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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
.CLOUDBURST CAUSES
SERIOUS RAIL WRECK
Six Persons Killed and Over a
Score Injured.
A Continued Story in Pictures BY ~

Green Bay, Wis, Sept. Six per.
sons were killed, three seriously in
Jured and twenty others hurt when
train No. 112 on the Lake Shore divi-
sion of the Chicago and Northwestern
railway was derailed two miles north
Of Lyndhurst, Wis, as the result of a
washout due to a ~cloudburst.
The train was running thirty miles
an hour when the locomotive, mail
car, baggage car, smoker and a day
coach left the track.
The dead are: w. s. Calkins, pas
senger, Shawano, Wis; John Jones,
engineer, Green Bay, Wis; c. e.
Bushey, conductor, Milwaukee; George
Marx, brakeman, Milwaukee; Carol
Bennett, baggageman, Amigo, Wis.,,
and Stewart ID. Sheldon, express mes
senger. Milwaukee.
The mail car, baggage car and
smoker turned over when the train
left the track. A northbound train
safely passed the point where the ac-
cident occurred an hour before the de-
railment of train No. 112.
Railroad officials report that a
heavy cloudburct occurred in the
vicinity of the washout a few minutes
before the accident.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
HEAD OF TRUST
UNDER ARREST
william N. Wood in Alleged
Dynamite Plot.
DECLARES He IS INNOCENT
Asserts He Had No Connection With
"Plantine" Explosives In Homes
Of Lawrence Strikers.

Boston, Aug. 31.-President Will.
lam Wood OF the American Wooden
company vas arrested on an indict.
ment warrant charging him with con.
spring to distribute dynamite in Law
renee during the general strike there
last winter.
President Wood surrendered him.
self to the authorities ard was &C
companied by counsel.
The American Wooden company,
which bore the brunt of the great
Lawrence strike from Jan. IL till
March IA, controls thirty-three manu-
featuring plants In New England and
New York state. 1t has a capitalize.
ton OF $751; 900 and employs $4,000
operatives when all the machinery is
in motion. About $4,000 persons are
on the payrolls Of the company's mills
In Lawrence.
President William NJ. Wood Is one
Of the best known textile men In the
country.
Mr.. Wood furnished cash bail of
$4,000. 1t is understood that he will
be formally arraigned in the superior
court next Tuesday.
After his conference with Assistant
District Attorney McIsaac Mr.. Wood
said:
81 cannot conceive what information
could have been presented to the
Jurors which In any way connected
me with the so called dynamite plot.
Denies Connection With Plot.
81 certainly had no connection with
It and this fact will be fully estab-
lished at the proper time to the salts
faction Of the public and even the dis
trict attorney. Beyond this I have
nothing to say"
Dennis Collins of Cambridge, who
was indicted and arrested on a charge
of u~nlawfully having placed dynamite
In a railroad passenger train for trans
p~ortation. is In jail In default Of s1,5e0
bail for a hearing next Tuesday.
The name Of a third man indicted
has not been announced.
The discovery Of dynamite in a Sy-
rian lodging house, a cobbler's shop
and a cemetery In Lawrence last JAM
uary, while the textile strike was at
its height, caused a sensation. The
strike leaders denied that they had
any intention of using an explosive to
further their plans and charged that
the dynamite had been planted for
the purpose of discrediting the labor
unions.
Soon afterward John J Breen, a
Lawrence undertaken, was arrested On
a charge of having unlawfully placed
the dynamite In the places where 1t
was found. Breen was found guilty
and fined $500. No further court ac-
ton was taken in the case until the
Suffolk county proceedings were start
ed this week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
BRITAIN AGAIN PROTESTS
Threatens to Garry Panama Canal
Act to The Hague.


Act to The Hague.
Washington, Aug 29.--Great Britain
has reafirmed It's protest against the
Panama canal bill. In a note filed
with the state department by A.
Mitchell lines, In charge of the Brit
ish embassy here, II was stated that
IL a satisfactory agreement could not
be reached Great Britain would ap-
peal to The Hague tribunal for arbi-
tration.
The note submitted says Great
Britain will give careful consideration
to both the bill and the message Presi-
dent Taft sent to congress relating to
discrimination In favor OF American
coastwise shipping IN the canal.
II, after due consideration, 1t is
found that nj satisfactory agreement
can be reached In the matter Great
Britain declares that 1t will be neces-
sary to appeal to arbitration
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
ROAD GRANTS LARGER PAY
Canadian Operators and Agents May
Accept Compromise.

ottawa, Sept. 1.-The Cancellation
board appointed by the Dominion gov
eminent in the dispute between the
Canadian Pacific Railway company
and its station agents and telegraph
operators has rendered a decision
granting a 10 per lent increase to be
divided between the agentS and oper-
ators as their services may warrant,
the importance Of a station varying
from time to time.
The decision is a compromise which
is considered likely to prove accepta-
BILE to both parties.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
TWENTY THOUSAND IN LINE
Millions View General Booths Funeral
Procession.


Procession.
London, Aug. 30.-Twenty thousand
Salvationists, massed In tweptyone
brigades with forty bands. and ac-
companied by 100000 sympathizers,
marched through packed ranks OF
spectators, estimated at numbering
fully 100000, to Abney park Gene
terry to lay the body CT their command
er. General William Booth, to rest be-
side his wife, who preceded him
across the river by more than twenty
years.
The procession formed on Victoria
embankment. On its march of five
miles to the cemetery 1t passed Sal
walton Army headquarters In Queen
Victoria street, where the waiting
hearse Joined the line.
Draping the CONN was the Saliva
ttop Army's blood and fire flag and on
Il lay General Booths uniform. cap
and Bible.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05

New York, Sept. 1.-The successful
effort of Jacob Hass. a laborer, thirty
four years old. to end his life. also re-
suited in the death Of his two sons.
John and Samuel. aged six and FIVE
years. Hass ended his life by inhaling
gas in his apartment in Second ave-
nue.. The boys, sleeping in the same
room. also ware a~sphyxiated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
MRS. BERNSTEIN GOES FREE
Chicago Woman Declared Not Guilt,
Of klIlina Husband.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Mrs. Florence
Bernstein was found not guilty OF
numbering her husband, George Bern
stein. last May 4. The jury was out
twenty-five hours.
Upon hearing the verdict Mrs. Bern
stein sighed and rose to return to Jail
and obtain her belongings.
A few minutes later from the won.
ems section of the Jail came cheers
and shouts Of approval for the jary's
finding. More than a dozen women are
confined there awaiting trial on
charges similar to those on which Mrs.
Bernstein was freed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
WILL STAY WITH THE G. O. P

ormsby McHarg Believes New Party
ls Short Lived.
New York. Sept. 1.-Announcement
is made by the Republican national
committee that Ormsby McHarg, for
merly a strong supporter of Colonel
Roosevelt, has decided to cast his
vote for Taft.
McHarg had charge of the Roose-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
NLEsS COURT OvERRULEs
xeit Electors on Republican
Ticket In Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 29.-Unless the
iited States supreme court, now
nsidering the cases, rules against
era, the Roosevelt electors, chosen
the recent state primary, will ap-
az on the Republican ballot in the
i election.
This was made certain because. by
vote OF so to GO, the Republican
rty state council defeated a resolu-
u to force the Roosevelt electors
run on an independent ticket.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05

Knicker-Think we shall ever talk to
Mars? Bocker-No; II 1t was possible
my wife would never have overlooked
ft-New York Sun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05

welt contests at the Chicago conyen-
ton.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
rice $4,000 Equip
tions of the LITTLE FOUR" Roadster
F. o. B. Flint, Mich.

Specifications of the LITTLE FOUR" Roadster
.MOTOR-O II. p, four cylinders, casti n pairs, Lrhead, 80 inch bore, 3s inch
~ stroke extra large valves with adjustable push rods Spark and throttle
conrole levers below steering wheel
COOLING-Thermosy phon, with fan.
CARBURETOR-Kingston specially designed for this motor
IGNITION-Hgh tenfon magnetic, dry cells for starting.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., boted solid to right side of crank case, vacuem feed
%&# system; bearings and pitons fabricated by splash.
cLUTCH-Cone, large, improved type with ball thrust Raybestos facing
rRANSMISSION-Seectve sliding gear. Two speeds forward and one reverse
M NicheIed steel gears .
ORIVE-Shah, through N universal joint.
XLES-Front tubular; rear semi-hoatng; with Hyatt roller bearings. Gear
& ratio Ito 1
WHEELs-Artllry type, 80 g. Goodyear chncher tires.
WHEEL BASE-W inches
rREAD-56 or 60 inches.
8REAKs-Internal and external OF rea wheel drums. Service break operated by
foot pedal; emergency break operated by hand lever.
STEERING GEAR-Rack and pinion.
~N2AME-Pressed steel channel.
PRINGS-semienipic front; three quarters elliptic, rear. Rear springs are
extra long to insure easyr riding.
3ODY-Two passenger torpedo type or straight line foredoor, large and roomy.
cushions with plenty Of springs Floor boards removable and covered
with Inoleum with nickeled binding Extra large tenders boHed solid to
W frame.
AINTING-Body LITTLE gray, Chassis, black; finely striped; all sheet metal
parts black.
1OUNTINGS-Fu1 nickekd throughout
sQUIPMENT-Mohair top, with hood and curtains, indshield, five lamps
PrestOIIe tank, horn, auto jack, trer repair kit and tools.
sOTE-Motor has full nckded mountings NO BRASS TO POLISH.
SEE THIS CAR AT
Tyner'S Garage
Webster, South Dakota
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02
TEDDY GETS READY
FOR HIS TRIP
IN SOUTH
HOLDS CONFERENCE AT OYSTER
BAY WITH SENATOR DIXON,
HIS MANAGER.

Oyster Bay, n. " April with
Senator Dixon OF Montana, his cam :
paign manager. Colonel Roosevelt
mapped out today the campaign which
he II To make this week on his tour
of the south, senator Dixon said that
Colonel Roosevelt would make some
big speeches" on the trip which be-
gins tomorrow. The senator said
Colonel Roosevelt would take up sub
tects which he has not touched hithcr-
to In the campaign
Senator Dixon said the campaign was
proceeding In a way which was most
satisfactory to him In the northern
states, he said. 81 delegates have been
instructed for Roosevelt and 80 for
Taft. As for the southern states, he
predicted that in most Of the cases
where there are to BE- contcsting dele
cations to the Chicago convention the
Roosevelt delegates would win He
said a majority of the national commit
tee VIII side with Roosevelt,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02
PROPERTY Losses IN MISSOURI
ILLINOIS AND KENTUCKY
ARE ENORMOUS.
CAIRO ALONE IS DRY
Big Horn River in Wyoming Is Over.
flowing. Due TO Ice Gorae--lighting
Plant Flooded--Milk River Rises
Near Glasgow Waters IN Platte
Are Feoeding.

st Louis. April 1.-The floods In this
section Of the country including Mis-
souri,, Illinois and Kentucky. are the
worst on record Property losses have
run into the millions Rain has been
falling throughout the flooded district
for the past ~ hours ana no relief IL
In sight
The Mississippi has been stationary
for g, hours ut 2a.S feet and further
rise is not expected for "a hours
cairo and the drainage district abavo
that city are the only two dry places
Ia that section OF the country. the en-
tire territory north and south OF that
citt being covered with several feet or
water.
The river At Cairo reached n stage of
~ feet tonight, which Is eight tcnths
NJ i foot higher than previous records.
A stage of ~ foct is predicted before
the floods suhside
Commercial interests Of Cairo have
hoen loined hv the railroads entering
that CITY IN supporting Mayor Parsons
In the work nr looking after the levee
system of Cairo, Trains are operating
ont nf Cairo
Nv hlFNiNH' Nll ~ NuuFinV over Ine
Iron Mountain tracks at Cache III and
running across the country into Cache
creek and thence into the Ohio Tho
haekwatcr OF Cache creek has covered
the government road between the ma
tiannl cemetery and Mounds. m, to
den'h of three feet Th" water has ex-
tended 10 the outskirts OF Mounds and
residents of that town are going about
4 In skiffs.
Thn country about Mcclure. III. is
Inundated Livestock IL being driven
"a the hills ana the people are leaving
their homes.
The heavy rainfall has alarmed farm
"rs IN the Missouri river bottoms and
they are moving to higher ground. Tho
Missouri had been falling until the rnin
| commenced
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02

The story of Yesterdays city cleo
tion IN briefly told. james NJ. Rhoades
was chc sen mayor by IA majority
which must be extremely gratifying
70 him. r. A. Price was re-elected
councilman by Il vote which demon
strates The approval of his constitu-
ents. w. II. Houston won the third
place on the commission By a narrow
margin. leading J. w. Rely by only
six votes This was the only close
race In the election. The final count,
as returned by the precinct judges,
gave Houston, 1877 votes against
I.i3l for Rely.
The saloon closing ordinance, which
permits the saloons to open sunday
afternoon. received the approval of the
voters. by majority of 305, the ref
erendum vote enacted the proposed
ordinance. Every north-slde precinct
favored the ordinance, some Of them
by majortes which went as high as
five to one. The south side precincts
were all opposed to the ordinance ms
proposed, but the majorities We're
small which gave "a majority In the
negative.
The table above gives the details of
the vote. The election was quiet. al
though there was q great deal of
earnest work done The returns came
In promptly. AS the figures were
posted on The Missoulian bulletin
board 1t was soon seen that the race
between Houston and Reely was close.
When the returns from the Fourth
precinct, the last TO Re posted, were
marked up. there was ringing cheer
from the supporters Of the veteran
campaigher. Mr. Reely was In the
crowd. He took the result with phil
osophica coolness. He was tongratu-
lated by a lot of friends upon the
good run he had made.
Mayor Elect Rhoades retired early
lie had campaigned steadily for days
and was tired out. Before going
home. .he made a statement to The
Missoulian which appears elsewhere
In this edition.
There was some celebration by
those who had won, but the evening
was quiet. on the whole. after the big
crowd had learned the result.
The new officers will take their
seats tho first Monday in May. The
new ordinance, according to the law.
becomes effective in 30 days.
A Bio Vote.
The following table shows how the
vote of yesterday was cast The to-
tails show that the total number of
ballots, deposited in Missoula's eight
precincts, was 2,5O7, which was a gain
OF 202 over the primary vote on
March 1S. The table:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02

Helena. April i.-tSpecialD The
state board Of education. In special
session here today. reconsdered the
action taken by II In December In de-
Gliding not to re-engage Dr Dunway
as president OF the University Of Mon
tana. and then after DR.. Duniway had
appeared before the board. without a
dissenting vote Il affirmed the action
taken In December. The meeting was
an open one.
Then the board went into executive
session to consider the selection Of a
successor The board decided 10 leave
the matter to n special committee
consisting of the members of the uni
versity committee. &c. II. Hall of Mis-
soula, III. c. Pickett Of Helena, and
s. d. Largent OF Great Falls. with
Governor Norris and DIR. ~ r. Leon
ard OF Butte.
DR. Duniway was granted leave OF
absence the day after commencement
Governor Norris. In calling the
meeting to order. said there were two
matters to be considered: The selec-
ton of successor to DR.. c. A. Duni-
way as president Of the University
of Montana, and the selection OF q
successor 10 Il. II Renisch as superin-
tendent of the state orphans home
at Twin Bridges. He explained that
Waller Shobe had been appointed 10
hold office only until June.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
REAFFIRMS PREVIOUS ACTION
AS TO PRESIDENT DUNIWAY

After q. III. Hall and q. 4, Paul had
remarked that they believed MIR Shobe
was Just the man for the place. With
Mrs Shnbe for matron the board
unanimously elected them suprrinten-
dent and matron respectively. for Il
term Of one year, beginning next June.
invitei TO Attend.
on nation of Attorney General
Ciaien Dr. DnnwaV WIS invited to
be In attendance on IN" mrctinl. and
to make any statement or sag testion
he desired,
Escorted by G T. Paul and Walter
S. Hartman. DIR. Duniway entered lie
told the board that tie time when ""
would have wished to be heard at
firmatively had passed that II passed
last December when the board decided
not TO re-elect him
Mr.. Galen then said that II DIR. Dun
iway had any reason to suggest why
the board should reconsider it's ac-
ton, the board would be glad 10 hear
from him The doctor remarked he
did not think 1t proper for one seek
ing recollection to advance affirmative
arguments. and closing said he had no
reasons 10 offer why the board should
reconsider its action
Mr.. Hartman said he saw no reason
for requesting statement from DIR.
Duniway or for considering favorable
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02
Bio Horn Ovorflows.

ni'iings. April IA dispatch 10 tho
Gazette from Basin. Wyn.. says that
IN Ice gorge forming below tho town
hns caused the big Horn river to over
flow ita banks nnd that n large tract
nf farm lnnds have been submerged.
The electric lighting plant and water
works. owned by the city. have been
flooded and forced To shut down. Tho
suppy of water In the reservoir IL
running low and the town is threat
cn"d with n shortage OF water.
Adricea from the upper valley ara
70 the effect that Ice gorges nre form
Ing in both the Big Horn and the No
wood and when these break serious
floods viii result In the lower valley.
The town of Basin lies on high ground
and " not believed to be In danger
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02
A Good TOun

T. LECTION is over and we look forward, all of us,
IL to having good town. 1t will be necessary,
however, for everybody to help the commissioners
they can't do it all. The commissioners for instance
can't compel everybody to trade with home merchants
and home manufacturers That is something which
rests entirely with the people, themselves. 1t is really
one OF the most important factors in making good
town, No town be first rate if its people send
away for what they buy. The home merchant and
is no more important item in the investment of the
business man than his printing. The Missoula bus-
ness man is not playing fair if he fails to have his
printing done at The Mssouan print shop He can
get just as good printing there anywhere in the
in most places Satisfaction is guaranteed at The
Missoulian Print Shop and the shop is home nsti-
tuition. Send in your order today and start the
month right
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02
An Easy Victory.

Helena. April l. by the decisive
plurality Of 322 Helena today again
called former Mayor Il. X. Purcell a
democrat. To the head Of the city gov
eminent, despite The fact that MIR
Purcell, Who had once declined The
proffered nomination. was not IN the
state AT the time of his election, he
having Just recovered from nm opera
tlon nj Rochester. Mimi
Mayor Purcell defeated Alderman
John Wendell. president of the city
council, who was the republican nom
ineo, and John llnscby. the socialist
candidate. the latter polling total OF
sos votes ont of less than 2,40O cast
The voters showed n tendency 10 split
tickets. with telling effect Emanuel
fischl, democratic city treasurer, who
had no republican opponent. was re-
elected by n plurality of over 900 over
Charles J. Upton. the socialist nomi-
nee. while Police Judge Lincoln Work
ing, who was defeated for ro-nom- .
nation In the republican convention
and ran Independently. WAS elected by
II plurality of 600 over j, c. Jones, the
democratic nominee and his closest Of
three competitors. Despite the fact
that Purcell and Fischl carried every
ward In the city. six of the seven
wards selected republican aldermen.
Alderman Hedley 4, Smith, of the big
republican seventh, being the only
democrat To win on the aldermnnie
ticket. In the First ward. s. r. GRAY
was given n plurality of one vote over
Frank W. Mettler, the democratic
nominee, but that the iuct that on
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02
ROOSEVELT MEN
IN MAJORITY

Spokane, April I - Senator
Joseph NJ. Dixon In a telegram re-
ceiyed by local Roosevelt support
ers today. claimed that the dele
gates instructed for Roosevelt.
elected In northern and western
states up To the present time, out
numbered those instructed for Taft,
two to one.
He divided the New York dele
cation as follows: one third for
Roosevelt; one-third for Taft; one
third band wagon, ready to jump
10 which ever candidate seems to
have the advantage
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02
THE MAYOR-ELECT SPEAKS

Say for me-" said Mayor Elect
Rhoades to The MissouIian last night.
that / am highly gratified by the re-
suit OF the balloting. l would not be
human If were not proud of the
splendid manifestation of confidence
which my townsm-r have given me.
1t will now be my earnest endeavor-
and ! say 1t solemnly and sincerely
to prove worthy of this confidence.
am for law -abic;ng, moral. pro-
gressiye city. have always been
so and | am determined that Missonla
shall have a reputation for decency
and orderliness / want the city to
go ahead and every effort OF mine
shall be directed toward making it
move forward. shall seek to carry
out every pledge which l made before
election. want to have as much
public Improvement work done as the
city's finances will warrant and
want every Missonla workingman to
have employment IL It can be supplied
l shall also seek to have the counsel
'perty owners In all matters affecting
daanly ,urn al ~ IN he nan nvla hn
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-02
FOUR CAN DlDATES.

Springfield, H. April 1.-The names
OF at least four candidates for nom
inatlon for president Of the United
states will go on the preferential pri-
mary ballot In this state. to be voted
on April Q. The names will appear
on the ballot In the following order;
Republican,; william Howard TAFT !;
Theodore Roosevelt. Democratic.
champ Clark. Woodrow Wilson.
The last three petitions were filed
this morning.