no
fewer than 6fty resembling Kisses on
the mans blushing cheeks.
The action was greeted with loud
cheersy and after Grasso bad grace
fully bowed his thanks the play wns
resumed and successfully concluded
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