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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-28
Evidenoss of Wealth.

"Father seems impressed with your
talk about coupons" said the giri
'Have you really any?"
"Sure." answered the guileful youth
.Got 700 saved up toward the furniture
for our little eat"-Louisville Courier
Journal
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-28
serrisive.

"Ah." he prnrested. my love 'or ''"
Is the greatest thing in the vert.
.s larger than the world 1t Is ws-e
than The sea. Let me pour i iuto Nei'
ears.
SIR ejacuated the fair mald- a
vo,, mean to insinuate anything a'N#
the size or sllape Of my ears
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-28
WEATHER IN OPPOSITE
PARTS OF TEXAS
Cool and showery on Gulf Coast
Twenty.four Hours snowstcrm
in Panhandle.
fBy Associated Press.l ]

Galveston, Texas, Oct. 2S.-The
weather today on the coast is unset
tied, being cooler and showery. The
tropical storm reported in the gulf has
not reached here yet.
Dalhart, Texas, Oct 2S.-The snow
storm in this section has prevailed
during the last twenty-four hours, but
the flakes melted as fast as they fell.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
WESTERN COAST
FELL STRONGLY
FOR STOCK
EXPERTS GIVE DAMAGING TES-
TiMoNY AGAINST UNITED
WIRELESS OFFICIALS.

New York. May lin the trial of
officers of the United Wireless
Telegraph company, charged with
misuse of the mails the government
today, through expert accountants,
traced the history of 7l4.534 shares of
stock which the defendants are alleged
to have issued to themselves.
The Pacific coast took kindly to the
glowing descriptions of what United
Wireless was about TO do, John r.
Feonsler. an accountant. testified In
vestors there, he said, had purchased
S2,754 shares of preferred stock for
si7S2,5i4.
OF this, Colonel Christopher Column
bus Wilson, the company's president.
received $l,7l3,l56. Feonsler said. less
commissions he paid George II. Park
er, western sales agent.
Albert T. Johnson, another account
ant, testified that of $793275 received
from the sale of $4,000 shares of treas
ury stock, s69O,9l0 had gone for SELL
ing commissions. The net loss on the
company's operations of its various
stations. lie said, WIS Sl76,5A0 in three
years.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
BEST CHANCE ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR YEAR

Wallace, May lL-(Speeial)---In the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Best Chance Mining company,
limited. the following officers were
elected tn serve for the ensuing year.
President. Charles II. Bell of Spokane:
vice president. w. A. Cox. of North
Yakima; secretary and treasurer.
Charles A. Gram of spokane: engineer.
Il, b. Mccartney, and manager. Robert
j.. Edsren of this city. Charles III.
RNl, Charles A. Gram. Charles Harr.
w d. Marshall and w. A. Cox COM
prise the board OF directors.
After the meeting adjourned the
stockholders In a body went ~ the
mine. which Is located on Dago creek
gulch. about two miles from this city.
and made a thorough inspection OF tho
work that has been done. All ex-
pressed themselves well satisfied with
the progress of the work. and, upon re-
turning, voted to instruct Manager
Edgren to add "a second shift IN tho
mine at once.
The crosscut tunnel In which tho
work IL being carried on. has been
driven 1900 feet 1t IL expected tho
main ledge will be tapped within ans
other 500 feet.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
ATTORNEYS TO CHECK
TRANSCRIBED RECORDS

Libby. May I,-(Specal) 1.-The
county commissioners of Lincoln
county have employed Attorneys w.
H. Gray and NJ. d. Rowland of the
Lincoln County Abstract company to
check over the transcribed records of
tho county clerk in order to ascer-
tain definitely just what corrections
are necessary. 1t is alleged that the
records, as transcribed from Flathead
county. are so erroneous as to make
extensive corrections necessary. The
history OF the records has been one
In which lawsuits have figured promi-
nently, and the commissioners some
kme ago cancelled the warrants that
had been issued In payment for the
work.
Gray 4 Rowland have also been
awarded contract to transcribe the
Lincoln county townste phts from the
Elathead county records, these plats
having never been transcribed, as the
work was not Included In the original
contract ;,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12

Burnett of Anaconda, McHaffic of Mis-
soula. Milburn of Butte. Nuckolls of
Butte and Haegele of Helena qualified.
The semi-f finals OF the low hurdles will
be run today, only the preliminaries
having been run off yesterday In the
quarter mile three heats were run and
Brown OF Granite county. Hauser OF
Anaconda, Finch OF Forsyth. Luther OF
Teton county. Logan of Great Falls.
Street OF Gallatln county. webber OF
Great Falls. Schroeder Of Park county
and Whaley OF Missouia win run to-
day.
The preliminaries OF the pole vault
We're held yesterday. eight men qualify
ing for the finals today OF these
eight three. Prescott. Napton, and
Cook, are Missoula boys The others
are Kelley Of Anaconda. Homer and
Paul Britain and Howard of Gallatin
county ANA Brown of Granite.
Summary.
The summary OF Yesterdays events
fellows:
High Hurdles.
First heat Burnett (Anaconda). +.
first: McHaffie Gtissoulal, second;
Parker (Custcr). third. Time. 10 4-5
seconds.
Second heat--Langc tHelena). first:
Milburn tButtc), second: Kelly (An-
acondaD. third Time 10 2.5 seconds
Third heat-Nuckolls tButte),
first; Haegele CHelena). second Time,
10 2-5 seconds
50.Yard Dash.
First heat--Jolley (Gailntin) first
Collins tButte). second. Flint tAna-
condm, third. Time 6 seconds.
Second heat--Hauser (Anaconda).
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
CONVICT IS FREED
BY TAFT'S
ORDER
DANIEL JONES, CONVICTED OF
MURDER ON CiRCUMSTANTlAL
EVIDENCE, RELEASED.

Washington May. ll.--Presldent
Taft, in granting executive 9 :a"ncy
to Daniel T. Jones' serving life scn-
tence for murder, In Leavenworth
prison. brought to light sorbid story
of a pioneers life along the Indian
territory frontier in the 'i0s Jones,
after serving n two-year sentence In
Il Texas jail. n turned 10 the then In
dian territory to find his home
wrecked by his cousin. william. There
We're reconciliations however. and the
family moved to the wilderness along
Red river one night early IN 1873
William Jones was shot and instantly
killed in the cabin the family occu-
pied
A woman. passing the night there,
testified that Williams wound was
not powdered, as it would have been
If he had committed suicide and on
that evidence Daniel Jones was SEN
fenced to be hanged. His sentence
was commuted To life imprisonment in
1884, and President Roosevelt In 1908
refused to pardon him.
When the case came to President
Taft the undertaken who buried Will
| liam Jones appeared and made affi-
davit that Williams wound was bad
| ~ POWDER burned. The attorney gem
eral recommended clemency The
| president decided there was grave
doubt of Daniel Jones guilt, and has
| freed him. Jones had served 81 years
behind prison walls. the equivalent OF
Il 4O-year sentence.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12

every event marked the day. There
We're nearly IA thousand people In the
stands. all wearing the coIors OF some
one of the teams. and all excited and
enthusiastic over each race
Perhaps the prettiest event OF them
all was the mile rnn which was won by
George Matteson of Powell county.
champion last year In the half mile. A
big field entered the race. but Matteson
took the lead at the start. Binkoof
Helena who took third place In the
same event last year and who was ex-
pected by many to win today, came up
behind him and stack there. Through
the whole mile Matteson led the field
with Binko at his heels and Mckay OF
Anaconda fighting for the lead. Blnko
and Mckay tried hard " pass the Deer
Lodge boy, but they couldn't make II
and Matteson crossed the finish line In
1 minutes 81 3-5 seconds, with Binko
second and Mckay third.
F eld Events.
The field events. which are so dull
and uninteresting to the average spec
tator, were fun of interest yesterday.
Owsley of Missoula won the broad
jump by nine inches from Joley Of
Gallatn. Owsley's first jump was un-
heaten. but he took his last trial and
raised it five inches, To 10 feet & inches.
Jolley won the discus throw with
ease. but team mate took the shot
nut, the event In which the husky
Bozeman boy won the championship a
year ago. Heagney the winner, came
closer to Ryan's historic record than
has anyone in years. Forty-one feet
az inches was his mark. ms compared
to Ryans put OF 43 feet 2ia inches.
There is, of course. n chance for
dark horses today. but most Of the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
JOHN SCANLAN DIES
AT HIS LIBBY HOME

Libby, May l1,--(Special.)-
Seaman, an oldtlmer OF this place and
OF the state, died here yesterday morn
ing, after AN extended illness. He had
been closely identified with the early
history Of Montana, having been In
the state for about SO years In the
early days he worked as IA placer
miner at Last Chance and Alder
gulches, and at other times was em-
ployed as the driver Of stage coach,
For the past II years he has lived In
Libby, where he has had mining in
terests
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first Ilourqum tButte). second
Fluhr Ufelena), third, Time. As
seconds.
Third heat-llcyfron (Missoulal, ,
first, IIacgele UIelena), second:
House CPark). third Time. seconds
Fourth heat-Whaley (Missoula) !,
first; Logan tGreat Falls). second.
Russell (Fort Bcnton). third Time.
8 40 seconds.
Fifth heat-Williams (PowelD, first:
owsley tMlssoula). second; Dowd
(victo). third. Time, seconds
Sixth hcat--Karcher (Flathoad)
first. Read (Tetom. second. Flske
uiclena). third. Time { l5 seconds.
Ssmifinals.
First hoat-Hauser (Anaconda1,
first. Owsley tMissoula4r-srcond; Col
lins Usutte), third. Time. Ar see
onds.
Second Williams (Teton)
first; Heyfron (Missoula), second .
Whaley tMlssoula), third Time At
seconds.
Mile run--Matteson (powell). first /:
Binko Uelena), second, Mckay CAN
aconda). third Time 45I 3-5.
100-Yard Dash.
First heat-House (Park). first !.
Whalcy tMissoula). second Dowd
Victor third. Time. II 1-5 seconds.
Second hcat-Coilins lButte) and
Heyfron (Missoula) tied for first !;
Street (Gallatin), third Time, II Sec
onds.
Third heat-Hnuscr (Anaconda).
first: Jarvis Granite. second Fluhr
uielena). third. Time ~ seconds.
Continued on Page Seyeno
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
STORES WILL CLOSE
THIS AFTERNOON

At 1880 this afternoon there will
be an automobile parade, headed by
the Missoula band, to tho university
campus, where the finals in tho
eighth annual interscholastic will be
run. The automobile drivers will
rendezvous at tho Masonic temple
at 1915. ~ Of the city stores will
be closed at 2 o'clock and the at
tendance this afternoon at the track
meet will break records, it is
thought. The parade promises to be
a big success, too, for scores of
autos have been promised. The
game between the Butte and Mis-.
soula teams of the Union Baseball
association will not be called until
4:30, which will allow tto crowds
to attend both athlet exhibitions
this afternoon. The program on
Montana field is as follows for this
afternoon:
Finals in the pole vault, followed
by the hammer throw and the high
Jump.
Finals in the high hurdles.
Finals in the 50-y yard dash.
Prelin,inaries in the 220- yard
dash.
Half mile run.
Semi finals Of the 220- yard dash.
Finals in the 220- yard low hurdles.
Finals in the 220- yard dash.
Finals in the 440- yard dash.
Relay race.
At o'clock the May day dances
will be repeated on the campus.
They will be followed by the award.
ing of medals and the final joIIy-u up.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
VESSEL WITH COAL
ENCOUNTERS NO
TROUBLE
STEAMER EDITH ARRIVES AT
ONSTRATioN BEING MADE.

cordova. Alaska. May 1.-THE
steamer Edith, loaded with 1900 tons
of Canadian coai, arrived from Ma
naimo, B. C., tonight and WAS berthed
without any demonstration being
made by the large crowd of citizens
who We're on the wharf to greet the
collier. Many threats had been made
that demonstration similar to that
of last Thursday would occur when
the Edith arrived with the foreign
fuel. The authorities, however, posted
a large number of deputies mt the
wharf and announced that any riotious
conduct would be met with immediate
arrest of all disturbers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
PREHISTORIC animal
|MBEDDED IN STONE

Great Falls, May ll.-In n deep can
yon on the Blackfeet reservation
employees have just discovered em-
bcdded In sandstone, the fosslized re-
mains uf huge animal, The yerte
brae and ribs Of the animal are very
distinct. and II has a trunk or snout
that measures II feet A great num-
ber of people visited the discovery to-
day and all are impre ssed with it's
genuineness. Specimen hunters have
already carried away n few pieces of
the fossil and an effort will be made
to prevent further marring of the
specimen until someone who really
knows can pass Upon the find.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
Shot Broad Discus
Mile Put Jump Hurl Total

With the mile run. the shot put the
discus hurl and the broad jump deeid-
ed, the Galatin county high school
team last night led the race for the
scholastic track championship Of the
state with a total of II points The
Bozeman boys won the shot put. the
discus huri and took second and thiri
places In the broad jump. Lewis Jol-
ley was the principal winner for Gal
latin. taking eight of the II points.
Heagney took five by winning the shot
put and Britain won the other point
in the broad jump. Joley leads In the
race for individual honors with his
eight points
Mlssoula county stands second. with
six points. all of them won by Merritt
Owsley, who took the broad jump and
third place I'm the shot put Dwsley is
q close second TO Jolley for the indvid-
ual championship. Powell county has
five points. jefferson county four, Hell
ent and Beavcrhead county each three,
and Anaconda one.
A Good Day.
The first day of the meet was sue
cessful in every way. A warm sun In a
clear sky called forth the best from
every athlete and brought comfort TO
the crowd Which shivered through
Wednesdays meet. Pretty races, a
spirited crowd and keen competition In
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
MRS. sULLY LOSES.

New York, May ll.-Mrs. Emma
Sully, wife of Daniel j. Sully. once
called THE cotton king" lost the suit
today brought against her by Colonel
Peter II. Corr of Taunton, Mass, to
recover 100000. A sealed verdict
opened today found for Colonel Corr in
the full amount, with interest from
September, 1904, making $2S,546, Mrs.
Sully claimed that the money was not
lent. but had been given her TO aid
her husband when he was In difficult
ties.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
CAMORRISTS ILL
IN VlTERBO

Niterbo, Italy. May 1l.--Genarrn
Abbatemaggio is suffering from an
acute attack of laryngitis, and was
unable to appear AT the trial of the
camofrists today. much to the dis
appointment of the spectators who
had expected TO see him confront
ed by Enrlco Alfaco, the alleged
actual head of the Camorra. Maria
Stendardo, the woman prisoner, was
also reported to be critically i'll
with pneumonia. The session Wa
occupied with testimony of minor
Importance.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
AN ALLEGED MURDERER.

Denver May 11,--One of two men
who were arrested Mt the Denver union
depot Monday night was today par
TALLY Identified as Robert Davis.
wanted In connection with the murder
of Patrolman James Work at Musko-
gee, Okla, on the night of May 4. The
prisoner gives his name as Jack
Jones and when arrested had on his
person. the police say, 1897 in cur
rency Jones is 43 years old and says
he is q farmer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
DOCTORS IN AUTO
ARE KILLED

Muskogce, Okla, May tt.-Dr. a.
W. Reed Of this city and DR.. Robert
Julian Of Porume, Okla, were killed
near Crekola, five miles TO the west,
this afternoon, when St. Louis
and san Francisco passenger train
crashed into the automobile IN
which they were riding.
The two men We're racing the
train and attempted to dash across
the track ahead of 1t.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
W|THERSPOON HEADS
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Butte, May ll.-(Special DIR. r. c.
Witherspoon of this city was elected
president of the state medical associa-
ton today and Helena was chosen as
the next place of meeting. The other
officers are: First vice president. r. G.
Monahan. Butte: second vice president,
b. V. McCabe, Helena; third vice presi-
dent. A. d. Brewer; secretary, II. ID.
iKistler, Butte; treasurer, C. T. Pigot.
Roundup.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
BILL REJECTED.

Berlin, May 1.-THE bill providing
a constitution for Alsaee- Lorraine, re-
gardlng which the government parties
have been endeayorng for several
months to reach an acceptable compro-
mise. was rejected in its entirety in
the committee of the reichstag today,
The reichstag viii not attempt to set
tie the matter ont of committee. but
the outlook for the bill is dubious.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
LIGHTNING KILLS EIGHT.

Berlin. May 1i.-Dnrlng thunder
storms that occurred throughout Ger
many yesterday. lightning killed eight
persons In and near Hamburg and
wrecked a natural gas well, which had
been recently capped with the greatest
difficulty.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
PREPARE FOR RECEPTION.

St. Petersburg. May 1.-THE naval
authorities at ReVal are making eX-
tensiye preparations for the visit or
the second division of the United
States Atlantic fleet, The battleships
Will be in that port from June II to Is,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12

winners of this afternoons events can
be picked now The prelim!naries OF
the high aud low hurdles, of the SO
yard and of 100 yard dashes were run
yestt rday, Hauser Of Anaconda is cer-
tain TO show in both Of the dashes to-
day He won his heat In tile semi
finals OF both in fast time. Williams
OF Powell county. ONsley, Heyfron and
Whaley of Missoula and Collins OF
Butte viii run. In the high hurdles.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
NEW WORLDS RECORD,

Monrmelon, France, May ll.--Nei-
port, the French aviator, yesterday
made what Is recorded as a new
worlds record for 100 liilometers. Of
ficaliy timed, he did 62l miles In 80
minutes and four seconds
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
AVIATOR KILLED.

Berlin May l1.-Herr Bekemuller, an
aviation pupil, was killed today when
his aeroplane crashed against a build
ing hidden from view of the pilot by
a heavy mist.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF
MEXICO is iNAuGURATEp
IN FULL EARNEST.
|NSURRECTOS ORDERLY
Insurgent Army in Juarez Is Well
DISCIPLINED and No Cases Are Re-
ported Of Lootins-Plans Made TO
Guard Against Attack by General
Rabago-Railroad Being Repaired.

Jaurcz, Mexico. May If.-Mexicos
provisional government became an es-
labllshed fact today with the naming
oy Francisco l. Madero. Jr.. provis-
lonal president. OF his cabinet Off
GERS. and the establishment OF capt.
tai at the captured city OF Juarez.
The cabinet is as follows.
DR. Nasquez Gomez. minister Of for
elgn relations.
Gustavo Madero, minister OF H.
nance.
Venustiano Carranza, minister of
war.
FREDERICK Gonzales Cara, minister
OF the Interior.
Pine Suarez. minister of Justice.
Juan Sanchez Azcona. secretary TO
the president.
Secretary of War Carranza wilt
have charge of the railways and teie-
graphs and his first act was to grant
permission for the repair OF the
Mexico Northwestern railroad a
gang of men Immediately set to worn.
repairing the torn-up roadbed south
of Juarez.
zales Cara will have charge OF
the mail service and the secretary or
the treasury, Gustavo Madero. will di-
rect the affairs OF the custom house.
Probably No Moro Arn,istice.
The first conference of Provisional
President Madero and his cabinet took
up plan for procedure for peace ne
gotiatlons looking toward their re-
sumption. but no announcement was
forthcoming in regard TO 1t. In fact.
the rebel chiefs are now disinclined TO
spread any peace talk. They say Ii
has dlsconcerting effect on reyolu-
ZIONIST activity In other parts OF the
republic and military operations, they
believe should be continued as vigor-
ously as ever. until definite peace
agreement is planned. II Is doubtful IL
any armistice ever win bn agreed To
again.
Just what the plan Is for peace me-
gotiations has not been divulged. but
efforts are being made to conduct them
with more directness and facility than
heretofore. Judge carbajal. the fed
eral peace envoy. Is still here and
ready to renew peace negotiations
whenever 1t shall be mutually agreed
to do so. lie has received no new
instructions since the battle OF Juarez.
Peace negotiations. II resumed, viii
take place somewhat apart from
Juarez, perhaps five miles away I'm tho
desert camping grounds OF the insur-
reeto army. at the old Madero head
quarters.
New Plan.
Senors Braniff and Obregon. go be-
tweens were busy early today trying
TO explain to Senor Madero a new
plan which they have. but -urter brief
talk 1t was decided to put the matter
over until tomorrow as the provisional
president was desirous today of get
ting his governmental machinery wurr-
started.
The reyolutionists acknowledge they
have to treat for peace, but their de-
mands naturally have been strength
ened by their military success. Where
as, before the battle they were ask
ing for -four ministers In the cabinGv,
they are now said To demand five.
on the one hand the rebel chiefs be-
lieye 1t military wisdom 10 reinforce
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