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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
FATAL DOSE GIVEN
BY HYDE, JURY SAYS
Coroners Panel Finds That Colonel Swopc Came To His
Death From Dose Of Strychninc Administered
by Doctor.

Kansas City. Feb 9.--Colonel
Thomas II. Swope came to his death
by reason OF stryehnine administered
In capsule by DIR. B. &. Hyde. hus-
band of the milllonaire's niece, ac-
cording to the verdict of the coroncr's
jury In Independence, Mo-. today.
Whether the drug was administered
with felonlous intent, the jury said In
Its verdict. II was unable to determine.
The jury was out lituc more than an
hour. The greater part of this time
was devoted to discussing the case.
Only one ballot was necessary.
Although there were numerous and
hurried consultations between attor-
neys for the state and DIR. Hyde and
his legal advisers. and although ru-
mors regarding probable prosecution
were plentiful tonight. the case stands
just as 1t did when the corners jury
returned It's verdict. Prosecutor Virgil
conkling refused to discuss his plans.
He said positively. however, that he
would confer with his associates In
the prosecutors office before he took
any action. He and Henry L. Jost.
first assistant circuit attorney. who
has done the major portion of investi-
eating for the state in the Swope mys-
terry. will confer tomorrow.
IT IL said tonight that Coroner b. H..
Sewart will begin AN inquest over
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10

Chrisnan Swope's body as soon as the
official report of the physicians who
are examining the stomach and liver
Is received. j. Il. Trogden. coroners
attorney, would not commit himself on
this rumor. DR.. Hyde and his at
torneys. John NJ. cleary and Frank
=. Walsh spent the evening together
at the physicians home. They made
no statement. Mrs. Hyde Is seriously
Ill and the physician is devoting all
his spare time to her.
The suit that DR.. Hyde has pending
against Attorney John q. Paxton. DR.
Frank Hall and Edward l.. Stewart
for damages for 5000 .0C0 for alleged Ii
bel. Will be dismissed If Dr.. Hyde Is
pressed for depositlons In the case
now. II is said tonight. IT tx said the
deposition contest which waged so
fiercely last week. will begin anew
now that the coroner's inquest is over.
If DR. Hyde is ruffled by the verdict
he Is concealing his feelings. He was
present when the verdict was returned.
After hearing II read, he turned to his
attorney, John M. Cleary, and asked
What does IL mean?"
Mr. cleary explained the verdict. Il
see he simply said
Then he asked his attorneys to go
to luncheon with him. \ moment later
they left the building.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
OF ACRES
WILL BE RESTORED
Much Land Is BE Stripped From Forest Reserves and
Thrown Open to Settlement by Seekers
of Homes.

the matter has not reached concrete
form. The great area. 1t was an
nounced today. which would be elm
mated from the forests, Is scattered
through the reserves. Tracts in the
interior of the forests and much land
along the edges viii be lifted out of
the confines OF the reserves. estab-
fishing with greater exactness the
boundaries Of the forests
Some land eliminated IL suitable for
dry farming though the greater part
Is grazing land These lands. more
suitable for tilllng and grazing than
the growing of trees. Will now be
placed TO profitable use instead Of
lying idle within national forests.
In Idaho. which has large national
forest area, 10000 acres Will he elm
mated. Of which "a per cent Is tillablc
Elimination in similar proportion Will
he made In other western states.
The forest service has been at work
since last May collecting data to de-
termine the proper classification Of the
lands within the national forest do
main, and the plan evolved by the IN
terror and agricultural departments IL
expected to insure the amicable adj
mlnistratlon of the public lands by
the general land office and the forest
bureau
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
YOUNG MAN DECLARES STEP.
MOTHER INDUCED HIM TO
MURDER HIS FATHER.
Parent Awakened Him at Midnight
and Told Him u Was "Time to Kill
Fathcr"-Dcscrbics Burning Of Re.
maina-Fire Fed by Wife All Night.

BarticsNlllc, okla. fcp. a.-My Step
mother was my tcmptcr to such an
extent that thought loved her.
and 50 ! killed my father with an axe
when She ordered TO me-. Peter
Brown. on trial here charged with
numbering his father. made this re-
markablc admission on the witness
stand In court today. He told his
story without emotion. Mrs. r. H..
Brown. the supposed siren who. the
young man says, helped him In the
crime. listened to his story with calm
ness and almost Indifference.
When young Brown told how they
dragged his fathers body out and
burned 1t. woman in the court
room shricked and tainted. Other
women became III and had to be as
sisted In reaching the outside.
MY stcpmother aroused me at mid
night" said Brown, and told me IL
was time to kill father. as we had
agreed to do and We approached to
where father slept and struck him q
fearful blow on the head. Then
watched him culver until he died.
After my stepmother had taken all
the things out of his pockets Che was
sleeping on couch and was dressed)
she ordered me to help her carry the
body out. we gathered lot OF wood
and put 1t on the body and set fire to
1t. My stepmother stayed up all the
rest of the night feeding the fire with
wood and In the morning the body had
been consumed. We cooked breakfast
on another fire built about 10 feet
from where my fathers body had been
burned
Mrs Brown Is also on trial charged
with completely In the crime. Her
lawyers Informed the court they would
prove that the young man alone was
responsible for the deed
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
J. p. MORGAN MAY VOLUNTEER
TO TELL OF TELEPHONE
TRANSACTION.
ADMITS TERRIBLE .DEEOlA MERGER IS SCENTED
Protesting Minority Stockholders Arc
Gathering Evidence TO Fight Con.
That Morgan Really Represents the
Bell interests and Monopoly. r

New York F'cn, D.. j. T.. Morgan
may voluntarily testify in New York
In few days concerning the recent
purchase by his firm of a controlling
interest in the United States Telephone
company OF Cleveland and Cuyaho-
ga Telephone company of ONO
Protesting minority stockholders OF
the companies are in New York taking
depositions to be used In the Ohio
courts In suits to check consummat;on
of the purchase. maintaining that J..
=. Morgan Il Co acted for the Amer
can Telephone 4 Telegraph company
thc Bell ntercsts) In acquiring six in
dependent cpAcanies in Ohio and In
diana and that. as competition has
ceased in that territory the transac-
tion is Illegal.
Morgan Il Co.. have held all along
that any purchases they made were
simply as an investment Of the firm.
II. B. McGraw OF Cleveland and Sam
ucl b. Jeffries of st. Louis. Jointly
representing thc minority stockholders
said this afternoon that Mr.. Morgan
had volunteered as u witness and that
1t Woulu III udy
or two.
The hearing Is being held here be-
fore notary deputlzed by the Ohio
supreme court. where the original
suit was brought. The American Tel
ephone 4 Telegraph company con-
tends that the deal never went
through and that II does not know
who owns the Independent company.
1t further asserts that competition In
that territory is as strong as ever.
Evidence taken today showed that
the American Telephone e. Telegraph
company negotiated with Il. l.. Day &
CO.. bankers. to acquire the controlling
interest In the Ohio and Indiana com
panles on the understanding that the
American company would take these
holdings If 1t found 1t could do so
legally. Il. l.. Day e. Co.. acquired the
holdings and later disposed Of them,
but the American company asserts
that II was not the purchaser.
The American company admitted TO-
day that 1t loaned Day & Co.. more
than 100000 to acquire the majority
holdings but that. when Day & Co,
were released from their contract. the
loan was paid.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
NO MONEY TO PAY
RE|NSTATED MEN

Helena, Feb. 9-rtSpecial) The four
Helena policemen who were discharged d
from the force by Mayor Edwards al
most two years ago, whom both the
district and supreme courts ordered
relnstated appeared for duty today.
They We're told by Chief F'lannery
they could go to work. but he also in
formed them that Mayor Edwards told
him to notify them they would not
draw any salary as there was no APP
preparation for their payment. The
men did not indicate what their next
move would be, simply telling the
chief they would report for duty to-
morrow At ! O'Clock
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
SWITCHMEN DESIRE
A GENERAL STRIKE

of 1907 to 81, swltchmen, members OF
the brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
or Of il strike The vote was an
nounced today. At a recent confer
ence between representatives of the
union and general managers of the
railroads, an increase was refused. The
railroads make concessions in working
rules and offer to submit the wage
question to arbitration under the Erd-
man law The switchmen say they do
not want arbitration but it Is general
~ believed by the railroads that the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
FORFEIT THEIR LIVES
TO SETTLE A DEBT

Clevela.ld Feb. 9.-John Janowski
and his bride, found murdered In their
beds today. died In satisfaction of "a
debt of $50. This Is the story. the po-
lice say. was told them by George
Boscardo. 29 years old. arrested for
their murder. Boscardo said he had
lent the money to Mrs. Janowski to
secure her love, but found himself un-
able to realize on the Investment. sun.
day night he demanded the money.
and failing to get it. killed the woman
with section of gas pipe. Janowski
succumbcd only after "A struggle
For three days the bodies lay In the
house. while Boscardo continued his
employment at foundry.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
BOSTON ABATTO|R
OAMACD BY FIRE

Boston. Feb, 3,--Bostou's beef sup
ply was nearly "cornered" by fire
which destroyed Approximately $500, 900
worth Of property at the Brighton
stock yards early today
The fire Is thought to have orignat-
ed In the engine room OF the New
England Rendering company's build
Ing The blaze spread and threatened
for time to wipe out the entire
Abattoir plant, which covers nearly 90
acres
BY hard work the fremcn succeeded
IN combining the flames to the building
OF the rendering company and the
cattle shed
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
FILES A CHARTER.

Cheyenne. Feb. 9.-The Denver.
Laramie & Northwestern railroad to-
day filed a charter with the secretary
OF state 1t Is reported that the new
company will take over the holdings
OF the Denver, Laramie & Northwest :
crn railway, increasing the capital OF
the company from five to thirty mil
lion dollars. 1t Is said that the com.
pany Is planning extensive develop
ment In Wyoming with 200 miles OF
construction work promised for this
summer,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10

question Will be settled by that method
and that there VIII be no strike.
The question whether the men wll
strike probably will be settled tomor-
row at II O'Clock when other repre-
sentatives Of the brotherhood are to
give an nltimatum to the railroad
managers.
Railroad officials are said to be
planning to telegraph TO Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Knapp and
Labor Commissioner Neill To come
here in medlatory capacity hut. az
the labor men have not joined in such
request. IL was not believed they
would come
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10

the four nurses in Cherry, was strck-
en- with diphtheria in the nurse s
home. The other nurses made their
regular calls today and measured out
the free milk at the railroad station.
1t is feared that nearly everyone In
Cherry has been exposed. The streets
are alive with panicky rumors of an
epidemic, but the nurses say there is
no danger.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
SUFFERERS EXPOSED
TO DEADLY DISEASE

Cherry, ILL.,. Feb. 9.-With not a doc
tor nor any antitoxln in town, every
widow and orphan OF the st. Paul
mine fire Is exposed to diphther,a
through the professional nurses that
are caring for the sick. Shortly after
dealing out free milk to nearly 200
women and children last night, Miss
Frances Wheeler OF Chicago, one Of
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
A GAME PRESERVE.

Cheyenne, Wyo, Feb "a move
ment has been started here to have
the Fort Russell military maneuvers
reserve embracing more than a hun
dred square miles Of mountain
Gus country, stocked as game pre-
serve. The plan Is TO have the entire
reserve fenced and to install therein
small herds OF elk, deer and antelope
and il possible buffalo
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
MAY GRANT EASEMENT.

Helena. Feb. SIN reply TO an In
quiry from the board Of land COM
missioners, Attorney General Galen
today held that the state may grant
an easement over state lands for
county roads. but cannot sell the
right Of way to a county unless the
land is put up at public auction.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
WILL CUT MELON.

Philadelphia, Feb. a.--The share
holders Of the United Gas Improve
ment company, at a special meeting
here today voted to cut $9000,000
melon They agreed to a 10 per cent
dividend, payable In stock,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
PREPARING FOR WORK.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. o. CSpe-
cial.) .)--Engineer Savage of the recla-
nation service is here to prepare for
active work on the various reclamation
projects on the Flathcad reservation
during the present year.
State Senator Edwards of Forsyth
arrived here today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
Or. MERCER IS DEAD.

Chicago, Feb. o--F'redcrick Wentworth
Mercer who reached the rank of sur
geon major during the civil war, died
today. He was born at ST. John. n. b..
in 1898. DR.. Mercer was member of
many medical societies In this country
and abroad
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK MEASURE
Is PASSED BY THE UPPER HOUSE

Washington. ~. C.. Feb .
SpcciuD Senator Dixon's bill
,rcating Glacier national park
n Montana was passed by the
senate today. The territory in.
GUIDED In the proposed park lies
ia Northern Montana. just south
Of the line between the United
States and Canada and adjoins a
reservation OF the Ca
government Oh the north
ern side of the boundary.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
SHOOTS A GUEST,

Helena, Feb. ga special to the
Record from Culbertson says that fol-
lowing dance at his ranch home ].
Hatfield shot and probably fatally
wounded j. Bauers. Hatfield surren-
dered Bauers will die it Is thought
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
TEN CADETS RESIGN.

Annapolis, Md. Feb. 9--The res
ignations of 10 cadets at the naval
academy. who proved unsatisfactory
in studies at the recent semi-annuai
examinations, were accepted today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
AGED ABDUL HAMID
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Paris Feb 8 y special to the
Matin from Nlenna saws that Abdul
was recently seized with a paroxysm
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10

The Glacier park "ll he one
Of the famous resorts of the
world. lis scenery Is unsurpassed
anywhere. The. entire rcserva
ton Is made up OF rlvcn noun
tains, Ia whose clefts nestle
lakes and through whose Won
dcrfully impressive canyons
rush streams Of Incompatible
beauty. There are vast glaciers
upon the higher mountains. stu
pendous bodies Of ice which feed
the streams of three great drain
age basins. Here is the crest OF
the continent. From one Of the
peaks In the park flow streams
into the Arctic. Mississippi and
Columbia basins. There Is no
agricultural land In the reserva-
ton as proposed. The bill makes
II possible for congress To grant
right Of way through the reser-
walton for railways. The park. II
1t Is created. will be an i'm
portant addition to the attrac-
tlons of Montana
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
A LIQUOR MONOPOLY.

Stockholm. Sweden. Feb "a
liquor monopoly for the exclusive
manufacture in Sweden Of spirits was
organized today with capital ap-
proximating $4,00O,00O.
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of frenzy aud attempted 10 straugle
himself with a silk handkerchief
He was prevented from committing
suicide by a servant and was subse.
quently placed In a stralghtiacket,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10
THERE WILL NOW BE NO WALK.
OUT OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
IN MEXICO.
TROUBLE IS AT AN END
Terms That Arc Perfectly Satisfactory
to Both Sides Arc Arrived At and
Signed by Representatives of the
Companies and the Mcn-Dn,ails Of
Settlement. Arc Secret

Mexico Cits. Feb a--Thcrc viii ID
no Walkout OF American engineers
and conductors Ia the employ of the
National Railways of Mexico The
employees and the management today
agreed upon terms of settlement of
their differences. The agreement vas
signed at 2:3g o'clock today la the
office Of h. \. Brown, president of
the railroad. MIR Brown signed the
document a. the representative OF the
railroad and the chairman Of the COM
mttee OF engineers and conductors
signed for the men
The conductors and engineers are
entirely satisfied with the terms which
Include assurances that the policy of
the railroad as recently outlined VIII
'bc carried out. Il. ~ Brown issued
the following statement this after
noon;
"a satisfactory adjustment has been
reached between the company and the
committee of the engineers aud con-
ductors, the settlement being In line
with the policy set forth in the rcso-
luton OF the board OF directors, which
was published some time ago. The
settlement Is considered mutually sat
isfactory."
Theodore Curtis OF the order Of
Railroad Conductors Of America. and
Vice Grand Chief corrigan OF the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
authorized the following:
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Agreement Signed.

~ satisfactory settlement of the dH-
fcrcnccs between the conductors and
engineers and the management of tho
National Railways of Mexico was cf-
fected al meeting with President
Brown today and the agreement was
signed this afternoon. The committee
representing the engineers and con-
ductors has received satisfactory as
suranee that the policy OF the board Of
directors Will be carried out by the
subordinate officials"
The wording Of the agreement may
not be published. Both employees and
the railroad officials refuse to divulge
It's contents except In the most gem
eral wa.
The fact that the men voted almost
solldly 10 resign from tho service in
the face Of the denial Of their de-
mands by the railroad management
has given rise to rumors that the COM
pany conceded several important
points To effect settlement. but this
~ officially denied. Likewise. the en-
ployes deny that they receded from
the position they have maintained
since the trouble first begun. The rail-
road company has given tine men
ample assurances that its policies as
named in resolution adopted by the
board of directors recently will be car
rlcd out by subordinate officials IL
Is known that before the vote on the
question OF walkout, tile men were not
satisfied with the ASSURANCES offered
up 10 that time. Both officials and
union employees said tonight that the
agreement reached is based upon the
following resolution adopted by tile
railroad board on January 2s
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-10

That instructions be given 10 the
executive president of the company TO
the effect that by means of circular.
bulletins or otherwise, as he may see
fit. he advice Mexican and foreign
employees in the service Of tho COM
pany that, with a view TO putting "a
roneous Interpretation of the attitude
Of the board of directors. this board
sets forth that it, policy has been. and
viii continue 10 be. that of the most
equitable and complete lmparttalty in
so far as the relations between the
company and its employees be observed.
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Draw No Lire.

That ii does not propose II dlscon-
time employing foreign citizens and
much less to exclude those Who are
already serving by reason of their ma
tionality, but To give the Mexican
citizens, for reasons which IRE obvious
aud publicly known, a chance and the
opportunity II be promoted TO fespon-
sihle positions in the service of tho
railways, always when this nay be
coupled with an efficient nnd safe op-
GRAFTON of the company's lines.
That in order to carry this INTO eff
IL,a.tL......l
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Continued on Page Three,
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the. WEATHER

Today Partly cloudy.
Tonnorrow--I'air.
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YOU WIN

when you use q Mlssoulisn
class ad. It's n clnch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-03
FOR TOWNSHIP JOBS.
Separate Nominating Conven-
ton May Be Held After
Primary.
REASON FOR THIS ACTION

Inability TO make arrangements for
the nomination OF township advisory
board members. Justice of the peace.
constables and township representa-
tives 10 the county council. on the
part OF the Wayne county central com
mittee has caused Chairman Wy 10
announce that these representatives
will be selected at township and ward
conventions, to be held after the pri-
mary election Monday.
The central committee had very lit
tie time after its election To provide
for the above mentioned offices. Had
it been decided to postpone the pri-
mary until Monday, February IL, il is
probable that the committee could
have made the requisite provisions
for the above offices. The csHnty
central committee has not dec1AAely
determined on what course 10 pursue
but expect TO within day or SO.
Chairman Wiley believes that the
best way to dispose of the questions
is by conventions held in the differ
ent wards and townships and it is re
garded as likely that other committee
men will favor this idea.
The committee will meet tomorrow
evening and settle several questions
affecting the primary election Monday
The list OF the voting places. the of
ficials for each of these voting places
and other details will probably b'
ready for announcement tomorrow
Secretary John E Peltz has a partia
list on file already