davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
Thursday

THURSDAY finds you happy in the receipt of the
L Job printing which you ordered at The Missou-
liam Print Shop, Monday morning. II your order was
placed with eastern printing establishment the
letter which you wrote just being received today and
it will be another week, at best, before you receive
the job When you get it, you will not be well sat-
isfed with it with the home job in the first place,
you have had no chance to inspect the proof and it
may not be you wanted it. in the second place, your
conscience will trouble you for having sent your
money Of town, when you could have spent it with
home concern Don't let another Thursday find
you with this burden upon your conscience. Now,
there may be something special which you want for ST.
Patricks day, something in the line OF programs or
souvenirs for your party II there is Just send around
for Missoulian man and let him take your order.
Do it this morning and you'll have the job Saturday,
in time for your party.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
LAWRENCE STRIKE
MAY BE ENDED
VERY SOON

Lawrence, Mass. March 13.--For
the first time since the riotous
demonstrations of the early stages
of the strike a permit was granted
tonight for an open air mass meet
ing tomorrow for the textile strik-
ers. II seemed likely tonight the
meeting would result In vote TO
return to work.
The proposition Of the American
Wooden company. which provides
for increases ranging from & to 25
per cent. time and quarter pay
for overtime and q readjustment of
the premium system, was approved
by the strike committee today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
BRAVE EXPRESS MESSENGER
KILLS TWO TRAIN ROBBERS
SENATE CONFIRMS
CHANCELLOR
PITNEY

Washington, Marcn 13.--Chancel-
lor Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey
was confirmed today by the senate
as an associate justice of the SUI
preme court of the United States.
The vote, was so to 20. The oppo-
sition to Chancellor Pitney crumbled
In the first two hours of the sem
ate's executive session and vote
was reached shortly after 9 p. IN.
Under the agreement reached last
night the vote was scheduled for 4
o'clock, but the debate was briefer
than was expected.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
CLUBS ONE BANDIT TO FLOOR
WITH MALLEr AND SHOOTS
THE OTHER TO DEATH.
RUSE IS SUCCESSFUL
Hishwayman Believes story That VAL
uabls Package on Floor Should Be
Picked Up, stoops Over to Lift Il
and Receives Blow on cranium-
Other Shot While Approaching Car.

San Antonio. March 13--Nerve and
the aid of ruse. enabled David A.
Trousdale. u Wells-Fargo express mes
senger, to balk the robbery Of q
Southern Pacific train early today by
killing two OF the highwaymen. He
dubbed one to the floor of the car
with mallet and snot off the top or
the others head when the latter
sought to enter.
The holdup took place east OF Sam
derson, In Terrell county near the
Mexican border. on the eastern edge
Of the big bend' country Of Texas.
One Of the robbers who held Trous-
dale at the point Of rifle in corner,
was ransacking the express car. IL
said Trousdale to the bandit. I'm
not getting fighting wages"
"Oh. all right" replied the bandit.
Then you fellows Will have to help
us get this stuff across the Rio
Grande.''
why don't you pick up that pack
age?' casually inquired Trousdale. as
he kicked a small box on the floor OF
the car. IT'S worth more than all the
stuff you've got
The robber stopped deceived by the
ruse. to pick up the package Trous-
dale grasped heavy mallct and struck.
The bandit received the blow full on
the head. He fell over dead.
Trousdale picked up the dead rob-
ber's gun and waited. Meanwhile the
second OF the bandits had been work.
ing on the car ahead. When he com
pleted his job. he hurried back to the
express car.
Frank" he called. There was no
answer. 4t
The robbcr swung himself aboard
the car. AZ mis- form loomed in the
doorway the express messenger fired.
The bandit tumbled to the ground
dead
The bodies of the roboers were put
into a baggage car and the train pro-
ceeded.
The bandits boarded the train at
Dryden soon after midnight. Swing
Ing onto the engine, they covered the
engineer with guns and ordered him
to proceed till they told him TO stop
Ten miles west of Dryden they gave
the signal for n halt. The conductor
alarmed by the frequent stops, sent a
negro porter ahead to inquire abou,
the trouble. The negro was promptly
covered by rifle.
Then the conductor crept up to the
engine. Immediately he took in the
situation. Before the robbers coult
fire upon him he hastsned back down
the track Walking several miles. he
stopped q freight train and gave the
alarm over the wires to Sanderson.
Meanwhile the robbers were prepar.
ing to ransack the express and mai
cars. The sheriff Of Terrell county /,
searching tonight for a third member
OF the band, supposed to have beer
posted near the scene with horses
Near tho point where the train wai
stopped tracks OF horses were fount
leading TO the border.
The bodies of the bandits have no
been identified. They are Americans
Whatever the robbers took from tn,
mail car was recovered. Nothing wal
taken from the express car.
The passengers knew nothing or tn,
holdup until after both robbers hat
been killed. @-s
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
SPOKANE POLICE THINK
BURKE MAY Be KILLER

Spokane. March 13.-That Robert
Burke, the self-confessed burglar OF
the b. L. Gordon residence IN Spokane
last November now under arrest in
Missoula. Mont, may be the murderer
Of chauncey Il. simmons. is the belief
of some OF the local police officers. No
trace Of the murderer Of Simmons
ever has been found. From Burkes
admissions, II IN known he was here
last December when Simmons was
killed In an attempted holdup
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
|EARLY MORNING FIRE
DESTROYS EUROPEAN

Fire, which broke out In the base
ment Of the European hotel. corner
Spruce and Woody streets, at $3.50 this
CrhursdaY morning, endangered the
lives of perhaps a score of guests and
threatened for time to destroy the
building The prompt action of the
fire department alone prevented u very
serious blaze.
When the fire apparatus arrived
smoke was issuing In clouds from the
windows and doors and the excited
guests of the hotel clad only In their
night clothing or what garments they
could. hastily snatch, We're scrambling
from the building through every exit
" Tho blaze was located In the base
ment and the firefighters quickly had
a stream of water playing on the
fire is under control. The origin OF
the blaze could not be determined.
The proprietor of the hotel liz II
Cummings who Is now IN Africa, Mrs
Cummings being In charge of the hotel
The first known OF tho blaze was when
a guest came In at 2.30 a. m, and
found the building filled with smoke
He aroused Mrs. Cummings, who
rushed to the cellar door from where
the smoke seemed to Issue and thu
| flames which burst out of the base
ment burned her eyebrows and hair
| The guests, of which there were 4,
in the building. were aroused and al
but one made hasty exit One maj
came down ladder from the porcl
on the second story There was n,
! fire In the basement last night. Th'
building was insured for $1,000. A
4;3O a. m. the building was almos
guttcd and viii be q total loss.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
sT,MsoN SENDS PAPER.

Washington March 13.--Secretary
Stimson transplitted 10 the house to-
day the correspondence 1t requested
bearing on the. relief from duty Of Adj
jutant General F.<C. Ainsworth, prior
70 his recent voluntary retirement.
The papers disclosed numerous in
stances OF the adjutant generals coll
lisions with his associates. which the
war department construed AZ examples
OF language OF an intemperate and dis.
courteous character. detrimental To the
best interests OF the army.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14

Early in the morning, Mr.. Mccarthy began answer
ing the telephone and receiving visitors. He was
swamped by the tide of renters and purchasers If he
had had 40 places to rent he could have rented hem
if he had more stock to SELL he could have sold it. At
noon, he found time to come to The Mssouan office
and stop the two ads The Missouan class ads reach
the people because there people who read The
Missoulian, every day than there in the case OF
any other western Montana newspaper. The cost is
only one cent word If you are out ofwork and want
ajob, your ad will cost you nothing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
STILL DRY.

Lewiston. Idaho. March 13.---Nez
Porce county. Idaho. OF which Lewis
ton is the county seat, again voted
dry today. the vote at the local option
election being 2.t07 against licensed
saloons 10 2,i27 for Lewiston gave
tllo west n majority of Gel. since the
election two years ago Nez Porce
county has been divided into three
counties, In only one of which an clec-
tion was held today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
MlssouLA, THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 1912.
SMELTER TRUST
DOES NOT
EXIST

Washington. March 13.--There Is
no "smelter trust TN the United
states, as far as the department of
justice knows. Replying to a house
resolution, Attorney General Wick
ersham viii advise the lawmakers
that the department of justice has
discovered no combination In re-
straint of trade In that industry.
Investigation. II Is said. has indi-
Gated that there Is active competi-
tlon among the five big smelling
companies OF the country.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
HE'S NO CRIMINAL
AYERS POMONA
DEFAULTER
BookkEEPER IN CALIFORNIA
BANK WHO STOLE THOUSANDS
MAKES FUNNY TALK.

Pomona. Cal... March 13.-Earl
Standard, formerly a bookkeeper of
the American National bank, accused
of having embezzled $4,000 of the
banks funds and for whom detectives
had been searching for several weeks.
surrendered himself to the authorities
here today and was released on $4,000
bonds. His preliminary hearing was
set for Monday.
Standard and his young wife spent
the night ut the home of Mrs. stand
ards parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Ii.
Smith.
According to statement made by
the accused lie made absolutely no at
tempt to escape from officers of the
law and at no time resorted to dis
guises or any other means of evading
arrest.
Il did not wish to leave Pomona.
said Standard. Il simply took a no.
ton that would like 10 visit my old
home at Northboro, Iowa, and told my
wife so. She accompanied me on the
trip. We went directly TO Northboro
and stayed there two days. We did
ltdNt oii tiaihs oo
reported, because that was the only
one leaving Northboro that day. We
came directly back to California and
passed through Pomona on the train
bound for Los Angeles. From Los
Angeles we went up into Inyo county.
No Criminal.
''If the bank realizes 80 per cent out
of the land / turned over TO 1t, and
whic.l think 1t should realize. II will
| be repaid for its losses many times
over.
Il want IL distinctly understood tina,
l am no criminal" continued stand
ard. Il did not try to beat anybody.
Regarding the property turned over
to the bank by Standard. Captain j
T.. Brady, an official Of the institution
said he could not at this time make q
| definite statement as to the actun
worth or the property.
STANDARD turned over TO the banl
about $4,000 cash today" said Mr.
Brady. "Iic also decided some per-
sonal property, consisting OF $500 acres
OF oil land in Inyo county, siX horses
carload OF grain and four carloadl
of hay. II this land is found to b'
oil-bearing II will repay the bank II
times what Standard took"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
RETREAT
AND LEAVE CITY
T0REBELS
EVOLUTIONARY FORCES HAVE
ANOTHER eLoopLEss VICTORY
AT SANTA RosALlA.

Chihuahua. March 13.-Once more
the rebel army has scored IA bloodless
victory and the onward march to the
south will be resumed tomorrow. Santa
Rosalia. In the district OF Camargo.
was occupied today by General Inez
Salazar without shot being fired.
For week his command of 1000 men
has been operating Just north of the
town, where a detachment OF 125 fed
erals had checked the southern move
ment.
The town was abandoned when
Salazar's men began their advance. The
little group of government troops had
fortified their position. but in face of
the great odds determined to make the
attempt to srejoin the garrison at
Jiminez. some so miles south A de-
tachment of Salazar's men Is following
them and their retreat may be
checked. The garrison at Jiminez Is
| said to comprise some $50 men.
Viii Repeat Tactics.
Additional forces will be sent south
| tomorrow toe unite with Salazar as
soon as possible. The tactics employed
at Santa Rosalia will be repeated
OroZco will not leave his headquarters
until his vanguard passes JimineZ.
| Admitting that the loyalty of General
Geronimo Trevinos commander OF the
military zone with headquarters a,
Monterey. is serious menace to tho
cause of the revolution. an appeal wal
/ an tA1 ts,,s
from active service. The letter sent Il
the general was signed by Gonzales
Enrile. who wrote the manifesto of ,
few weeks ago in which Trevno wa
proclaimed provisional president bu
was forwarded by Pasqual Orozco.
Colonel Braulio Hernandez. accom-
panying General Rojas. left today 70
Juarez, whence he will go to Tel Paso
rs an agent of the revolutionary party
Resignation Demanded.
The immediate resignation of Pres
! ident Madero and Vice President Pin
Suarez is demanded IN bill presente,
today before the permanent comlnitte
of the state legislature The deputie
representing the measure ask that
special session of the legislature b
called to adopt IT, thus placing tn
state In the position OF formally re
pudIating the central government II /
probable that the measure will b
adopted as soon az the nccessar
formalities can be complied with.
Il The Only Way.
| The deputies fathcring the mnssur
appeal to patriotism of the presidcn
and vice president, saying that by re
signing immediately they can prever
the shedding of blood.
Pancho villa, the loyal rurale lcade
was reported to have been at San Luca
yesterday with only small remnant c
his force A detachment OF Orozco
men is pursuing him.
Rojas TO Juarsz.
II General Rojas, with the 100 men h
brought here from Juarez left toda
on special train for Juarez. wher
he will resume command OF the gar
rlson.
Excellent order is being maintaine
here by Orozco and his followers al
growing gradually.
II One man arrived yesterday from Ma
dera to secure permission to brin
from there body OF recruits who ha
volunteered their services
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
sTlMsoN OPPOSES BILL.

Washington. March t3---Secretary
Stiinson. before the senate committee
on military affairs. vigorously opposed
today the army appropriation bill as
1t passed the house. He declared that
II legislation were necessary IL should
be In some other form than that in
whicn 1t was shaped by the house. Hc
denounced the elimination OF the seven
regiments OF cavalry.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
FUR SEAL TREATY.

Washington. March 13.--The senate
foreign relations committee agreed to
report the fur seal treaty after amend
ing II to provide for 10-year closed
season for sealing, The adopted
amendment was along the lines OF a
provision recently offered by Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
WOMAN SUFFRAGE PROPOSED.

Trenton. N. j., March 13.--The ju-
dietary committee of the state senate
reported today without recommendation
a resolution proposing a woman suf-
frage amendment to the state consti-
tuition. Tho resolution will come up
on third reading In the senate next
Tuesday morning.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
STORM KILLS TWO.

New York. March 13.--The steamer
Rotterdam. In today from Rotterdam
and B0ulogne, experienced terrific
wind at sea March 4, when two OF her
crew wero Killed and two others In
jured seriously.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
UNCLE SAM TO END
SHIPPING Of ARMS
into MEXICO
SENATE TAKES STEPS TO HEAD
OFF ALL LATIN. AMERICAN
REVOLUTIONS.

Washington, March 13.-Revolution.
filibustering expeditions. or the pro-
motion of domestic violence In any
country In Pam America hereafter may
not hope for war supplies of any de-
scription from the United States. This
principle. proclaimed today In a con-
current resolution adopted by the SEN
ate at the instance of President Taft,
Is practically certain to be passed by
the nousc tomorrow. Though designed
primarily to meet the inadeduacies of
the present neutrality laws, to which
the Mexican government called the
presidents attention. the resolution,
when put into effect. VIII empower
President Taft TO prohibit at his dis
crction, through proclamation, the
of munitions Of war TO any
country with which the United States
IL mt peace.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
Class Ad History
CCXXXIX.-TWO AT ONCE.

Here's an interesting bit of current history John
Mccarthy returned Tuesday night from a visit and
published two Missoulian class ads Wednesday morn
ing Wednesday forenoon was Mr.. McCarthy's busy
day. Here's why:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
Instructions Issued.

Anticipating summary action tomor-
row by tnc house. when Representative
Burloson of Texas will take charge OF
the measure, treasury and war de-
parment officials tonight issued strict
instructions virtually forbidding all
shipments OF arms into Mexico until
the resolution rs declared effective.
Loopholcs for violation of the neu-
trality laws admittedly are many and
professional promoters of revolutions
in Latin America. through varying de-
Vices. have succeeded In evading the
statutes. TO the Mexican rebels who
captured Juarez recently the sole pur-
pose OF possessing "A port Of entry
through which they might import arms
the resolution VIII
prove u stubborn obstacle. Today's
action IN u departure from the policy
of the United States during the Ma
dero revolution. when ports Of entry
| held by the rebels derived arms and
Ammunition If regularly consigned 10
mcrchin's
| senator Root used one argument IN
favor of breaking the precedent. how
ever, that thousands Of Americans IN
Mexico were fleeing from their homes
thngr. imperiled by the very arms
which had been shipped into the conn-
try by Americans. Major General
Wood chiof of staff of the army, said
tonight probably IA large body on pa
troll would be required to enforce the
new measure
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
FOR RENT-RANcHEs.

FOR RENT-RANCHES
FOR RENT-MY IMPROVED FIVE
acre tract; good buildings. etc. J. J.
Mccarthy; phone 1921 red.
FOR MISCELLANEOUS.
HORSE. WAGON, HARNESS, COW
and clickens. J. J. Mccarthy, phone
1921 red.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-14
ALL MEN

Are not liars. but q city
campaign makes the average
high. a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-06

Forbush, II, from drowning.
Browne thereby put himself in
class with the Apoilo-like heroes
wheNinfest some of his novels and
plays.
Garden City, L. I.-Soeiety
shocked over photograph show
ing young clergyman with his
arm around few fashionable
young ladies.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-06

whacking, statue of Mary with
club. Angered because he was
not cured of Fits"
Aalborg, Denmark.-Danish-
American park in Rebild Hills of
Jutland opened yesterday.
Paris.-Annabelle King, form
erly of Chicago, married to Jas.
Ross Bryson, Chicago artist now
residing here.
Atlantic City.-Paul Rosen-
Grams, owner of Hotel Lexington,
arrested for securing money I'M
der false pretenses. Advertised
view of sea from rooms. Sea was
painted on back fence.
Puebla, Mex.-15,ooo textile
workers out on strike. % mills
tied up.
Marseilles, France.-Fire dam
aged MesSager1es M a tit m es
steamer Portugal, which bad been
reftting here.
Buffalo, NJ. Y.-Jokers placed
line of hose connecting with air
compressor against Walter Tx
sig's body. Stomach ruptured.
May die.
Kansas City.-Ira HawortA,
IS, known as grandfather of Re
publican party and who helped
nominate Lincoln in 1860, diedto-
day.
Minneapolis Fire destroyed
large rooming house. Mrs. Lena
Obran, keeper, arrested, CHARGED
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-06


shocked over photograph show
ing young clergyman with his
arm around few fashionable
young ladies.
A Perplexing Question.
Being a funny man he was att
again. Seated on the grass in the
midst of the picnic party he was
spinning the latest yarns:
Il say" he remarked to those
assembled, .,'r bet you can't an
swer this riddle"
well, what is it?" asked a
chorus of voices
Can you name an animal that
has eyes that cannot see, legs and
cannot walk but can jump as high
as the Washington monument
Everybody racked their brains
and there was deep silence for a
moment.
i don know, remarked one.
81 give itup."
The rest Of the party also sig
nifed their inability to solve the
riddle.
"The answer" said the funny
man., "is a wooden horse. 1t has
eyes and cannot see, and legs and
cannot walk
Eyes. But how does it jump as
high as the Washington rnonu-
ment?'' came the triumphant
shout.
"The Washington monument,
said the funny man, as he made
r..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-24
FIRE AGAIN HITS
WASHINGTON, CA.
Second Disastrous Blaze With.
in Month Destroys Opera
House-LoSS $4,000.

WASHINGTON. GA, Dec. "a
Washington was visited by the second
disastrous fire within months time
when Lyndon's opera house was COM
pletely destroyed last night. Falling
rear walls of the three-story opera
house crushed two one-story brick
buildings occupied by The Washington
Gazette Chronicle and Washington ga
rage. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
with only $4,000 insurance.
The fire was discovered on the third
floor of the opera house building and
was of uncertain origin. The room in
which flames were first seen was I'M
occupied. However, it was reported to
DR.. G. E. Lyndon, the owner that
Christmas gamblers had been seen in
the room in the afternoon. The suppo-
sition is that cigarette stumps started
the blaze
Booker & Jackson lost their stock of
merchandise, valued at $4,000, with
81, 900 Insurance. Dr. Lyndon, who was
interested In the garage and newspaper
property, lost about $4,000, with about
$4,000 insurance. Insurance companies
hit by last nights fire are Georgia
Home, Continental, Norwich Union,
Aetna, Liverpool and London and
Globe.
1t has been hardly month since St.
JOsephs academy was burned here.