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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-10-07
.0'NE|L IS ARRESTED
IN VANCOUVER
FORMER PRESIDENT OF WAL.
LACE BANK SAYS HE WILL
RESIST ExTRADITioN.

Wallace, oct. -(SpeciaI)-Arriv-
Ing from Portland tonight, Edgar S,
Wyman, formerly cashier of the State
Bank OF Commerce, was taken by a
deputy sheriff before Judge Woods of
the district court who allowed him
his liberty on his own recognizance
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
when he will be required to file bond
for his appearance in court Monday
morning, in the sum OF $4,000.
Sheriff Nicholson t..s evening re-
ceived message from the chief OF
police at Vancouver, b. c., stating that
b. +, o'Neil, former president of the
defunct bank, was under arrest there
In compliance with the request of the
sheriff Of shoshone county, and tina,
he, would resist extradition. To thi.
end, the message stated, O'Neil insti-
tuted habeas corpus proceedings al
once. Sheriff Nicholson will leave to-
morrow morning for Vancouver anc
will stay there until matters are set.
tied In regard to extradition.
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BITTERLY ATTACKS THOSE WHO
AscRiHE WRONG MOTIVES TO
SUPREME COURT.
1T GOES TO my HEART"
Speaking With Greater FeeIira Than
He Has Yet Shown, the Executive
Says the Highest Court Made the
Only Possible Decisions in the Stand.
ard Oil and Tobacco Trust Cases.

Pocatello. Oct. 6.-In a speech before
me chamber of commerce here TODAY
PRESIDENT Taft bitterly assailed the
critics OF the United States supreme
court and asserted anew his views as
TO the relation OF the government To
business,
Il love Judges and love court -,
said the president.
They are my Ideals on earth that
typify what we shall meet afterward
IN heaven under IA Just God. And
when court Is DONG its duty, when
1t IL trying to interpret the law as II
ought to be. to have II condemned and
attacked and It's motives questioned
Just for mere purpose without any solid
ground for attack, goes to my heart
and resent It with deep Indignation"
President Taft spoke with more feel
Ing than he put into his Detroit and
Waterloo speeches. but along the same
line. He said he had received many
criticisms on the point but as yet he
had failed to receive an answer to his
challenge to w. j. Bryan and other
publicists to cite a single case of COM
bination in restraint of trade which
ought to be condemned and which
would not be condemned under the
supreme courts Interpretation of the
antitrust law I'm the Standard oil and
tobacco trust cases.
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BIG MOVING PICTURE rhEATER.

Butte. Oct. 6,-(Special.)- Mon
tana Amusement company, according
to an announcement today, will erect
100000 theater on. Park street on
the site now occupied by O'keers pos
Browns saloon. A lease was secured
today from Judge f. A. Nichols and
forthwith announcement was made
that the proposed new structure would
be the most palatial moving picture
theater or any west Of Chicago. The
Montana Amusement company oper-
ates Is theaters in Montana. with
houses in Missoula and Great Falls
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ENGINEER IS SLAIN
IN SALT LAKE
HOTEL
FINDS THUGS BEATING HELP
LESS MAN AND is SHOT
DOWN DURING RESCUE.

Salt Lake CITY, Oct 6.-Tnterrupting
an attempted holdup In the room of
Mrs. Mary Fuller. In a down town
rooming house tonight, c. l.. Erickson,
mining engineer who had hastened
thither In response to calls for help,
was shot and almost instantly killed.
Erickson reached the door of an ad :
joining apartment In time to see two
men belaboring Sol Brown of Chicago,
travelling salesman, with black Jack
and knuckles while endeavoring to
tear several diamond rings from his
fingers. Hardly had Erickson thrown
himself into the combat when he was
shot down. The cries of Brown and
Mrs. Fuller soon brought the police
to the scene, and they were Obliged to
search the corridors for the assailants.
The would-be robbers, Samuel Kirk
patrick and Harry McWhlney, were
arrested after a spirited chase.
McWhiney said to be former
newspaper man of Davenport Iowa,
and later of Denver, Is charged with
the Staying of Erickson. Kirkpatrick
Is sheephcrder and lives here. Brown
asserted to the police tonight that he
was taken wholly unawares by the
holdups, having called upon Mrs
Fuller with the expectation of taking
her for drive. He declares he was
attacked shortly after visiting her
apartment. Dsclaiming any knowledge
OF the two men arrested, Mrs. Fuller
stated emphatically that wien she let
them into her room she was ignorant
OF their purpose.
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THEY FIGHT-As USUAL.

Salt Lake City, Oct. 6-The at
tempt Of number of Salt Lake DEM
ocrats to secure an Endorsement of the
o-called business mems non-partisan
ticket precipitated stormy debate
among the leaders OF the local de-
mocracy tonight and the meeting,
called to discuss the feasibility of
naming party ticket broke up in an
uproar Agreement was declared to
be impossible, and the democrats, as
a result, VIII be unrepresented at the
coming election
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NO VIOLENCE REPORTED.

San Francisco, Oct. 6-The special
force OF guards patrolling the South
ern Pacific shops In San Francisco
was increased today. but not an IN
stance of violence was reported Nom
union men came and went without
hindrance from the union pickets. and
several small squads of strlke-break-
ers entered the stockade. Strikers
claim that these accessions to the
ranks of the strike breakers were OFF,
set by number OF men who were
discharged or walked out.
The state federation of labor, In its
closing session at Bakersfield today.
declared itself in sympathy with the
shopmen and pledged Its members to
raise a fund to aid the strikers.
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BEER AND. WHISKY
COST SENATOR
MUCH CASH
TESTIMONY DEVELOPS THAT
STEPHENSON SPENT LoTS
FOR ENTERTAINMENTS

Milwaukee, Oct. G.-After examining
uals who collectively for campaign ex-
penses received $1O7,793, the sena-
torial committee investigating charges
of bribery in connection with the cleo
tion of United States Senator Ste
phenson today heard testimony that
money was used for entertainment
and not for any corrupt purpose.
No itemized accounts were returned.
but Rodney Sackett, one of the cam
paign managers, testified he had been
informed the money had been used for
buying cigars and beer.
II was the custom In Wisconsin dur
ing campaigns, Sackett testified, In
send jugs of whisky and kegs of beer
to localities where favorable political
sentiment was to be worked up.
All this was given by Sackett az
explaining Senator Stephenson's ex-
penditure for the primary nomination.
One Way o. Reckoning.
When Senator Hepburn. the chair
son had spent almost SO for enter
talnment for each of the $4,000 votes
he had received. the witnoss said that
was one way of reckoning 1t.
1t was brought out that several min
listers had acted as campaign workers,
but 1t was not shown that they had
anything to do other than urge voters
to work for Stephenson.
"How many votes do you think Sen
ator Stephenson got in consequence OF
his liberal spending?" asked Senator
Hepburn.
II don't know that he got any or
that account" replied Sackctt
what? Despite all that entertain
ment, you do not know of a singlc
vote he got for it?"
Not any"
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TOWN IS DOOMED.

La Crosse. Wis, oct. 6.-Blacls
River Falls Is doomed: the town
Will be wiped out. was the comment
of w. w. Holcomh. manager of the
Standard oil company here. who
returned. tonight from the threat
ened city.
when ! left there this afternoon
the main portion of the place was
under water and the flood was rae
ing through the streets. Earth
disappeared before 1t as though II
were only snow"
Harry Gettman. formerly of the
Wisconsin Telephone company at
Iomah. Is the Jack Binns of the
flood. Perched on the top of
So-foot pole. with a telephone in
strument cut In. with only darkness
about him and whirling waters
shaking the pole, he sent news to
La Crosse and warnings to a,I
points he could reach.
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DAY IS SET FOR HEARING.

Washington, Oct 6.--An order was
entered by the commerce court today
fixing October rs as the date of the
hearing Of the application of the
transcontinental railways for an in
junction against the enforcement OF the
interstate commerce commissions orr
der in what are known as the Pacific
coast cases.
1t will be several days thereafter
before the court determines whether
the injunction shall be issued.
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STORM CoMPELs SEVEN OF THE
CONTESTANTS TO ABANDON
THE RACES.
NO RECORDS ARE BROKEN
Aeronauts Have Hard Battles With vi.
olcnt Snow, Rain and Windstorm in
Northern Iowa, Minnesota and Wis.
consin--6alIoon million Population
Club" Throws its Occupants.

Kansas City, Oct. 6.-Two balloons.
the Condor, flying the flag of France,
ana the Berlin IT., carrying the ma
tional colors of Germany, are still In
the air tonight. fighting for the honor
OF winning the international balloon
race. ana thereby wrestling the James
Hordon Bennett cup from America.
Twice in successive years have the
stars and stiipes floated from the
winning balloons In the Bennett race.
and had America won this years race
the Bennett trophy would have been
This country's permanent possession.
The Berlin ii. has not been heard
from since 1t floated away from Avia-
lion field here yesterday afternoon and
the only word from the Condor was at
o'clock last night when 1t passed
over st. Joseph, Mo.
The Buckeye, piloted by Lieutenant
Frank p. Lahm. to which America
pinned her faith, came down near
Sparta. Wis, $40 miles from Kansas
CITY. this morning. To win, the for
eish aeronauts must exceed this mark.
The Million Population Club, a hope
or the Americans, landed at 6 ID. m.
To-Day at Mason City, Iowa, having
covered 315 miles. 1t was In the air
~ hours longer than the Buckeye. This
TACT led to the belief tonight that the
two bags yet aloft might meet adverse
winds, as did the Population Club. and
be carried back across the path they
had already Travelled. II, however, the
foreign balloons have successfully
"a,
storm that beset their competitors.
they are tonight probably sailing into
Canada
Rough weather today drove to earth
seven OF the nine racing balloons that
Ieft here In contests for the James
Gordon Bennett trophy and the Lahm
cup. Neither of the other bags that
sailed has been heard from.
No records were broken by any of
the balloons that are down. Their
estimated distances range from 29O to
AGO miles. Two fell In Wisconsin, two
In Minnesota and three In Iowa.
Reports from the landed balloons
pring stories OF hard battles with a
violet snow rain and wind storm that
ragged high over northern Iowa, Minne-
sofa and Wisconsin last night and to :
day. The disturbance appears to have
been travelling In circle. Two bal
loonists stated In brief dispatches that
they were carried south many miles by
the storm.
Nobody Hurt.
None of the flyers was seriously
injured, but J. c. Hulburt OF the
America ii. sustained severe bruises
when that bag was forced to descend
In coming down the balloon en-
countered a telephone wire and both
occupants of the basket were hurled
to the ground. William Il. Assmann
the pilot, was not hurt.
Captain John Berry, veteran of many
balloon flights, went through the
worst experience Of his career when
he attempted to bring the balloon
the Million Population Club, to the
ground near Mason city. Iowa. The
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FOR RENT-FuRNisHED ROOMS.
ONE ROOM, MODERN; GENTLE
men preferred. Apply sos South
Fifth street, west

This advertiser was in just this situation there was
an extra room in the house, but it had no tenant The
little class ad was called upon to find the tenant an
the advertiser was particular about the occupant of
the room. Four days the little ad was printed; there
were early applicants for the room, but none Of them
seemed Just desirable; so the ad kept at work On
the fourth day the right tenant applied and the work
Of the ad was finished The total cost 50 cents.
The class ads is all too small for the work it does
It is only one cent word Ifyou are out Of work and
want place The Mssoulian will print your ad free.
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Royalist Disturbances.

Badajos, Spain. on the Portuguese
frontier, Oct. 6.-The Portuguese gov
ernment has received word that royal
list disturbances are In progress In
northern Portugal near the Spanish
frontier. 1t Is asserted that 5000 men
are following the white and blue flag
Of the deposed King Manuel. 1t II
also stated that the royallsts engaged
and defeated the republican troops al
"a fortified town 45 miles east OF
Braga, and that Captain Gouciere viii
have 10000 men behind him when he
invests Oporto.
Messages from well-lnformed per-
sons at Lisbon say these reports are
largely fictitious.
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R0YA[|STS DISTURB
PORTUGUESE
PEACE
RUMOR SAYS KING MANUEL HAS
ARRIVED IN SPAIN, EN-
ROUTE TO JOIN ARMY.

Paris. Oct. Ga dispatch to the
Agencie Fournier from San Sebastian.
Spain, says:
Former King Manuel Is believed to
have arrived here on the Paris ex-
press today. accompanied by his uncle,
Alfonso the Duke OF Oporto and vari-
Gus others. 1t Is presumed that he
VIII make his way through Spain to
join the royalists In northern Portugal.
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Attacks Feared.

Sacramento. Cal, Oct. 6.--Fearipg
that attacks might be made upon the
non-unon force employed in the local
Southern Pacific shops, company Of
ficials caused large number of rail-
road policemen to watch the shop
exits at closing time tonight, hut when
the ncn- union men appeared not II
wor'l WAS spoken by the pickcts or
other strikers Union gains today to-
tailed six men, according to. states
ments made by the strike committee.
superintendent Sheridan said that
the company was keeping un repairs
on all engines and rolling stock and
additional mechanics were being hired
daily,
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La crosse, Wis, Oct. 6.-Breaks have
occurred near both upper and lower
dafhs or the Lacrosse Water Power
company at Hatfield on the Rlaclx
rived, 60 miles northeast of here. tho
so,ooo'ooo property OF this company is
,hehaced and a large district. includ-
ing the city of Black River Falls. is
uhder water. Agricultural districts of
the Black river valley are also sub
merged. The breaks followed n
weeks rain which filled the reser-
Voirs to an unprecedented extent,
Early today the water broke through
the embankment at the west side OF
the upper dam and before noon a
break occurred on the west side of the
lower or main dam. The dam proper is
still holding, but the waters have
washed around it, and are pouring
through In tremendous volume.
At noon the telephone operator at
Black River Falls, a city of 1000 peo-
pie. reported to headquarters that
water was surrounding the telephone
building, that people were moving out
or houses In the lower part of. town
ana that 1t was dangerous to remain
longer. Thereafter 1t was impossible
to raise Black River Falls, on either
telephone line connecting 1t with La
Crosse.
Farm Houses AfIoat.
Several farm houses, floating down
stream In the flood that is flowing
around the west end of the Hatfield
main power dam and sending water to
depth of II feet over the top, struck
and tore away the bridge at Black
River Fails today. The families that
had occupied these houses 1t Is feared
have perished.
Hatfield Is under water, but 1t Is
thought that no lives were lost there.
The situation at Black River Ealls.
the prosperous little city 0. 2,ro0 per-
sons. WHICH was swept by a flood to-
day when the Black river. swollen by
recent rains washed through the en-
bankment of the La Crosse Water
Power companys dams at Hatfield, Is
tonight worse than was feared when
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Portland, Ore, 6.--Passenger train
service to and from Portland on tho
Hartman roads was on time today.
Company officials declared freight
schedules also were maintained, but
union men claimed to have informa-
tion from shippers that freight was
not being handled promptly and that
shipments were accepted subject to
delay.
Payment of wages of strikers for
September was made today by the
companies.
The attention of the Hartman Off
cials here today was devoted to taxi
ing final steps providing for plenty
of motive power To keep President
Taft's train on time in this district.
Strike officials stated today that they
would assist II necessary in repairing
sufficient engines to insure that the
presidents special maintain its sched-
ule time while in Washington and
Oregon.
No disturbances were reported today
from any point In this district.
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Manuel in ENGLAND.

London, oct 6.--The report from
Paris that ex-King Manuel is in Spain
presumably on his way to Portugal is
without foundation. Dom Mahuei Is
at Richmond with the queen mother.
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Arrive in Mecemb City.

Mccomb CITY, Miss. Oct. s.-Three
carloads of strike breakers which wcre
today rescued from mob In New Or
leans arrived here nj $3.50 o'clock to-
night on special train under MILL
'arv guard and without demonstra-
Ton were escorted To the Illinois Cen.
trel shons
This is the first consignment Of
e'rike-hreaters to arrive since the en-
forced denarture of the 1a2 stationed
~ the shops here following Tuesday
nights riots. The Importation of these
mon was not expected bv the strikers.
hnt the maioritv displayed no interest
In their coming.
Another MACHINE gun came In nv
express today. making four now In
IT," hands OF the military patrol
Governor Noel tonight advised ths
snnerinfendent OF the American Ex-
nress COMPANY at Memphis that no
'ntovicants destined for McComb CITY
would be allowed to enter the state.
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Absolute Order.

Madrid, Oct. 6.-The governor or
Ponteyedra informs the government
that he sent an emissary into Portugal
To learn what the monarchists We're
doing. The agent reported that abso-
lutte order reigned.
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PEOPLE FLEE
AS DAMS
BREAK
BLACK RIVER IN WISCONSIN,
SWOLLEN BY RAINS, WASHES
AWAY EMBANkMENTS.
GREAT PROPERTY Loss

Enormous Head Of Water Takes Out
Banks Of River, on Ends Of Dams,
and Rushes Through Big Gaps, Car
rying Everything Before it-loss Of
Life Thought to BE Little or None.
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Traffic Practically Normal.

Chicago. Oct 6.-The approaching
end Of the first week OF the shopmens
strike on the Hartman and Illinois
Central lines sees traffic practically
normal. according to President Mark
ham Of the Illinois Central and Vice
President Kruttschnitt of the Harri-
man lines. Although both admit the
number Of shop workers Is depleted.
they say there are enough men at
work to make all repairs to rolling
stock needed for use.
About so additional strike breakers
We're put to work I'm the shops at
burnside today. They were not mo-
Tested.
Fear Of trouble when the strikers
are paid for their last months work,
caused the Illinois Central to make
the statement that they will not ba
permitted 70 enter the works, but will
ne paid from special car to rum
along the tracks. The train will be
guarded by a special detail of police.
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tobacco trust cases.
The Supreme Court.
What distinguishes this countr,
from any other one" said the presi.
dent. lis the supreme court that we
have In Washington. that oft has stood
between us and errors that might have
been committed that would have been
greatly Injurious to the country, and
tn turn upon that court and to qucs-
ton Its motives and to attack II is to
lay the axe at the root of the tree OF
our civilization"
Mr.. Taft referred to the supreme
courts disposal of the Standard Oil
and tobacco cases as two great de-
cisions.''
They were two Of the greatest trusts
that existed. he said, and In the work
Ing out OF the decree, the court had
to make remedy.
"The Standard Oil company" he
said. presented all the phases of
illegality and criminality necessary to
establish monopoly at a time when
they did not feel the necessity of con-
cealing their methods or their motives.
The tobacco trust represented an or
ganzation made in anticipation of the
operation of the law helped out by the
advice OF cunning lawyers In order to
avoid its operation. But against them
both the decree of the supreme court
has now been pronounced"
Unfortunate.
Mr.. Taft said ii was unfortunate that
the country had gotten into a condi-
tion that required remedy like this
A remedy of any evil. he added, was
bound to produce for time, not busi-
ness disaster, but "A difficult situation
that might make business slow. But
after the solution had been worked out
he saw no reason why the country
should not go on to greater and greater
prosperity
ITO one In my place" said the presi-
dent. there IL no discretion with ref
erence to the trial Of cases brought
to the attention OF the executive as
In violation of the law. The prosecu-
tions must go on. It Is not for the
executive to say he can withhold crimi-
nal prosecutions or any kind OF prose
cution, just to help business. Busi-
ness must reform itself and these ex-
ecutive duties must be performed UNI
der the oath OF office that l took and
under the oath that those under me
took.
"But when that part OF the business
community that thought the anti trust
statute did not mean anything. under
stands that 1t IS to be enforced, then
we may reach solution that may en-
able the business community to set
tie down on proper and legitimate
basis. ! hope that time Is near a
| hand. When that Is done then We
must get together for prosperity.
A Bad Feeling.
I'VE must eliminate, SO far as WI
can, this desire to attack wealth earned
by thrift and gathered together b,
foresight, attention and industry. be.
cause that is to get up feeling tina
BODIES no good for the result When
man attempts that, he ought to b.
marked By the patriots of the country
who understand that he is attemptin,
| to use some disaster to the country +
/ benefit himself
II believe we are going on to
| greater future. II we had aloWe,
these combinations to go on and de
velop, the only remedy would hay,
been to change by force the power thu
| concentrated in the hands of few in
dividuals to the state and then W
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Class Ad History
CXXXH.-RENTING A ROOM.

1t you have an extra room in your house, you can
obtain steady revenue from by gettn good tenant
for it. If you don't know where to find the tenant
follow this example,
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THE WEATHER.

Today---Fair.
Tomorrow--Local rains.