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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-03

euritics on their Indebtedness of S30,-
0oO.0oo. many shares of the Tennessee
coal n Iron stock with many banks
The banks had called these loans"
that Moore & Schiey take up the
Tennessee GoaI & Iron stock. 1t was
not salable. ] will not say that II had
been manipulated, but It was a stock
that had been. through n period of
many years. raised from low to n
high price; it had been In control of a
syndicate that influenced great fluc-
iuations.
1T was represented that Moore &
Schley had pledged $G.0OO.OO0 of this
stock in the various banks Mr. Led
yard said there was no possible way
to prevent the failure of Moore 4
SchloS unless we purchased this
stock; and he believed the failure Of
Moore ~ Schley would mean the fail
ure of many banks.
Mr.. Morgan said to me. I don't
know whether the United States Steel
corporation can afford to purchase this
stock or not. You know best as to
mat If II does not buy il, If the
United States Steel corporation or
someone else does not furnish relief
no man can say what the effect will
be on the financial situation through
out the country. The situation Is ex-
tromely critical. II you can see your
way clear 10 buy it. ! have no doubt
such action will relieve the situation
! will turn Mr.. Ledyard over 10 you
10 see what YOU can do
To See the President.
u said | would not consider taking
any action, without going 10 Wash
ington and tsking the matter up with
the president on the department of
justice. Z
Have they amy right ask ed Mr.,
Morgan, ITO say whether the United
States Steel corporation shall buy this
company or not"
Il said. No, but there Is d financial
crisis: the purpose of buying this
stock Is 10 overcome the tendency to-
ward n panic; and If the president or
the department Of Justice should find
out that such action was being taken
and should enjCin US on the ground
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Class Ad History
VIII.-DETECTIVE WORK.

Tuesday night, copy for this little ad was brought
to The Mssoulian office; the ad appeared Wednes-
day morning:
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Seymour Suspended.


fore the board of police commission
ers on charges and suspended pending
trial. The chief Immediately secured a
writ from superior Judge ]. +. Sea-
WELL which kept him In office.
When the board met today Com
missioner sullivan resigned, the mayor
appointed j. f.. Jewell In his place,
the charges against Seymour then were
formally dismissed and "A new set
brought in. 1t was ON these charges
mat the mayor again suspended the
chief and Immediately appointed
White. an officer of local gas and
electrical company. as acting chief.
chief Seymour declined to surrender
his star and, going before Judge Sea-
well. secured another writ against the
police commissioners. Backed by .hls
he still holds his office.
In the meantime Judge Scawell is
sued supplementary writ intimating
that proceedings against the mayor and
the board for contempt of court might
result
Both chiefs were In the hall of JUS
Tee. White having issued orders which
seymour said he would countermand,
when White was served with n superior
court Injunction issued against White
and the police commissioners. prohibit
ing them from taking any further ac-
ton IN the controversy until June ..
White Withdrew the orders he had is
sued and left the building.
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Says United States Steel Cor
poration Prevented Great
Financial Panic in Year
1907.
Absorbed Tennessee Coal &
Iron Company at More
Than 1t Was Worth
to Furnish Cash.

Washington. June 2.-1Ilbert II Gary.
chairman of the United States Steel
corporation directorate, told the stan
ley steel investigating committee to-
day that his corporation stood behind
j. y. Morgan In averting a disastrous
financial upheaval i'm 1907. He insisted.
challenging the statements of John w.
Gates before the committee, that the
purchase by the steel corporation OF
the Tennessee Coal. Iron & Railroad
company at that time. was made at n
price more than II was worth for the
express purpose of preventing the
crash of the New York banking firm OF
Moore & Schley.
Mr.. Gary related q dramatic story Of
the momentous events which preceded
the absorption of the Tennessee con-
cern. He described in detail how he
and Henry G. lFrick. at the instance Of
Mr., Morgan. had revealed the plan of
buying the company at n price greater
than its value to President Roosevelt
and Mr.. Root. then, secretary of state
He told how he had concluded after
their interview with Mr.. Roosevelt that
any government prosecution of their
net would have been an outrage
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FO|LEO.
TO MURDER
MADER0
CRUDE BOMB TAKEN FROM MAN
ABOUT TO ENTER BALLROOM
IN EL PAso.
ONE SUSPECT ARRESTED

Insurrecto Chief. After Attendina "a
Those Who Conspired Against Him,
Departs for Mexico City on Board
Special Train.-oceupies Himself
With Lower California Proposition.
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(Cnntinlied on Page Five,
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Many Surprising Statements.

Mr.. Gary made manv surprising
statements during his eight hours en-
animation. but none more startling
than his declaration that government
control and publicity of corporations In
this country must come.
He said that. through the American
iron & Steel institute. the heads of the
steel industry were trying to steer
course between the sherman antitrust
law. which he characterized rs
"archaeic." on the one hand. and the
old time method of destructive compe-
titlon on the other in order to operate
for the public welfare.
Mr.. Gary announced to the commit
tee that he wanted everything known
concerning the steel corporation and
more than all he pleaded for some re-
sponsible government source TO which
such a necessary great corporation
could appeal for guidance in the con-
duct of lts business lie agreed to fur
nish the committee so much II wished
10 know that he will be recalled when
1t meets again Wednesday.
Others who have been summoned to
appear are w. S. Dickson of the steel
corporation. and John Lambert of the
Republic Iron e. Steel company.
The acquisition of the Tennessee
Coal. Iron & Railroad company by the
United States Steel corporation was
taken up by the committee this after
noon Representative Iittleton con-
Quoted the inquiry for the committee.
Mr.. Gary was permitted to make n fun
statement regarding that transaction.
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Full Statement.

Several offers" said he "had been
made to us by persons representing the
Tennessee company to sell at different
times prior to the fall of 1907. The
United States Steel corporation had
always been opposed to the purchase
and said so on various occasions.
EARLY in 1907 Mr.. Morgan sent for
me and said George Kessler. who had
purchased stocks of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron Railroad company outside the
Grant r. Schley syndicate. had ap-
preached him with the statement that
the Tennessee company could he pur.
chased at 1870. told Morgan II was
worth having Mt that n"'ec
Mr.. Frick later proffered the same
opinion and the matter then WAS drop
ped.
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HEAD OF POLICE REFUSES TO
SURRENDER STAR AFTER
PECULIAR TRIAL.
TWO CHIEFS FOR A WHILE
Mayor of the City Is After officer for
Refusing to Cooperate in PERMITTING
More Liberal Regulations in Re.
strieted District-Esecutive's Nav
Appontec Fails to Land Job.

shh francisco. June For n time
'oday san Francisco had two chiefs OF
p"llce and for the moment IT looked
as IT Mayor McCarthy's long and hard
iisht to depose Chief Seymour would
De successful. BY means of writ
ot prohibition, however. Seymour
hNerted the blow and tonight holds
ollice, while the mayors temporary
'hlef' ID. A. white, liz seeking advice
az to his status
The mayors campaign against Chief
seymour results from the latter's fail
hre 10 cooperate with the mayor I'm
ms announced policy for n more liber
AT administration of the police regu-
lations governing dance halls. saloons
cafes and other resorts where women
may eongregate and the charge by the
mayor that Seymour has been using
ms department for political purposes
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ToDAY's ADS

VIII save you money. Read
them and follow the tips.
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THE WEATHER

Today-Local showers.
Tomorrow--F'air.
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CONTINUED on Page seven)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
The Revised Tariff Schedule on
Woods Brings The Storm.
Hints al FavorltiSm and Final
Answering 10 the Voters.
Underwood Thinks Tariff May Go
Through Despite 0uthurst.

Washington, May 30.-William J.
Bryan took today exception to the
program of his party in the House
and criticized sharply the majority of
the Democrats who have agreed to
support the revised tariff schedule
on woods and wooden goods. The crit
icism is contained in statement made
public through Rep. Harrison of New
York.
Chairman Underwood OF the ways
and means committee. contented him
self with the declaration that despite
Mr.. Bryan's stand, the revised tariff
would go through the Democratic eau
Gus with two-thirds majority.
THE Democratic voters said Mr..
Bryan, know that all needed revenue
can be raised in less oppressive ways,
and they know the argument that the
tariff on wool as proposed as a rev.
enue tariff is merely subterfuge en-
ployed because those who employ it
are ashamed to say that they favor
protection"
The Nebraskan warned against the
drift of Democrats toward protec
tive policy, which he said is most
marked in those Democrats who have
Among their constituents influential
beneficiaries of the system.
The Republicans want protection
OH wool because they believe in the
principle OF protection" he declared.
Let no Democratic advocate of a
tax on wool masquerade behind the
pretense that he is voting for d rev.
enue tariff; let him not add hypoc-
risy to the sin which he commits
against his party
This criticism apparently directed
at the party leaders in the House
evoked no comment except the sug-
gestion that the votes in the caucus
would disclose that Mr.. Bryan has
only one third of the Democrats in
the House behind him.
Mr.. Bryan insisted If protection was
to be accepted as a Democratic doc
trine, that 1T be accepted openly
and applied to everything and to all
sections He said there is no reason
for favoritism to a few sheep raisers
at the expense of all who wear wooden
clothing.
Before the Democratic party is
finally committed to the doctrine of
protection" he declared. ''it will be
necessary to consult the voters of the
party, and it may be we'll to remem-
her that the voters of all parties are
Drawer than the politicians, The Re
publican voters were brave enough
TO turn out d lot of Republican AL
oriehes; what reason have our DEM
ocratic congressman to think that
Democratic voters are less coura-
geous?"
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REApFlELp.

Rev. Vim. Wood gave an able and
interesting sermon at the chapel Sun
day forenoon. his subject being
Peace" The children, aided by the
orchestra, gave fine concert in the
evening.
More corn and not as many acres of
potatoes will be put in here this sea :
son. Farmers for the most part have
their crops in the ground.
DIR. E. S. Hannaford has had one
eve successfully operated on and can
now see very well with that eye.
The speaker for Memorial day was
Rev. VIM. Wood. The Readfield Band
assisted in the music Mrs. F. Elliott
and Mrs. DIR, Nickerbocker had charge
of the singing. All the exercises. ex-
cepting those at the cemetery. were at
the Brick church.
A., Mrs. Frances Cole and son James
Farmer residents of this town. now OF
South Acton, Mass, we're recently Wis.
iting in this village.
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As Told by Mrs. Smith at
Newfane, VT, Trial.
Declares Husband Shot MundeII
After Threat 10 XIII.
Tells Of MundslI's Pleading for Her
To Go Away with Him.

Newfane, VT. May 30.--The declara-
| ton that her husband shot at Daniel
c. Mundell. after the latter had threat
ened to kill him, was made by Mrs.
| Amanda Louise Smith today, when the
| taking of testimony was begun in the
trial of her husband. Caspar M. Smith.
charged with the murder of MundelI
at Wardsboro. After physicians had
| testified to the fact that Mundelf s
death was caused by a bullet wound
| in the head. Mrs. Smith was called to
the stand.
She said that her husband, who is a
young farmer. had employed Mundell
during the maple sugar making season
ard left him to care for the farm while
he made weeks trip through towns
to the southwark, selling syrup. While
Smith was away. the wife testified.
Mundell took her to ride once or twice
and to a dance. She asserted that he
told her that he had farm in South
Carolina and several thousand dollars
in the bank. and urged her to leave
her husband and go away with him.
Mundcl!. she said, told her that 1t
would be a good scheme to poison
Smith. her husband. so as Ito get him
out of the way"
On the night of the shooting, Mrs.
Smith testified. Smith came home
from his sugar-selling trip unexpect-
eddy. Finding her with Mundell. she
said he ordered Mundell to leave the
house. Mundell, she said. attacked her
husband, who ran out, but soon after
ward reentered the house through a
window. She said Mundell attacked
her husband again, this time with
stick of wood. and Smith seized a re-
volyer from a shelf and told Mundell
to get out, or he would kill him."
She heard three shots. but did not see
her husband fire the shot which struck
MundeH. as. she ran out to the barn
and hid in the hay.
On cross examination, it was
brought OUT that she had told States
Attorney Barber the day after the
shooting that her husband had come
home drunk and threatened to beat
her up" She said today that this
story was not true and that she was
sorry she had atoid it to the states at
torney:: that Bert Mundell. son of the
victim. had told her to tell the story
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Dawson. neigh
bors of the Smiths. testified to Mum
deiPs coming there at about O'Clock
in the morning. following the shooting,
with his head covered with blood. and
to their caring for him temporarily.
Almon Robertson was called as the
last witness of the day. He said that
the deputy sheriff placed him in
charge of the Smith house on the day
after the shooting and that he found
1t in much disorder, with broken glass
and other broken articles on the floors
of the various rooms.
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U. OF M. SENIOR ELECTIONS
Hsllowell Boy Permanent President
Other Officers.

Orono. Me-, May 30.-(SpeciaD -
The Senior class Monday elected
permanent officers as follows: Presi-
dent, Harold G.. Wood of Hallowell;
vice president. George Howe, Caribou;
Sec, Miss Annie Gilbert, Old Orchard /:
Treas. Ralph r. Day. Cornish. 1t
will be the duty of these officers to
keep in touch with all the members
of the class during the coming years.
The secretary will keep an address
list of all the members. The class
also voted to establish a yearly schol-
arship of 500 to go to needy students
of the University. these students to
he chosen by the faculty.
Work was begun Monday on repair-
ing the Athletic field The entire field
inside the running track will be lev.
eled and larger of dirt put ovei
the whole. Grass seed will be put OF
and by next fall Maine will have one
of the best Athletic fields in the State
Work on the new grand stand viii
soon be started.
The annual Sophomore Freshman
flag scrap was held at II p. M Mon.
day in the frog pond between tn,
campus and Orono. This scrap marks
the end of hostilities between the tw,
lower classes. The Sophomores lineC
up ON the edge of the pond and tn,
Freshmen rushed them from the hill
After every one had become thorough
~ wet, both classes joined in coIleg
songs and cheers around a large boz
| fire.
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The K. of C's. 18th
Degree Assembly

Portland. Me. May 30.-The annual
convention of the Fourth Degree AS
sembly. Knights of Columbus of Maine
and New Hampshire was held here to-
day. the delegates being the guests of
Cebastian Hasle Assembly. John F.
Crowley of Bangor master of the dis
trict, presided at the business session
in the morning. The three men select
ed from whom the supreme master is
to chose district master in 1912, were
John #. Crowley, the present incuni-
bent. Hon. Cornelius Horigan of Bid
deford and George ID. Hegarty of Wa
terville,
In the afternoon, the Fourth degree
was conferred on a class of nearly 100
candidates and the members of the AS
sembly attended a service in the ca
thedral of the immaculate Conception,
where they were addressed by the
Right Rev. Bishop Louis 5. Walsh. The
bishop urged the Knights to defend the
home. the school and church as the
knights of old protected the holy places
In the East and in speaking of the dan
gers to the home he said that Legisla-
lures seem to be racing with one an
other to see which shall make divorce
easier.
the principal speaker was Supreme
Vice Master Dennis j German of Bos.
ton.
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, May 30.-Warm wealth
er continues in the Gulf and Tennessee.
but except i'll these regions moderate
temperatures prevailed everywhere
Tuesday night. No storm of import
ance is charted in any part of the
United States. The indications are
that weather will be generally fair
Wednesday and Thursday throughout
the country. except that local thunder
showers are probable in the Middle
Atlantic and New England states, the
Ohio valley. Tennessee and the Lake
region. High temperatures will con-
tinue in the Southern states and mod
crate temperatures will prevail else
where Wednesday and Thursday.
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Americana Tobacco Says
Il Will Re-organize.
A Plan Agreeable 10 Supreme
Courts Requirements.
VIII Be Formulated So Say coun.
sci for the Company.

New York May 30.-The American
Tobacco Co. will undertake. in all
good faith. a re-adiustment of its af-
fairs as directed by the United States
supreme court, according to an official
statement carefully prepared by off,
GERS of the company and given out this
chief counsel.
1.-The supreme court in this case.
reads the statement. "has said that
the Sherman antitrust law should be
given an application more extensive
than has been given in any other case
IT has said that the American Tobacco
Co. is embraced within it's terms. My
clients. Of course. will obey the law
as now interpreted and will, in good
faith undertake the reimbursement Of
their affairs finder the direction of the
circuit court of the southern district of
New York, to which court the supreme
court has RENTED the matter for di-
rection.'
Said De Lancey Nicholl, who assist
ed in presenting the trusts case to the
supreme court:
ut is probable that a general plan
will be agreed upon for the conducting
of the business as directed by the court
We snail prepare a plan which we shall
consider undeniably agreeable to the
court
This will require long planning and
attention to details and it will be long
before the full proposition will have
been worked out. However. / feel sure
that we shall be able to present plan
which will meet with approval and en-
able the bringing about of a new con-
dition fully in accord with the legal
requirements
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Chase Had Given wife a Beat
Ing, Breaking Her Jaw.
COIburn Called in--Men Quarrel
Chase Strikes Colburn.
Mrs, Chase and ColbuFn Say Fatal
Shot Came from Outside.

Pennington. Me. May S0.-Gideon
Chase. a farmer, about 60 years old
and residing in Wilton, about seven
miles from here. was found murdered
in his home late last evening by be-
ing shot through the mouth. Frank
Colburn, Mrs. Chase's son by for
nler marriage has been arrested and
is now in the Jail here, but is be-
ing held only as prisoner. but is
probable that the charge may be
changed after the case has been in
vestigated more thoroughly.
Colburn was taken into custody by
Deputy Sheriff Lester ID. Eaton of
this place, who had been summoned,
after it was learned that there had
been trouble at the Chase home and
who found colburn end Mrs. Chase
fn the house and the dead body of
Chase lying on the floor.
According To the story told by Col
burn and Mrs Chase. Gideon Chase
gave his wife a fearful beating Sun
[<aay night, breaking her jaw and both
cheek bones and had refused to al
low her to have medical attendance.
Mrs. Chase managed to get word to
Colburn. who came over while Chase
was in the barn ipilking The two
had a quarrel and Colburn struck
Chase over the head with lantern.
The two went to the house. where
there were more high words and the
couple say that while this dispute
was going on some enc fired a shot
through the window which struck
Chase and killed MIN.
scme 81 the shot hit Mrs. Chase
in tE&hand. A shot gun was found
in house, which had been dis
cha5 VA but short while.
Il shooting. it is said. occurred
I'M $50. while 1t was midnight
ya the deputy sheriff arrived
macs reputation has not been OF
me- best. while Colburn has always
Borne good name