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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
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MOTORCYCLE is HOMEMADE
Frame Of Machine Shown in lIlustra.
ton Is Made From Gas Pipe and
Pipe Fittings.

The frame of this motorcycle is
double throughout and made from
three-quarter and one inch gas pipe
and pipe fittings. A piece of round
iron was inserted in the pipes at
each bend to make sure of rigid
frame. No threads were cut on the
pipe and the tees used for the cross
ties were reamed out. slipped over
the pipes and fastened with a pin,
writes ]. o. Turner in Popular Me-
chanics.
The construction of the forks make
them very strong and springs were
attached as shown. The wheels and
engine were taken from an old and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

Ella Fontire-Is your knee tired,
dear?
Slenderly-It must he, pet; it's gone
to sleep.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

no wants to be a motor
man or a street car con-
0uctor? OF all occupations
on earth they would seem,
to the average father or
nathan fn1riprr n cor f0
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last lap and was gliding toward the
judges stand when his propeller
snapped. In a moment he was buried
under a wrecked machine about which
a cloud of escaping vapor arose. Help
ers rushed upon the field, lifted the
broken aircraft and hauled the Eng
lishman out of the Wreckage, He
limped few steps. then waved his
hand gaily to the crowd as signal
that he was not seriously injured.
Five minutes later he gave everyone
in front OF the grand stand thrills
by stepping from the hospital tent
into a Farman biplane, which he
maneuvered uncomfortably near the
heads of the spectators. But he was
happy, having won $4,000 by taking
the speed contest. McCurdy got a
thousand.
Auburn was to have been matched
against Mars in second speed race,
but the latter aviator did not go up.
Auburn rounded the course alone for
several laps, which netted him $500.
The red lights We're strung across the
field, the evening shadows began to
fall and Johnstone had come to earth.
when Grahame- White appeared again
before the stands He circled about
the Pickering lights. and. then soon
disappeared toward his hangar.
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
WITNESS JOHNSON IN FREIGHT
RATES HEARING HAS SOME
DECIDED OPINIONS.
QUESTIONED BY BOARD
Freight Traffic Manager of Rock ts-
land Lines Undergoes Examination
Says Certain State Railroad Com
missions Are Making Most Of tho
Troube-Result OF Conflicts.

Chicago, Oct. 31-Stanley A. john
son. assistant freight traffic manager
| of the Rock Island, declared before the
interstate commerce commission today
that certain state railroad commits
sions are causing most of the trouble
between the shippers and the railroads
| Johnsons statement was made while
he was being questioned by Comlris-
sioners Lane and Clarke, who inti-
mated their belief that the railroads
are not satisfied with regulation, be-
cause it limits their power "a Increase
revenues.
The hearing of the proposed ad-
vances in rates will be concluded to-
morrow and the evidence viii then
be reviewed in Washington before
decision is announced
Tn conducting the examination of
Johnson. Commissioners Lane at once
delved into the action of the roads pre-
vious to the existence OF the various
commerce commissions.
why did you not get up to these
rates before these interfering commits
sions came into existenee?" asked Mr..
Lane.
state commissions are an enlbar-
rassment and all the trouble between
the shippers and the railroads could
be adjusted In a satisfactory manner
IL the different state commissions were
ont of the way" replied johnson.
'You are not satisfied will, regtl-
latiGn because il limits your poWers-to
increase your revenue" said Commits
sioner. Lane, and you were not sat
isfied with non-reguiation prior to
1906 because You say that led to bank
Iruptcy--now. what Will satisfy yutf3
In 1906 you had an opportunity to set
the rates higher. yet your own and
other roads were placed In the hands
Of receivers. Now we come along. !"
Yes" interrupted Johnson, I'VE
might get along famously with your
honors and colleagues, IL we did not
have all CT these state commissions to
contend with
rs it not a fact, said Commissioner
Lane, that you are laying the bur
dens on the Interstate commerce COM
mission which were laid upon you by
the state commissions ?"
Il don't see 1t that way" replied the
witness. There is a conflict between
the state and federal bodies to control
the roads. If the responsibility were
not divided, It would he simplified' Z
General Dickinson of counsel for the
railroad took the witness in hand at
this juncture.
did you advance all the commodity
rates9" asked General Dickinson
I'VE did not replied Johnson
did you advance any class rates 2,
we did not.'
why were advances made on the
particular articles mentioneds"
ITO divide the traffic into three
classes. First, a class rate; second, to
list slight movings as light weight
commodities, and, third, to list the
heavy commodities.
Excepting grain and coal. none of
the heavy commodities have Keen ad-
vanced. Generally speaking. the ad-
vanees were made on manufactured
articles. The increase affects but 1892
of the tonnage of our road
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
ABSCONDING TELLER OF LOS
ANGELES INSTITUTION AR
RESTED IN MEXICO.
SUSPECTED DYNAM|TER
One Of Three Men Taken From
Schooner Kate Is Thought to Be
Wilson B. Evans, Embezxler, Who
Never Returned From vacation-Is
Perhaps Familiar with Times Affair.

Mexico City, Oct. 3i.--The Mexican
authorities. aided by the American
consul at Acapulco. while watching
for men suspected of being implicated
in dynamtng the Los Angeles Times
building, 1t is believed. according to
dispatches received from Acapulco to-
day. have succeeded In capturing in
stead, one or more bank robbers,
wanted in Los Angeles, This belief Is
based on the fact that descriptions
furnished by private detective agencies
of men sought in connection with the
bank robbery seem to fit one or more
or the suspects now held at the Mexi-
can port.
Evans Wanted.
a telegram was received here from
the Farmers and Merchants National
bank OF Los Angeles saying the Off
cials of that institution desired the
arrest of Wilson 3. Evans. who is
supposed to have left San Francisco
on the schooner Kate.
The suspects now being held at Aca-
pulco We're taken from aboard that
vessel. It Is understood that $1,000
has been offered for Evans capture
Although the message mentioned but
one man as being sought for the al
legged crime, dispatches. from Acapulco
stated that another whose name it Is
thought is Harry Hamburn, appearing
on the boats papers as Harry Hamm,
is believed to be an accomplish.
State Department Has Case.
Acapulco dispatches stated that the
sum of $1,000 was found aboard the
schooner, but failed to state in whose
possession. The men We're taken be-
fore the district judge by American
Consul Marion Letcher and given a
preliminary examination. They were
returned to Jail awaiting advices from
Washington. the matter having been
taken up directly with the state de-
partment.
Photograph Identified.
Los Angeles, Oct. 31.-But for the
search for the men believed to be i'm
plicated in the Times disaster. Wilson
B. Evans. absconding teller of the
Farmers and Merchants bank of this
city, would probably now be safe along
the coast of South America. instead of
being prisoner at Acapulco, Mexico.
Detective L. Brown, who returned
yesterday from San Francisco. said to-
night that Captain John Osterhaus,
former owner of the schooner Kate.
had positively identified photograph
of Evans as being the man "Bisbee"
who paid him $4,000 for the boat at
San Francisco.
Brown says that the captain of the
tug Northern Lights. aboard which
"Bisbee'' was for II days prior to his
transfer to the Kate in San Francisco
bay, also identified the photograph.
Short in His Accounts.
Wilson B. Evans was receiving tel
Ter of the Farmers and Merchants
National bank, one of the largest
financial institutions in Los Angeles.
n!
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01

hangar Moissant ard Simon were
alone i'm the air, flying close to each
other. When he passed the stand.
Moissant let out his speed notch
and shot ahead Simon came to earth
before the lap was finished and Mois-
SAINT was tagged Then it was an
nounced that Simon had protested that
Moissant Rad fouled him by passing
too close to him in the air The judges
penalized Moissant three laps. but
Moissant WAS soon in the air and he
was declared the winner He cir
cled the course 56 times. AS he came
to the earth victorious the accident
occurred. Moissant ciG not get a
scratch.
Grahame- White took Allan Pinker-
ton up in a biplane. Count de Lesseps
took up his sister for spin above the
course while the distance race was in
progress.
The supposed race between Gra-
hame- White in monoplane and
McCurdy in biplane demonstrat-
ed the superiority of the monoplane
as a racer They both did ten laps
of the course. a distance of about 1853
miles. Grahame- Whites unofficial
time was 14:34:12, McCurdy's time was
25.42:O4.
GrahameWhite had finished the
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
MAGAZINE POSTAGE
LIKELY TO Be
INCREASED
PRESIDENT TAFT AND HITCH
COCK IN FAVOR CT MovE- i
PAPERS NOT AFFECTED.

Washington. Oct 31-President Taft
and Postmaster General Hitchcock
reached an agreement today on the
recommendations which the president
will make to congress regarding a
change in the second -class postage
rates, affecting magazines and other
periodicals.
Mr. Taft will recommend that mag
azines be required to pay the present
rate of cent pound on all reading
matter and much higher rate, to be
determined later, on advertising pages.
Each magazine will be required to
send copy of it's current issue to the
pcstoffice department each week, or
month, as the case may Oe. There
the publication will be dissected. the
reading matter and the advertising
sections will be weighed separately and
the amount of postage computed.
Newspapers will not be affected. The
average haul of the newspaper is but
800 miles, while the average haul OF
the magazine is LOO miles
The hauling of magazines has proved
costly to the government, and both
the president and the postmaster gem
eral believes it has entered largely
into the deficit shown each year in
the pos toffice department. This deficit
was reduced during the past year. a
saving of s11.o00,000 having been re-
ported from economies put into effect
by Mr.. Hitchcock. The adoption of a
new rate for magazines. Mr.. Hitchcock
believes. will wipe out tbe deficit and
put the postal establishment on self
sustaining basis.
President Taft is looking forward to
a 1-cent rate for letter ostage and
hopes to recommend 1t before he leaves
the White House. He hopes also to
back up his recommendations with fig
ures and estimates showing that letter
carrying at this rate viii be done with
. profit.
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
JOHNSTONE GLIDES TO EARTH
AFTER BREAKING THE RECORD
American Aviator, in a Baby"
Wright Racer, Reaches an
Altitude Never Before At
tanned by an Aeroplane---
International Aviation Meet
Comes to an End Amid a
Blaze Of Glory.

New York. Oct. 3l.-A baby
Wright racer, with Ralph john
stone at the wheel glided gracefully
to earth in the twilight. at the close of
the international aviation meet at Bel
mont park this evening with the baro-
graph registering a new worlds rec
ord for altitude. The little machine.
of only 35-horse power, had been up
9,714 feet. exceeding by 52S feet the
height attained in France, October l.
by Henry w. Wynnmalen of Holland
Johnstone's sky-climbing feat was
not the only notable incident of the
closing day of the meet. Claude Gra-
hame-White. the British aviator, who
carries away the Gordon Bennett
trophy, which takes the next interna-
tional tournament to England, startled
the sporting public with a challenge
to John B. Moissant of Chicago for
another race from the park around
the statue of liberty and return. Mois-
SAINT. who won $4,000 for his fast
flight around the statue yesterday, ig-
nored the challenge
Then Grahame- White, denied another
chance for visit to Miss Liberty,
sent thrill through the spectators
when, at the close Of speed race
with j. A. McCurdy of the Curtiss
team, his propeller snapped his mon
oplane dug into the ground in front
of the grand stand, turned turtle, and
buried the aviator underneath. He was
uninjured and won the race i
Moissant's winning of the $1,000 dis
<o> l. A r%l.,
of America was the other big event of
the day. He Travelled approximately
S7ia miles in two hours. In landing,
after winning the event. he smashed
his propeller and broke a running
wheel, but escaped unscathed. John
stone had easily won the altitude
event with it's $4,000 prize.
1t was an ideal day. The air was
clear and crisp, the sun shone from
clear, blue sky and there was just
enough wind to stir the row of flags
along the top of the grand stand. The
first event was the two-hour distance
race for purse of $500 donated by
members of the Aero club Of Ameri-
ca The purse was split into three
prizes.
The report of the bomb had hardly
died away when far across the field
the white wings of monoplane shot
up from tire ground and swept toward
the starting line. 1t was Moissant
and he was flying the same machine
with which he won the statue of lib
erty flight.
bud" Mars of the Curtiss team and
C;ynon and r .atham of the French
team followed quickly and soon were
chasing Moissant about the course at
almost mile a minute clip.
Mars was soon down with broken
engine, and after a few laps I4atham's
engine became balky and he was
forced to descend in front of his
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
EMPLOYEES OF THREE MORE Ex.
PRESS COMPANIES GO OUT
IN SYMPATHY.
SOME VIOLENCE OCCURS
Police Sit on Wagons With Strike
breakers, and This Action Will Be
Protested Today When Labor Lead
crs Hold Conference With Mayor
Gaynor-A'l Drivers May Strike.

! New York, Oct. 31-The striking
eNpressmen gained adherents today
when between 1900 and 1900 work.
ers Of Monahan's Express company,
the Boston Despatch company and the
Manhattan Delivery company Joined
issues with them. The platform men
of the American Express company at
the Grand Central station and the
same company's waybili clerks went
out IN sympathy More than 10000
men are now on strike demanding
increased pay and shorter hours.
There were many disturbances in
New York city as strikers attacked
wagons managed by strillebreakers
Stones We're thrown and several driv-
ers and their helpers We're badly hurt
William Hoyt, helper on an Ameri-
can express wagon, had his skull
crushed with brick and probably
will die
Police Arc Active.
All disturbances We're quickly
quelled by the police, who dealt in no
gentle manner with the strikers. Many
arrests We're made and heavy fines
Imposed. Policemen sat with the
drivers Of the 315 wagons that made
deliveries in the city and an escort
of from one To three mounted patrol
men followed each wagon.
1t was announced at strike head
quarters tonight that a conference
with Mayor Gaynor had been ar.
ranged for tomorrow. when the re
ports Of the International Brother
hood of Transfers will make formal
protest against the employment of
municipal police as guards on the
wagons of the express companies. 4
Strike May Spread.
81 1t was stated also that meeting
of the executive heads of the local
unions had been arranged for tomor-
row to discuss the advisability of
calling a general strike on everything
on wheels in the city," excepting
railroads. The loss to perishable goods
continues heavy. BM
In New Jersey there was no disor-
der today. Governor Fort arrived in
Jersey City this afternoon and had
conference with Mayor Penn to deter
mine whether it would be necessary to
call out troops
u The police tonight escorted band
of 500 strikebreakers to the stables
of the Adams Express company in the
lower part of the city. The new
comers, many of whom are boys of II
and IS, slept in the stables under po-
lice guard. Most Of them were
brought in from Philadelphia. Others
are from New Jersey.
The stables of the. Adams Express
company resembled garrison in
state of siege.
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trv whic,, v,as t,,ro,n,, sa,a,, - MT,
sat+,an,a,+ =. 1,.n, ..a,a9p' ~; rs.iN
ing that ), nart, ~ ,,,,,,asod 49,.
tered sna.,;a, .ra;,, ,e ~ M..t,,a.
pac,f,. p.;,,..n, a. :
~ pay.l1; ~, r.,;,.i., =
O'clock this morning. In this manner
hours .,,,ar ~ an,,., .
,vhinh ,s ,,nal,ad - .,,,..a' ,.s :
snassar,ar M. s.t,a..,,s -
this oorpin{, rh,,sa - ~, ,,,sas',a, s,e;.,
train NAV ha en,hlaa y sao,,n 'r1,,i,,' ,,,r',a
a. tha be,7 Sof ~ -, p'e'.n 90,
form ~ M /. ,,., sff;ea ~. ~.
the onening bnur 4 s,a,sT.,,, 80
s's viii .,. sf' s
seekers wi,, mnda,,h+aa,,, han ~ ''0.l'sa az,
train a. Rav,,,; ~ 80 - sl'
learned that On t;c,ets no, hao. a,a
at an earlv hon, 1.s+ ,;rrh+ - I,;..a..
and q ,arga r,,,,ha. - -, 49,
early train Thera ,ra,,i..as 80
lively scramble III, -, ~. -, ~, ,
an Interesting lime is .ntiairateai @ 80
While ,,nf1er the rag,,1a,ions;. !. i,'
believed that nrafara,aa =, 49, ,;.s
will be anv advantapa thara has. -,
douhtedlv entarea the raoo ,.as.
MANY who ,,iI, ta,1.
~~ - eAisA eAiA WIN " ~ Ai5lil
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
OPENING OF FLArHEAD LANDS
TO PUBLIC ENTRY GREAT
ING MUCH INTEREST.
SPECIAL TRAIN ARRIVES
Excited Land Seekers Come at Early
Hour From RavaIIi and Rush to Get
Places in Line Before Land office
Door-Fi'ins Starts at . o'clock
This Morning.

At las o'clock this morning. sit
ting on the floor. with their backs
to the door. four men were discov-
cred In line at the land office. AL
though unaware that a special train
would arrive two hours later they
did not intend to take any chances
and had taken up their positions as
they arrived. They gave their
names and positions in line as fol-
lows: No. /, w. c. Adler Mo- 2,
A. 7. Anderson; No. 3, u. r.. Sim
kins: No. A, r. c. Culver. Each
has his land selected and believes
the Flathead country the best on
earth.
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01

Most remarkable photograph
shows tive daring
meet New York city At
bipiane Below him.
Auburn his 6ler Next Latham
ground, "6ud" n his Curt
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
WITNESSES STATE
GAS WAS IN
EVIDENCE
TESTIMONY BEFORE CORONER
coNTRAplcTs PREVIOUS
STORY OF AFFAIR.


Los Angeles, Oct. 31-Judge Walter
BordWell, the presiding officer of the
superior court, expelled the newspaper
county courthouse, where the special
grand jury appointed to investigate the
explosion which wrecked the Los An
geles Times plant, OctoLer 1, is hold
ing its sessions. The Judges order
was issued in response to the request
of Charles Weir, foreman of the grand
jury, who complained that reporters
had been questioning the witnesses be-
fore they were called to the stand and
had been anticipating the testimony
addnced by the inquisitors
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
Say Gas Was Present.

The most important testimony in
connection with the explosion was ad-
duced, however, at the coroner's in
quest which was continued today
Two telegraphers. who had worked in
the telegraph editors room of the
Times until a few moments before the
crash, declared that free gas in almost
overpoWering volume had been de-
tected by them just prior to the ex-
plosion But at the same time wit
nesses before the grand jury declare
that there was no odor of gas.
Samuel l.. Brown, chief detective Of
the district attorneys office, who re-
turned yesterday from Sun francisco.
said today that he would be a wit
ness before the grand Jury Wednes-
day the day to which the inquisitorial
body adjourned after two sessions held
today He said that Earl Rogers, who
also will be one IF the principal wit
nnsses to connect the alleged conspira-
tors-Schmidt, Bryce and Caplan-
with the dynamiting-would arrive to-
morrow.
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
ANOTHER PETITION
FOR WH|TT0N'S
RELEASE.
MINISTER OF WASHINGTON ASKS
GOVERNOR NORRIS FOR
MuRpERER's PARDON.

Washington, Oct. 31.-(Special.)-
Rev. Richard Williams, rector of Trim
ity Episcopal church, today sent pc
asking for the pardon of Harvey
Whitton, formerly of Washington. who
is now serving life sentence in the
Montana penitentiary for completely in
the murder of sheriff near Virginia
City. Mont, 20 years ago
While in Washington last winter
Governor Norris promised Whitton's
blind sister that he would work for
Whitton's pardon. Nothing has been
heard from the governor since and the
petition which was forwarded to Mon
tana today, calls upon him to redeem
his pledge. DIR. Williams is the rector
of Miss Whittons church and has sent
word to Bishop Brewer asking him te
intercede with Governor Norris.
Whitton killed a sheriff in quarrel
in Madison county and was found
guilty of murder in the first degree
upon his first trial; he was sentenced
to death, out his attorneys succeeded
in an attempt to secure new trial
and the second one resulted in the
imposition of life sentence At the
time Governor Norris was in Wash
ington, nearly year ago, there was
much prominence given the case by
reason of the dramatic appeal made
to him by the blind sister of the mar
whose life is wasting away behind the
stone walls at Deer Lodge Some o
the eastern neWspape- writers made
much capital Of the incident and Gov
ernor Norris found himself in the lime
light.
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
IN HARD LUCK.

Butte Oct 31-(Special)- )--Joe I-cr
4ry, aged 81 years, arrived from Den
Yer yesterday, and last night wan
dered into saloon in South Butte,
where, after drinking some. he went
to sleep in chair. He fell off and
broke leg. He was taken to the
Emergency hospital.
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01

Continued on Page six.l
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
Short in His Accounts.

Wilson B. Evans was receiving tel
Ter of the Farmers and Merchants
National bank, one of the largest
financial institutions in Los Angeles.
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-01
CHOLERA I'M ITALY.

Rome. Oct s1-six deaths from
cholera occurred in the province of
Caserta in the last - hours.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-02-26
CoHroth Wins Race, London to Frisco

James w. Coffroth fight promoter,
won his bet of $4,000 made with a
member of the National Sporting club
OF London that he could reach San
Francisco in ten days from London,
CofCroth had a margin of two hours
and forty minutes
CotIroth. according to agreement,
sent a telegram to Eugene Corri, with
whom he had the wager. When he ar.
r'ved at the Oakland pier he was wei.
coined hy a large delegation that
cheored him as he stepped from his car.
The time made by Coffroth is the
fastest ever made from London to san
Francisco over the Atlantic and across
the continent lie made the trip in
zine days five hours and five minutes.
The journey from Omaha to San
Francisco was made on the famous San
Francisco Overland Limited" Of the
Union Pacific southern Pacific. ana Is
simply another victory for Safety
Service, Speed via the old Overland
Route
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-02-26

Following the principle developed
by Mr. Shuman In his solar engine at
Philadelphia. MIR, Willsee has CON
trived a new form of this apparatus
at Needles. Cal, from which important
results are anticipated In the Shu-
man engine the solar heat Is impris-
oned. as in n dollhouse, by passing the
suns rays through glass. Water is
thus raised TO n boiling temperature.
and small vertical engine is easily
driven Mir, Willsee likewise uses the
dollhouse principle. but he applies the
accumulated heat TO vaporize a vola-
tile liquid sulphurous acid, by which
the engine is driven. He estimates
tlrat below the parallel OF "a degrees
latitude, one horsepower OF energy
can be obtained from about every 400
square .oot os surface to the solar
rays