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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
MRS. KRAMER SWEARS
SHE'LL STAY IN JAIL

Seattle, March 19.--The refusal Of
Mrs. Lottie Kramer to testify against
her son. who is accused of completely
in robbing his mother Of jeWelrS,
threatens to resolve itself into an en-
durance contest between the court and
the recalcitrant witness. Mrs. Kramer
was called before the court again to-
day and questions she refused To an
swer were submitted to her with the
same result as before. The prose-
cutting attorney said that Mrs. Kramer
will be called each day and remandod
to jall for 30 aays until she consents
to answer the questions.
Mrs. Kramer declares that she does
not mind her Imprisonment and can
hold ont indefinitely.
Il am comfortable here she said
J when taken back To jail Il have 4
clean bed, the meals are fair and th'
coffee IL good. ! shall have my
trunk brought up tomorrow and pre-
pare for q long stay
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
KING COUNTY FORMS
ITS ROOSEVELT CLUB

Seattle March organization Of
the Roosevelt forces IN King county
was perfected tonight at a meeting by
representatives Of all tno Seattle wards.
State Senator Dan Iandon was elected
chairman. The Importance OF the
King county organization lies In The
fact that dissolution Of the former
state organization headed by King
county men on account of clash be-
tween rival state leaders threatened 10
disrupt the whole state campaign.
X. p. Hudson of Michigan. represent
ing the Roosevelt national committee
attended tonights meeting and ex-
pressed himself az we'll pleased with
the situation In King county and
throughout the state. A state Rooscs
welt conference will be held In Tacoma
next Friday at which steps Will bt
taken to secure delegations to the Chi
cago convention instructed for Roose.
Welt
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
In hIinois.
It's Spring

CPRINGTIME arrives officially, at o'clock tonight.
- Winter is over. We enter today upon the new
season. the season of activity. Spring brings the need
of good many things and among them is job printing.
You have announcements to make and you have in
vtatons to issue-there is really no end to the things
you can do successfully you have good job printing
to help you. The place to get the best job printing
The Missouan Print Shop Bring around your order
and get acquainted with real job printing You may
not know what that is There is an artistic touch to
genuine job printing which makes it different from
the blacksmith style to which YOU have, perhaps been
accustomed There is much in the design; there is
much in the execution; there is much in the material
All Of these elements enter into the construction Of
good job printing and each Of them forms feature
Of the work which you get at The Missoulian Print
Shop And it is home insttuton--thats something
to consider.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
SPEAKS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
PEOPLE AND SEEKS SUPPORT
FOR ADMINISTRATION
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW LAW


Boston. March ~. Nll that TIN IA (.
ministrtion wants ~ n square deal,
said President Tnt. speaking today
from the steps ~ the Concord m. II
sintehpusn near the close ne his tWn
days Nav England Visit
While ia ioatnn and In &nW iiamp
shire thu president spoke ~ 20 andi
ences. stating definitely his attitude nn
the tsriif, his reasons for opposing the
recall M Judges and judicial decisions
and his continued hope NJ ultimate ar
bitration
Ills speechmaking activities today
took aim 10 Nashua, Manchester ana
Concord Some M his most emphatic
remarks on progressive" measures
were delivered from the porticn nf Tho
state capitol, where Governor Robert
T. Bass, one of Colonel Roosevelt 4
most ardent supporters. was 4 listener.
Southern New Hampshire people
seemed eager 10 see and hear the pres
idcnt Railroad square In Nashua was
well filled with mllhands Of many nn
tipnnli litipa
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
ENGLISH PREMIER HAS RlLI IN
HOUSE or COMMONS TO FIX
MINIMUM WAGE.
PASSES FIRST READING


london, March ~ Tile rndl min.
ers min mum wage hili. designated tp
nut AN END u the rnhl strikr, passed
IL first reading III thr house III
commons tonight The bin " backed
~ Premier Asautth Foreign Sccrn-
tarN GREY, Chancellor lloyd George
and sydney Buxton, president ar the
hpnrd " trade. II consists ~ SIX
clauses and schedule defining u dis
trlcts, the country being divided for
the purpose 0f the bill
Az outlined NJ thp prime minister
the It'll provides reasonable min
imnm wage" fnr tho miners and safe
guards for the owners, these Ia be ar
ranged hY district bodies The min
imnm wili he paid from thc date nf
resumption Of work The enactment
T. for three years
An important clause provides that
If within fortnight any district lacks
recognized district board, the board
of trade may appoint any person ta
ACT in plnc" of the local body
There II nothing In the bin to pre-
vent a recurrence Of tho strike should
the miners he dissatisfied with Il dis
triet board decision
District boards viii frame reguia-
ttons and conditions for assuring the
regularity and efficiency of the work
III the mines and workmen fniing to
eomplN with those conditions and reg.
nlntions are not 20 hn entitled to Tho
fiyra minimum wage.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
REPUBLICANS owe
PRESIDENT TAFT
NOT A THING
HE HAS HELD OFFICE FOR PAST
THIRTY YEARS. DECLARES
BEvERiDGE.

Chicago. March 10 --Excariation of
President Taft as u weak leader and y
do nothing and praise of Theodore
Roosevelt as an iron man." whom the
money interests feared" We're includ-
cd today In the address of former
Senator Albert J. Beveridge before Il
Roosevelt mass meeting here. lie
scored the sherman law AZ obsolete,
nappiicable to present conditions and
nulified by supreme court decisions.
In this connection he criticized Taft
for his failure TO keep the party
pledge that this old time laW would
be reyamped.'
What the people need at the head
of their government is good strong
man" he said.
big business has strong men at It's
head The president must he able
to make these strong men realize, as
Roosevelt made them realize, that
they are under not above, the gov
ernment Of the whole people
High cost of living is the peoples
greatest and most just complaint.
over capitalization is the cause. This
cannot be corrected under. the old
Sherman law as has been seen hy
what has been done by Taft's cor
poration lawyer. attorney general.
What good does ii do the ordinary
citizen To read about a lawsuit
against the oil trust in the morning
and have his oil price raised nj
night or what good to hear Of an at
tack on the tobacco trust and find he
must pay more for the same short
weight package of tpbacco?"
Third term bogies are rot, rising
from the old fear Of kings. The party
owes no debt Of gratitude 10 Taft" III
concluded "since he has held office
for 30 years.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
ASKS TAFT. TO REQUEST HIS
MANAGERS TO CEASE FIGHT
ON PRIMARY BILLS.
INSTANCES ARE QUOTED.
Presidents Representatives in Mich.
gan, Illinois, Maryland, New York
and Other States Are Working
Against Proposed Measures--Patron
age Used in Oklahoma Fight.

New York, March Theodore
Roosevelt Issued statement today IN
which he discussed President Tnffs
speech IN Boston yesterday.
Il am exceedingly glad that the
president favors the presidential pref
erential primary, and II his campaign
managers sincerely viii back him In
the proposition he Will be able MT once
to get tho presidential preferential pri-
mary In Michigan. Illinois Maryland.
the District Of Columbia and New
York. said Mr.. Roosevelt.
There Is pending In the legislature
OF Maryland bill providing for the
exact kind Of legally safeguarded
presidential preference primary which
the president says he favors.
The collector Of customs at Balti-
more, the most active OF the presi-
dents party managers OF Maryland,
and tho head OF office holders there,
has been opposing the enactment of
the measure by every means In his
power Every Roosevelt member of
the Maryland legislature is for the
primary bill, and all have been en-
deavoring to secure the assistance of
Collector Stone and Governor Colds
borough and the other supporters nf
President Taft.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
PROBE BANK LOoTlNG.

Los Angeles, March l9.-The federal
grand iurA began today It's inyestiga :
ton Of tho lnoting Of the American Ma !
tional bank ~ Pomona, pf which in-
stitnlion, Earl Standard, former
pookkeepef II under arrest charged
with embezzling $4,000 only one
Witness WAS heard ". G. Mnshet ol
this eltS, IN accountant who examined
the books Of tile bank after Standards
alleged shortage was discovered The
jury adjourned until next Friday morn
Ing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
ALLEGED MURDERER SOUGHT.

Spokane, March 10 Acting on in
formation given by two lnmberjacks,
who came here recently from Montana
officers are seeking John Moran near
Cutbank, Mont The police here be-
iieve Moran is tho man who shot and
killed lchauncey X. Simmons last De-
cember Simmons is supposed to have
been shot by burglar Tho lumber
Jacks are said to have told the police
that Moran confessed the Killing 10
them.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
WOMEN NURSES HIRED
TO CURB THE INSANE

Los Angeles March l9.--Becanse he
believes Women's voices calm the IN
sane much more quickly than do those
Of men, DR. j A, Reilly, superintendent
Of the California hospital for the In
sane at Patton. announced today his
intention Of replacing all male. nurses
OF that institution with women.
"The insane are more amenable e
the soft word of a woman than to the
threat or command or man. said
Dr Reilly
II never have found n man too insan,
to forget his respect for woman
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
Class Ad History
CCXLV.--ECONOMICAL SELLING.

There good many ways OF getting through
deal which you want to make II is possible, for in
stance, to sell horse by making personal canvass
of the people you think likely TO want TO buy
horse But the chances you do not know half the
people who in that position and if you do know
them, you have not the time to reach them. But
there's a way:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20

Progressive In M progressive does"
was one expression the president gave
his hearers He also gavp concise
outline OF his idea of the adoption OF
the principle of recall of Judges aud
decisions,
"Adont such measures" hc said, and
YOU will 3avc u government of special
instances You would have u cuusti-
tuition that IL 10 he applied nt one time
and not applied ut another Tint. my
friends. IL nothing but a government
of special instances that has not The
uniformity of law and constitution and
Is the most tyrnnnlcn torn Of gov
ernment we can have.
This question Of recall of THE in-
dietary means that Ne may recall the
judges that we do not like, II they
happen 10 decide against ns; or IT
they happen To decide II question one
way. we may submit Ii Ia popular
election In decide naether the court
decided right or not
4 nm ln favor Of ihe people hut
do mol think the people are possessed
of the knowledge of The law ~ are
the courts ~ New Jersey or ns t1e
supreme court Of the United States.
believe In popular government, hnt
believe IN popular government ordered
by constitution and by Inv.
You give np an independent jn
dleins and YOU might ~ well give up
your constitution, know enough
about the common sense nf the Amer.
ionn people 10 know that they NIL
meyer give M tile constitution and that
they are not going to be honey fnggled
out nf II bv being told that tAey are
I'll To interpret nice questions of con-
stituilonnl law just Az Well as or
better than Judges
The American people are n great
people because they can stand having
the truth told To them about them.
selves without getting mud about 1t
and without turning on the man who
tells the truth"
Returning To Boston la tho early
evening, President Taft made a BRIEF
call NJ a dinner ~ the New England
STREET Railway club. III inft nt 4
r. m for Washington, where he VIII
arrive tomorrow morning.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
GRANTS FRIEND DIES.

Peoria. H., March l9,-Louis Mar
shall Dent. 80 years old, former per-
sonaI friend Of President Grant. died
at the Peoria state hospital today. He
was marshal at the United States em-
bassy In Japan for II years, having
been appointed to the station by Grant
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
A PRIZE STEER SOLD.

Portland, Ore, March 19.-The prize
steer Sterling entered by the UNI
yersity of Idaho, was sold today for
$l.20 per pound al the auction held IN
connection with the Pacific Northwest
Livestock show. This price has not
been reached since the first Interna-
tional Stock show al Chicago ~ years
ago, when a single steer brought $l5f
per pound,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
THE LARGEST EGG.

Elgin. ILL.,. March 1s.--What is be-
leyed to be the largest egg. has been
laid by an Elgin hca. IT, egg meas
ures IL BY IL inches and weighs
Is ounces.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20

This little ad found man who wanted the horse he
bought the animal the second day the ad was pub
shed The Missoulian class ad, every morning finds
the man who wants to buy horse, or who wants TO
buy something else If you have something to SELL you
can reach him at cost of one cent word You can't
beat that for economical efficiency II you are out
OF work and want lob The Missoulian will print your
ad for nothins
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
POSSE SURROUNDING
ALLEN OUTLAWS
IN VIRGINIA
BATTLE WITH BANDITS is Ex,
PEcTED AT ANY TINE
PROPERTY HELD UP.

Hnlsyllc. Va. March 10 Mes
sengers from the posses guarding the
roads in the mountains lave reported
the Carroll county rd-wt assaasins at
n pan, about tiy miles fram Floyd
Aliens home Every available man
In HillsYille has hurried NJ into the
hills tonight IN the hope OF surround
ing them.
A man rode into town and had a
hurried talk early tonight with De-
tective Feelc. head Of the posse. Not
even men who had been in the sad
die all day were spared from the call
and tie party galppod or on what
probably will be IN nll-nieht ride Al
best they cannot reach before dawn
the point the messenger indicated
Jack Allen, one of the brothers who
did not take part In the courthouse
assassination. came To Hilsvillc today
TO consult u lawyer about the at-
tachments which the authorities are
making on Sdna Aliens and floyd
Aliens properties. Allen galoped mp
To the courthouse and created u
furore The townsfoIk tl.ought he
was heading another raid he said his
brothers probably had shot In self
defense nnd would fight 10 The last
ditch.
Siana's wife came to Hlllsrille In a
rirlsety haronthe III pitiful contrast
to her former visits. She wanted the
prosecutor t. exempt her husbands
store from attachment. but he refused
About s30,O0o Of his property Las been
tired up for the heirs of his victims.
laroir Girls
Contrary 10 the reports that tile Al
lens had cut tka telephone wires they
have not bcrn cnt at all Ella Will
cox and her sister refused to take
| fright at the Aliens and have been
| staying hN The switchboard night and
/ day,
A day ar two before the shooting.
one of tho Aliens called for Il num-
Der and because he did not get II
| quickly said 10 The operator:
Il guess YOU don't know who | ami
/ am one Of the fighting Aliens
Yes. returned the country girl
| and | ain one Of the fighting Will
ooxes and when you come I'll be pre-
pared.
Woman,s nerve has not been lacking
In Hillsyile although the stories OF
II have been delayed When CLERK
Goad was engaged In a pistol bat
tie with two Of the Aliens, his dhugh-
ter, Jezehcl ran to his side with q
freshly loaded revolver and probably
saved his life
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-20
"Better Than | Expected

Chicago, March 19-"That's better
even than / expected said Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette upon his arrival
here tonight from Devils Lake. y. d..
when he was shown early returns from
the North Dakota primary. 4 am glad
TO see that the so-caled COW country
returned the results 1t did. MY friends
in that state cannot be fooled by mere
talk and North Dakota cannot be
shaken from its progressive trend.
so Mr.. Bass says Roosevelt sur
fered because democrats prevented the
people from expressing their desires
for the presidential nomination, does
he? In my opinion I'm these same pre-
cincts taere are not so many demo :
Gratis. ! suppose they will have the
COWS voting for me, too To over ride
--
ts,,,. H.
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VOTES OF DEMOCRATS IN RE.
PUBLICAN PRIMARIES ARE
AGAINST ROOSEVELT.
TAFT DOES NOT FIGURE
Eastern Part OF North Dakota Casts
Heavy Vote for Wisconsin Man, Too
Much to Be Overcome by Roosevelts
Plurality in the West--count Not
Compieted-La Toilette Pleased.

Fargo, N. D.. March 1a.--I.ate to-
night Frank Tnlcott. chairman Of the
republican state committee, and john
r. Bass Of Chicago. manager of the
Roosevelt campaign In this state. no
tiled Senator Dixon at Washington
that In their opinion Senator In Toilette
had carried tie North Dakota prcsi-
dental primaries
Neither made d prediction ~ to In
Follette's plurality. hut conceded that
Couonel Roosevelt had been defeated.
This decision was reached by the
Roosevelt managers after returns had
been received from Is Of the ~ conn-
ties In the state. Going over the fig
nrcs from these iS counties, the Roose-
welt men conceded 10 of them to Ia
Toilette outright. listed two others as
about even and claimed six counties
for their candidate
With these figures as a basis, II was
decided there were not enough Roose-
welt votes on the western slope to bal
ance the very heavy La Toilette votes
In the eastern portion Of the state.
Plurality May Be Large.
With Grand Forks. Valley city
Devils Lake, Minot and others OF tho
larger cities listed for La Toilette, II
seemed that the Wisconsin senator's
plurality would he large.
Leaders of the La Toilette movement
sent telegram to Senator La Fol
lette stating that he had won the pref.
erence primary by from $1,000 to 10000
President Taft did not figure prom
inently in the contest
Because of the difficulty in obtain
ing accurate complete returns from
many isolated quarters of the state
IL Is doubtful If the total vote In nj
the l,S00 precincts will be known un-
til late tomorrow.
Democrats for La Toilette.
With early figures as basis. Johr
S. Bass, manager of the Roosevelt
campaign, issued the following state.
ment:
"Odr reports indicate that virtual,
NIL the democrats have voted for Ii
Toilette and this has run up the earl,
returns for him In the eastern and val.
ley section of the state, where La Fol
lette Is running ahead about two /,
one. Our later returns from the west
ern slope indicate that the countr.
generally is for Roosevelt BY two Il
one. l do not concede La Follettet
success and predict Roosevelt Will VIII
by very close vote. II the demo
Gratis had stayed out Of the primar,
of the republicans there Is no aues
tion but Roosevelt would have won"
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR SALE WORK HORSE, 1900
pounds fine, single driver, sound
and gentle, city broke; not afraid OF
anything 500 Alder
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No Penal Provisions.

The bill does not contain any PENAL
provisions for either side and does not
compel an owner 10 open his mine nor
The Warkman TO descend into the pit
.Nnrlmen who are pnid less than the
IN nlmnm wage VIII be able To recover
in the courts,
Premier Asqnlrh said that he intro
dueed the bill with great reluctance
but that IL was absolutely imperative
Ia the interests of the country. The
government only resorted 10 legisla-
tion when all hope Of Il settlement by
agreement between tie employers AMI
The miners had disappeared. He be-
lleNed mat after the pnsaage nj the
bill and the establishment of the prln-
eipnl Of Il minimum wage by law there
would be no difficulty IN settling tho
trouble.
Andrew iBonar Law. leader of the
opposition In the house. said he would
await the publication of the text of
the bill before committing the opposi-
tion for or against II He said his
instruct Of the policy Of tho bill.
however was strong and the remedy
proposed liz the government was con-
oeieahls far more serious than the dis
ease
No Easy Passage.
The governments bill invited every
other trade to ask for similar treat
mont The bill does not give prom
lse ~ tasy passage through parlla-
ment THE opposition IL dissatisfied
hs the absence Of penal clauses OF
measures for compulsory arbitration
and vii move amendments With
view t. rem"dy this.
Chancellor i.lhSd George said the
government Mns confronted by the
necessity Of speedily terminating tile
rroat nnoa on Page Eight)
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Same in Michigan.

An almost similar situation exists
In Michigan. There the legislature
was called In special session to enact
a presidential preferential primary
law. The gentlemen In that state who
are leading the movement for Mr.
Taft's nomination opposed the bill by
all the means In their power. 1t was
finally passed despite that opposition,
but lacked in the senate the necessary
two-thirds vote to make 1t Immediate
~ effective. the supporters of the
president making n desperate opposi-
tion md holding more than a third
Of the legislature. Governor Osborn
now has called the Legislature to re-
convene ol March 20
III tile view that the president takes
of the law that has been enacted In
Massachusetts Is taken by his sup
porters In Michigan earnestly and in
good faith, there would be no diff
Guilty In Immediately securing the
presidential preference primary. in
Michigan,
I'm Ohio the situation is not far
different. Last week State Chairman
Walter H. Brown submitted to Mr..
Laslin manager of the presidents
campaign In Ohio, proposition that
the state convention which will elect
the six delegates at large from Ohio,
should be composed of the AZ dele
gates to Chicago chosen from the con-
gressonal districts under the state
primary law. thus giving expression to
the peoples wishes in the selection OF
the SIX delegates at large. ON last
Saturday Mr.. Laylin in his answer ta
/ Mr.. Brown refused to acce"i the sug-
gesiion and has insisted that liz aela-
gates 70 the state convention shall bt
elected without appeal TO the people
| mt large.
In Fiiinois.
THE situation in Illinois Is similar
Governor Deneen has publicly sai1
that he will convene the Legislature
In special session to pass presiden
tial preference primary bill In east
the necessary two thirds Of the mem
Continual on para EiXe,1
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No Easy Passage.

Oc'oai nneo on Page Eight
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Continued on Page Eight.)
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SPRING

In not altogether nnpleas-
ant, even If you have a cold
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THE WEATHER

1soday--Fair.
Tomorrow Fair. warmer.