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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-20
TENSION IN MEXICO CITY TIGHT.
EMS BECAUSE OF RuMoRs
OF MURDER.
ANONYMOUS LETTERS
People Of the Capital Wonder What the
Rebels Would Do Should They Be.
come Convinced That Plans Were on
Foot Against Their lsadsr-Sourcs
Of Information Unknown.

Mexico City. May i9.--Although gov
ernment officials deny knowledge OF
any plot to capture or assassinate Fran
cisco I. Madero. Jr.. the revolutionary
leader, or to interfere with him should
he come to the capital. the story that
such a plan had been detected served
to tighten public tension.
Residents of the capital are speculat-
ing regarding the probable action OF
the rebels should they give full
credence to the report. 1t appears to
have interested Senior Madero 10 an
extent that has caused him to post
pone his trip to the capital 10 consult
with Senior De La Barra concerning
peace. BY the conservative element IL
Is doubted II proof OF the story can be
supplied and without proof II Is not
believed any rebel leaders would show
a belligerent spirit. Ambrosio Fig
ueroa. leader Of the thousands of rebels
In the south. is the man most likely
to be Influenced by the report. but 1t
Is not believed here that he will con-
slider II as a sufficient reason for con
tinuing his march against the capital.
The source of Madero's information
concerning the alleged plot is not
known here.
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MATTERS IN MEXICO PROBABLY
WILL BE SETTLED IN A VERY
SHORT TIME.
MADER0 DELAYS TRIP
insurrecto Leader viii Not Go to Ma.
tional Capital City Until % La
barra Becomes Provisional President
and Is Installed in Power-Ther He
Will Help TranquiIlize Country.

Juarez, May 19.-Peace will not be
declared as in effect in Mexico. nor
VIII the general armistice be terml-
hated until the moment Scnor Fran
cisco Leon De La Barra becomes pro-
Vislonal president I'm succession to
President Diaz. Francisco |. Madcro
Jr,, viii not visit Mexico City until
Senor De La Barra Is installed In
power He then may go TO the capital
TO assist In tranquilizipg the country.
III the rebels In lower California or
other bands hitherto fighting indepen-
IDENTITY, do not lay down their arms,
Madero's insurrccto army will be
turned loose on them.
NO peace agreement will be signed,
but the interim between now and tn.
time Senor De La Barra becomes prcsi-
dent will be utilized In getting the
Mexican congress to enact. laws COW
'rlng most of the points which il
previously was believed should be con-
tanned In the peace agreement
This Is tho explanation which on.
OF the most prominent of the insur-
rccto leaders gave tonight OF the status
of peace negotiations. Madero's visit
to Mexico City and other complica-
tons which early today presented u
ianSle 10 the representatives of the
federal government as well as some
rebel leaders here who admitted they
did not understand the situation them
selves.
Facts.
e,tI
are the only things that can make
peace. We cannot make peace agree
ment legally binding requiring tho
government, for instance. to pay GER
tain indemnities. 1t must be done by
an appropriation law in congress. We
cannot compel the government. TO in
stan our provisional governors. 1t
must be done by the legislatures
themselves Again the facts. When all
these things are done and we bear
witness to their performance. the ar
mistice being in the meantime pro-
longcd, then alone can we proclaim
peace. OF course peace Is assured.
1t Is matter of method only"
The naming of the new cabinet
which Is to surround Provisional
President De La Barra was the chief
work of the day among the rebel lead
ers
Senor De La Barra will name a sub
secretary to take charge of the de-
partment of foreign relations. while
he Is occupied In the provisional presi-
lency
The rebels have practically named
six members Of the new cabinet
Senor Madcro issued statement late
today explaining that he would not
go to the capital until Senor De Ia
Barra stepped into The presidential
chair. His statement says:
Madero's Statement.
From the moment | received the
invitation of the government of Gem
eral Diaz that / should go to the
capital of the republic with tho OBJ
jcct of treating for the establishment
of peace, 1t appeared to me it would
be convenient If / did not arrive In
Mexico City until such time as Senior
De La Barra had been installed in
the presidency. With that idea In
mind | was about to word a telegram
In reply. But 1t appeared to me that
to do such a thing might be inter-
preted by General Diaz as lack of con-
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Anonymous Letters.

At police headquarters Il Is admitted
that anonymous letters have been re-
ceived telling OF the existence OF con-
/, spiracy. No names were given and
the police are trying to learn the
Identity of the plotters
General Bernardo Reyes. returning
from Europe had been expected TO ar
rive Sunday morning. His arrival at
Havana and the announcement that he
had received instructions not to pro-
coed to Vera Cruz until further orders,
was made known here tonight.
On good authority. II Is said. Senior
De La Barra has submitted to Madero
the names of three generals for the
post of war minister. and that none OF
these Is Reyes. One is Eugenio Ras-
coma, military commander of the cap
ital. Another is Iznaclo Salamanca.
formerly connected with the war de-
partment but now acting governor OF
Oaxaca; and the third. Jose Maria
Mier. governor of Nuevo Leon.
It was officially announced that the
war department had sent orders to all
troops to observe the terms OF the
armistice, although nothing has yet oc-
Cured to indicate that II had been
deliberately violated by either side. The
fighting at cuatla, 20 miles TO the
southeast. began before the signing OF
the agreement and efforts now are be-
Ing made to notify the contracting
parties of the cessation OF hostjlities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-20
GOVERNMENT SUIT STARTED
AGAINST BIG LUMBER TRUST
Ten Trade Organizations and Hundred and Fifty Individuals Are
Defendants in Action Commenced by Wckersham--"Undue
and Unreasonable" Restraint of Trade Is Charged

that the case Is nearly parallclcd in
the marketing of many other COM
modities. If the governments con-
tcntions are sustained there Is prom
ise of sweeping attack upon similar
alleged conspiracies.
Attorney General Wickersham per-
sonally directed the gathering of tho
evidence which has occupied more
than IA year. His special assistant.
Clarke McClercher who has been in
active charge of the preparation Of
the case, filed the bill today. which
also was signed by Henry A. Wise,
United States district attorney at New
York; James a. Fowler. assistant to
the attorney general, and Felix Prank
furter assistant United States attor-
| ney.
Principal Defendants.
The principal defendants In the suit
are:
The Eastern States Retail Lumber
Dealers association, a New York COR
poration, the central body of the nine
| other defendant organizations, its Of
flccrs and 25 other individual mem
| bers. the New York Lumber Trade as
sociation. its officers and 81 trustees
the Building Material Mems associa-
ton Of Westehester county (New
York;. Its officers and six directors;
the Lumber Dealers association of
Connecticut. It's officers and IL direc-
| tors; the Massachusetts Retail Lum-
Der Dealers association. its officers
and eight directors; the Lumber Deal
ers' association Of Rhode Island. its Of
| ficers and eight directors; the Retail
| Lumbermen's association of Baltimore,
it's officers and seven directors; the
| officers of the New Jersey Lumber
mems Protective association and 22
! members; the officers Of the Retail
Lumbermen's association of Philadel-
phla and l2 directors; the officers of
the Lumber Exchange OF the District
of Columbia and its directors.
Allegations.
In its bill the government alleges:
! That the retailers have conspired
among themselves to prevent manu-
| facturers and wholesalers from sell
| Ing lumber direct to the consumer.
That hundreds Of consumers, includ.
ing the largest Industrial corporations
| In the country, have been compelled
by unlawful agreements to buy lumber
| -
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New York. May 19.-In the first fed
eral antitrust proceedings brought
under the Sherman law as interpreted
In the Standard Oil decision. the de-
partment of justice filed in the United
States court here today suit against
constituent organizations of what is
popularity known as the lumber
trust" alleging the existence of a
widespread conspiracy. "unreasonably"
to restrain the lumber trade in this
country.
Ten trade organizations and more
than $50 individuals are named as de-
PENDANTS. The complaint alleges vio-
lations of the Sherman antitrust law
and seeks permanent injunction re-
straining the defendants from contin-
uing the conspiracy charged.
FIRST Of a Series.
1t is said the suit may be the first
of series planned by Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham looking to the break
ing up Of alleged agreements between
the retailers of commodities to main
tain high prices; to force all ultimate
consumers to buy from retailers and
to blacklist wholesalers who sell to
others than members of the retail or
ganizatlons.
The elaborate system of blacklistng
attributed to the alleged lumber con-
spirators, copies of circulars sent out
by the organization. classifying con-
sumers as proper" and Improper,
extracts from reports threatening
short shrift" to dealers daring to vio-
late the rules OF the organ 2ation and
branding such officers as 'poachers."
"scalpers." "mavericks' and "illegiti-
mates" are fully set forth In the gov
ernment's petition.
Sensational Allegations.
It is alleged that not only private
consumers have been blacklistcd, but
that many great Industrial concerns
have been put under the ban by the
lumber dealers. The government bill.
aggregating 10000 words, Is replete
with sensational allegations and inter-
esting exhibits.
The suit Is directed specifically
against retail organizations in the
eastern states. but the trial will em-
brace methods adopted by retailers
and wholesalers throughout the United
States.
Although the case Is one of simple
conspiracy, the accusatory parts Of
the bill conform to the decision of the
supreme court and charge undue" and
unreasonable restraint Of the lumber
trade. Lesser stress is laid on the
alleged conspiracy between the defen-
dants themselves. In general the case
Is regarded as Attorney General Wick
ersham's long-planned test suit to
have the courts determine how far
combinations of retailers may go To
prevent the ultimate customer from
dealing directly with the wholesaler
or producer
Government Position.
The government takes the position
that any agreements or acts which
prevent a consumer from buying
where he chooses or to his best ad-
vantage, are In unreasonable re-
straint of trade. and violate the Sher-
| man law. No attack on the middle
man. as such. is intended, the depart
ment Of justice holding that there is
legitimate opportunity for him.
| 1t is known that while the depart
ment has been making a nationwide
: Investigation. Its agents have reported
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from retailers at much higher prices
than they would have paid to whole
salers.
The United States government. how
ever, the bill says, has never been
blacklisted In that class.
Tho wholesalers and retailers In
joint conventions and by agreement
have classified consumers as proper
and improper" and have prepared
and exchanged blacklists.
elaekIists.
That. although the National Whole
sale Lumber Dealers association Is
not named as defendant, by agree
ments with 1t the Eastern States asso-
ciation has organized and circulated
blacklsts which have affected the
lumber trade in New York. North
Carolina. Pennsylvania. Kentucky
Maryland, Michigan, West Virginia
Massachusetts, Tennessee, South caro-.
lima. Virginia. New Jersey, Illinois
Ohio Wisconsin, Louisiana, Connecti.
cut, Indiana. Florida, Georgia, Mis-.
souri,, Alabama, Rhode Island, Cali.
fornia, Mississippi. the District Of CO.
lumbia, the Canadian provinces oi
Quebec, ontario. Nova Scotia and
British Columbia.
That, as result OF the alleged
blacklists, wholesalers have been di.
rected not to sell lumber to retail
dealers who have dealt with consum.
ers In wholesale quantities and thai
In the case Of the wholesalers wht
quantities, the organized retailers wer,
directed not to buy lumber from them
That retailers who sold wholesale
lots or competed outside their allotted
territory. have been posted to th'
traders as .'poachers" or "scalpers,
| and In some instances heavily finet
| or expelled.
Tho Result.
THE result of this illegal operation.
says the governments bill. has beel
to close the door of the wholesal
dealers and manufacturers to the con
snmer In all parts of the United State
and to deprive the wholesaler of tn
trade Of consumer in a territory coy
cred by a retailer except through tn
medium of the retail yards"
The Eastern States association wa
organized In 1902 when retail organi
cations then existing In the state
mentioned became constituent mem
bers.
The government charges that the re
taiers before that time. however. ha
arranged with the National Wholesal
Lumber Dealers association to class
ify the trade and the so-calied "Bos
ton agreement" was made. resulting Il
the bylaws of the National Wholesal
Lumber Dealers association beln
changed to contain the following pro
vision:
"When 1t shall be determined tina
any person, or firm. or corporation
Is not legitimate consumer for th
wholesale trade according to the prin
ciples recognized by this association a
best conserving the lumber business
the members shall not thereafter Sc
to such person. firm or corporation.
AT subsequent Joint meetings a
Baltimore 1t Is charged this wa
modified to admit arbitration Of dis
putes of classification, but In teno
and effect, this by law always re
NAMED the same.
Tho Pttsburg conference. II
A1 an nA "a \
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Sweltering.

Swelterins.
Cleveland. May 19,--Cleveland today
passed another swelterIng day, the of
ficial maximum temperature being 81
degrees. while down In the streets
unofficial thermometers registered 9S.
A thunder and windstorm In the aft
ernoon broke over East Cleveland,
tearing up trees and damaging tcle-
phone aud street car wires. Street
car traffic was tied up for an hGur.
Five persons were Frustrated BY tho
heat.
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lowering around 81, Is promised by, tho
United States weather bureau to end
the hot spell.
A shower this afternoon sent ths
Thermometer down u few points. but
failed to give much relief. because nc
the increased humidity. Nlmerofs
cases OF prostration but no deaths werc
reported.
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Hottest May 10.

Hottest May 10.
Philadelphia, May i9.-Today was
the hottest May 10 in the history oc
the weather bureau here. Tho m,ixI..
mum temperature was 91 degrees. Five
deaths and many prostrations from
heat were reported.
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Prostrations in Chicago.
Chicago. May 19.--The fifth day OF
the extreme heat with the mercury
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THE WEATHER

Today-Cloudy: cool.
Tomorrow--Fair.
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Confession.

Continued on Page NineD
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-27
Michigan COlors
Lowered by Cornell
Sensational Track Meet at Ann Arbor
Results in Breaking Worlds
Hurdle Record. a.

ANN ARBOR, Mich March 26.-By cap
turing all three places in the pole vault, the
last event, the Cornell university track
team defeated Michigan tonight in the
most sensational and hardest fought in
door meet held in Waterman gymnasus in
years The final score was 8S16 to S31k
Three gymnasium records were broken
by Michigan men and 1t is believed that
one worlds indoor record was surpassed
when Jimmy Craig OF Michigan ran the
forty-yard high hurdles in 5b seconds one
fifth of a second faster than the previous
Michigan indoor mark, held by Hodgen,
Garrels and Craig. the mark said to be
the fastest ever made.
Although the Michigan men were re-
sponsible for the most sensational per
formances Cornell's track team was bet
ter balanced, having stronger men in every
event. In the pole vault, Captain Horner
of Michigan tried to score, but failed at
10 feet 9 inches, while D'Autremont Bragg
and Flack of Cornell all cleared the bar at
that height.
In addition to the hurdle record Edward
Hanavan clipped three seconds from the
mile mark, winning in 4;2lSs, and by win
ming the shotput with a heave of As feet
4-10 inches Horner surpassed the record
of a feet 81 inches made by Ralph Rose
! in 1904 Horner was the highest individual
point winner with 16 to his credit.
! The relay race, which did not count, was
/ won by Cornell.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-27
ROURKES TAKE The SECOND
Do Not Allow the storz Triumphs
Single Run.
PITCHERS ARE WORKING WELL
Youngsters Are Given Trial by
Captain Schipke aud They
play an ErrorIess
Game.

Pa Rourke's Colts took the second game
Of the series with The Storz Triumphs Sun
DAY afternoon. winning 10 to o in frig
atmosphere The Omahas got loose twice.
once in the first inning for three runs
and again in the third for six. The last
run was made IN the fourth inning
Anderson and Pickering started the fun
in the first by allowing Routt to pas
them and the two worked a double steal.
Kana's hit brought in Anderson and a
squeeze play on the same hit brought In
Pickering Kane stole second, Schipke' s
hunt placed him ON third and a wild
pitch BY Routt let him in
In the fourth inning Kane made a hit,
stole a base and schlpke got on first by
an error by Mclean. Routt passed two
ncn. Kneaves and Graham, bringing Kane
rome Durbln made hit. followed by
two-baegers from both Anderson and
Pickering and hits by Schoonover and
Kane brought IN the six runs. Graham
made the rounds by getting to second base
on a hunt and stealing third brought in
by a hit by Han.
Captain Schipke allowed the youngsters
q trial Sunday and In spite OF the cold
they got through without any errors, al
though the regulars brought in the runs
The Omaha pitchers only allowed the
storz three hits. Mclean. Durkee and
Probst each getting one, but the amateur
la6s wage unable to turn them into runs
Inc score:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-27
LINCOLN Us BEAT OMAHA CUBS
Local Lads Get a Bad Start and Stay
Behind.
LOSE BY A VERY CLOSE SCORE
y. NJ. &. A. Intermediates Defeat the
walnut Hin KRnEarOOs In a Fast
Preliminary Match-seasOn
Practically closes.

In one Of the fastest and closest OF bas
kct ball games played at the, omaha Young
Mems Christian association gymnasium this
season. the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation cubs, fast Omaha five. went
down to defeat at the hands OF the Lin
coin. Young Mems Christian association
team by the score Of 80 to 30. Throughout
the game the two fives played with a zeal
which has marked the playing OF the two
teams the entire season. The local five in
reality the Omaha High school team. ex-
pected a victory from Lincoln as they won
from the Lincoln High school by a de-
cisive score earlier in the season and the
Lincoln team was composed Of the high
school players
In the first half the Omaha boys seemed
to have lost their former speed and team
work for they were not able to score one
half the number Of points their opponents
gained in this half Cornell Of Lincoln
played an excellent game and blocked many
Of Omaha's trick passes. Widener of Lin
coin also played a good game and sue
ceeded in gaining two field goals in the
first few minutes Of the game. On the
other hand the Omaha Cubs were unable
to cope successfully with the Lincoln five
and it was only by the hardest work that
they gained nine points.
Beginning with the second half Of the
game It seemed that both teams played
better game, certainly Omaha did for in
a few minutes they were within a few
points of Lincoln. Burkenroad of Omaha
who has PLAYED stellar game this season
on the Omaha High school team. was the
star player Of this half and made
four field goals and eight free throws.
Burkenroad, by his accuracy in throwing
goals and his speed In guarding his OPP
ronents, kept Lincoln from scoring many
points. Pierce and Keifer of Lincoln
played good game and continued the pace
that they set in the first half of the game.
As the second half progressed Omaha
slowly continued to recover the lead which
Lincoln so speedily obtained in the first
half. II the second half had been five
minutes longer It is probable that the
Omaha Cubs would have gained the cham
pionship of the state, as the Omaha team
was only two points behind Lincoln when
the whistle blew for the end of the game
| The lineup:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-27
CHICAGO GETS The HONOUS
Gains Total Of Thirty-Six Points in In
tercollegiate Meet,
ILLINOIS COMES IN SECOND
GOphers' Team Draws Fourth Position
Followed by Purdue and Wis
consin Tied for Third.
Place.

CHICAGO. March @.-The University o.
Chicago carried off first honors in the
first annual western intercollegiate indoor
track meet tonight, gaining total OF
thirty-six points. The University Of Illinois
was second with thirty-three points and
Minnesota was third with fourteen points.
Purdue and wisconsin tied for fourth
place with ten points and Northwestern
university was last on its own track with
but four points The summaries:
GO-yard dash. Hoffman. Purdue, first;
Seller, Illinois second; Schenk, Northwest
eTn third. Time, O:O62b.
6O-yard hurdle: Whiting Chicago. first;
KUN, Chicago, second; Merriman Illinois
One-miie run: Cope, Illinois. first wsson,
Purdue, second; Rohrer, Illinois, third,
Time, 1854.
44O-yard run: Davenport, Chicago, first;
Cortis. Illinois second; Anderson. Mime
sofa. third. Time O:5Sp
Half-mlle run; Davenport Chicago, first;
Barron, Illinois, second Bush, Minnesota,
third. Time, 900.
Running high jump: Johnson Wisconsin,
and Peterson, Minnesota, tied Tor hrst
place at feet s inches Meuaul, Chicago;
Goettler, Chicago, and Morrill,, Illinois, tied
for third place Minnesota and Wisconsin
were awarded two points each and others
one point each.
sin, first; Connolly, Minnesota. second;
Bullard, Illinois. third. Time 1O;OOh.
Relay race, mile: Illinois, first Time
1888.
Pole vault: CoyIe. Chicago, and Murphy
Illinois, tied for first place; Rogers, Chi
cRgo. third. Height, IL feet inches
Shot put: Menaul Chicago, first; Frank,
Minnesota, second; Betting, third. Dia-
tanCe, 40 feet 1914 inches.