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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
ARIZONA MEN GATHER
TO MAKE THEIR STATE

Phoenix, Ariz. Oct. 8.-Almost all
OF the 81 members of the constitu-
tlonal convention which eonyenes Mon
day have arrived, Conferences and
cancuses of the various county dele
gates are being held at the hotels to-
night. The absorbing topic among the
delegates Is the probable makeup of
the permanent organization partcn
larly as to the presidency, for which
there are candidates. While the pres
ent delegations are divided by geo.
graphical lines, The ultimate division
probably will be between the progress
sives and conservatives among the
democrats, who have a majority Of 30.
and a warm contest lis expected before
a selecaion Of president Is made.
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MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA
To THE MUSIC OF CHEERING
THIRTY LIVES LOST
IN FIRES

Winnipeg. Man, oct. Sword
received this afternoon from the
burning towns tlang the Canadian
border is that ut least 30 lives and
millions of dollars In property have
been, lost by forest fires The
CANADIAN Northern cancelled all
trains otlt Of Winnipeg and Port
Arthur today. and word has been
received that many dead bodies.
many Of them with the clothing
burned entirely off, have been found
along the tracks. Two thousand
peep'c are crowded into Rainy River
and the Canadian Northern is send
ing special train Of box cars and
provisions. superintendent Wilcox's
train. Oh It's way from Port Arthur,
Is reported to have gone through d
bridge.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
AUNT DELLA TORREY WARNED
OF THE PRESIDENTS DANGER

Mlllbnry. Mass, Oct, s.-An alleged
scheme for the assassination of Presi-
dent Taft was unfolded to Miss Della
G. Torrey, aunt of the president. by
a stranger who called at her home
here today. The man, who refused to
give his name. declared he overheard
the potters while in Boston. AS he
departed he threatened to return and
XIII Miss Torrey II the matter got into
the newspapers.
The man went away from Millbar, as
suddenly and as mysteriously MS he
had come, and tonight there is no clue
to his whereabouts, although Miss
Torsey Immediately reported the facts
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was following them and she called
Rastain's attention to the fact. The
man fired three shots, one grazing the
forehead OF Bastaln and the other two
striking Mrs Merritt in the back. Bas-
tain ran away, and. according to
stories never stopped running until he
reached him home In centorville. In
police circles the opinion prevails that
the man who fired the shots Is the
husband of the woman. According to
information secured by the police, Mer-
ritt was In the immediate vicinity of
the shooting and he blew whistle for
a policeman, but did not so near the
woman, although he may have known
she was shot and possibly wounded.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
GOVERNMENT HEAD
IS A DEEP
SCHOLAR
PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT is A
COLLEGE TEACHER AND HAS
LONG PLANNED REPUBLIC.

Lisbon, oct. s.-rhe officers of the
new provisional government of Portu-
gal have represented for years the re-
publican movement and have assumed
the responsibility for the overthrow of
the monarchy. OF the eight men the
most widely known outside of Portugal
are distinguished scholars and teach
ers These are President Theophils
Braga, professor of Portuguese literary
ut the literary college at Lisbon; For
eign Minister Barnado Machado of the
Lisbon university and DR. Alfonso
Costa of the University of Cobra, min
lister of Justice.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
CH|NKS ARE CAPTURED
FOR DODG|NG THE TAX

Victoria, y. G, Oct S-Eishteen
Chinese We're captured by secret sery-
Ice officials today when the steamer
Empress of india arrived from the or-
ent, while attempting to nyade pay
ment Of $500 head tax each, by declar-
Ing themselves exempt as merchants,
each being provided with letters To a
Vancouver interpreter and fake drafts.
fhe officials have learned that the
Chinese have been smuggled ln as mer-
chants by an arrangement between
agents at Hong Kong and Vancouver
Chinese customs Interpreters. It Ii es-
timated that the Canadian government
has been defrauded out ~ approxl-
mately N,ooo,oo0 since the smuggling
began
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
SIX PERSONS INJURED
AT THE PuYALLUP FAIR

Tacoma, oct S.~six persons were
hurt at the Pnyallnp Valley fair
grounds this afternoon when one of the
and dashed into n four-f foot fence
andd ashed into a crowd Of spectators.
Danny Casey, a 13-year-old jockey,
sustained fractured leg, which necos-
STATED ampntation, David John, an
Indian horse owner had a shoulder
disioeated. and possible internal In
juries, The widow Of steilacoom jim.
my. an Indian, was also seriously hurt
internally. a 5-months-old baby was
knocked from the arms of a Tacoma
man. but escaped nniniured. An old
soldier from the orting home was also
cut and bruised.
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TWO BULLETS THROUGH BACK
EVALYN MERRITT MAY LIVE

Butte. Oct, S.--fSpecial.) MRS
Eyalyn Merritt, wife of Warren Mer-
rift. Great Northern Watchman, will
probably live. despite the fact that she
has two bullets through her back
Her condition Is serious. but the prob
ability Is that she Will live, She Is
nom -commlttal about the matter. and
a though she told the first person to
get to her side at o'clock this morn
ing, that her husband did 1t. today
she denies positively any knowledge of
the identity of the man who fired the
cowardly shots, She was shot while
going home from n dance hall with
Thomas Bastain, theater usher She
says that she noticed that some ma
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to the Millbpry authorities. aud they.
in turn, asked tho assistance ~ tho
Worcester police The matter has also
been reported 70 the secret service
authorities.
IN telling of the mans visit. Miss
Torrey said. "iie told nc he had been
In Boston and had heard some men
talking OF the plot He said he did
not want anything to get into thu
papers about 1t, and II did he would
come back and kill me. Az soon "a
he had gone sent word to the select
men, for he was such q uneer-acting
man that did not know what might
happen"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
CAUSE OF WRECK
DETERMINED

Los Angeles. Cal, oct. S,-The
committee of SIX business and pro-
fessional men appointed by Mayor
Alexander to inquire into the cause
Of the explosion In the Building
ing and pant of the Los Angeles
Times, on the night of Ocotber 1,
reported today that in its opinion
the explosion resulted from placed
charge of nitrogiycerin or some
powerful product of nltrog yccrin.
The report stated that the explo-
siye had been placed In an alley
which ran into the building on a
level with the street and directly
over the Times press room.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
FATA.L'WREck.

st. Louis Oct, s.--Fourteen persons
were injured, many of them seriously
and some fatally, tonight, when Chi
cago & Alton train No 80, from st.
Louis to Jacksonville, Ill. jumped the
track two miles south of Jerseyville.
Split rails are supposed to have caused
the wreck. Most Of the injured are
from st. Louis. A relief train was sent
out from ST. Louis.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
SCORES HOMELESS
IN ONTARIO
TOWNS
lHUv"A
MANY LIVES LOST AND FIRES
ARE STILL RAGING IN THE
CANADIAN WOODS.

st. Paul, Oct. s.--"Beaudette and
spooner wiped out. Three hundred
rendered homeless, Must have imme-
diate relief"
The above telegram from Mayor Will
llams of Reaudette, sent from Rainy
River. Ont, to Governor Eberhardt, has
caused immediate action ny the execn-
i've, and mass meeting was called
Tor tomorrow to arrange for relief
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
FIRE AT TUCSON.

Tucson, Ariz,, Oct. s.--coincIdent
with the arrival of coast insurance men
to adjust the fire loss of one week
ago. the remaining portion of the
Southern Pacific shops here was de-
stroned by fire at an early hour today.
There seems to be no doubt that to-
days fire was OF incendiary origin.
and 1t Is believed that the first
was, also.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
A Scholar

president Braga has written much
on the subject Of sociology and politi-
cal economy, and he has published
several volumes of poetry and has
great ability as an orator. Ills politi-
cal career has been comparatively brief
but he has preached repnblicanism for
35 years. lie attracted much attention
In the summer Of zoos, when he was
accused by the monarchist party of
having assassnatcd King Carlos. In
attacked the governments financial
policy so bitterly that duel with
Finance Minister dEspregncira was
narrowly ayertcd. or domestic tenn
pcrament and habit, he Is popular with
the masses.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
EN- BEzZLER.

Goldfield. NeY., Oct 8--Harold b.
Fax1on was arrested here today
charged with the embezzlement of
$4,000 IN 1909 from the Boston Ma.
tional bank, II s said that Paxton
confessed the crime to United States
Marshal Humphreys. saying that he
had spent the stolen money in stock
gambling
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Still Raging.

winnipeg, Man, Oct. (Sunday)--
This morning the Canadian Northern
railway estimated the loss OF lives In
forest fires between Rainy River and
Warroad ut 40. all being settlers and
Their families. Rainy River. Don't, has
been saved. The fires are still raging.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-09
Grave Fears.

The presence of gas and black damp
In the new slope. the only one remain
Ing open, gives rise to fears that the
whole mine Is filled with deadly gas
and afterdamp. and that the men could
not have had time To reach the parti-
tion dividing the two mines before
being overcome. az the gas must have
filled the mine before finding an outlet
through the new slope. Hundreds of
men from ncighborlng camps and from
this city, together with. the physicians
and nurses, were hurried TO the scene
OF the disaster, and District Superin-
tendent ]. T. Thompson OF the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron company. assisted
by Joseph Wilson. superintendent OF
the Starkvillc mine have taken charge
Of the rescue work and will lead the
rescue parties into the mine as soon
as II Is safe To do So
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A Warm Welcome,

The stndnets Of the Berr3 school
were massed in front Of III" main
building when Colonel Roosevelt made
his appearance. and he was greeted
lby vollcy of sharp, rafting ynlls.
When they were assembled in Inc
largest room OF the school Miss Berry
told the story of 'her efforts to get
support for the school and the good
work of Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The boys sang n song about the
colonel. the theme of whisE aAs What
shall We DO With Our Theodore?'
1t ended this way.
Peace to your patterins.
Seeding or flattns
Building or hat. 1ring;
He'll run himself" !"
George chatfeld, president of tie
senior class. made the last speech.
A Good Speech.
We like the way ycu stood them
up In Europe, he said To the colonel.
Continued OH Page Fiye)
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MR.. RoosEvELT's SATURDAY
JOURNEY ARousEs ENTHUsl-
Asm ALONG ROUTE.
RAIN DOES NOT DAMPEN
a Varied Program Of Addresses En-
ablss tho Speaker to Present Several
Of His Favorite p ans, and He Grows
Eloquent In Tribute 10 Uncle Ren,us
and IN Regard to New Nationalisr.

Atlanta. Ga, Oct. S-Theodorc Roosc-
welt came into Georgia today and found
a warm welcome He was greeted at
Atlanta BY crowds. which blocked the
streets, Needless of RAIN, and rhcared
him. He rode at the head of parade.
Earlier In the day TIC spent several
hours az Rome, Ga.. inspecting the
Martha Berry school for poor mountain
boys and girls. and N speaking 81
another crowd. Colonel Roosevelt
made three speeches In Atlanta. His
first was AT the Southern Gonscrva-
tion congress. lie urged the people or
the south To take care of their natural
wealth, and said that if the country's
resources should fall into the hands of
monopoly the people would revolt.
For Uncle Rcmus.
After taking dinner with Mayor Mad
dox he spoke at the Uncle Remus dny
celebration. which Is being held 10
raise fund to purchase the home Of
the tate joel Chandler Harris, author
of the Uncle Remns stories. and pre-
serve It as Il memorial to his work.
After speaking Of the achievements ~
Harris. Colonel Roosevelt talked dn
new nationalism. He talked to the
negroes of Atlanta In a negro church.
The auditorium was only half filled
when Colonel Roosevelt delivered his
address IN conservation for admission
had been denied to the public only
ar lab hnt -,
enter the building.
Conservation.
Here and there. and notably In the
west" he said, you will find men
who say that our purpose Is To lock
up the natural resources of the coun-
try. That IL just as absurd as II
resource. but we do intend that the
farmer was endeayoring To lock up the
natural resources Of his farm when he
declined To till his land In such ways
that 1t permanently lost its fertility.
We dp not intend to lock up n single
resonrc, but we do intend that the
resources shall be used without waste.
Let ns. then, make 1t the business
of the government. national or state.
as 1t may be. 10 see that the mineral
resources. so far as we still have power
over them;s that the water powers of
the country: that all similar powers
are used under such government regn-
lation as will allow ample ifoft to tho
users, and at the same time guarantee
the public Mt large In Its rights"
Forestry.
Colonel Roosevelt then spoke of the
necessity Of preserving the forests, and
continued.
II hope congress will pass d bill for
the creation Of the great Appalachian
forest reserve. These forests lie In
several different states. The waters
which rise IN them often 30 through
more than one state, and l. should be
particularly the work of the national
government To see to their preserya-
tion."
A Warm Welcome
The studnets Of the Iserr3 school
Merc massed in front Of .hn main
building when Colonel Roosevelt made
his appearance. and he was greeted
by yolley of sharp. rafting ynIls.
When they were assembled in he
largest room OF the school Miss Berry
told the story of ,her efforts to get
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Probable Executive.

Foreign Minister Machado has for
years been described as the first presi-
dent of the predicted republic. and II
IL considered he will be chosen to
this office. or all the republican lead :
ers he Is perhaps the strongest. and
his influence Is great. lie, too. Is a
brilliant speaker.
IN january, 1908, he was accused Of
conspiracy against the croW,, but the
accusations were never proven t.
1908. speaking for the republican party.
he denied any connection with Tho as-
sassinations of that year, but said that
the general horrors felt over the as
.snssinations would die out. and that
the discomfort with the monarchy
would return.
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Number Unknown.

The Starkvilla mine has not been
working night shift until recently,
when the demand for Its output became
SO heavy that the day shift could not
meet It. Then a night shift usually
consisting of about 100 men was put
on. II IL difficult to say Just how
many men were working when the
explosion occurred, because they are
allowed to use their own will as TO
working at night.
The day shift consists of about 400.
many of whom go into the mine at
night to make the extra time. Tele-
phonic reports from Starkville late to-
night are to the effect that the old
slope Is In ruins. The debris at the
mouth of this slope had been cleared
away for "A distance of 40 feet and
indications were that the slope was
filled.
While practically all the miners
working In the Starkville mine are of
foreign birth, many Of them have been
In this country for 20 or 25 years. and
large portion of them have been
working In the Starlyille mine ever
since 1t began operations I'm 1892
The mine Is the property OF the
Santa Fe Railroad company, but IL is
operated by the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company
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Militant Member.


Minister of Justice Costa is perhaps
the most militant member of the new
government. He has openly worked for
tile overthrow Of the monarchy. A year
ago he was turned out of the cortes
for an attack on the extravaganza of
the royal family After the August
elections he declared that the mon
archy was doomed. and boldly advised
King Manuel 10 abdieate. His follow
ers are, to great extent, among the
lower classes. with whom he has long
exerted powerful Influence.
The others of the government have
attracted less attention outside Of
Portugal, but have long been leaders
In the republican party, and each has
a considerable following.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25

Paris, December 24.-(Special.) -Fought
at night by torchlight. a duel between
two well-known members of the theatre
cal world has resulted in one OF the COM
batants being dangerously wounded. For
merly stage manager in Paris theatre,
M. Raucourt, whose wife left him about
a year ago, was at a dinner one night
when M. Champagne, a thea trical jour-
nalist, spoke harshly of Nine. Rau-
courts desertion. Resenting this inter-
ference. NJ. Raucourt rushed at his COM
panion and struck him across the face.
A duel was the inevitable sequel, ar
rangements being Immediately made for
1t to take place at IL o'clock In pri-
vate garden near Vile d'Avray. Swords
were the weapons used and lamps from
motor cars and torches were handled
by the seconds and other men present
one of whom was a doctor-to shed light
on the glittering steel. No sooner had
the command go" been given than NJ.
Raucourt. making a swift iunge, pierced
M. Champagne through the lungs. With
choking gasp the journalist fell for
ward, the blood streaming profusely from
his lacerated breast. He was carried
tenderly but with all speed to the house.
A surgeon was soon In attendance, but
the case was so grave that the unfortu-
nate man is not expected to recover.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25

London, December 2.-(special.) arch
ibald Heron, a poor Coz HEAVIER, who
has eked out an existence at Fleetwood
as a member Of the gang which Goals
the Belfast steamers, has suddenly be-
come a millionaire In the eyes of his fell
low workmen by the unexpected Inherit
tnate of $4,000 by the death of an uncls
who owned a large tract Of land in the
neighborhood of Indianapolis, Ind.
Heron, jolly looking Irishman Of 81.
has worked as a coal HEAVIER for about
thirty years and when he received word
to go to Belfast to see solicitor about
the inheritance he did not have enough
money to pay his railway fare. How
ever. the railway heard of his good for
tune and granted him a privilege ticket.
When asked what he would do with
the money Heron said he did not think
he would invest it. not at present at any
rate. but that he would take vacation
first.
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How Germans Take Census

Berlin, December 24-(Special.) Deer
many has always had world wide repu-
tation for doing things thoroughly, and
the thoroughness with which she collects
statistics in the quinquiennial national
census now being carried on has brought
about many row between the census
takers and irate householders.
In answer 10 the door bell the busy
fraulien is greeted with the following
posers:
How many years old are you If you do
not know the date of your birth?"
Are you subject to epileptio ftsT
Are you blind in both eyes, deaf, dumb,
insane or weak minded?
IF your children are less than a year
old how are they fed? On their mothers
breast, by wet nurse. or by bottle?
What is your main occupation In life?'
The extreme thoroughness with which
the census is taken warrants the asser-
ton of those In charge that at the COM
pletion of this years enumeration the
Kaiser will be the proud monarch of some
100000 subjects. In fact, the German
census taking has been reduced to such
an exact science that Professor Won
Smallen feels justified in making table
OF figures which show that If the present
annual propagation progresses till the
year 21S5 the number of Germans, little
and otherwise. will have reached 2os.ooo,-
600. 3,
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LITTLE TOMM|E HAS
NO FIREWORKS TODAY
True Story of Lesson Taught
o., ass Last Christmas 4s 2.
THREE FINGERS GONE
lie Got Plenty of Fireworks in Stock
ing Last Christmas But None
Will BE There This
Morning
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Little Tommie Tucker will arise before
sun this morning, and rush anxiously to
his stocking
Today at noon he will sit around a
heavily laden table and try conclusions
with the Christmas turkey.
This afternoon he will ride his veloci-
pede, and perhaps dance around Christ
mas tree In the evening.
He will retire tonight on g. troubulous
tourney through Sunderland.
Little Tommie Tucker will do these
things and others. But he will shoot no
frecrackers. In the first place. he will
get none in his stocking. In the second
place. were he. to receive fireworks he
would give them to the bakers boy or
throw them away without touching a
match to a powder fuse.
/ It was otherwise last Christmas. Tom
mic then found his stocking filled to the
brim with crackers, while out of the
top extended Roman candles and sky
rockets. Early Christmas morning he
went Into the yard to shoot them Off.
One Of the giant crackers exploded In
his hand. lacerating that member terri
bly,, and tearing away three fingers. The
little fellow fell in a faint, and his anx-
ious parents, hastily making a trip from
their home 30 miles out of Birmingham,
put the little fellow in a local inffrmary.
There he remained for three months.
Wise surgeons held debates as to whether
or not the hand could be saved 1t was
finally determined to take chance. And
thus three months passed away before
the wounded member was in such con-
dition that Tommy could be returned to
his parents. And for this reason Tommy
will receive no firecrackers this christ
mas. He has learned to celebrate the
birth of the Christ cssla in other ways
than in exploding inventions of the
heathens.
There are peoplslnin Birmingham to-
day who remember the moment Of Tom
mics arrival at the hospital. 1t was
a bitter cold night when the carriage
stopped at the inf1rmary door, 1t was
showing and the wind howled as il Il
were some lost spirit in pursuit of hap
piness that once existed. AS the little
fellow was brought through the doors he
was crying softly, and patients sat in
their beds to watch the mournful process
sion. Doctors walked hurriedly to and
fro preparing for the examination and
the operation. White-capped nurses ran
busily in every direction, some Of them
preparing the room of operation and 9TH
ers gathering together the necessary par
aphernalia. Tommit In pain and under
intense excftement was mourning aloud
for he was but years Of age, and the
wounded hand was throbbing under its
Misunderstanding in its suffering as the
breast of dying bird. Patients from
their chambers near the operation room