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STATE TRIES TO TAN0LE UP
THE WITNESS.

Did you say In this affidavit" be-
gan Mr.. Moss. II remember during July
going TO the theatre twice. but do not
remember whether II was the nth or
2cd7''
YES" said the witness
Q. II you did not remember then, how
can you come here and say you were
In Luban's home on the 15th7 A. I
have remembered since that the 18th
was the day opened my store. and
that was the night ! met Morris In
Borough Park.
q. Did you not tell Mr.. Minton. an
Assistant District-Attorney, that you
had been TO Q show with Morris Luban
on the night OF the Herman Rosenthal
killing? A. No, sir.
Q. Whom have you seen about this
case since you made this affidavit on
Oct. i5f A. No one.
stenographer read the last question and
answer.
The Court do not think these fire.
Quent demands to have the stenoGrapher
read these answers are well taken. The
Jury hears the questions and answers
Mr.. Hart-I beg Your Honor's par
dom do not believe the jury can hear
any more than I can
The Court--Juror No. ~. DO you hear
this witness testimony
Juror No. 12-Not all OF II. sir.
The Court-You see. the jury does
hear II all.
The Stenographer-The juror says he
did not hear II all
Mr.. Hart-That what I maintain.
Your Honor.
The Court-Don't talk so much. Go
on with your cross-examination.
q, You told that TO Alexander Iiiban
dsi you? A. Yes.
q. Did you tell Alexander Luban what
you had signed In the AFFIDAVIT. A. No.
q. Did you tell any one that you had
had an AFFIDAVIT In the Distriot-Attor-
ney's once? A. No, sir.
THAT In ALL" said Moss.
q. (By Mr.. HarU. Do you remember
what day you went to the District.
Attorneys office and II you signed the
paber on that day7 A. Oct. I5. I think.
q. did . messenger come 10 take
you to the District-Attorney's officer
The question was ruled out
"Mr. Hart" objected the Court, "you
| are wasting time. You are asking H.
legal questions. You have been adnon-
ished by the court twice and that ID
enough. ] will send the witness from
the chair"
Jpsties Coz was Thoroughly
| angry, and turning to the witness,
he waved him away. The witness
went GLADLY and on the ran
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COURT ADVISES WITNESS OF
HIS LEGAL RIGHTS,

HIS LEGAL RIGHTS.
IN view of this statement" said
Justice Con-, II must advise the wit
ness that he need not answer any
question put to him that would in any
way involve him as q participant in
this crime. The Court advises tho wit
ness that he may refuse to answer
questions without stating the reason
therefore"
IN view OF what the Court has
said" asked Mcintyre. ARE you still
willing to testifyT' ts
Il certainly am, sir" returned Sulli-
van In n voice that was little fainter
than a shout.
The court-Has the witness counsel?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. tBy Mr.. Mcfntyre)--when you got
off the auto In what direction did Becker
go7 A. Toward Broadway.
q. Did you see him again that nisht7
A. No.
This was In direct conflict to
the Testimony Of bose, WALTON and
Wshbsr that Eniiivan was with
1soksr whom they conferred after
the murder.
.. When next DID you see Becker? A.
In Mr.. Harris office next day.
Q. Next? A. In the counsel room a,
the Tombs
Q. Did you see Webber, Rose and
WALTON there7 A. Yes: In the counsel
room but their cells were below mine.
Q. When did you first see them? A.
saw Webber on July Is in the ex-
ercise hall In the Tombs. Sam Paul
was with him. Weber spoke first.
.. Let me carry you back Did YOU
have an appointment with Schepps In
the Garden Restaurant on July 10. A.
NO. l had agreed to meet Rose and
some newspaper men there.
where were you o nthe night Rosen-
thai was killed."
The COurt-E,xcluded
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BROTHER OF LUeAN iMPEAcHes
HIS CHARACTER.

ITO SHHhhk EN-.
The apartment house superintendent
vas swiftly dismissed and Alexander
Luban, brother of Morris Luban. the
convict who testified for the state AZ
an eyewitness 10 the murder, was
called.
Mr.. Hart asked that Morris Luban
be brought into Court before his kins-
man was sworn.
Q. tBy Mr.. Hart) Where II your
businessY A. At No. IS West Houston.
! manufacture flowers.
WAS your brother. Morris. arrested
In 1911 under an assumed manner"
Objection sustained.
Were you In court when your
brother was convicted In Brooklyn for
felony?'
Objection sustained.
Q. Did you speak to Morris on July
i6. 1877 A. Yes.
Ibid you speak Of his whereabouts
OF the night beforeT'
Objection sustained.
"Did he say to you on July 10 that
he was with girl at the Victoria
Theatre on the night Of tho 15th7"
Objection sustained.
Mr.. Hart-I ask permission to recall
this witness for further cross-exam-
for these questions.
The Court denied permission.
Did your brother tell you he knew
none of the persons Implicated in this
murder except Sam PaulN''
Objection sustained.
Q. What do persons say about your
brothers reputation for honesty.
truthfulness and veracityf A. 1t is
bad.
q. Would you believe your brother.
Morris Luban, under oath7 A. NO. sir.
lis he a fugitive from justice In
Kings County and in st. LouisT'
Objection sustained.
Mr.. Moss got from the witness. first
crack. that he had been convicted of
smuggling and that he had got on
with a $50 fine That was all the
prosecution wanted OF him.
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An ~ - eouu1 ARTICLES ~.
1890 q rte werid Will 30
1ses1 ~ TIE Wesld's lnferms.
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Asso1A HAfh Bews Wsrid's
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~ oeth 81. aaA Brse1wsys
Wessl's Wssism Offtee. 80
Wsse I35th g.. aa1 Wersd's
OBoe6lyu Offbee. 200 Waahings
- -. Dvssklys, fss 20 days
o1l1sv1ns ths psine1as u ~
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9 q; \. 81 !':: q. j'Ilsss sSsgs
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CsGo

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GREEN--At Belle Haven. Conn. IN m.
lsth day OF October. 1912. EsTHnR
GREEN, wife OF hdolphus w Green
Funeral services viii be held at n.
Nary's Church. Greenwich. on sunasv
Oct. 20 at $50 r. II. Special cars ~,tiii
be attached TO New York. New Havsr
ana Hartford Railroad train lsavins
Grand Central station at LOS p. n
"ELhnN.--on Thursday Oct. II. 1912.
ALICE u, Ml;EHAS. beloved daushts.
Mahoney. ""' nss
Funeral from her late residence. <ass
carpenter av. Bronx. thence 10 c,hn.sS
OF 81. Frances OF Rome WaksfisiA
SATURDAY. 10 a, NJ. Interment csiv..s
cemetery Kindly omit flowers.
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STORIES OF JEROME AND WALDO BOTH RULED GU

Beckers phone because Becker had
asked him to. BECKER had made this re-
quest on the day before the murder of
Rosenthal. This was just what the
defense didn't want to bring out, as Il
tended to show that the prisoner had
some Idea that he would be called up
about the time OF the murder. The
testimony Of the witness was great
deal In the nature of A boomerang
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and Sixth avenue.
Perhaps" interview Mr.. Mcintyre.
Il should state 20 the Court at this
time that this witness is under indict-
ment for murder for the same crime
with which the defendant In this case
is charged"
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q. Is that your signature? (shcwins
Goodman q typewriter documenD A.
Yes.
q. When you signed that paper did
you swear to u7 a. I did swear to IT,
Mr.. Moss-f offer this paper IN evil
dcnce.
The defense objected on the ground
that II was not binding on tho defend
ant. Becker. After examining the docu.
mont Justice Gofr ruled mat a portion
OF II was admissible as evidence to test
the witness ~ TO his credIbllity.
When Mr.. Moss sprang this type
written paper Becker beckoned to Mr..
Mcintyre to come out from behind the
counsel table. The prisoner whispered
to Mcintyre several moments and then
held an earnest coiloquy with Lloyd
Stryker AS for the witness. his face
turned purple and he began to spiutter
incoherently.
The testimony OF Goodwin az given
on direct examina ton was highly i'm
portant as evidence that Morris Luban
could not have witnessed the murder
of Herman Rosenthal After n lively
argument between counsel the prose-
cution continued It's attack on the wit
ness.
erATE rQiCo rn TANHlE lid
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Mr.. Mcintyre mumbied some more and
sat down. whereupon Mr.. Whitman con-
tinued In the same shrill tones that
annoyed the defense
Q. Did you 70 into the little corridor
leading into the Captains room of the
West Forty-seventh street station7 A.
DO not recall.
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NO EXTRA CHARGE r0B ~.
m, Ats,sTsaa pis'rist Assssass sliiss = the
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What's Good for Papa's Baby7
RsA cvos = ooush prop- &C. PEI bas.sss
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1eo Wftness, In reply to Mr.. Moss
sAi1 he tslsphoned 10 an Assistant Dis
trtot-Attorney and gave the name
OF Ode negro phone operator II was
ale> drawn out BY the prosecutor that
the witness had given directions TO Ills
operator not TO connect any one with
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'"'"h till NloCh.
Q. A. any time you were with
Becker did Dridgts Weber, Jack
Bose or Marry WALTON talk to Book
err a. Not that know OF.
Q. Was the defendant, from the
time you Joined him. In the viein-
ity, 1t or near wsbbsr's poker
rooms1 a. Not that I know Of,
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CONTINUED on Fourth Pa7e.)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-10
ROOSEVELT ENDORSED AND LORIMER REPUDIATED
AT PRIMARIES OF THE REPUBLICANS IN ILLINOIS
OVERWHELMING is THE VOTE
CAST FOR THE PROGRESSIVE

Illinois spndd the yesterday worthy her td
proved that the old spirit lives her ezen She repuad the claim Of Taft
and
her in the federal senate Emhac the declaration of the Illinois voters
Theodore Roosevelt
Of the people themselves positively did North Dakota and
Illinois placed herself But
hoped
Chicago
would defeated
Illinois Yesterdays marked the end
the Taft Tats Theodore Roosevelt will be
mated Chicago and he will be riumphantly elected
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Mason for the republican nomination
for congressman at large. and Law
renee Stringcr and James r. iIren-
nan Or William T., williams for the
democratic nomination.
Chicago voters voted two Ia ono
against woman suffrage in the prefer
entail primaries. The question was
not Oh ballots outside of ihis city.
T. r. Carries Mckinley Home.
Rooscvolts victory was not q re-
spcctor Of territory lie carried the
home ward nf Congressman William
Mckinley Tnfts campaign manager,
In Champaign: he was MS successful In
, the Seventeenth congressional dis
trict. where Colonel Frank l.. Smith
the Taft state manager. lives and IN
Joseph @, cnnnons home. Dinvillc
Roosevelt pollod 1874 10 Tafts t.22T
Senator LA Toilette polled n small
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-10

Chicago. April 9.--Wlnncrs In the
preferential. advisory and direct pri-
mary elections today. AS indicated BY
sufficient returns 10 warrant a pre-
diction. are as follows:
For president. Theodore Roosevelt,
republican,; Champ Clark. democrat.
For United States senator l.. r.
sherman. republican,: James Hamil-
ton Lewis. democrat tuncontested).
For governor, Charles s. Dcncen, re-
publican Edward r. Dunno. demo.
crai.
Five to Two.
Roosevclts manager claims his ma
jorlty over TAFT as from 100000 to
10000. Returns indicate his vote over
Taft's was nearly five to two.
Presidential delegates were not
named on the ballots and viii DC elect
ed by congressional districts and mt
large. the effect of today's vote be-
ing only to serve as a guide to party
officials and indicating party feeling.
Shcrnans lead over Cullom for the
advisory vote for senator was small
and complete returns may overthrow
| the result apparent at midnight.
! Lorimer Protoge Loses.
| Dcncon's chief fight was against
sub Treasurer Len Small. referred to
In the campaign as candidate OF
Senator Lorimer Advices six hours
after the polls closed indicate he had
won from the sub-treasurer. about
five 10 three. IN the state, John w
| Wayman also made a strong fight
leading Small In Cook county. which
contains 1.429 of the states 1890
election precincts. Denecn's Indicated
Majority In Cook county was $4,000
The democratic contest for governor
offered more opportunity for conjec-
tnre. At midnight Dunno had an
indicated majority of $1,000 In cool
county. but altschulcr. his neares,
competition. appeared 10 be running Sc
we'll IN the state that conservative
estimates of Dunne's majority were
from 10000 to 10000 In the state.
Congressional returns were delayed
Cook county voters appeared to favol
y, NJ. Chipcrfcld and william II
|
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Pennsylvania delegation at Chicago.
but now Pcnrose has taken exactly the
same stand that Barnes In New York
has taken, and 1t Is evident that what
ever delegates tho machines OF those
two states can control viii go 10 Chi
cago not committed 10 Taft or any
one else.
The fact is that both these astutc
organization leaders realize that Taft
cannot be elected II he should be nom
mated II Is important to them to
have winner nominated for the pres
crvation Of their machines. Taken In
connection with the talk of n comprO-
mise on a dark horse. which has come
from so many Taft sources recently,
the open stand of Barnes and pcnrose
against instruction is the most impor-
tant and significant development In
the republican situation of recent days.
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Good

MO job good ii all the elements entering into are
~ not good. This is true of street paving, which
Missoula is undertaking today just it is true of all
other work. Specially is it true of job printing No
printing is good if the material the workmanship and
the design are not good Job printing consists of
something more than the mere sticking together of
type and the obtaining of press impression from it.
The making OF good printing is an art it calls for the
highest degree of mechanical skill as we'll as the rare
gift Of design which not many men possess The ma
teral must also be excellent. Printing which is done
at The Mssouan Print Shop qualities under all these
tests. In the first place, the material which enters
into its production is the best which can be bought.
In the second place. the mechanical equipment of the
shop is better than any other which can be found in
these parts. In the third place the men who do the
work rank high in their calling. They are artists.
Also, there is the consideration that they Missoula
at home
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-10
RIVAL CONVENTIONS
MEET IN MISSOURI

Macon. Mo. April D.--Two rcpubli-
can conventions of the FIRST con
gressonal district of Missouri were
conducted here today. At one meeting
Roosevelt and Governor Hadlcy were
Endorsed and the delegates to Chicago
instructed for Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt delegates named
were Charles II. Roslen Of Marion
county and Joseph Moore Of Scotland
county. This meeting declared G2 dele
gates to be the regular republican dis
trict conyentlon.
At the Other republican meeting, Cy-
rus Albettson of Marion county and
w. a. Mussa.er of Lewis county were
elected delegates TO Chicago They
were instructed for Taft.
The managers of this meeting
claimed legal representation of AZ
delegates.
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determine whether II would be for the
best interest of President Taft to send
an instructed delegation to Chicago.
Tho resolutions committee, with
Congressman Edward B. Vreeland as
its chairman, worked well into the
night formulating the platform, which
State Chairman Barnes desires to
present as model for adoption at the
national convention.
Senator Root brought with him
Washington letters from President
Taft and Vice President Sherman on
the question OF instructing delegates.
The president wrote he would APP
preciate instructions by the conven-
ton in his behalf, while the vice pres =
idcnt asked that his friends be urged
to use their influence on bringing
about an instructed delegation.
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vote. In Cook county, where II ap-
penrcd heaviest. the Wisconsin senator
had an apparent vote of li,iiD where
RooseNelts apparent vote was S6li4
and that Of Taft 52.06i.
While Colonel Rooscvolts lead In
Cook county was on basis Of ap-
proxlmatcly eight to five over Taft,
returns from doWnstatc Indicate he
ran stronger there. In places as high
as five To one, bringing the estimated
average to five 10 two.
Champ Clark's candidacy met Just
the opposite result In Chicago his
apparent majority, based on more
than thrcc-fourths of the total num-
Der of precincts. was about 10000 or
on proportion Of about four to one
for Wilson. In the state precincts
his lead was In proportion of about
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-10
PRESIDENT TAFTS MANAGERS
TRY TO DEeAucH THE
FOREST SERVICE.
ONE LETTER IS QUOTED
Seandalous Methods Used in Ken.
tucky to Get Federal Office Holders
to Work for denomination Of the
Exeeutivs-Postmastsrs Refuse to
Sign Roosevelt Certificates.

Pittsburgh, April 9.-"No more seam
dalous abuse of federal patronage ever
has been seen than we have seen here
In the last two months" Colonel
Roosevelt said In a speech here to-
night.
Colonel Roosevelt charged that the
national Taft bureau was making an
effort to dcbauch the forest service
and said that 1t was impossible that
the bureau could be acting without
the cordial support and approval OF
the administration"
He asserted, also, that In Kentucky
postmasters, according to advices
which had reached him from Edward
O'Rear, former chief justice of that
state, had been Engaged in the lowest
kind of election frauds"
Failure Immediately to suspend the
officials in question: he said, Ito dis
avow their actions and to refuse to
profit by them must inevitably make
the administration accessory to the
outrageous infamy set forth by the
former chief justice of Kentucky.
"Of course. this case IL merely IL
Illustrative of what has been attempted
In every branch of the government
service"
The speech was made before large
crowd, which gave the colonel q DEM
onstrative welcome. 1t was one of two
speeches which he made today in Pitts
burgh, the first being talk on the
welfare Of women and children.
In his speech tonight Colonel
Roosevelt said, In part:
I'VE intend to have workmen's
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-10
NEW YORK'LL NOT
INSTRUCT FOR TAFT

Rochester. N. T., April 9.-New York
states delegates at large to the re-
publican national convention viii not
be INSTRUCTED" to vote for the re-
nomination Of President Taft. Instead,
the committee OH resolutions of the re-
publican state convention voted almost
unanimously tonight. to report res
olution tomorrow favoring his re-
nomination and urging the entire state
delegation to carry out the partys
choice.
The republican state convention held
its first session here today and after
a keynote" speech by the temporary
chairman, Nicholas Murray Futler. ad-
Journed until tomorrow to permit the
committee on resolutions to draft a
platform, select four delegates at large
70 the national convention and try to
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-10
STAND OF EXECUTIVE AND SEC.
RETARY sTiMsoN IN AIMS
WORTH CASE CRITICIZED.
AN |RREPARABLE WRONG
House Military Affairs Committee In
timatss Strongly That the Suspen.
sion Of the Adjutant General Was
Result Of Frameup-officer Had No
Tribunal TO Which to Appeal.

Washington, April 9.-President Taft
and Secretary Stimson are arraigncd
severely In sensational report on the
Ainsworth case presented today to the
house by the military affairs COM
Inittcc. Secretary Stimson is charged
with having committed a great and
irreparable wrong" and "flagrant
misuse Of official authority" when last
February he suspended General AIMS
worth from his duties as adjutant
general of the army and charged him
with characterization. That the pres
ident and Secretary StImson pre-
judged the case: that the accusations
against the general were based upon
prejudice and that the secretary of
war has IAN erroneous idea" OF his
relation to congress. are some OF the
other conclusions rached by a ma
jorlty Of the committee. of which
Representative Hay of Virginia Is
chairman.
Following General Ainsworth's relief
from duty and when a courtmartial
seemed probable. the president per-
mitted him to retire from the army
because Of his long service. The re-
port follows an investigation Of Aims
Worth's relief from duty.
No Chance for Appeal.
criticizing the relief of General
Ainsworth, the report declares the
worst feature OF 1t was that after long
and distinguished srvicc he had no
tribunal to which lie could appeal with
any hope OF justice or fair treatment"
The majority of the committee con-
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eight to five. bringing the general
proportion as indicated In returns at
midnight 10 about two 10 ono.
a statement issued By Frank r..
smith. manager OF the Illinois head
quarters of the National Taft bureau.
attributed the success of Roosevelt To
this cause
Roosevelt candidacy IN the state
had been promoted for months. while
the active campaign for the renom-
inatlon of President Taft has been
under way only four or five weeks.
Internal complications also favored
Roosevelt The people did not fully
understand the issues.
However Roosevclts success will
not have much effect on the ultimate
result. for Taft will be nominated at
the Chicago convention"
Returns from downstate precincts
indicate late tonight that President
TAFT had carried several counties thera
by small maJorities.
Both the Harrison Hearst and tho
Roger e. sullivan factions of Cook
county democracy claimed control OF
the county organization on the basis
of private returns. sullivan declared
the anti i-Hearst democrats had nomi-
mated nine Of the 10 congressman In
cook county and would have $50 OF
the ,3Gi members of the county COM
mttec. Hearst partisans denied this.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-10
THOMAS HEADS SUGAR TRUST.

New York, April 9.--Washingion B.
Thomas was elected today president of
the American Sugar Refining com
pany His election was announced In
n statement which explained that in
1908 after the death OF Henry o.
Havemeyer, Mr., Thomas accepted tho
presidency OF the company for the
purpose of assisting and protecting
the interests of its many stockhold-
ers."
The board of directors was enlarged
and substantial reorganization effect
ed. Mr.. Thomas then resigned to be-
come chairman of the board of dlrec-
tors, which office he held until his
reelection as president.