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The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
NEW RULES COMMITTEE
HOUSE MEMBERS ARE SELECTED
IN CAUCUS.
Republicans Select Six and Democrats
Four for Important Committee
In Congress.

Washington, d. C.-The meeting of
the caucus of the Democratic and Re-
publican parties in the house of rep
resentatives occurred this week to se-
lect members for the proposed new
committee of ten on rules, provided
for by the Norris resolution adopted
by the allied insurgent and Democrat
ic forces of the house last Saturday.
The Republicans met Wednesday
night and selected the following: Wal.
ter |. Smith, Iowa; John Dalzell, Penn
sylvania; George P. Lawrence. Massa-
chusetts; j. Sloat Fasset, New York;
Henry S. Boutell, Illinois, and Sylves-
ter G. Smith. California.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
MT. ETNA'S INTERNAL
ACTIVITY INCREASING
Expert VoIcanologist Believes OBJ
structlons In New Craters Lessen
Lava Flow-Quake is Possible.

Catania, Sicily.-While the quantity
of lava from the craters of Mount
Etna continues to decrease the inter
nal activity OF the volcano grows
stronger.
Frank A. Perret, the American vol
canologist, believes the decrease in
the flow OF lava is due to distractions
in the new craters, which prevent its
flowing freely, and that either in a
few days or perhaps in a week, the
molten mass either will force a pas
sage or an earthquake will result.
Mr.. Perret went from Nicolosi to
the Alpine club refuge, which is
situated near the craters, and later
telegraphed down as follows:
"The activity of Etna is stronger,
but the lava is slower. Terrific explo-
sions in the interior of the mountain
continue"
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
THREE BURIED IN GRAVE
Victim OF Disaster Is Followed by
Grieving Wife and Newborn Babe
-Obsequies at GaIesburg.

Galesburg, Ill.-The first triple fu.
neral service in the history of this
commounity was held here Friday
when Henry L. Pennington, his wife
and infant child were buried.
Pennington was killed in the
Rock Island wreck near Marshaltown,
la. His wife, at Albert Leaf, Mimi,
gave birth to the child the day after
the news Of the wreck reached her.
The infant lived but a day. Mrs.
Pennington died Thursday night, and
the death certificate ascribed her
death as due to grief.
She was daughter of U. F. Yolton
of Kahoka, Mo-, While effort was
made to keep the news of her hus-
bands death from her, she guessed
the truth.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
SENATOR OWEN IN SPEECH,
PLEADS FOR FEDERAL DE.
PARTMENT OF HEALTH
STARTLING ARRAY OF FIGURES
Thousand Million Dollars Annually
Wasted Through Fatalities, Says
Oklahoman - Pension Roll
Greatly Due to Disease.

Washington, ID. C.--"The people
OF the United States suffer an an
nual loss of 100000 lives that might
be prevented by cooperation of the
federal and state governments, each
within its constitutional limits"
This statement was made by
Senator Owen of Oklahoma in a
speech before the senate, in support
of his bill to create a department Of
health, the head of which should be
member of the presidents cabinet.
These deaths are caused by pol
luted water" he said, impure and
aGulterated foods and drugs, epidemics,
various preventable diseases and
tuberculosis, typhoid fever, malarial
fevers and so forth-uncIean cities
and bad sanitation.
Measuring the money value of an
American citizen at $170O, this pre-
ventable loss by death is $1,000, ,O00,.
600.
There are 100000 people in the
United States on the sick list from
preventable causes of whom 1,OOO.-
600 are in the working period of life
about 100000 actual workers, losing
an average Of 500 per annum, an ap-
proXimate loss from illness of $780,
100000, and adding reasonable al.
lowance for medicine, medical atten-
dance, special food and care, a like
sum of $5O0,oO0,00O these losses would
make another $1,00O,OOO, 900 of pre-.
ventable loss to the country.
Our pension bill aggregates over
$150,000,000 per year, and three.fourths
of it is due to illness and deaths from
diseases that were preventable.
THE hookworm which affects 30
per cent of the children in one of the
southern states could be wiped out as
was the yellow fever in Havana by
government operation.
THE bubonic plague is now among
the ground squirrels and rats on the
Pacific coast and scattered points
over 1000 miles apart, due to the
thoughtless ignorance, interest and
prejudice of the commercial interests
of San Francisco, which suppressed
the faithful and intelligent work
attempted to be discharged by the Of
ficers of the marine hospital service"
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
EIGHT DEAD IN EXPLOSION
GUN ON CRUISER CHARLESTON
BURSTS WITH FATALITIES.
American Warship Was in oIonsapo
Bay on Way to Return to Moor
lngs at Cavite.

Manila, P. IA gun on the cruiser
Charleston exploded while she was at
target practice in Olongapo Bay.
Eight men were killed and several
wounded. The cruiser is returning to
Cavite.
The United States cruiser Charles.
ton is the flagship of Rear Admiral
John Hubbard, commander in chief of
the Asiatic fleet. Her commanding of
ficer is Commander John H. Gibbons.
The Charleston is protected
cruiser of 9700 tons, and carries four
teen guns.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01

Throughout the country men con.
victed of BLACK hand" crimes are
receiving exemplary punishment
Which is quite as it should be. The
ofense is most cowardly, cruel and
detestable. 1t is evident that the au.
thorities and the courts perceive the
necessity of dealing sternly with the
perpetrators. and in this they are
backed by public opinion. BY using
the law effectively the "black hand"
business, which is very undesirable
importation, can be suppressed and
those who come to this country to bet
ter themselves may learn that it car
not be done by such abhorrent meth.
ods.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01

In the midst of the rapid history.
making nature of the times it is inter-
esting to have our attention distracted
for space from the busy things of
earth to learn from scientific experts
that there is a difference of opinion
about there being water on Mars. Con.
sequently. we are left in narrowing
suspense as to whether the men on
Mars are digging those famous canals
for waterways or merely to pass the
time.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.

II seems TO be the fate OF men to
get angry. but 1t is poor business. One
never makes by 1t. II God ever takes
sides, It is with the victim of an angry
tongue, says Ohio State Journal. There
are few eternal things--like candor,
kindness and truth--and getting mad
hurts these. Emerson suggests that
after ten years let club or company
of intelligent men reassemble and
what confession of insanities would
come up!" All our fierce words in
behalf Of the causes we have espoused,
how like clatter they would seem. The
sincere word is always temperate and
kindly. The man who gets wild and
brandishes his opinion with gesticula.
tion and vociferation thinks he is
pressing the truth home, but he Is only
soaring 1t away. To make a real
friend of It, he must treat 1t gently,
and those. too, whom he would i'm.
press by 1t. Just as soon as the angry
word is spoken, truth wants to get
away and roost off in some dead tree.
or course, person may be earnest
and vigorous of expression, but he
must watch closely lest he let hate,
prejudice, envy get into his earnest.
ness and spoil 1t. There was man
who differed with another about poll
tics, got mad at him and would hard
ly speak to him. What low kind Of
politics It must have been. There was
another man who spoke in terms of
bitterness on account of another's re.
ligion. He should be born again.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01

That thrifty element which likes to
see the poor work for what they get''
will be gratified at the system in
Frankfort-on-theMain, where the AS
sociation for the Poor contracts with
property owners to clean their side
walks and sprinkle the streets. Able.
bodied men who are temporarily out
of work are assigned by the relief So.
ciety to do this work. Last year about
$4,000 out of the society's total bud
get of $4,000 was expended in wages
for these street cleaners, while the
contracts with the property owners
netted the society about $4,000. The
main difficulty with plans of that
sort in this country is that such en-
ployment of the poor would merely
serve to throw out of employment
quite an army of men who get living
wages rather than relief wages for the
work.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
CONSUMPTION SPREADING
Surgeon Simpson Declares That Sixty
Per Cent of Natives Of Islands
Suffer From Disease.

Washington, d. c. Declaring
that 60 per cent of the natives of
Unalaska and st. George and st. Paul
islands are suffering from tuberculo-
sis, Surgeon Simpson of the revenue
cutter Manning says that the disease
exists in all forms and that there are
only a few children who do not show
some evidence of the disease. He
adds. however, that many of them
improved during the summer of 1909
under treatment.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
CHILD's HEROIC RESCUE
Fifteen-Year-oId Girl Snatches Baby
From Death Under Pennsyi.
vania Train.

Fairmont, Ind. = Braving death,
Nettie Caskey, aged fifteen years,
snatched her 3-year-old niece, Mar.
telle Caskey, from in front of a loco
motive on the Pennsylvania railroad
Thursday. Both children rolled down
the bank as the train dashed by.
Nettie had seen the baby trotting
towards the approaching train and
pursued her almost to the oncoming
engines pilot before she caught her in
her arms and leaped aside. Engineer
George Jardine was so shocked that
he could not continue his run further
than this city.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Ask Writ Against Hyde.

Kansas City Mo-Reed, Atwood.
Yates, Mastin & Harvey, in the
circuit court at Independence, filed q
petition for an Injunction to restrain
Dr. B. Clark Hyde from taking de-
positions in Kansas City in. his $780,.
900 slander suit against John G..
Paxton, executor of the Swope estate.
That the plaintiff is unlawfulIy TAX
ing dispositions 10 Illinois and Mis-
souri, at the same time, is the ground
On which the restraining order il
asked.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01

This is year of expositions in South
America, where so many of the ma
dons are also celebrating the centen.
ary of independence. The Pan.Ameri.
can conference will meet at Buenos
Ayres, Argentina, where there will
also be held an exhibition beginning
May rs and lasting nutil September
30. At Santiago. Chilli, the centen.
nial exposition of that country will
open September 1s. The United States
will be represented at both places, and
1t is to be hoped the exhibit by Amer
leans will be worthy of the great re-
public and one to stimulate closer
trade and other relations with South
American contemporaries.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
College Girls Go Walking.

The University Of Missouri has a
womens walking club Eevery Satur-
day they walk four miles into the
country and return without the aid of
a horse or motor car. Miss Hazel
Bracket, assistant instructor in the
womens gymnasium, organized the
club. The girls took plenty of time
on their last walk and played hop
scotch on the way. They purpose to
increase the distance as the weeks
go by, taking their luncheons and
spending the day in the country.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
They Rescued a centenarian.

Frederick Sangrain, a native of st.
Louis and said to be the oldest living
person born in the Louisiana purchase
territory, who is 104 years old, was
rescued from the burning home of his
daughter, Mrs. John Waddell, on South
Grand avenue Sedalia. During the
temporary absence of the family, the
upper story of the Waddell home
caught fire and the whole structure
was ablaze when neighbors removed
the centenarian on a cot to an adjoin-
Ing residence. Later Mr.. Sangrain
was taken to haywood hospital.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
BELIEF THAT WALTER WAS THE
ACTIVE HEAD OF BAND
OF SLAvERS.
Is GIRLS REPORTED MISSING
Youth Had the Names and Addresses
of Many GirIs-Evidence Is
Forcing Him Near the
Electric Chair.

New York City.-Mary Weis-
man, not yet 16 years old, who myste-
riously disappeared from her home at
us Fifth street on February 2S and
returned only four days ago, gave evi-
dence to the police Monday, which, II
true, will show that Albert w. VOL
ter, the youth charged with the mur-
| der and cremation of little Ruth
Wheeler, was the active head of a
band of men and women who traf-
| ficked in white slaves.
The body of the girl, wrapped in
the sack, was first found on the fire
escape of the apartment of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Taggart, adjoining that of
VOTERS.
Mrs. Lubin, who rooms with the
Taggarts, saw it and called Mrs Tag
CARTS attention to it and then she re-
membered that Friday night, hearing
noise on the fire escape, she had
looked out the window and had seen
Wolter scrambing into his apart
ments. She told her husband about
it and he Indignantly grabbed the bag
and threw it into the yard of No. 224.
Mohl, the caretaker came out to re.
monstrate, and it was then that the
bag was opened and the charred, mu-
tilated torso was found
Since January 19, Is girls between
Ia and II have been reported missing
from their homes and of IA of these
not trace has been found.
Kept List of Names.
The story told by the Weisman girl
leaves no doubt in the minds OF the
police as to VOTERS character and
explains his reasons for writing to
girls seeking positions. 1t explains
also the many names and addresses
of young girls found in VOTERS men,
orandum book. The police will learn
Monday if any of these girls are miss
ing. 1t may be that one or more of
them has met the fate of Miss Whee-
Ter.
Katie Miller, held as witness,
pushed Albert w. Wolter a little
closer toward the electric chair when,
Monday morning, after long question
ing, she admitted that about O'Clock
Friday morning she had wakened and
had seen Wolter working with some
thing out on the fire escape. She
said she did not know what it was
and went to sleep again, not suspect
ing that it might be the body Of Ruth
Wheeler.
The police are convinced the Miller
girl is lying desperately in her effort
to save Wolter, and incidentally for
herself, for if their theory is right,
she is guilty as an accomplice after
the comm ission of the crime.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Bonds for Traction Line.

A deed of trust amounting to s1,500,-
600 was filed at Mexico to secure the
bonds for the construction of the en-
tire electric line of the Mexico-Santa
Fe and Pacific Traction company. The
Fidelity Trust company of Kansas City
has been appointed trustee. 1t is the
intention to build in both directions at
the same time. These bonds will be
for the 100 miles of road to run from
Mexico to Hannibal and from Mexico
to Columbia and Fulton.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Fruit Plenty Except Peaches.

The peach crop has been killed
again or near killed, according to the
opinion Of the Missouri Valley Horti-
cultural society members, who held
monthly meeting at Kansas City, but
other fruits will be in abundance. Only
a 10 per cent crop of peaches will be
had this year, it was agreed, while ap-
pies, pears, cherries, plums, grapes
and the berries of all kinds will be
here 100 proof, unless late frost nips
them.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Land Is Advancinu.

The upward trend in the values of
farming land in Cass county, which be-
gan three years ago, is now becoming
more marked. The average advance
over prices prevailing three years ago
has been fully 30 per cent. Many Of
the purchasing newcomers are from
Kansas, the last one Of whom is ]. e.
Taylor Of Seneca, Kan, who pur-
chased the H. A. Jones farm of 1S0
acres north Of Pleasant Hill for $751;
600.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
: MISSOURI STATE NEWS /



William Jewell college OF Liberty
won the twenty;second annual state
oratorical contest. Walter p. David
for the winners took for his subject,
THE Spirit of Our Government"
Drury college, represented by Miss
Agnes Fillsby, took second place.
Westminster college of Fulton, repre-
sented by Bert G.. Riley, won third
place. Park college. Parkville. Mo-;
Central college, Fayette, and Tarkio
college, Tarkio, Mo-, followed in the
order named. Prof. f. C. Shaw Of the
Westport High school, Kansas City;
w. p. Painter, Carrolton; B. Wood
son, st. Joseph; w. o. Jewett, Shell
bina, and Otto Krieger, Warrenton,
Mo-, acted as judges. Willet Kerr Of
the Kirksville Normal school was
referee.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
HENRY s. BoUrELL.
Member Of Committee From Illinois

The Democratic caucus met Thurs
day night and nominated the minority
members of the new rules committee,
of the house. Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, received 125 of the 14O votes
cast, and consequently he will be the
ranking minority member of the i'm
portant committee. Oscar w. Under
wood of Alabama received 102 votes \
Lincoln Dixon Of Indiana, SO votes,
and John j. Fitzgerald of New York
9S votes. These latter will complete
the Democrats on the committee.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
CHICAGO FIRE TOLL is IS
Three Girls Burned to Death In Ad-
dition to Victims First Re-
ported-Inquiry On.

Chicago, Ill.-A sweeping investi-
cation by States Attorney Way
man of the fire which snuffed out
the lives of twelve employees of l..
Fish & Company, furniture dealers,
was promised by the prosecuting Of
ficer for the passing of charges and
counter charges of city officials. 1t
is claimed three additional lives were
lost in the fire, making the total Is.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Prize Pig Grows Rapidly.

A prize pig on the state farm of the
college Of agriculture of the Univer-
sity of Missouri has Increased its
weight to ten times what 1t was
month ago. The pig weighed two and
a half pounds at birth. At the end of
one month 1t weighed 26 pounds. The
pigs mother is "Fossum," the largest
Duroc-Jersey hog owned by the college
Of agricultural.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01

Dispatches from Nicaragua, one of
which tells of complete victory by
the government troops over the insur.
gents. followed Immediately by the
other reporting Madriz suing for peace
and Managua in state of terror. raise
the wonder whether some of our in.
sanity experts have not been retained
to take charge Of the rival press
bureaus of that distracted country.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Dynamite PratroI WAGON.

Philadelphia, PA police patrol
wagon was dynamited while return
ing from false alarm of riot in
the northeast part o. the city Friday.
Six patrolmen, the driver and a SER
geant were thrown out and badly hurt.
The outrage is attributed to strike
sympathizers.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Menalik pathroned

Adds Abeba, Abyssinia. Tes-
anna, the regent, has seized control
of the government taking ad-
vantage of the retirement of King
Menelik from active direction of the
affairs Of Abyssinia.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Railroad aim Reported.

Washington, d. C.-The admins.
tration railroad bill. embodying many
changes in the existing law and
largely amended since its introduc.
tion in the house by Mr.. Townsend
(Mich) has been ordered favorably
reported by the house committee.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Last Wreck Victim identified.

Marshalltown, lathe last identi.
fication of the dead of Mondays
wreck was made Thursday when
B. F. Graham Of Hermon, ILL.,. declared
the hitherto unidentified woman to be
Mrs. Annie Robertson Of Galesburg,
ILL.,, his mother-in-law.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
DYNAMITE KILLS 8 MEN
Powder Works Building 10 DemolIsh-
ed and Bodies Are Mansled
Beyond Recognition.

Tacoma, Wash.-Three men were
killed by an explosion of dynamite at
the Dupont Powder works, fifteen
miles from here. The victims were
Chas. Holden. Eugene Wheaton and
Julian White.
The building in which the men
were working was demolished.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
CROWN PRINCESS MOTHER
Sister Joins Two Princes Born to
Former Princess Margaret
of Connauqht.

Stockholm, Sweden-Crown Prin-
cess Gustave Adolph of Sweden,
formerly Princess Margaret of
Connaught, gave birth to daugh-
ter Monday
The other children of the crown
prince and princess are Prince Gus
tave Adolph, born in 1906, and Prince
Cigvard, year younger,
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
A Barber Dies by Harl.KarI.

The ancient Japanese method OF
committing suicide by Hari-kari was
used by b. Windsor. a barber, who
was found dead in his room at Holden
with his abdomen slashed and cuts in
his throat and on both wrists.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Democratic Editors to Meet.

Arrangements are being made for a
"gettogether" meeting of the Demo-
cratic editors of the Sixth congress
sional district of this state. to be held
at Harrisonville, April 8. Cornelius
Roach, secretary Of state; Peyton
Parks Of Clinton and E. w. Stephens
of Columbia have been invited to at
tend and make addresses.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
To Modify City Taxation.

About 100 delegates attended the
two days meeting of the Missouri
Municipal league at Sedalia to obtain
a separate form OF taxation for cities
and counties Of Missouri through the
medium Of the initiative and referen,
dunn.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01

The long and severe winter has
some features which It may put for
ward as plea in abatement. The
western wheat growers say the grain
undoubtedly will be benefited by the
blanket of snow that has covered the
fields.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
New eurIInaton ProIects.

President John w. Million of Hardin
college In Mexico is authority for the
rumor that work on the Burlington.s
extension from Mexico to Kansas City
Will be begun In the very near future.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Child browns in Sheen pIp.

Jacksonville, Ill.--The three-year-old
daughter Of Frank Dinwiddie, farm.
er OF Literbery, met death by failing
into Q vat that had been used for
dipping sheep.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
G. Norman Pierce is pead.

Buffalo, N. Y.-George Norman
Pierce, GA, formerly head of the auto
mobile manufacturing company of
George N. Pierce, died in his apart
ments here.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Conductor Killed In a Train collision.

Conductor Killed In Train Collision.
The collision which occurred be-
tween Wabash and M. X. & T. trains
near Evansville in Monroe county, re-
suited in the death of Conductor Joe
Hubbard, of this city The wreck took
fire and the body was badly burned.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01

Opinions to the effect that the hook.
worm is myth are encouraging. but
not fully verified.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Seven Killed In RELIGIOUS Riots.

Calcutta, India.-Religious roits
have broken out as Peshawk and
in the first clash between Hindus and
Mohammedans seven were killed and
forty injured and many shops rifled.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01
Two Hundred Families HomeIess.

Mount Hope, w. Va.--Over two
hundred families were deprived of
homes and shelter of any kind by a
fire which wiped out practically the
entire village.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-01

Hail 70 the rabbit as our deliverer
from the hands of the meat trust