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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-08
Archibald Not Summoned.

Judge Archibald viii mol be sim
moned. but il he desires Ia attend tho
hearings he VIII bc " ''epmed bN the
committee ard probably Nill BE ae-
corded the right 10 cross.eNamine Wit
ncsscs.
II was announced today that among
the witnesses Will be Il II Meyer. in
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-08
FOR ROOSEVELT.

Dayton, Mash, May Z IN eonpen-
tion here the republicans of Columbia
county named today seven delegates
to the state convention al Aberdeen
and instructed them for Roosevelt
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WASHINGTON STATE
is FOR ROOSEVELT

Tacoma, May with the voting on
but eight Of the delegates to the Sat
days. republican county convention
not yet reported Indications tonight are
Roosevelt delegates will be In control
and the countys delegation to THE
state convention, May Is, will be In
structed for Roosevelt. In which case it
Is conceded the state will be swung
into the Roosevelt column. Taft hend
quarters. however. does not concede
defeat and 1t Is likely that the affila-
tion of many of the delegates elected
will not be known until they cast their
ballots saturday Two hundred and
twenty-five delegates will be necessary
to control the convention and the
Roosevelt headquarters tonight claimed
50 more than this number.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-08
AMERICANS PLIGHT
IS EXAGGERATED
SAYS OFFICER
UNITED STATES CITIZENS ON
WEST COAST or MEXICO ARE
IN LITTLE DANGER.

Washington. May THE plight of
Americans on the west coast of NJ "
leo appears to have been exaggerated,
according to the report received to-
day at the war department from
Quartermaster Ely in command of The
transport Buford. which was sent to
that coast to pick up distressed for
eieIers.
In telegram dated ve.tcrday at
Mochis, Sinaloa, Via Nogaies. the Of
ficer reports:
Best information received Is that
less than one dozen Americans will
embark there. The best of feeling
shown toward Buford. Took aboard
one typhoid patient at Mazatlan. Am
informed that about 60 Americans
will embark at Mazatlan on our re-
turn =
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-08
Class Ad History
CCLXXXyu.-FINDING THE RIGHT ONE.

Those who have not acquired The Mssouan class
ad habit are surprised when they try the little ad to
find what remarkable things it does. But, really
these achievements Of The Mssouan class ad are
not remarkable; they are just the natural result of
the fact that all western Montana has formed the
habit of using and reading The Mssoulan class ad.
Where you have so many people, all studying the
classified page you certain to find the right per-
son, no matter what you want him for. Here's an
instance:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-08
Orders Misunderstood.

The general staff entered today an
other sweeping denial of the many
stories of the receipt of orders from
Washington for the entrainment of
troops for the Mexican border, Cen
cral Wood said that no such orders
had been given or was in keeping.
Some of the regiments returned from
the Philippines will be due soon and
the first of them will go 10 Van
couver The Second cavalry. due In
TINS country about June Il. viii e
to III Paso and the Eighth cavalry
Which follows in few weeks, is T.
Ice stationed at Fort Hnachuaca
These depositions were answered Il
'ng time ago.
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Tho Answer.

Here Is Senator Dixons answer:
Every one of these statements is q
deliberate. wilrul lie. Every man con-
nected with their circulation L. n de-
liberate and wilful liar. These lies
are circulated for the purpose and for
the only purpose for which liers al
ways lie"
president Tafts manager said today
that the president is entitled 10 and
VIII receive the votes of four Of the
delegates fra mtho state Of Maryland"
TO the republican national convention.
The Taft managers said that the
naming of "A solid Roosevelt delegation
by the Maryland state convention
would defeat the expressed preference
of the electors Of the two districts II
Is understood this point VIII be pressed
land the national committee asked tn
rule upon IL unless four delegates are
given to the president
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In three days this little ad found the man who
wanted to buy that heavy lawn fence. 1t was not
an expensive proposition. The Mssouan class ad
costs but one cent a4word. II you are out of work
and want job, The Mssoulan will print your ad for
nothing
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-08

Complete unofficial returns re-
coly"d TO-DAY by the state Roosevelt
c"mmitic" Rnd all the Baltimore pa
pcrs agreed IN giving Colonel Roose-
Welt % majority In Howard county OF
So-odd votes but TAFT leaders were
unw ling tonight in concade that
their nrpannn, had won,
1T would be improper for me 10
"""" 4" anything AT this time when
Mar, lands lG votes to the national
convention hang on less than 100
rf the republican state committee ana
leader If the Taft forces.
Real optimists.
Another feature Of the day was the
development Of the possibility that tie
ind NIdHn delegates elected To the
state convention would include ma
lrri,v of Taft men. even though their
Instructions by tho county preference
might bind them to vote for q Roose-
volt delegation To the convention. The
Tart leaders made this claim.
II was pointed out that President
J N'l y liiaIhN Hllkll i'nNIbi Tic fhll
ycntion. force the adoption of n con
servutiyn platform and send To Chi
cage delegation which would be
ready Ia abandon Roosevelt N soon
as they considered they had fulfilled
their legal duties by voting for him
y ~" first ballot. None of the lead
,rs. however, made such prophecies.
statement by Representative Me
kinney, manager of the Tart campaign.
that the rules of the republican ma
iionnl committee entitled the people of
the First and Firth congressional dis
ir,cts 10 Taft delegates I'm the ma
tonal convention. since they had
declared their prefence for Pres
idon, Tart. brought this reply from
Colonel +. Darlington, chairman Of
the Roosevelt committee;
'The call ~ the national convention
must be snbicct 10 the law Of Mary
and, VIII ell provides that a majority
If votes In the state convention en-
tiles the "and date having such ma
iortg To the entire i6 delegates from
Maryland"
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Roo sevelt in Control.

Seattle, May Assuming that the
county conventions In Pierce and
Snohomish counties, which we're car
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ATTEND

The Interscholastic; II you're
less than 30 yon'll enjoy II.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
AWFUL CRIME
kanawha County Father Arrested for
Assaultlng His Own
Daughter.
special Dispatch to the Intelligence.

Special Dispatch TO the InteIllgencer.
CHARLESTON. May 21.-Charged
with criminally assaulting his eighteen
year-old daughter, said TO be very at
tractive and beautiful. Andrew Allen.
a coal miner OF Decota, this county,
is now in the Kanawha county Jail to
await the action Of the grand jury.
Allen is divorced from his wife. His
daughter until recently lived in the
same house with her father. but be-
coming suspicious OF his attentions.
she went 10 a neighbors and boarded
Her father frequently called there. and
for some time each Sunday evening
he would call and insist his daughter
go with him 10 church. His helnous
crime was usually committed after
they had attended church. The obiec-
tions OF the daughter to accompany
her father to church and his persist
ence that she should. finally aroused
women friends Of the girl who secured
evidence. As a result Allen was quiet
ly arrested yesterday and taken before
Justice OF the Peace G. y. CrawfQrd.
OF Cabin Creek district. and held for
the grand jury.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
NEW PARTY
Planned by the National Manufacture
ers' Association: First
Steps Taken.

NEW YORK. May 2f-Steps
looking to the formation Of a new
political party were taken at today's
session OF the National Manufacturers'
Association. John Kirby. Jr.. presi-
dent Of the association. spoke in IA
vor OF new party and a committee
was named 10 draft resolutions and
TO plan ways and means OF inaugural
ing the movement
James A. Emery Of Washington. u.
G., general counsel for the national
council for industrial defense OF tho
Manufacturers Association, reviewed
legislation pending in congress which
relates TO labor difficulties and In
functions. lie said that some Of the
measures being considered dig deep
into tthe roots Of government. be
cause they mean that privilege shall
be given 10 some classes In this coun-
try that is denied 10 other classes"
Exemption OF labor organizations
from the operations Of the Sherman
antitrust law vas denounced in a
resolution az class legislation
Another resolution called for the
appointment Of permanent non-po-
litlcal tariff commission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
Richeson's BODY
Lies in Morgue
UNDECIDED WHERE
1T WILL BE BURIED.
Autopsy On Body of Victim of
Electric Chair, Shows the
Brain Was Normal.

BOSTON. May 21.-The body of
Clarence V. T. Richeson. who was ex.
ecuted early to-day for the murder OF
Avis Linnell. lay at the North Grove
street morgue tonight Earlier in
the day, DR.. George b. McGrath,
medical examiner of Suffolk county,
performed the autopsy required by law
and declared that Richeson's brain
was normal. Douglas Richeson. of
Chicago. brother OF the dead man. was
undecided regarding the disposition
OF the remains and the matter prob
ably will be settled tomorrow. Il was
the understanding. previous TO the ex-
ecution, that the body Of the former
Baptist minister would be taken to
his boyhood home in Virginia for
burial. but circumstances arose to-day
which prevented the plan from being
carried out.
The Rev. Herbert S. johnson. who
as spiritual adviser. accompanied
Richeson 20 the electric chair. issued
statement to-day. explaining that
certain questions were asked the con
demned man as he was being strapped
in the chair. for the purpose OF taking
Richeson's mind OF his ordeal and 10
meet Richeson's wish 10 leave some
religious testimony for the witnesses.
Mr.. Johns statement in part says:
The warden said that he wished
| could make the man talk from the
death chair as that would take his
thoughts off himself and his passing
would occur without a period OF dis
tressing suspense. Chaplain Stebbins
and | then agreed that we should in
duce Richeson 10 leave some kind OF
a religious testimony for the witnesses
TO the execution and this plan appeal
ed TO Richeson. He had wished that
he might do some good before he died.
He had failed In his ministry and he
thought that his testimony at his ex-
ecution might lead 10 a religious life
any Witnesses who might not be
Christian men"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
TAFT CARRIES.
RIVER TOWNS.
BELMONT COUNTY
GIVES MAJORITY.
Harmon's Majority Cut Through
out the District.
Fight For County Offices in the
County Bitter.

With 6S of the 20 precincts in Bel
mont county heard from Taft has car
ried the county by a majority rang
ing from FIVE to six hundred while
Harmon defeated Woodrow Wilson OF
New Jersey by an overwhelming vote
but the administration did notreceive
the landslides that they predicted
In tact the Wilson followers received
remarkable vote in the native sons
own state. Although Taft carriedBel-
mont by a good majority and ran neck
and neck with Roosevelt in Monroe
he will loose the 10th district by a
majority of something less than 500.
Roosevelt carried Jefferson and Car
coll counties by over 500 votes each.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed
throughout the day and the vote was
euqal TO the primary election vote.
Not only did the Taft supporters car
~ Bellaire and other river front
towns. but they give the Roosevelt
followers a surprise by carrying the
inland towns and rural sections. The
administration received a majority OF
the votes cast in the mining and farm
ing sections. the two districts that
the Roosevelt people had hoped to
roll up large majority.
The Taft Vote.
The Taft vote in Martins Ferry
and bridgeport was not as large as
e. pected. Here Roosevelt received
HE largest vote. II was the mill
vote that kept the third term seeker
IN the running.
Newell Kannon. a Taft delegate
received 1912 votes while c. l..
/ Weems the other national delegate
received 1872. Danford received
1850 and +. f. Earskins the other
/ Roosevelt delegate received 1882.
HoIlingsworth Won.
Although Belmont county had a
native son In the congressional race
hollingsworth received a majority OF
the votes. Mr.. Hollingsworth receiv-
&c large majority in the district
and Will be the Republican nominee.
Paul r. Worthington. OF Belnoat
county received a good vote but
Marshall n. Duuval had but a small
/ following.
! Mr.. Hollingsworth was exception
ally strong in the interior OF the
county. where the farming element
rolled up big majority for him.
Legislature.
John ID. Hays was nominated the
representative TO the general assem-
bly, by one Of the largest ma ajorities
/ ever given a Belmont county candi-
l date. He received .67S votes while
/ the other three candidates received
less than thousand votes each The
| other representative nominee will
probably be James A. Freeman. who
on incomplete returns received 9S3
7 votes. Morrell and Sharp received
less than $40 votes each.
Sheriff Race.
The race for the Republican nom
ination for sheriff proved TO be a one
sided contest clyde Bulger was nom.
mated by an overwhelming majority
Ccontinusd on Ninth PAgsJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
JEWELLERS ELECT
Al Meeting at Grafton: Close the
Session with Big
banquet.

Special Dispatch 20 the 1nteInFencer.
GRAFTON. W. Va. May 2l.-This
afternoon the West Virginia Jewel
ers Society finished its labors and
adjourned. The following officers
we're elected.
President, w. l.. Jones. OF Martins
burg; First Vice President. J. IA.
Foster. OF Piedmont. Second Vice
President. G. a. Keefer. OF Grafton: /:
Third Vice President. A. B Stout. OF
Fairmont: Fourth Vice President. Mr..
Grubb. OF Thurmond. Fifth Vice Pres
ident, ~. Z. Hornich. OF Huntington.
The jewelers. and opticians held a
banquet tonight a. the Willard with
c. A. keefer toast master.
The West Virginia Optical Society
began its sessions to-day and will ad.
lourn tomorrow. The next meeting
place has not been selected
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
NEW BISHOPS
fir. Henderson and w. o. Shepherd
Elected BY M. E. Conference
on Eleventh Ballot.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. May IL
DR.. T. F. Henderson of Brooklyn, and
w. o. Shepard. of Chicago are the
new bishops Of the Methodist Epls-
copal conference, elected on the elev.
enth ballot, the result OF which was
announced tonight. DR.. Henderson
received 562 and DIR. Shepard 532.
Necessary to elect 524.
The evening session OF the confer.
ence was given over to the report
OF the board of conferenc claimants.
which showed the board to be out of
debt. to have made a small beginning
OF its permanent fund and to have
sent back s95.OOO TO the conference
for needy cases.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
BENWOOD TO KEEP
IT'S POST-OFFICE
DEPARTMENT ISSUES
NEW ORDER TUESDAY.
Office Will Be Continued Until at
Least September 3Oth-May
Not Close at All.

Special Dispatch to the IntelIIgencer.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 21.-The
postofrice department to-day partially
acceeded to the wishes OF Benwood
people. and rescinded the order Of
May lS, which declared the Benwood
office closed after June 80.
To-day's order DEGREES that the
office shall be continued until Septem-
ber 80. The postoffice officials are
considering the grievances OF the citi-
zens and It was authoritatively stated
at the department tonight that in all
probability the order closing the Office
will ultimately be dismissed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
INCOMPETENCY
ALLEGED ON PART OF PITTS
6URGH BUREAU HEADS.
Voters League File Charges With
Council, Asking for Removal
Of Mayors Cabinet.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. May 81. -
Charges were filed with council to-
day by the Voters League Of Pitts
burgh against John NJ. NORM, direc-
tor fPublic Safety: Chas. A. Arm
strong. director OF public works and
DR.. +. r. Walters. director OF public
health Fifteen general allegations
are preferred against NORM charging
him with permitting the operation of
resorts. gambling places, illegal
liquor selling and that -he is mex
perienced as TO the duties OF his Of
hces and is incompetent and incap-
able OF performing the same"
II is claimed Director Armstrong
Is conducting his department In viola
tion OF the civil service rules: for
furthering his political interests: Of
awarding contracts TO favored bidders
and that he is incompetent. Health
Director Walters also is accused OF
using the department 10 further his
political interests: failure TO enforce
the laws and neglecting sanitary con-
ditioins and OF discharging efiicient
employees and retaining those less
competent.
Voters League Make Charges.
Several weeks ago the Voters
League notified council il Intended 10
bring charges against the three mem
bers Of Mayor Magee's cabinet 10
compel the mayor 20 SEED names OF
department heads 10 council for con-
hrmation. The league claims that the
terms OF department heads expired
April and were not extended by
an act OF the legislature which pro-
longed Mayor Magee's term.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22

lowing statement from the Roosevelt
national headquarters:
There Is no further room for argi-
ment On last Thursday al Columbus.
Mr. Taft IN his speech said
The vote In Ohio. my home state.
will be the decisive one. and will set
he the question Of the nomination o.
Ohio has spoken By a majority OF
probably 10000 she has declared her
preference for Theodore Roosevelt. as
Republican nominee for president
Roosevelt will have 40 of tho fs del
egates IN Mr.. Taft's own state.
Theodore Roosevelt will b. nom
mated as the Republican candidate
for president on the first ballot. and
will be elected IN November BY the
biggest majority ever given a pres
idential candidate. This d. the end
% the contest
No statement was Issued hy the
Taft managers tonight % was stated
az the presidents headquarters tnaf
more complete returns would b.
awaited before comment would be-
made
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
CONDEMNED. EAGER TO
KNOW HOW RlCHEsoN DIED

DENVER, Col. Nav 2i-Oscar
Cook. murderer. condemned TO die in
November. rose from his cot in the
condemned cell IN tho county Jail al
midnight and hoarseiy called 70 his
guard.
Has that preacher Richeson been
electrocuted yet? ] can't sleep think
ing Of him"
Through the night as the guard
tramped the corridor the condem ned
man clung 20 the bars Of his cell.
Cant you telephone the newspa.
pers and find out n he died like a
man or n cur? See N he had 20 be
carried" he asked: is 10 easier than
70 be hanged? DO you think there
Is any chance of the state putting in
chair before November"
Cook refused 70 return 10 bed de-
claring that horrible nightmares fll.
ed his dreams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
STRICT LIQUOR LAWS

curriculum Of the christian colleges
of The country lg urged in the report
of the college board made today.
The board in the past year has re.
ccived and disbursod more than n
million and a half dollars Criticism
that college students are ignorant cf
the Bible is answered in the report
% the board by the statement tha'
this ignorance ls mostly of the bible
a. n book. thoueh the students are
proficient in studies of the books of
the bible
The report Of tho nominating com
mittoe which was approved and is
equivalent fo election. named the foI.
lowing places on the executive COM
mission.
The Rcv Drs william FouIkea of
Kansas CITY. Mark A. Matthews of
Seattle. David e. Wviic OF New York
Wallace Radcliffe " Washington. ID
O.. and Elders Chas ~ Thompson ~
LoRan e.. Murray 1f
Louisville. Isaac n. orr of So Louis.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
BOOST GAS RATES
Urges the Gas Mems Association
National Movement May Follow
Session.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. May 21-Eyi-
dence was furnished at the afternoon
ressiOn o. the Natural Gas Associa-
tion Of America in session here, to
show that natural gas companies in
all sections Of the country fear the
supply is giving out and are consid-
ering a raise in rates with a view TO
limiting consumption. A paper on
Raising Rates" written by G. Y.
Heath. Of Noblesville. Ind. set forth
that an increase OF rates In Mobiles
Vile from 1914 cents thousand cubic
feet to fifty cents a thousand feet.
caused the monthly consumption OF
gas 70 be reduced from $1,000 feet 20
10000 feet
A committee Of FIVE will be named
10 gather information on the question
of rates.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
TAFT ON WAY
TO CAPITOL
SHOWS NO ALARM
OVER OHIO VOTE
Will Make Important Promotions
In the United States Army
During the Day.
Will Leave for New Jersey Thurs
day to lnaugurate His Cam
paign There.

PITTSBURG. Pa. May 21.-Presi-
dent Taft stopped over here 20 min
utes. en- route TO Washington. short
ly before midnight. He did not ap-
pear and Secretary Hilles said re
turns from the Ohio primaries were
too indefinite for any sort Of a state
ment
When the presidents train arrived
showing Roosevelt leading in 1876 pre-
cincts out Of over 5l00 were in hand.
These we're turned over to the Asso-
ciated Press representative with Mr..
Taft. who in turn handed them 20
Secretary Hilles. The latter imme-
diately went TO President Taft but
nothing in the way. OF comment was
forthcoming.
Mr.. Taft got his first news at Den
nison, O.. the last sop his train made
before reaching this city. A citizen
OF that place handed aboard a table
showing the result in three of the
four precincts OF that city. Out OF
these Taft received 95 votes and
Roosevelt "a. Mr.. Taft made one OF
his first addresses OF his Ohio cam
paign there and Roosevelt his last.
The President. apparently. was not
worried about the Ohio result He
slept on his car much of the way from
Cincinnati TO Dennison and DR.. Thos
l.. Rhoats. his physician. was conf.
dent that he will enter the New Jersey
campaign Thursday in fine fettle.
In Naghfugfnn fn-u1nrrpwv Dragfdanf
Taft probably will name two major
generals and three brigadier generals
II has been expected that Brigadier
General Clarence X. Edwards will get
one OF the promotions. but no intima
I tion Of the Presidents choice was
given on his car tonight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-22
INSURGENTS DEFEATED
BY THE RURAL GUARDS
Situation Growing Serious, Armed
Bands Looting Stores and
Plantations.
Many Negroes Are Arrested
Charged With Revolution
airy Conspiracy.

SANTIAGO. Cuba. May 2l-Part-
les OF armed negroes. headed by
Generals Estenoz and Ivonet are re-
ported operating in the vicinity OF
FL Caney. FL Bobre and San Luis.
and also at various points close to
this city. The band led by lvonet
passed through the Firmezea prop
crty OF Dlragua Iron Company.
seizing a large number OF horses and
a quantity OF explosives. The auth
critics consider the situation serious
but refuse to give out news. At Sc
villa and Ocana the insurgents at
tackled and looted stores owned by
Spaniards. who have protested TO
'ne Spanish consul at Guisumas. An
encounter is reported between In
surgents and the rural guard at Yer
baguinea. the guard having two men
killed and several wounded.