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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-23
VERY OLD SIGNATURES
SHOWN TO ROOSEVELT

Luxor. Upper Egypt. March 22-The
Roosevelt party will leave here at I
O'Clock tomorrow evening by train for
Cairo, where they are expected to ar
rive early Thursday afternoon. They
put in a strenuous day inspecting the
temples and tombs of Thebes, said to
be the most ancient city of Egypt.
This proved rather exhausting to most
of the party, but Colonel Roosevelt
took delight in the fact that on the
return across the desert on horseback,
he raced the others and beat them
all. in spite of his weight
Between Luxor and Karnak, the
American mission Is located, and Col
onel Roosevelt stopped there long
enough In the afternoon to deliver a
! brief address Later In the day he
visited the German consulate, and
there was shown a book bearing the
signatures OF his father and Ralph
| Waldo Emerson, which was written
In 1879.
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REPUBLICANS NAME
TICKET
A STRONG LINEUP is PRESENTED
BY THE G. o. p. IN BUTTE
THIS TIME.

Butte. March Especially 1.-THE re-
pnblicans of Butte met this afternoon
and as a result of their deliberations,
nominated a strong ticket. although
two Of the wards were left vacant.
the candidates to be named later.
These were chosen: Second ward,
Charles caddy. Fourth ward. John
NJ. Barger. Fifth wlrd. p. ). Esterly:
Sixth ward. DR.. T. A. Grigg; Seventh
ward, w w. Tracey: Eighth ward. A.
j. Stewart. The resolutions adopted
were especially strong. They In
dorsed the good efforts of the republic
can officers. who are looking after
matters at the state capitol: criticized
Mayor Neyln nnsparlngly for his ac-
tion In regard to the police force,
his action as To having almost every
relative he has In Butte in a position
where he can gain salary at the
city's expense: jump upon him for his
connection with the California Brew
cry and the connection Of other dem
o:rats with 'Tammany hall" Alto
gether the platform denounces all that
has been done by the democratic ad ;
ministratlon and pledges It's candi-
dates To a system of reform in place
of the many broken pledges which
have marked Mayor Neyln's admlnis-
tration. The deposing of number OF
the policemen of Butte comes in for
special condemnation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-23
CLAPP MAKES TALK
ON BILL
MINNESOTA SENATOR DISCUSSES
THE ADMINISTRATION RAIL.
ROAD MEASURE.

Washington. March Ex-senator
clapp of Minnesota made an extended
speech In the senate today on the ad-
ministration railroad bill. which he
termed revolutionary In many of its
provisions Mr., clapp sharply criti-
cized many features of the bill. He
was especially severe on the policy of
specialization" in the judiciary say
Ing 10 select five men to hear all the
railroad cases inevitably would subject
them to public censure-a censure so
intense he did not believe even the
Apostle Paul could stand under 1t.
He contended for the right OF ship
pers to representation in any case in
the courts, involving orders Of the in
terstata commerce commission. To
eliminate the commission place the de-
Tense In the hands of the department
Of justice and make the United
States the defendant, would be to rob
the real party at interest of all right
Of defense, he said He denounced the
provision as absolutely contrary to the
spirit of American institutions.
Mr. clapp boldly charged the purpose
of the merger provision of the bill to
be the valuation of existing holdings
by one railroad company of the stock
of another. He ridlenled the proys-
ions permitting the court to pass on
the legality of combination contracts
before their consummation and author
izing II To consider the question of
their public interest in taking cogniz
ance of such matters. He did not be-
lleye any country on earth would tol.
crate such an arrangement
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big TINS" NAME
DRAWN into
AFFAIR
NEW YORK POLITICIAN IS IN.
vOLvED IN THE INSURANCE
INVESTIGATION.

New York. March 22.-The names of
State Senator Timothy L. Sullivan.
familiarly known as big Tim" fig
ured briefly In the fire insurance in
quiry today when George +. Seward.
president of the Fidelity g. Casualty
company. testified representative of
Big Tim offered, in 1891 or 1892. TO
put OFF, bill Objectionable to the
company for "A consideration of $4,000,
Sullivan, who came to New York to-
night from Albany. apparently does
not take the charge seriously. Sew
ards testimony, he said, was mere
ly hearsay and does not concern him.
The bill became u law In 1892.
Elijah II. Kennedy. for years lob
byist at Albany for the New York
Board of Trade underwriters, was on
the stand today and through him
State Insurance Superintendent Hotch-
kiss developed interesting testimony of
incidents In years gone by. including
an alleged offer of a onetime assem-
blyman. named Towne. to Kill a bill
for $4,000. No testimony was ad-
duced to show where Towne Is at
present
Besides his reference to Big Tim
Sullivan. Seward intimated there has
been colusion In former years be-
tween the state department of in
snranee and certain life insurance
companies. The Grady reinsurance
bill. which. as shown yesterday. was
passed after three foreign companies
had spent a large sum for Its advance
ment, figured I'm the testimony. When
Kennedy was on the stand he was
asked why 1t was formed Governor
B. b. Odell, after vetoing the bill. re-
called IT and approved 1t.
The Reinsurance companies wanted
the bill and they had powerful
! friends" said the witness.
who were they?"
Il am thinking of one In particular
| He was very prominent He Is dead
He asked to be excused from reveal.
| Ing the name and Mr.. Hotchkiss die
| not press him.
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INDoRsE TICKET.

Libby Mont, Especial 1.-The cit :
liens party of Libby. at mass meet :
Ing held In the opera house on satur-
day night, lndorsed by resolutions the
present administration and placed the
present mayor. r. w. Doe, at the head
of the ticket to succeed himself Like
action was taken In the three wards
for aldermen, all the present board be-
ing renominated. as follows First
ward, d. n. Schancy. Peter Bergstrom
Second ward, A. l., Thompson. James
Hurley: Third ward, Thamos SwItzer
Adolph Lacharity.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-23
CLOSE FINISHES.

Daytona. Fla, March 22.--close FIN
ishes In three events were the fea-
tnre of the first days racing Of the
Daytona Beach automobile carnival
In the 10-mile handicap nine cars fin
ished In a bunch, while In the 10-mile
Southern championship, the first and
second cars were only few inches
apart. Oldfeld, In his Knox. won the
20-mile free for all stock chassis
event from the Pope Hartford by a
scant length The program far to-
morrow inelues the one mile world y
Championship.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-23
.FOSS IS A WINNER
IN BOSTON POLITICS

Brockton, Mass. March 22.-The po-
litleal weather cock turned democrat
ward in Massachusetts today, when
the Old Colony section. one of the re-
publican stronghods of the state.
placed Eugene n. Foss of Boston. one
Of the country's leading exponents of
reciprocity with Canada, in the con-
gressional seat of the late William c.
Lowering. MIR. Foss accomplished what
Is regarded as almost political mir
acle, turning a republican plurality of
1920 into a democratic plurality of
5.S4e.
The vote today was; Eugene n
Foss of Boston. democrat, 1880; Will
liam r. Buchanan of Brockton, re-
publican, 9,3iO
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FOUND NOT GUILTY
OF THE CHARGE MADE

Chicago. March 22.-Rey. Robert
Morris Kemp. formerly pastor of st.
chrysostom's Episcopal church. CHI
cago, was found not guilty In cour.
here today, Judge Baldwin took the
case from the jury, instructing thar
a verdict Of aeauittal be returned.
The defendant occupied the witness
stand in his own behalf today, alleg
ing that the charges brought against
him were the result OF a conspiracy
among choir boys OF the church over
which he formerly presided
Assistant States Attorney Short
announced that Mr. Kemp would again
be placed on trial on other charges.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-23
WILL ROLL EGGS.

Washington, March 22.-Presldent
Iaft mas given his consent to the con-
tinnation of the time honored custom
of rendering the freedom of the White
house to children on Easter Monday to
roll eggs. Grown ups must accompany
little ones II they gain admission. In
years past street urchins have reaped
harvest by hiring themselves out
time after time to qualify their elders
for admission to the grounds, This
year promises to be no exception to the
rule.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-23
AT HEALTH RESORT.

Washington, March Ex-senator
culberson of Texas Is now at health
resort near Buffalo. He returned from
Atlantic City recently, expecting to re-
sumo his duties In the senate, but the
physician advised him 20 continue his
rest for six weeks or two months.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-23
UMPlREs TO CONFER.

New York, March 22.-President
Thomas j. Lynch, of the National
league. has set Monday. April 4, as the
date Eaen the nmpires of that or
ganization will meet In this city 10
consider the playing rules.
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ELECTED PRESIDENT.

New York. March 22-George w.
Stevens. president Of the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad, was today elected presi-
dent of the Hooking Valley railroad
and Frank Trumbull was elected chair
man of the Hooking board Edwin
Hawley, Frank Trumbnll, G. w. Stey-
ems. A. G. Rearick and James Maekie
were elected directors Of the Hooking
Valley.
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shells will be dropped into the social
structure of Pittsburg when county
detectives turn the money changers
out Or their own temples" and bring
.hem before the bar Of justice.
Their. IL feeling that what has
been accomplished thus far ii but d
scratching ~ the surface. what one
hour may develop, no one IL able To
forcsee. Even the district attorney IL
frank In his expression that he cant
tell what will happen
Twenty have confessed, ~ have
been indicted but have not yet con
fessed. and 10 have been implicated
but have not yet been indicted. II
II said AT the district attorneys Of
flee that before the grand jury Is dis
missed fully 100 persons Will he i'm
plicated. These viii include not only
the bribed but the brIbers
Works Overtime.
Yesterday and today Klein. still in
the district attorneys office. worked
the telephone overtime trying to get
William Brand. former president of the
tell his story. Brand was to have
gone to the penitentiary. but his in
generation was deferred partly be-
cause Of Illness OF n daughter, and
partly In the hope he would confess.
Klein also telephoned Joseph c., Was
son, who entered the penitentiary Mon
day Wasson was permitted to an
swer the telephone by the warden
Wasson will join the band OF penl-
i tents.
| The crowd could not suppress q
laugh when William Frederick testi
fled he had carried 500 around In hi.
hip pocket for week before he knew
II was there. He said 1t had beer
placed in his pocket during the coun-
cllmanie ball game at Neville island In
July 1908.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-23
A VERY WARM DAY.

Kansas City, March 22,-This was
the hottest day of the year here, the
government thermometer registering
80 degrees at o'clock this afternoon
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-23
REPUBLICANS MAKE
COMMITTEE
SLATE
NAMES ARE MENTIONED FOR
PERSONNEL OF NEW RULES
BODY OF HOUSE.

Washington, March 22.-Through
the maze of speculation over the prob
able personnel of the enlarged rules
committee of the house. slate for re-
publican membership In that body was
developed today. Several conferences
were held and Ii Is understood the
members of the committee may be Sc
lected on geographical basis. The
tentative slate is divided into the fol-
lowing groups. one of each group to
be chosen:
Dalzell of Pennsylvania or Smith of
Iowa; Mccall or Lawrence of Massa
chusetts or J. Sloat Fassett of New
York; Boutell of Illinois or Longworth
of Ohio: Young Of Michigan or Stev-
ems of Minnesota: Smith of California
or Hawley of oregon. or Howell of
Utah.
No Insurgents.
From this slate the six republican
members of the committee of 10 may
be selected at the republican caucus
tomorrow night. This list does not In
clude single insurgent republican.
Republican leaders take the position
that only by rock-ribbed stalWart
republican membership can the rules
committee transact any effective busi-
ness. They contend the insurgents
make mistake In fixing the member
ship of the committee at 10 instead of
some odd number. and that IL il
plainly impossible to include any In
snrgent republican.
1t was said by the regular republi-
cans that the inclusion of an insur-
gent rs one of the six would give him
az great a power az the speaker has
enjoyed. as he would doubtless con-
suit his insurgent colleagues on every
move and the regulars would have to
agree with him or else leave the COM
mittee subject to n tie vote of five To
five, In case the insarse,.i chose Ia
vote with the four democrats.
Not Anxious.
Most of the insurgents dsavow any
desire for specific representation
| Representative Hayes of California
one of the leaders of the insurgents
IL accredited by the regulars with a
desire for insurgent representation
| but the move has taken no definite
shape. Representative Haugen OF
Iowa. the insurgent who drafted a
resolution proposing committee or
committees, said today he had finally
decided to introduce that measure al
the first favorable opportunity. HI
has talked over the proposition will
some of his nsurgent colleagues.
About 10 insurgents today signed tho
call for the republican caucus. Amont
these We're Miller, yolstead. Steener
son and Pickett Several declined Il
sign, although they probably will at
tend the caucus. These were Murdock
Norris, Lenroot, Lindhergh and Coop
er.
A member of the house organization
said the organization desired it to b.
understood that II was taking no par
In the selection of the new committee
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Nine More Former Members of Piusburg's
Councils Tell of Their Derelictions.
IMMUNITY BATH IS EXTENDED TO RECALC|TRANTS
Indications Are That Prominent Bankers Whose Names
Have Not Yet Been Drawn Into the Affair Will Be
Dragged Into the Mire Before the Investigation
Is Completed by Officials

pittsbnrg, March % Nine more for
mcr members Of councils, before the
district attorney today confessed their
guilt In accepting money for their
votes while members of the municipal
bodies. ana before Judge II. !. Fraser.
received the immunity bath Of Il sus-
pended sentence. when the grand jury
adjourned for the day just befor.
o'clock II had returned no indictments,
although 1t had listened for hours to
developments In the bribery scandal
even more sensational than those
brought out yesterday. Men admitted
selling their honor for from $40 up.
John II. Klein was before the grand
jury the greater part of the day and
continued his narrative Of council
manic graft. Klein recounted some or
his experiences In handing out the
money to the councilmen.
There was one fellow he said
who was a daisy-a regular Shylock
for the dough. In the South Seventh
street business handed him ISL. He
looked at me for few minutes and
then yelled Ike u stuck pig for the
extra 10 cents. You know $sl.l0 was
the standard price In that deal Well
he got the 10 cents all right
After Others.
District Attorney Blakely, az soon as
the councilmen bribe-askers have been
rounded up, will 20 after the bribe-
glvers. These are said to be bank
officials. whose names have never
heretofore been mentioned In connec-
tion with the graft probe of the last
two years.
The Tip has been passed to these
bank men that they may come under the
immunity proposition extended by
the district attorney. but as they have
thus far failed To avail themselves OF
the opportunity 1t IL said some bomb
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THE WEATHER

Toda ay-S Showers: colder.
Tomorrow Showers.
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YOU NEED

A class ad 1t viii save you
much time and much trouble.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-04-08
TAKING CENSUS.

Before we will have an opportunity
to speak to the people again the TAX
ing of the census will have begun.
We wish to call attention of all Ne
groes to the importance attached to
this matter. The census is for the
good of all and to the harm of none.
No man or woman will be inconven-
fenced in any way whatsoever by an
swering fully every question asked
them by the census enumerators, but
on the other hand, if you do not
state the facts to the enumerators
you are liable to DO yourself an in
justice and your neighbors as we'll.
We invite you to read in another
column what the President of the
United States has to say on the sub
ject, and advise that you act accord
ingly.
We urge that every minister. school
teacher, heads of lodges and societies
speak plainly to the people between
now and the fifteenth Of this month,
and explain to them to the best of
their ability why the census is taken.
We believe that if accurate statistics
can be gathered they will show that
there are at least 100000 Negroes
in this country. We fought valiant
ly to have Negro enumerators, and
you know what the result was. We
now urge every one to answer freely
every question pronounced to them.
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houses that they hardly amount to a
row of pins as far as influencing leg
islation is concerned. Both the Sen
ate and the lower branch is over
whelmingly Democratic. The last
Legislature was the same and also the
one previous. Almost every official
from the Governor down is member
of the Democratic party, both city and
State. With the exception of a few
counties the Democrats are in entire
possession of the State, city and coun-
ty governments, and yet with all this
they are still harping on the poor Ne
gro. Why is it they cannot let him
alone? They could not have more
power in the government of the State
than they now possess if every Negro
in Maryland would take up his bed
and walk 1t is a chronic disease
with them and even the best of them
seem to be tawed with the same
stick.-The Afro-American Ledger,
Baltimore, Nd.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-04-08
THE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB.

The Cosmopolitan Club, of Capers
Chapel G.. M. E., met with Mrs. Henry
G. Lightfoot, of sos Eighteenth ave-
nue., North, Monday, April 4th, at 8
p. M The meeting was opened by
singing MY faith looks up to thee"
Scripture reading, 43 Ps., Mrs. S. B.
Webb; prayer by club, song Blessed
assurance" The members present re-
sponded to their names with quota
lions from different authors. The club
had the delightful honor of having
as guests Mrs. T. G. Moppins, Mrs.
Foster Long, Mrs. Jno. Cunningham
and Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Carter. At
ter business, the house was opened
for social communication after which
a delightful two-course menu was
served, he hostess being extended a
rising vote of thanks for her hospi-
tally. The meeting adjourned to
meet at the home of Mrs. Edward
Mason, 1719 Patterson street.
Miss E. M. Green, President.
Miss D. c. Crockett, Secretary.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-04-08
COMMUNICATION.
The Military Court of Inquiry.

The Military Court of Inquiry.
Well, the puissant and mighty Mill
tary Court of Inquiry has given birth
to sickly puny progeny in the La
ture OF an opinion on the shooting-up
of the town of Brownsville. Tex.
This Brownsville mess is the mes
siest mess that was ever messed over
by men imputed to be sane, and this
last crowd of high-titled ones, Capts.
Gems, Brig. Gems, Maj. Gems. and
Lieut.. Gems, constituting the great
court, has succeeded in turning the
same famous trick that made the
Senate Investigating Committee no
torious, that of declaring that the Ne
gro soldiers shot-up the Texas town
without a scintilla of evidence against
single soldier.
Sane men throughout the civilized
world will be constrained to point
the finger of contempt at the finding
of this last court. If soldiers shot-up
the town, why in the name of JUS
tice and the minimum Of common
sense didn't the court point out the
guilty ones and let them be punished.
The evidence or testimony that
proved that soldiers did the shooting
will also prove who they were. This
is the simplest reasoning to be ap-
piled to the whole thing.
The law says before the accused
can be adjudged guilty of any crime
with which he is charged, his guilt
must be proved by competent evil
dence or testimony and by such that
will not admit of any doubt. And
here we have court proclaiming the
guilt of men whom it has not proven
guilty, and this is perfectly plain
from the fact it cannot fix the re-
sponsibiliy for the crime If re.
sponsibility cannot be fixed for a
crime, then how can any particular
party or parties be held and adj
judged guilty of that crime.
There is one satisfying consolation
about this Brownsville "plunder,
and that is the Negro soldiers didn't
have anything to do with it, and
every sane man in the world is cog
infant of that if you could chase
down his conscience and hear what
it has to say. No set of men in the
world could have kept such secret
in the face of all the bounding and
, sleuth work that has been done by
the emissiaries Of the worlds mos
powerful government that desired tt
} fix the crime on the Negro soldiers
The whole world will view this whole
business as the meanest thing in The
category of mean things. And thi!
. Military Court Of inquiry and its ri
diculous finding will even be now al
in the years to come the laughing
f, stock or stupendous joke of devils
as we'll as Of men.
| JADECEE.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-04-08
Carrying the Gospel to Men.

The gospel meeting for men which
was held at the Globe Theatre last
Sunday afternoon was a distinct inno-
walton in Norfolk and scored another
point for the Young Mems Christian
ssociation, under whose auspices 1t
was held. The spacious theatre was
almost filled with men and we believe
we are safe in saying that DR.. With
rows eloquent and able gospel mes
sage fell upon the ears of many who
would not have heard it, had it been
delivered in a church or even in the
~. M. C. A. Auditorium.
There is a great field for gospel
work in this city outside of the
churches and it is significant that the
Y. M. c. A. has taken the initiative II
that respect. Some men who would
never go to church to hear sermon
or to the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation Rooms to listen to Bible lee
ture would stop on street corner OF
60 to a theatre to hear the word Of
God. The earnest attention that was
given the speaker and. the spirited
and enthusiastic manner in which the
men joined in the gospel songs was
evident that last Sundays meeting
filled a long felt need. The Y. M. c
A. is filling most admirably its mis-
sion in this city.-The Journal ant
Guide, Norfolk, Va.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-04-08
DEBATING CLUBS.

There is urgent need of debating
clubs in the city of Nashville. No
better proof of this need be sought
than the fact that in the debate at Fisk
last week it was not possible to find
colored men to act as judges, con-
sequently white men had to be Sc
cured. The Negro men of the city,
and the women as well, should bestir
themselves and see to it that strong
debating clubs are organized There
are subjects coming up every day that
are debatable, and to understand
them clearly it is necessary that they
be discussed pro and con.