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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
NEW YORK DEBATES
AS TO DECIDING
FOR TAFT
SOME OF THE LEADERS DON'T
BELIEVE IT WOULD BE A
VERY GOOD IDEA.

Rochester. \. r.. April s-The exc
OF the state republican convention TINT
meets tomorrow to select four delegates
at large to the national conversion nni
TO draft platform, found the leaders
and delegates carefully considering the
expedieney of instrneting the delegates
for President Taft. State Chairman
Barnes, with his friends, cansasaed The
situation today and IL Was said tonight
they had learned little TO cause them
to change their views that the dole.
gates should be uninstrucied Alr.
Barnes declined to make any public
statement other than that the whole
question would be determined iomnr-
row night by the committee on reaolu-
| tions
| On the other hand. Chairman Charles
! s. koenig of the republican county
committee Of New York, confidently
predicted that the delegation To Chi
cago would be instructed. pointing out
/ that both New York and Erie counties
had come out for instructions aud
other upstate conventions would soon
follow IN line.
III must be remembered said Mr.
koenig, that virtually we are uni,
for Mr. Tnfts denomination and II Is
simply question Of trying 10 ascertain
whether II would be FOR his bcsl IN,
tercst to send nm uninstrncied dele.
cation. The question Will he settled
harmopiously,"
The result of the Illinois primaries
tomorrow IL awaited with interest b,
leaders who believe the result lhers
will determine largely the question %
instruction from this state
Mr.. Barnes explained tonight To dele
gates that II the vote WAS strongly fo
Taft In Illinois the demand for in
struoted delegates from this stat
would be lessened, whereas II Mr.
Taft's opponents ruled strong II
Illinois II may be necessary to counter
act the effect by instruction FOR Taf
In this state.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
ICE GORGE ASSISTS
TO OELUGE ALL
CHINOOK
JAM IN ONE couLEE IS ONE
MILE IN LENGTH-pYNAMiTE
BREAKS IT UP.

Chinook, Aprtl $. ''Hlnool and the
country east. wnat ana north from hero
Is ielnged, West Fork. North Folk
and Red Rock cnuioes ARE again ont
of their hnnks. caused hy an immense
Ice gorge, In the Rod Rock couirc the
lam extended over il mile In length.
The ran"hers succeeded in breaking
this III With hNnamitc Sol Thibndsnu,
an o'd-timer in those parts stated that
he did moi think there would bc heavy
losses from stock, as they seemed To
he able 10 take care at themselves Ho
stated he had 100 henp Of horses ma :
| ronned on AN island for aeverni days
and they We're surrounded by water
| from 20 to 30 feet deep, ard finally
driven by hunger, they struck out and
MI swan for high ground and safely
| landed
| Boats arn again IN use To convey
travellers Ia and from the depot. Hun
drcds oi acres of farm land Is under
water and the ranehors arn fearing II
! VIII be late in the season before they
| can gel 10 work on The ground
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
Getting Wise

HE first essential TO success in business is to get
wise to the conditions which attend business In
the matter OF job printing the people of western Mon
tana are getting wise 10 good many things. The
first that there is no in sending printing orders
to eastern cheap-prce firms The second is that there
is no better place anywhere than The Missoulian
Print Shop to get good printing work On these two
accounts there many people in this field who are
now getting the best and most satisfactory printing
they have ever had. They have dropped the practice
OF sending east for their printing and are getting their
work done at The Missoulian shop. In this way they
are sure OF good work and at the same time keep
ing their money at home Promptness, artistic merit
and excellent material are the characteristics Of Mis-
souan printing, Start now. Get WISE Add your
name to the lengthening list of people who have their
printing done The Missoulian way, and you will be
glad you did it.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
STRIKE SITUATION IN WASHING.
TON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA
CLEARS UP SOME.
NO SYMPATHY IS SHOWN
Industrial Workers Of the World Fail
TO Get Support Of Other Organiza.
Northern Returning to Work-Ho.
quian Enjoys . Small Riot.

1Ioquiam. Wash, April s.--With iac
exception Of clash between p!clcls
ana police at Lyle's mill early to
day, the strike situation here has
cleared materially. A general belief
prevails that the mills viii not again
be closed down.
One hundred and fifty strikers and
10 or 20 women went 10 Lyle's mill
this morning In response to the call Of
Industrial Workers OF the World lead
ers for 1000 pickets. The strikers
crowded close 10 the gates, but claim
that they left a passageway open for
the men working in the mill, at whom
they Jcered. Refusing 10 disperse. the
police turned streams OF water on the
pickcts. following which the pickets
began throwing bricks and stones
Then the police drove them back.
One picket was struck on the head
with club and some millmen were
struck with stones. This Is the onl,
blood that has been shed In this city
In the Is days OF striking
In statement to the Associated
Press tonight. Albert Johnson. editor
of the Daily Washingtonian, said
Every mill which resumed operation
one week ago under protection of the
citizens still is operating and theil
forces are increasing daily. All are
paying minimum wage OF $225
The strike was started by the In
dustrinl Workers OF the World In tn,
Northwestern mill. where not to ex'
ceed 20 men then were getting as low
as SO per day. These facts are pu
forth because OF the circulation of re
ports that an effort will he made 4
secure congressional investigation
here. that women and children ar,
starving and that conditions were de
plorable.
Reports sent out that 800 men an'
women marched on any of the mills ar
not borne out by facts. There are no
over GOO strikers in this city. all told
including mill men, longshoremen
shore men. shingle weavers and outside
agitators as well as many who hay
come over from Aberdeen. where IN
T. w. ". agitation has collapsed
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
LEWIS SAYS ORDER
UTTERLY RUINED
HIS BUSINESS
ST. LOUIS SAYS ALLEGATION OF
FRAUD COST HIM Al.
MOST 100000.

st. Louis. April Sc. q. Lewis. on
trial on charge Of using the mails
to defraud, took the witness stand
In the federal district court and began
TODAY a recital Of his financial career,
beginning with his first venture IN the
publishing field, when he started q
magazine with SIPS. He told how he
ran this $t2a into series OF bnsi-
ness and banking operations which in
yolved several millions Of dollars
Lewis said his publishing business
outgrew his plant several times and
that finally he decided 70 build his
own plant and realizing that city
property was improving westward
raised his building beyond the city
limits, where University City has since
grown. He said the downfall OF his
business began with the issue of q
fraud order by the postoffice depart
ment In 1908. All his mail. the wit
ness said, was returned To the send
ers bearing the word fraudulent
stamped in red ink.
Before this. he said he was receiv-
ing from 5000 10 $4,000 letters day,
AS result OF the fraud order Lewis
testified he lost $190.000 In advertis-
ing contracts and his banking credit
was cut Off
He called a meeting Of the stock
holders of the failed Peoples United
States bank in 1910 and proposed the
exchange of their stock for stock OF
the publishing company with a ST.
100000 increase In its capitalization
He took the responsibility of any
ha n :
holders in the adjustment of the af'
fairs OF the bank, he said, and gave
| his notes to secure them TO the ful
amount of the increased capitaliza'
| ton.
When the bank was llnuidated on .
basis of 81 cents on the dollar, III
said. he made up their 13 cents ant
saved the subscriber from loss by civ
ing them their full allotment of Lewil
Publishing company shares He sait
900 letters of the Lewis Publishing
company were held up In 1905 in tn,
postofflce. In October. the same year
100000 copies of the Farm Journa
were held up He did not learn o
this until five weeks later, he said
He then had to refund $4,000 takei
In for advertising In the snppresse,
issue and many advertising contract
were broken.
After this Lewis said he and tw
other officials of the company Wer
indicted on charges Of sending on
mail In excess OF the government reg
ulations. These indictments wer
qnashed after standing for three years
George w. Baumhauff. former stree
railway official, testified thet the ef
feet of Lewis taking hold Of I'll
versity City tract was greatly to Ell
hance the value, not only Of that trac
but Of all property within mile an
, half OF University City, He test
fled that In his opinion the snbwa
which Lewis proposed building. ha
tripled the value OF the publisher
. real estate holdings in Tniversit
City.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
CORNER IN WHEAT
NOT CONDUCTED
BY PATTEN
CHICAGO MAN SAYS GREAT
GAMBLER HAD PERFORMED A
"BENEFlciAl ACTION"

Washington, April s.-When James
a Fatten operated In May wheat IN
1909 he did not conduct n corner in
wheat, several prominent grain oper-
ators told the house committee on
agriculture today. Instead of cor
nerlng wheat Patten performed n
beneficial action" according to John
r. Merrill, president OF the Council
Of Grain Exchanges. who acted as
spokesman for the Chicago Board Of
Trade.
Mr.. Patten was exonerated by tho
board OF having collected undue prof
It's. His deal was /. ,''- wheat. Mr..
Merrill said. but he closed it out in
April and by doing 50 sold at a time
and n price that prevented exporta-
ton OF wheat and consequent inpor-
tation of grain to supply American
custom. The millers got the big prof
1t. Mr.. Merrill said. and raised the
price of wheat 25 cents over the price
Patten got
WAS that Patterns purpose?" asked
! Representative Sims of Tennessee,
Lot Of Misunderstanding.
u do not think Mr. Patten had any
philanthropic motive In mind" an
swered Mr.. Merrill. "But that is the
fact There Is great deal of mis-
understanding about the so-called
Patten corner. There was no corner
He never had wheat cornered so thai
! he could squeeze the market, HI
4 committed no act that was not entire.
" justiflable. You can go back Il
the operation OF Joseph, $500 years
ago." continued Mr.. Merrill. "th'
same thing was done then and hal
been done ever since. Fatten did no
run a corner, Nobody unholds cor
ner and no reputable man UNFOLD
gambling. but yet. men gamble.
I'VE cannot read mans min,
when he makes a deal on the boar,
of trade and because Patten ha'
studied the worlds wheat condition
and knew what supply there would b
and based his selling basis on 1t. wa
no fault OF any exchange Or any othe
person.
Mr.. Merrill appeared more for til
purpose of discussing the anti-optio
bills pending before the congress. The
are aimed to prevent gambling in graf
and cotton futures.
New Rules Enacted.
The Chicago men asserted they ha
enacted rules to prevent the recu,
renee of a corner In any grain. NJ
Merrill explained that if II becan
apparent man had control OF /
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"MY HAT Is IN THE RING AND IT
Is GOING TO STAY IN THE
RING" HE SAYS.
M'K|NLEy IS ATTACKED!
sailed in Indiana for Statement That
Is False--Reeiproeity Is Opposed
Stronaly--Mek Claim as pro-
nressive Is Rioiiculed.

Lafayette. Ind, April S--colonct
Roosevelt fought an day long ~ hard
~ he could for victory IN tnmorrow's
presidential primary tn Illinois In his
opinion. ns he Expressed Il today, the
result of ne tiRht wii hc of ftr~l in-
potttnc" in determining the nutcvme of
his whole campaign
when Il WA al over ana tile colonel
wta ready tu board Ms train. Nv said.
"MN nat m NJ the rlnp, ana II " 20
.ing ~ stay NJ tho ring
III one nf his speeches tile cnloucl
slid today.
I'VE lnok lh Illinois to set the Key
note ot thls campaign Illinois stands
IN thn mcst Important position nf any
state IN this campaign"
~ some ether states III charged. hts
supporters hnd been defeated BY tho
unfair tactics nf federal office holders
and rs other methods
+if you Hro against me In fair
vote" ne sald. = shall have nothing
tn say, but " you are tor me ana tho
bosses record Il ~ against me. I shali
have gr"nt deal to say"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
Mills Not Opened.

Seattle, April S.--The effort of the
Gray's harbor mills to resume work In
full today was unsuccessful. The l.sOO
employees who are members of the In
dustrial Workers or the World are on
strike for $3.50 day and recognition
OF the union. The employers offer
$o.2b a day and refuse to hire members
of the Industrial Workers OF the World
A crowd OF strikers surrounding mill
mt HoQuiam today was dispersed by
the mills fire hose and number OF
the strikers were dubbed by the police
who were led by Sergeant Hardwick
In Aberdeen the strikers are not per.
mitted TO hold parades or meetings. but
In Hoquiam the mayor, Rev. Harry
Ferguson, Is friendly to the strikers
and has maintained order among them
An attempt to tie up large Tacoma
mill has failed completely.
The station men, who are workinf
men with small contracts and there
fore not directly wage workers, were
permitted to resume work on the Ca
fC,ctfrnaA IN Do Cn lgauapt
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
LA TOILETTE INTENDS
TO STUMP CALIFORNIA

Sacramento. April s.-Definite an
nouncement that Senator La Failotte
would be in California on April 20 TO
take the stump In his own behalf II
made by Walter l.. Honser, national
campaign manager for Senator La
Toilette.
'iWe expect Senator La Toilette 10
reach California on April 90" said
Mr.. Houser. He will make a thor
ough campaign of the state and de-
liver from 100 to $50 speeches. We
have not outlined an itinerary yet
Houser has gone to Oregon. where
he will meet Senator La Toilette. who
| is due to arrive there this week. Sen
| ator La Toilette Will carry on a cam
paign In Oregon until the primaries
| are held there on April 10. From
there he viii come to California.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09

featuring plants In Tho upper flood
districts.
Thirty fatalities world be- con
scrvativc estimate,
There has been mAch suffering
among the homeless nf the 10000
or more persons Mo haze been driv.
en- forth hy the waters hundreds have
gone hungry for hours before succ0r
reached them. Hundreds have been
imrr' soned on housetops. In trees and
anchored on rufis for long periods.
Despite the ample warning many Of
the Arkansas mud Tennessee home
steaders remained hy their property
till the last minute.
The situation In Memphis proper,
rapidly IL assuming Its normal. Street
ears have resumed service in the com.
parativeiy small flooded district Of
the city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
Official Bulletin.

washington April ST. The weather
bureau issued tonight this special
river bulletin:
THE ohio river 1T Cairo is falling
SLOWLY and win continue to fall AZ
about the same rate for the remainder
of the week. After that time ~ should
fHll more rapldly The stage At
ShnWnnctown on Monday was AIS feet
and the crest stage will not be more
than il tritlc over ts feet within day
or two
THE Msslssippl river IS falling
from Helena nnrthward the fan nj
Helena being due To Il break In the
levce nj Modnc. a few miles below,
and also to those near Memphis II
! s not probable there VIII he amy fur-
! ther rise. Al Memphis the river has
! fallen q feet from the high water
mark of Saturday and local flood con.
ditions. are lmproying rapidly
/ THE river Viii continue to rise be.
! low Helena"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
SLEEPING BABIES RossEp,

San Eraneiseo, April s.--Two hnfs
glars entered the home of Frank NJ.
Hall, an insurance man SATURDAY. nigat
and stole two tiny gold pins and chains
from the persons of his sleeping babies,
according to report made tonight to
the police, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall were en-
tertaining friends at the time nf tho
robbery In addition 10 the pins aud
chains, the burglars obtained othe,
property values at $500,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
COLONEL Roosevelt FIGHTS
FOR ILLINOIS ENDORSEMENT
GIRL PROPOSED TO
MUST SAY YES
OR NO

Kansas city, April s An em-
phatic yes" and not smile or a
by the maid proposed to or she can
not recover damages for breach of
promise. according 10 a decision In
the circuit court here today Edna
NJ. Cooke of this city sued Garrett
Sparks. u horse and mule dealer of
St Louis. for sio,00o damages bat
her attorney Withdrew the case
when the evidence developed the
fact that she had not said yes"
when SPARKS proposed, hut took II
Tor granted that h" knew she would
marry him
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
Subsiding Slowly.

Cairo. Ill. April s--The river at
Cairo s subsid'nr sloWly. The gauge
tonight reois tered 80 Il fall of one
tenth In "a hours
Business will no, be resumed until
the river has fallen several feet and
all danger Is passed. All fNrcigl Ia
hor was rounded nn +ah1r md sent
out of town. Factories nre closed
and home labor will he given employ
ment In preference to men brought
here by the railroads.
A large force VII he kept patrol
ling the levees, More than u hun
dred flatcars loaded with sand were
distributed TO the levee system.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
RATE ARGUMENTS CONTINUE

Washington, April s.rhe second
court Of the validity oi aiat. freight
sud passenger raths began taanf.
Maxwell Evar,s "f Sea York. an be,
half Of the Southern Pacific, attacked
the validity of the oregon freight
rates a defense Of them viii bn made
tomorrow.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
WANTED--MAN TO HAUL TWO
loads manure. Cali Bell $40 black,
between s and 6 p m. today.

This little ad was printed Sunday morning Before
Sunday noon the man wanted had reported and had
arranged to do the work Monday morning. There
was no time lost and the work was done promptly.
This was because there were men who read The Mis-
soulian classified page. Whatever you want, there
is somebody who will read your ad If you place it on
The Missoulian classified page. The cost is only
cent word If you are out Of work and want job,
II will cost you nothing to advertise The Missoulian
will print your ad free II you will bring it around.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
BUTTE COUNCIL ACTS.

Butte, April 81 Especial The city
council tonight rejected i proposit ION
from the Great Northern Railway CONT
nnny Ia close - certain street In
fnrthernnoe Of TINT companY's building
u si25.n00 depot The council Will snh.
init counter proposition which II IL
believed the railroad VIII accept which
involves some dozen hlopka of paving
In the city,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09

The Illinhia cenifui had \ force nf
men working OH the tracks today and
hoped IL resume trafficc "Wednesday
Fifteen hundred flood refugees nre
reported III Wickliffe. ky
In addition u the sand-tille sacks
on flEtcars many piles of narth-f lied
sacks have been placed along the
leXaes
Every carpenter shop III Cairo III
heint worked overtime building skiffs
and IN almost every back yard home
nude scnws are about completed
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
CRISIS OF FLOOD VERY NEAR
AND MUCH ANXIETY is FELT
LEST LEVEES FAIL TO HOLD
Estimates OF Some Place the
Damage Caused by Over
flowing Waters at at Least
Ten Million Dollars-.-Thir-
ty Lives Believed to Have
Been Lost.

The crisis In the Mississippi valley
flood Is imminent. chief anxiety cen
ters In the situation south of Menu
phis. If the dykes Of Arkansas. Mis-
sissippi and northern Louisiana hold
for another 80 hours, then the valleys
of the delta and the Ya2oo south of
Memphis viii be spared
State government officials say the
dykes on the eastern bank of the Mis-.
sissippi viii withstand the tremendous
pressure that will be eyerted by the
floods crest.
Nevertheless. they are anprehensive
and fenr breaks along the western
dykes. as shown by the abandonment
Of homes and villages in the lowlands
from Helena south.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
Crisis Though, to BE Over.

Glasgow. Mont. April S.-The flood
situation nj this point ~ slightly re-
lleved, rs the river has begun To re-
cede very slowly, having gone down
nn. inch In II hours. Today Judge IT
ter postponed the term nf court which
Wns set for Anrl ~ The courthouse
ls almost inaccessible, and there are
not sufficient accommodations mt the
hotels under present conditions for the
number Of Jurors called II Is felt
thni the crisis ~ tie flood Is over. and
tilai Tho Improvement viii continue.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
MssouLA MONTANA TUESDAY MORNING, APRILe 1912
SMOOT HAS A BILL
FOR ASSISTANCE
OF SETTLERS

Washington, April S.-A bill TO
make 1t easier for homesteaders to
get title To reclamation lands was
introduced today by Senator Smoot,
Under the present law home
steadcrs cannot acquire full title
until they have paid In installments
the full amount assessed against
them for the cost OF the projects. 10
years being the minimum. Under
the Smoot bin they could obtain
title In five years, the government
retaining lien on the land until
all payments were made.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
Stirring Stories.

Stirring stories Of rescue Of refugees
In upper Arkansas have reached Mem
phis. One thousand or more persons
marooned In Wyanoke. Ark. We're
brought to Memphis late yesterday
afternoon, rescued hy q Memphis citi-
zens committee which made the trip
to Wyanoke 10 investigate stories Of
suffering. Reports We're amply YER
flied.
In a church We're found scores Of
refugees. Az the water rose, the
refugees built scaffolding with poles
and thus kept their heads above the
surface on high ground and In the
attics of houses near Wyanoke hun
dreds were found All We're taken 10
Memphis.
Refugees from the Modoc district
south of Memphis who We're taken 10
Helena and Memphis Yesterday said
there had been some loss Of life In
that section. These reports are nn-
verified and the mayor of Helena sent
to the Associated Press IN emphatic
denial that there had been fatal ties
from the breaks south OF his city.
Estimates of the damage vary wide
ly. Many persons who know every
bend in the great river from New
Orleans to Cairo say the loss will
amount to $lO,O0O.OOO. Others modify
this estimate. The loss must be esti-
mated In the loss of homes. the loss
Of livestock and damage to manu-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
JOSEPH M'oovEaN DIES,

Butte, April s.--Joseph McGovern
aged so, well-known pioneer and min
ing man, died this afternoon after
lingering illness. The deceased came
to Alder Gulci In 1863. Joining the gold
stampede to that district, and from
there came to Butte, whore no hnl
resided for the last l5 years.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-09
Class Ad History
CCLXIu-AN ERRAND QUICKLY DONE.

When you want something done and want it done
quickly, you are not perpexed if you have The Mis-
souan classad habit. If you have not the habit, you
may fuss around, wondering how to get the work
done, wasting time while your neighbor who has the
habit gets her errand done and out of the way Here
is an instance.