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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
BITTER RANGE WAR
BREAKS OUT ON
BLACKF0OT
CATTLeMEN RAID SHEEP HERD.
ERs FOR iNTRuDING ON Es.
TAsLIsHEp CATTLE RANGE.

Helena. July i6.-(SpeciaL)- "A range
war has broken out on the Big Black
foot between sheepmen and cattle men
according to reports received here to-
day. County Attorney Hepner was
called up on long distance phone from
Lincoln and told that complaints will
be sworn to. supposedly against cattle
men. The story reaching here Is that
herders crossed the dead line agreed
on several years ago for division OF
the range between the sheepmen and
cattle men. Refusing to heed the
warnings of the cattle men. the latter
assembled an armed band and either
last night or the night before swooped
down on the herders. disarmed them,
and drove them out of the country,
threatening them with death If they
ever crossed the dead line. They then
turned TO the sheep. killed -. and
scattered the remainder over miles Of
territory.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
CONv|CTS TO BUILD
NEW STATE
ROAD
HIGHWAY FROM DEER LODGE TO
STATE FAIR GROUND TO BE
CONSTRUCTED.

Helena. July tSpecialD-lf the
plans Of the state board of prison
commissioners become effective. con
victs from the pcnitentiary at Deer
Lodge will build macadam road from
Helena Ia the state fair grounds
starting work next week. Attorney
General Galen made this announce
ment at "A meeting OF the Helena
Commercial club last night. and the
plan was indorsed. Today Warden
conley of Deer Lodge came to Helena
and with members of the board made
an inspection OF the road. II viii be
necessary for the county to furnish
the teams and the cement for the
work.
IL is probable the pan win be OPP
posed by tire city council. part of the
road being within the city limits. and
there Is pronounced sentiment against
the use of convicts on the part of some
members Of the council
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
COMMISSION HEAD
GOES TO ENGLAND

Washington, July i5-George A.
Bowers. head of the government fish
commission. sailed from New York for
London today for the purpose OF de-
voting some time to the study Of the
fisheries question from the cultural
point of view. as practlced by the
government. While in London the
commissioner will make some inquiries
touching the market for fur seal skins.
Now that the United States has taken
over the management of the industry
on the Phibloff Islands, it Will have
IA large number of skins To dispose OF
the coming fall, and the question
which the officials viii have Ia settle
will be whether London or New York
offers the most advantageous selling
point.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
CHARGES ANSWERED
BY CHIEF
WINNIE FILES REPLY TO com.
PLANT BROUGHT AGAINST
HIM BY MAYOR NEviN.

Butte. July 10 tSpe' ia'D r.. w.
Wynne. chief of police, has filed his
answer to the charges brought against
him by Mayor Nevin and the hearing
of the charges was postponed until
Wednesday afternoon. Wynne says
that he acted the same as all other
heads of the department, as to the
mileage of tho men brought back
from Great Falls by Lavelle. which is
basis of one Charge
Regarding the charge that he failed
to report to the mayor the secret work
of the force. he said that he could
never see the mayor save by waiting
a long time In an anteroom. and be
sides. all he had to report was the
practice OF some of the patrolmcn
drinking and getting drunk on duty.
OF this report the mayor paid no heed,
but brought charges against him the
following day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
DEMENTED MAN WANDERS.

Wallace. July 10 1SpeciaIJ -
Wandering all night IN a deinented
condition through the hills surround
ing Wallace. while his wife. aided by
the police. sought for his body in the
waters of Placer creek. James q.
Brown. a blacksmith, was picked up
this morning. Brown had acted queer
W of late and when he failed to ap-
pear at home for supper or for the
night. Mrs. Brown became alarmed
and notified the authorities that he
might have killed himself Long hours
of work. lack of sleep and worry over
business and family troubles were the
cause of Browns mind becoming un-
balanced
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
TRAVERSE BLAZING
FOREST

Wallace. July l6.-tSpecial)-A
perilous journey through an avenue
of blazing trees over forest trail
three miles long was made today
by Mrs. John Mason and her three
children. who were fleeing from the
fire that threatened their home.
They have been living on Graham
creek. a tributary of the North Fork
river. Graham creek Is now the site
Of forest copflagratlon that has
spread over an entire section.
Frightened by the embers that kept
dropping about their home. Mrs.
Mason and her children decided to
flee to .neighbors cabin. on the
main stream. They were warned
by the forest rangers who were
fighting the fire that II was safer
to remain at home than travel
through the burning forest, but Mrs.
Mason refused to heed their warn
ings. For the entire three miles of
their trip the trees were flaming
over their heads. Sparks and burn,
ing branches fell continually about
them and occasionally a monarch of
the forest would crash to the
ground across their path. or SO
close az to throw shower of
sparks over the frgitives. Nearly
exhausted. they finally reached
their destination. their clothing
filled with holes burned by the
sparks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
''PR|VATE' citizen"
POSTPONES
STRIKE
TELEPHONE CALL FROM UN.
NAMED PEAcEMAkER DELAYS
TRAiNMeN's STRIKE

Philadelphia. July 1s.--After a two
days suspension of negotiations by the
contending parties. by srls,ch threats Of
strike have come from one side and ex-
made on the other. announcement was
made today that representatives OF tho
conductors and trainmen will meet
General Manager Meyers of the Penn
sylvania railroad Monday at II o'clock.
An explanation of the reopening OF the
negotiations was given by President
w. q. Lee OF the Brotherhood Of Rail-
road TNlnmen.
IA telephone message was received
last night" he said "from one whom
! am not at liberty To name. but who
has M official connection with either
side of tho controversy--yo may call
him merely "A private citizen. He said
he was convinced there had been mis-
understanding. which might be cleared
by another conference.
II was still wondering how there
could possibly have been "A mis-
understanding continued Mr. Lee.
when Mr.. Sheppard. vice president Of
the conductors union. and Mr.. SlDes
vice president of the trainmen's broth
frhood arrived this morning from
Pittsburg and said that the company
had offered the western men substan-
tally the conditions that we were
fighting for.
Therefore. We asked Mr.. Meyers for
another conference and he set the hour
for II o'clock on Monday"
Though the situation has taken on
a more hopeful aspect. the company
~ making extensive preparations for n
possible strike. In the vast West Phil
adelphia Yards ears are being fitted mp
as temporary quarters for the men who
VIII be recruited in the event Of a
strike from the companys many shops
In and about this city. The special
police force Of 1000 mon on the lines
between here and Pittsburg viii be In
creased 10 5000. and. If necessary. to
5000
The sherlffs 0f nearly All the counties
In the state through which the com
pany's lines extend. have been notified
Of the situation and warned to be pre-
pared.
When President Garretson of the Or
der of Railway Conductors was In =
formed of these preparations. he ex-
pressed no surprise. Il think the com
pany would show ~ woeful lack of
foresight II It did not" was his only
comment
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
WILD GOATS CAPTURED.

Wallace july l6.-~t Special A
half dozen wild goats have been cap
tured alive by "Old Joe" Hopfenzitz
by the willy scheme of using tame An
CORA goats as bait The tame goats
were taken out into the mountains
where the wild animsis had been seen.
As soon as the tame goats were spiad
half dozen of the Wild animals
dashed down from the cliffs and
sought the companionship of the
town bred goats. They were easily
bagged by old Joe and a companion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
INSTALLMENT SALES
TO Be DISCONTINUED

Washington. July 49, Sale of arti-
cles on the installment plan to enlist
ed men of the army hereafter will not
have the general support of the war
department. So extensive had become
the practice and 80 frequent the pur-
chase OF articles OF luxury that steps
have been taken to put stop To the
system. In accordance with "A decision
just reached the department will de-
cline to assist in the collection Of in
stallment debts unless the obligation
was incurred with the knowledge and
consent Of the officer commanding the
company or detachment to which the
debtor belongs.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
vAlMORE WINS.

Chicago, July l6.--ln "a race fraught
with excitement and dangerous mis-
haps, the yacht Valmore of the Chi
cago Yacht cub. skippered by It's
owner, william Hale Thompson, won
the first race for the Sir Thomas Lip
ton cup, over IA 15-mile triangular
course on Lake Michigan here today.
An excursion steamer reported by
wireless tonight that one disabled
yacht had been picked up and that
a drifting hull had been sighted in
midlake. The. drifting craft Is be-
lieved to he the Bill Poster, which
capsized during the race. the crew
being rescued by a patrol boat.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
NEGROES INTERVIEW
THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Oyster Bay, July lG Four negroes
visited ex-Presldent Roosevelt today.
They were Giles b. Jackson of Rich
mond. Va; John G. Dany Of Salisbury,
~ O.; DR.. william ID. Crum of
Charleston. s. c.. and Harry :. Cum
mings of Baltimore. The visitors re-
quested Mr.. Roosevelt 10 speak at the
colored state fair in Virginia in Oc-
tober on his views Of the conditions
In Africa
After a half hours talk with Mr.
Roosevelt. the negroes returned 10
New York. Each of them held chip
as souvenir. for they had found the
ex-president chopping down tree. lie
talked with them about his experience
In Africa and promised to speak at
the fair In Richmond II he had time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
DETROIT BOAT RACES.

Detroit. July 16.-Cereo H.. owned
by Robert Demm,ng of Cleveland. but
representing the Detroit Motor Boat
club. easily won the Elks' gold chal J.
lenge cup. valued at $1,000. over the
Belle island measured course this aft :
ernoon, The victory also carried with
il possession of the $500 Walker cuo
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
LEES ARE SENTENCED
TO FEDERAL
PRISON

Helena, July lG Ia tbe tinted
States court today Joseph ~ Lee
was sentenced to two years at
Leayenworth and fined $1,000.
Henry Lee to Is months ami a sim
liar fine and John Lee To one year
and fine of 800. They were com
yicted on a counterfeiting charge.
Martin. Daley and Thompson.
census enumerators of Great Falls.
were arraigned and pleaded not
guilty to indictments charging pad
ding" in that city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
CHAMPIONS WIN.

New Westminster II. C.. July l6.- By
the score of 10 goals To 4 the West
minister lacrosse team, champions OF
Canada. this afternoon defeated Mon
treal In the first Of two matches for
the championship for the Minto cup.
The contest was witnessed by crowd
estimated at 10000.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
cARRoN FOUND GUILTY.

Helena, July 1S.ItSpecial) Lewis
Carron, tried on the charge OF selling
liquor to Indians on the Flathead res
ervation. was found guilty today In the
federal court He will be sentenced
Monday, 4,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
THE SECRETARY OF NAGRiCul-
TuRe THROWS OUT INTER.
esTiNo SUGGESTIONS.
PEOPLE AND PRODUCTION
TIE East Built Railroads 10 the West
and Educated It's Boys Away From
the Farm-Some Bad Results Fol.
lowed-estter Land. Larger Yields.
and Improved Methods Demanded.

Secretary Wilson looked very much
refreshed yesterday morning after "A
good nights sleep beneath the beau
tifui Missoula skies. and was as bright
aud cbippcr az In his earlier days In
Iowa.
At 10: 80 he was escorted to the re-
ception room of the Missoula club.
where he was met by number OF the
leading br siness men OF the city.
There was nothing formal about the
affair. everybody who desired cailed
to pay his respects. For an hour or
longer an Interesting party assem-
bled there and discussed In "A free and
easy way many topics of the day.
Among those present when the meet
ing broke were the following named:
q. II. Mcleod. j. NJ. Dixon. Dan Arms.
]. II. r. Ryman. Sidney X. Inch. NJ. j..
Elrod. J. NJ. Keith. Il. w. Spottswood
y. j. Donohue, II. e. STIFF. y. S. Lusk.
J. J. Buckley. c. l.. +. Kellogg. w. B.
Greeley. G. T.. Woodwork. w. II.
Smead and A. J. Breitensteln.
Farmers Day.
DuTluR TIE Ttt'ptioIl dt TIC tiuD
Wilson threw out some valuable hints
about farming He declared emphat-
ically that the farmer must improve
his methods and crops.
I'VE seem To have a corner on bad
farming" said Mr.. Wilson. I'VE must
make the most of our opportunities.
Regardless of the fact that we grow
greater crops each succeeding year our
population is ortstripping our produce
ton"
II want to say right here" declared
Senator Dixon. that Secretary Wilson
md his associates have done great
deal for the farming interests of this
country They have accomplished
wonders In a short while"
Resistant Alfalfa.
we are trying to get an alfalfa that
viii grow on your high and dry lands, .
continued Mr.. Wilson. "The cold and
drought resistant alfalfas obtained In
Siberia are still under test. and II Is
hoped that out Of them. by breeding
and otherwise. there may be secured
some strains Of great value to the
northwestern sections Cultural meth
ods az affecting the growth Of forage
crops In this dry region have received
considerable attention. The growing
of alfalfa In rows Is being tried with
good results. II has been found by ex-
periments with hogs In the drier Sec
tions Of Texas that where alfalfa IL
pastured growth II more abundant.
owing doubtless to the much smaller
evaporation Of water. The evidence at
hand seems to indicate that when pas
tured alfalfa far ortyields crops grown
In the ordinary way. Breeding to Sc
cure drought and cold resistant crops
for the drier regions Is being pushed
vigorously"
Beet Sugar
What about sugar beets?'' some one
asked
I'VE want 10 make All the sugar
used nv your people. Our output last
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
CONDITIONS GOVERNING PRO.
POSED NEW YoRk.sT. LOUIS
FLIGHT LAID DOWN.
LIBERAL PRIZE OFFERED
New York World and ST. LOUIS Post.
Dispatch Offer Thirty thousand
Dollars to First Aviator TO Mako
Flight Between August IS and Jan
usry I.

New York. July iG The official con-
ditions governing the proposed aero
plane flight between New York and
St. Louis were made public here to-
day. They follow:
The New York World aud ST Lou
Is Post Dispatch win give $4,000 90
the first aviator who between August
Is. 1910 and January /. 1911. flies from
New York to ~. Louis. or from ST
Louis to New York. within 100 con
secutlve hours. using the same aero
plane from start To finish.
The only condition attached 10 this
offer is that at least three days no
tice of the intention To start for this
prize must be given to either the New
York World or the st. Louis Post
Dispatch In order that announcement
may be made Of the actual starting
and finishing points. the actual route.
and other details. as agreed upon"
Nine Hundred Miles.
The distance between the two cities
Is 900 miles as the crow flies, and
l0fs miles AK the mails go. The av-
erage fas. train time IL 20 hours. aud
the average train speed 3s miles per
hour The best average speed for sus-
tanned flight In AN aeroplane is "a i-5
miles an hour. on account of the
configuration of the land. II is un-
likely that any aviator will attempt
to lay out his route In straight
line. The actual distance he will fly.
therefore. remains guesswork and will
only be determined by his perform
ance itself
The conditions above leave the avl-
ator free to chose his own starting
point and 10 make his landings for
fuel. repairs and rest whenever he
wishes. or IA necessity dictates The
donors of the prize say they wish TO
allow the widest latitude In the inter
probation Of the clause. "thc same
aeroplane from start To finish" That
II. such important repairs as the in
stallation of a new propeller. new
engine cylinder. new struts ~ neg
brace guys made be made without
impairlng the identity of the machine.
Plenty of Time.
Given 100 hours In which to cover
an estimated 1000 miles. the aviator
would have to fly only little more
than 200 mfles day for little less
than five days. II he equaled the
speed of Curtlss between New York
ard Albany. this would mean two
hours in the morning and two hours
In the afternoon. with as long an in
termisslon AZ desired for resting and
tuning up the engine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17
POLICE ARE STILL IN DARK AS
TO wHEREAsours OF DOC.
TOR cRipPEN.
.OATE OF CRIME IS FIXED
Death as February i-European
Cities Being Secured for Murderer
inquest to BE Held Next Monday
Officials Rctieont.

London. July is London police have
fixed the date of the tragedy AZ the
Crippen house In Hill Drop Crescent
AZ the night of January 81. or the
early morning hours of Febraury !
The crippens. | tis now stated en-
tcrtaincd a few friends ON the even
ing Of January 81. and they left be-
fore midnight The following day the
vaudeville artists guild OF which Mrs
Crippen or Belle Elmore. as she was
known on the stage. was the treasurer.
received letter signed Belle Ell
more" stating that the writer had
gone To America on business.
Just what the detectives have de-
veloped In their investigation II IL diff
ficult To learn. as the Scotland Yard
authorities. chagrlned ut having let
DR. Crippen escape. are keeping very
quiet on the result of their findings
They realize IL win not be easy to
prove that the dismembered body
found buried In the cellar of the Hill
Drop residence IL that Of Belle FL
more. The inquest will he held Mon
day.
Particular attention II being given
by the police to cities In France.
where Crippen In known To have vis-
tied or lived In at various times Not
only have the French authorities been
requested to watch carefully for a
man answering DIR. crippen's descrip-
tion, but English detectives have been
sent In the hope that they might come
upon him In some Of his old haunts.
The conviction Is becoming stronger
that Crippen is still In Europe.
Newspaper Gossip.
one OF the Sunday newspapers re-
ports that man was detained at
Birmingham last night In connection
with the Crippen case. but this has
not been confirmed Another paper
publishes the fac -simile OF an envelope
Of "A registered letter posted TO Crippcn
from Croydon, short distance from
London. on the night of July a. The
paper says the letter was delivered at
crippen's office In Cravenhousu End
that the contents were withdrawn
The envelope. partially destroyed. was
subsequently found some miles distant
at IA spot In London hitherto uncon-
nected with the crime. indicating that
either Crippen Is still In London or "A
confederate is receiving letters In his
behalf.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-17

What about sugar beets?'' some one
asked. >.
I'VE want tn make All the sugar
used by your people. our output last
year was about one sixth OF what we
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
JANIS A oJRLIsH JOY.

I Elsie Janis, whose accomplishments
/ in mimicry won her fame before she
was out of her teens, and who is now
| at the head of her own company, Wis
tied the tri-cities for the first time
last evening, appearing at the Grand
opera house, Davenport. in her rah-rah
comedy of college life. THE Fair Co
Ed" the dialogue for which was fur
nished by George AIDE and the must
cal score by Gustav Luders, a COM
bination that has produced some of
the better things in musical comedy
of the present decade. THE Fair Co.
Ed" has served as a vehicle for Miss
Janis for two seasons, and she is pre-
pairing to shelve it for 1.-The Slim
Princess" TO be adapted from a re-
Gently written short story Of Mr..
AIDES In "The Fair Co-Ed'' Miss
Janis is surrounded by a large com
pany and a generous and elaborate
scenic establishment The youthful
chorus, aside from the star, is really
the feature of the performance, with
its antics. yells, singing and dancing.
The college spirit and atmosphere
permeate the play throughout;
II - just a. SiuipsS llItIc StOEy Vi UOOhS,
and hearts, and girls and boys; harm
less and refreshing. Miss Janis of
course is the coed. and naturally all
the boys make a fuss over her That's
about all there is to the plot, but it's
enough to afford Miss Janis oppor-
tunity for display of her many-sided
talents. and for the boys to give their
college yells and dances, and for the
girls who come for the campus par
ties and the frat balls to look sweet |
and coQuettish. Miss Janis shines !
brightest as mimic, and in the final I
acbof her play she unprecedented Anna /
Held, Eddie Foy and George NJ. Cohan /
with a truthfulness that made the
represented instantly rec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13

identified by initiated readers or InaC
brilliantly written newspaper. MT.
Thomas is a graduate of Brown uni
versity, and began his newspaper
work on the Providence Telegram.
His first work in New York was done
on the Tribune, from which he grad
uated to the New York Evening
Post. Later he spent year or two
on the Evening Telegram which help-
ed him to recover from the atmos-
phere of ultra conservatism that men
aced his early career. after which he
was assimilated by the Sun for spec
ial assignments that have given him
excellent opportunities to display MS
gifts as an exceptionally talented
writer. His best newspaper work
was done as correspondent in Cuba
during the Spanish-American war.
He also covered the Haywood trial
in Boise City, Idaho, and the famous
Mrs Guinness murder mystery in In
diana The instant success of Her
Husbands Wife" which is his first
play. makes Thomas an important
factor in the American drama of the
future. He has proved himself
master of comedy, and his charac-
tiers delineations have the subtle
touch of reality and grasp of detail
that had much to do with clyde
Fitch's remarkable success as play
wright
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
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