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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-25
ANACONDA TEACHER
HANGS SELF
j. L. SINGLETON, WELL KNOWN
AS A POET, ENDS LIFE I'M
CABIN IN COPPER CITY.

Butte, April al. l.. Singleton
well kno%n in the northwest 1s poet
hung himself In his cabin in Anaconda
today lie was about 80 years Of age.
unmarried and school teacher out Of
employment
Not having seen Mr. Singleton for
some time Horace Smith who dis
covered the body, went to the door and
tried it, The door was locked. lie
looked through'the window and TO his
surprise saw the body hanging In the
center of tho room There is Il garret
In the house and Mr.. Martin thinks
the deceased placed board across the
trapdoof leading to the garret, put q
rope around this, then stood on table
and jumped off.
Mr., Singleton was orator at the G.
A. II. memorial exercises three years
ago. lie was quaint, old fashioned
character and unusually we'll educated
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PAPERS OF STRUCTURAL IRON
WORKERS TO BE TAKEN BE.
FORE GRAND JURY.
NO CHANCE FOR BURNS
Documents Found in Association Build.
ing in indianapolis Are to Be Access.
sIble TO Only Few Officials, and
Are to Be Kept Constantly Under
Guard Of the Police Force.

Indianapolis, April 2i.--By an order
Of Judge j. r Markey Or the Marion
county criminal court today. only the
county prosecutor. members OF tho
grand jury and officials of the Inter-
national Association OF Bridge and
structural Iron Workers viii be per-
mitted TO examine books and papers
taken from the offices or the associa-
tion.
This action. taken on application of
the attorneys OF the association and
with the approval of the county prose-
cutor. bars private detectives and un-
official investigators from Inspecting
the books, correspondence and docu-
ments.
The material was locked up In the
grand jury room and will be submit
ted to the grand jury tomorrow In the
course OF the investigation IA 10 tho
Identity of the persons who deposited
dynamite In the iron workers associa-
tion's storage compartment In the base
ment OF the building In which are its
offices.
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MINERS ENTOMBED
BY EXPLOSION
TWENTY THREE MEN BURIED
UNDERGROUND WITH LITTLE
HOPE OF A RESCUE.

Elk Garden, w Va, April "a
Twenty-three miners are entombed in
OFT mine No . of the Davis Coal K.
Coke company here. the result Of an
explosion early today. Little hope IL
entertained for the rescue of anyone
alive, because tons of debris inip.de
the progress Of reaeners. II cannot be
learned whether the explosion was
caused by dust or gas
Superintendent Robert Grant ana
the men off duty attempted % enter
the mine The rescue parties had not
advanced far In the workings before
they discovered Ii would take seVera.
days 70 dig through the heaps Of Goa,
and slate oOsened by tho explosion.
II was then decided to effect an en-.
trance nearer the probable point Of the
explosion by cutting through tbs wall
Of an adjoining mine.
Late this afternoon the rescuers had
penetrated to the No. . mine at n
point about 1000 feet from the outside
entry. There stil remained about tile
same distance to go before reaching
the buried miners.
The victims IN this disaster, with one
exception, are Americans. The mine
usually employs 300 men on the day
shift and about the same number at
night. a temporary suspension OF
work, hon ever required fewer men In
the mines.
After penetrating about n mile down
the main entry the rcseuers found the
body of man, not yet identified. 1t
had been crushed beneath Il fall Of
slate as he was running out of the
mine The discovery of this body dis
heartencd the rescners who are posi-
tive that none Of the others is alive.
Several yards beyond the passage
was completely blocked by The collapse
of the roof Behind ana under this fan
II Is believed the bodies Of the miners
lay, Gas Is heavy in the main entry
and IN the workings not totally blocked,
ana rescufers have TO work IN short
shifts.
Havoc wrought In the mine would
indicate that the explosion was ter.
rific. For a square mile or more the
slate and coal war split and props
were spllntered, letting the roof fall in
large sections.
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MUST FORFEIT
OVER TWO MILLION ACRES

Portland, April "A Federal District
Judge Charles II. WolvertUn decided
today that the Southern Pacific and
the oregon & California Railway COM
panIes must forfeit to the United
States government about 100000 acres
Of land which is valued at from Si0,-
100000 To $75,000,000,
Interpreting the act of congress
granting, the land as an aid to railway
construction. the court held that con-
gress. intended that this land should
be sold TO bona fide settlers in tracts
not greater than 100 acres to one In
diyidual and at price not exceeding
$3.50 an acre. Every contention raised
by the railway company has been de-
feated in its fight with the govern
ment,
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poration, constituted or organized for
the purpose of promoting the success
of the trade, employment, or business
of the members thereof, shall by any
constitution. rule, bylaw, resolution.
vote or regulation, discriminate against
any member of the national guard be-
cause of such membership in respect
to the eligibility Of such member of
the national guard to membership ia
such association or corporation; and
any person who aids In enforcing any
such provision against member of
the said national guard with intent to
discriminate against him because of
such memb rshp, shall be guilty Of a
mlsdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of
not less than s25 nor exceeding $500 or
by imprisonment in the county Jail for
a term not less than 10 days nor more
than six months, or both such fine
and imprisonment"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-25
LABOR MEN WILL INVOKE
MONTANA'S REFERENDUM

Butte, April 24,-For the first time
in Montana's history the referendum
provision of the state constitution is
to be invoked. Labor bodies of the
state are seeking repeal of the Donohue
militia law, which makes the national
guard conform to the provisions Of the
Dick law. A statewide movement con-
templating submission of the law for
repeal or ratification by the people at
the next general election was launched
today. Petitions We're circulated sim
ultaneously in every section of the
state calling for referendum cleo
tion.
The labor bodies claim that the law
discr m | mates unconstitutlonally
against the rights of unions and So
cieties of laboring men, The section Of
the law to which the labor people OBJ
ject says:
Section 10S-No association or cor
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KIDNAPPING CHARGED
TO LAWYERS
FRIENDS OF M'NAMARA CAUSE
ARREST OF TWO ATTORNEYS
AND CHAUFFEUR.

Indianapolis. April 2i.-Walter
Drew. counsel for the Ercctors' asso-
cation. w. j. Ford, assistant district
attorney of Los Angeles and Frank
Fox, chauffeur. were arrested tonight
on affidavlts charging them with hay
ing kidnapped j. j. Mcnamara. secre-
tary- treasurer OF the International As
sociation of Bridge Il Structural Iron
Workers.
The men were ARE sted on warrants
issued in the court Of Justice Of the
Peace Manning after affidavits against
them had been made by an attorney
for Mcnamara. Drew and Ford were
released under bond Of $4,000 each.
and Fox under bond of $4,000. All
the bonds were given by William a.
Ketcham, president of an iron foun-
dry company and an officer Of the
Indianapolis Employers association.
1t is charged that although Me
Namara was not turned over to de-
tective sergeant from Los Angeles
until Governor Marshall had honored
requisltlon papers from the Governor
Of California. he had net hoen per-
iiiet'h " IolGill WIN ttNllStl VI lD
make a plea of resistance of extradi-
tion before Police Judge Collins when
he was identified as the man named
IN the warrant for his arrest.
Fox drove the automobile In which
Mcnamara was taken to Chicago on
Saturday night To be placed on board
train for Los Angeles.
IL was stated that a warrant had
been issued on the same charge
against Detective Burns. 1t was ex-
pected that this warrant would be
served on Burns arrival here from
Toledo late tonight.
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with the ground for "A bed, the sky for
cover and. for food, a piece of jerkcd
beef or a tortlla, this seems palatlal,"
he observed, smiling In the direction
of his wife. lie was slowly folding n
silk flag just received from the
Women's Anti-re- -clectionist society Of
Chihuahua. II bore the inscription.
Liberty, law aud Justice"
Peace terms, | am absolutely CON
vinced. will be agreed upon to the sat-
isfaction of all members Of the revolu-
ton throughout Mexico. hope to have
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all sections represented at the con-
ference and | believe that the repre-
sentatves win he present"
An authoritative admission was oh :
tanned that the negotiations today were
concerned with the place ut which the
meeting Of official peace cnvoys shall
be held, While the admission was not
made that the ENJOYS have been APP
pointed. tho inference was plain that
they have been decided upon by both
sides. even though the actual appoint
ments have, perhaps. not been made.
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In brief the question raised by The
Southern Pacific company was whether
the federal congress. by subsequent
act had the power to make said suhse-
quent act precedent of the rights con-
ferred in an original grant,
The present suit was instituted in
1908 by Attorney General Ronaparta
following q memorial by tho Oregon
legislature to the federal congress that
the Southern Pacific company, success
sor TO the Oregon a. California Rail-
way company. had forfeited its rights
to a grant of land in Oregon and
Washington, which provided that such
grant should be sold to bona fide set
tiers IN tracts not to exceed 160 acres
each and at price not to exceed 1850
per acre.
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TO BUILD SUBMARINES.

Seattle, April 24.-contracts were
awarded today to the Moran company
of this city for the construction of two
submarines at a cost of $1,000,O0O. The
company already is. building two sub
marines, which are nearly completed.
The utmost secrecy is maintained in
the building Of these boats.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-25
BOOKS HELD AS EVIDENCE
BY ORDERS OF THE COURT
NORRIS JUNkETS
TO KALlSPELL

kalispeil, April 24--tS tSpcclalD--
Having visited the soldiers home at
Columbia Falls this morning. Gov
ernor Norris, Attorney General
Galen and Secretary OF state Yoder
arrived here at noon today on
mission connected viii. the estab.
lishmcnt OF memorial tablet to
Ex-Governor Robert y Smith to be
placed in corridor of the state
capitol They visited the Conrad
memorial cemetery today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-25
FIVE FlREMEN HURT IN FALL.

Seattle, April 24.--l'iye firemen fell
from ladder and were seriously hurt
today while fighting a fire in an upper
iloor OF the building occupied by the
Eyres storage warehouse on Railroad
avenue south. The men were taken to
a hospital. None was fatally injured.
They were standing on an 5-foot lad :
der when it collapsed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-25
LOS ANGELES WAITS
FOR PRISONERS
ARRIVAL
TENSE SITUATION ARISES IN
CITY OF ANGELS OVER
M'NAMARA's ARREST.

Los Angeles. April 2f.--Creating
confusion In order 10 protect the secret
of the date ana hour when John and
james Mcnamara and Ortie McMani-
gal VIII arrive to face the charge of
having destroyed the Times plant. has
been FOR two days the principal oc-
cupation of the officials who will be
charged with the safe keeping of the
alleged dynamite conspIrators. All
maintain that William ]. Burns, the
detective who tracked down the ac-
cused man, Is keeping his own counsel
and has not informed anyone of the
movements of the prisoners.
That they are coming across the
continent by zigzag route. however is
asserted on all sides. Chief of Po-
lice Sebastian said today he believed
the prisoners and their guards would
not arrive for two weeks. Sheriff
Hammel. who wlll be directly charged
with the custody of the alleged plot
ters, declared they probably would not
arrive until the last of the present
week instead of Wednesday, as ex-
pected
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HEARSE DRIVER KILLED.

Kansas City. April 24.--On its way to
the funeral of Charles Mallon, once n
weli-known newspaper man Of this city,
today an empty hearse driven by Riley
wells was struck by a street ear at
the foot Of grade IN the down-town
district, Wells was thrown under the
car aud killed. The hearse was de-
molished.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-25
PEOPLE TO DECIDE.

Helene AprI "a fspecal5 The
Helena city council by q vote of II to
3, adopted an ordinance providing for
the submission To the people of the
question as to whether or not the city
shall accept the offer of the Helena
Waterworks company to sell its plant
for $lO0.0
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-25
STEAMER ASIA ON ROCKS,

Shanghai, April 24.--The American
gunboat Helena and another vessel
left here today to assist the Asia,
wrecked on a rock about 200 miles
south of Shanghai. The latest report
said no lives We're lost, but that the
vessel MAS u total wreck
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-25
A FINE, NEW JOB.

Chicago. April 24.--O. l.. Dickinson,
Inspector of transportation of the Bur
lington, was appointed vice president
of the White Pass e. Yukon route to-
day, with jurisdiction over all depart
ments.
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Seized by Police.

part of the books and papers were
seized by the police Saturday in the
raid led by w. ]. Burns. the detective.
The raid followed the arrest of ]. T.
Mcnamara, secretary treasurer OF tho
iron workers. indicted In Los Angeles
Tor alleged completely in an explosion
az the L.lewellyn iron works. ssuperin-
tendent Of Police Hyland was sum-
moned before the grand jury aud after
wards a summons was issued for Frank
NJ. Ryan, president Of the iron work
ers' association. ordering him TO pro-
duce additional records. Ryan was
TO have appeared this afternoon, but
he did not do so and by order OF the
grand jury deputy sherIffs went TO
the office building with a wagon, piled
the desired documents In IL and took
them to the courthouse. II was said
that the grand jury at this time did
not care 10 examine Ryan. The books
and papers demanded by tho grand
jury We're stacked about the four pack
ages of dynamite fuses, explosive caps
and alarm clocks discovered by the po-
lice In Saturday nights raid. The
explosives were removed 10 a secret
material was guarded by the police
until 1t was taken out.
Attorneys for the iron workers asso-
citation, who strongly protested against
the removal of the records. frankly
said their purpose In asking the court
for the order granted by Judge Markey
was to prevent examination or the
books by Detective Burns and his as
slstants and by Walter Drew. chief
counsel for the National Erertors' as
! ISOLATION.
Drew said he waited with interest
the return of Detective Burns from
Toledo, o.. where dispatches had re-
lated he obtained from the checkroom
OF the union station a suitcase which
Burns said belonged either TO j. w
Mcnamara or Ortie McManigal and
contained eYidence tending 10 show
completely in dynamite explosions.
Conspiracy.
Frank T.. Baker, county prosecutor
announced that the grand jury inves-
tigation will go into limitations that
there was conspiracy against the
iron workers association and its off
cials resulting IN the planting of the
dynamite to create evidence against
them. in their offices. These allega-
tions were contained In statements at
trbuted to the union officials.
Mr.. Baker also said the grand jury
would investigate the charges that the
dynamite was collected here with the
intention Of using II 10 destroy build
ings erected by contractors employing
non-union iron workers. The deposit
Ing OF the dynamite in the basement Of
the office building was, in itself. he
said. an offcnse against tho laws Of In
diana He declined TO say what Wit
nesscs are to be called. Superlntend-
eut of Police IIyland spent two hours
I l-----
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Dummies Handcuffed.

Hammel laughed when told that the
prisoners had been seen at Kansas
city and other points en- route today
and suggested that the handcuffed
men seen aboard the transeontnental
trains were dummies whose expenses
were being paid on the long trip TO
throw off the trail anyone who might
stop the progress of the officers and
their charges with habeas corpus wrlts
or more spontaneous and violent
means.
These men are accused Of having
committed the most colossal crime in
modern history" said the sheriff. "and
they must be brought here. Every
contingency mlst be foresecn and
guarded against"
Hammel added that those In charge
of the McNamaras and McManigal
might change routes several times
during the trip and come by the way
of the southern trunk lines or via San
Francisco. In any case one of the
county motor cars will be sent so or
80 miles out of the city 10 meet the
prisoners and bring them secretly to
the county Jail.
Wien they are safely In their cells
extra guards will be placed on duty
them until officials Of the district at
torney's office have interviewed each
of the trio.
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THE WEATHER

Today--I'air. warmer.
Tomorrow-Probably rain.
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Tense Situation.

a large detail of new men was OK
amined today by Chief of Police Sc
bastan. He declined to say whether
these additions TO the police force
We're being made on account Of the
tense situation that has developed
here since the arrest of the lnterna-
tional secretary Of the iron workers
association and his two alleged con-
federates.
The iron workers are on strike here
and though there have benn no bellig-
erent expressions from the union men,
the police regard the situation as one
demanding alertness and a police force
sufficient TO cope with any emergency.
Several police officials expressed
the fear that the arrival of the Nc
Namaras and McManlgal might be
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Continued on Page SIX
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-07
OIL FALLS
SUGAR IS firm
Local Market Shows Some
Signs of Life After
Rain.

After the rain let up yesterday, the
stock brokers began to do business, and
this morning number of between
board sales were noted at the meeting
of the Honolulu exchange. Oahu Sug-
ar is strong at 26.50 and seems likely
to do some more climbing. EVA at
q ga is also in demand, and Hawai-
ian Commercial sells at "a.
In stocks other than sugar. Oahu
Railway was sold at 1856, three small
blocks going at this figure, and PahanS
Rubber is firm at u. ....
Honolulu Consolidated Oil has
dropped off Slightly from last weeks.
figure. The Hawaiian exchange today
reported transaction in this oil stock,
365 shares at 1855. 1t is not listed on
the other exchange
On the Hawaiian exchange, the scs-
sion sales were six shares of Oahu at
$3.50, and 365 Honolulu Consolidated
at 1S5 No sales between boards were
recorded
Negotiations were closed yesterday
afternoon by the Pacific Development
Company for the increase of its rubber
plantation at Puma, Hawaii. The COM
pany has issued 5000 in bonds, which
have been taken up in this city, with
l., Tcnncy Peck and Mark Robinson as
the trustees for the, bondhoders. The
bonds are six per cents. The company
win extend its acreage of rubber trees.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-07
PASSENGERS BOOKED.

Per stmr, Mikahala. for Maui, Mo-
lokai, Lanai ports, Feb. Henry
Davis, Mrs. H. Pcelua, J. d. McVeigh,
Per stmr. Kinau, for Kauai ports,
Feb. 7.-Mr. and Mrs. Cooke, w. G.
rarKe, ]. G. Hoyt, w. F. Martin.
Per stmr Mauna Kea, for Hilo via
way rorts, FEB. &c. t'E. Thurston
Mrs. Thurston Miss Snow, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherlock w. H. De Wolf, Mrs
s. Ii. Matthoy, Mrs. F. Late, r. Win.
kelman, Mrs Winkelman, NJ. r.
jameson, II. Check, Mrs. w. f
Barnes Miss E. Darymple, Mr. and
Mrs. James. McLaren, Miss c. Grove,
G. NJ. Grove, w. e. Grove.
Per stmr w. G. Hall, for Kauai
ports, Feb. 10.-H A. Bishaw.
Per stmr. Claudine, for Hawaii and
Mauip orts, Feb. 10.-Mrs. Kaia, Miss
kaia
Per stmr. Mauna Loa, for Kona and
Eau ports, Feb. 10-Mrs, a. C. Pferd-
ner.
Per o. S. S. Sierra for San Fran
cisco, Feb. 15.-Mr. and Mrs ]. G.
Weliman, Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Gleason,
Mr.. and Mrs John Grant, Mrs. H.
Hugo, Mr.. and Mrs. Reimers, Miss ].
Golden Mrs. S. N. Phillips, Mrs M. B.
Silva ]. p Mcmahon, Mrs. McCuly
Higgins, Mr.. and Mrs c. T.. Pitts
Miss E. Plummer, Mrs. B Baddaky,
Miss w Baddaky. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Moncriehe,
w. II. Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. G. S
Gaywood, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Mac
kay, w. d. Mackay Mr.. and Mrs. G.
+. Fox, Jr., w. S. S one W. M. Mad
den. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Gushing, A
COIN, Mr. and Mrs. o. G. Setchell,
Mrs. E. Duncan Mrs. A. Young, Mr.,
and Mrs. G. Russell, c. M1ckillop, Mrs
Young, Mr. and Mrs. Moirhcad S,
Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs. Lugar, Miss
+, Seigel, Miss Church, Mr.. and Mrs
r. Campbell, f. J. Patterson, G
prcuticc, Miss Ethel Fielding, Mr.. and
Mrs Z. r. Hudson A. L Muier, Mr..
and Mrs. f. B. Clark, S. II. Kellogg
Rev. NJ. Perry. N. Sharln, S. f. Hol-
land.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-07
NEAR THE TWO !
HUNDRED MARK

One hundred and eighty passengers
win arrive at Honolulu at an early
hour on Friday morning, provided the
fatcS are kind to the Oceanic liner
Sierra. This vessel is row steamiif%
through fine, clear weather, and at s
o'clock last. nighl was reported .S42
miles OF the San Francisco lfghtsliip.
From San Francisco the Sierra is
bringing 24S0 tons general cargo. For
the local postoilice there are 800 Sacks
of mail Fresh northeast windsis are
said to prevail, but they do not prevent
the old reliable liner from makinS fhef
accustomed speed across the Pacific.
1t is predicted that at least Hooper
cent. of the III cabin passengers due
to reach here are tourists.
In addition to passengers and freight
there is a quantity of Wells, Fargo eX-
press matter.
Tho Sierra brings the advance guard
of carnival visitors
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-07
- - N1gaA.
CRAWFORD. LOSES
CROP OF BANANAS

ELIAS III Crawford, Hawaiian Inter-
preter Of Judge. Lymer's couRt 4
loser financially today He dfasnot
lose the actual cash; but lost about
twenty-five lunches of bananas, valu-
ed at about twenty dollars.
The trouble happened yesterday,
when the floods down at Moanalua
where he lives submerged the beau
tiful estate of the Hon. s. M. Damon
Crawford, who is a small farmer had
a number of banana trees on
his farms, which were bearing fruit.