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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-08
TAFT MEN IN ALABAMA
SEATED BYCOMMITTEE
ALL TEDDY WANTS
is JUSTICE

Oyster Bay. June 7.--"Justice and
not moro than Justice" Ia all he
wants OF the republican national
committees, Colonel Roosevelt said
tonight after hearing what hap
pened In Chicago today, when the
contests from Alabama were de-
cided by the committee. The former
president spoke Ms though no were
satisfied with the situation. He
Indicated II was his purpose to give
his managers a free hand In the
Fighting for contested delegates and
would trust To their Judgment. At
all times. however, he will keep In
touch with the fight as each move
ment is made. by means of his pri-
vate telegraph and telephone wires
to Chicago.
As far as the Alabama contests
are concerned, he said he was will
Ing to abide by whatever his men In
Chicago decided
They know the details and do
not he said. II told my man
ayers before they went to Chicago
that ! did not expect any of the
delegates contests To be decided for
me that | was not entitled to-"
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Senator Dixon CHARGES
Plot to Unseat All
Roosevelt Contests.

Chicago, June 7,--Senator Dixon.
manager OF the Roosevelt campaign,
issued a statement tonight criticiziug
members OF the national committee.
Until the roll was called on tho
Ninth Alabama district" says the
statement. Il was not prepared to boz
lieve that majority of the national
committee was prepared deliberately
to murder the republican party.
The nation might as well know the
truth. Three minutes before the roll
was called on this contest Senator
Murray Crane of Massachusetts
walked over to Mr. Stevenson Of Colo
rado. who holds the proxy OF Senator
Scott of West Virginia, and said to
him.
We simply cannot afford to go on
record In this case against seating the
Roosevelt delegates the case is so
/ plain that the country will not stand
/ for it,
| Mr.. stevenson replied: We have
to do 1t. OF course there IL no justi-
fication In fact, but II once we cstab-
lish n precedent we VIII have to Yield
In other cases
THE theft was cold blooded. pre-
ncditated and deliberate. with re-
gard 10 the Firth Alabama contest I
now deliberately charge that II ma
JoritN of the national committee, In
violation OF their sacred trust as trus-
tees OF the republican party, I'm fear
and hatred of Theodore Roosevelt. have
| entered into an agreement among
themselves To unseat all and every
roosevelt delegate. regardless of right.
In his bitterness at being rcpudi.
ated BY the republican voters. Mr..
Taft has attempted. II possible, to
wreck the party rather than to permit
II To win with the colonel as 1t can
didatc. hut tao national committee is
not the nat on, as will be seen"
Mr., Stevenson denied absolutely tho
conversation attributed to him and
Murray Crane, anent the Ninth Ala
bama delegation and said he would
demand that II bo made right tomor-
row.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-08
HARD BLOWS STRUCK
AT COMMERCE COURT

Washington. Juno 7-Blow aftcr
blow today was given the new com
inercc court by tho supreme court OF
the United States, which upheld tho
exclusive jurisdiction OF tho inter-
state commerce commission over tho
administrative machinery of tho fed
eral rate laws.
The principal decision was an
nonnced by Chief Justice White I'm tho
so-called Proctor a. Gamble case"
lie was sustained by the entire court.
In substance, he held that tho COM
merce court was not to substitute tts
Judgment for the Interstate commerce
commission In the administration or
the rate laws. Tho specific point ruled
on was that parties who failed to got
relief before the interstate commerce
commission have no right to go into
the commerce court and have that
court pass upon facts to ascertain ie
they should have been granted relief.
In the course of his opinion Chief
Justice White went further. He
showed that the commerce court was
not given new and strange" powers
but succeeded to the powers Of tho
circuit courts was limited In review
Ing the commissioners order as to
questions of law.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-08
LAST RESORT
NOW TRIED
BY TAFT

Chicago, June "A contest In the
Fourth California district, 1t devel-
oped tonight, Is intended to affect the
entire delegations from California,
Oregon and North Dakota, involving
l6 delegates In the national republican
convention. Among the delegates are
the two "suffragettes" from California,
pledged to Roosevelt.
The contest which assails the legal
Aty OF the states primary law on the
ground that It's provisions are not in
harmony with the rules laid down for
the election OF delegates In the Off
clal call Of the national committee, di-
rectly affects Mr. Roosevelt, who car
ried California and Oregon, and Sem
ator La Toilette. who was victorious
In North Dakota.
The question at issue Is the right
OF q state to enact the law making
the state superior to the district unit
In election of delegates to a national
convention.
Fred HOgue of San Francisco, who
arrived here tonight as the representa-
tive Of the Taft committee of Cali
Iornia to look after the contest in the
Fourth district of that state, inti-
mated that the national committees
ruling In this case would have direct
bearing In the case of every state
where the delegates were chosen at
large by direct votes.
Roosevelt leaders assert the conten-
ti0n IL purely technical
1t is said that platforms diametrical-
~ opposite will be presented to the
committee on resolutions of the repIb-
Iican convention by the Taft and
Roosevelt forces. The Taft resolu-
lutions intended for insertion in the
party platform. 1t Is said, will be con-
servatiye In tone and make a feature
OF q constitutional government plank
IN ADDITION to urging supplemental
legislation to the Sherman antitrust
act. providing national control of COR
poratlons
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the committees decisions of yesterday
were not to be adm tied to the hear
ings The only reporters actually to
hear the proceedings were two from
each of the five press associations
recognized by admission to the floor
Of toe national house of representatives
at Washington.
Contrary to expectation that the mn :
tional committee room would he over
crowded. many chairs were empty when
Chairman Victor Roscwater called the
meeting to order. The roll call showed
30 members present. More than 100
seats had been provided. Only few
spectators were admitted to seats out =
side the ratings.
Lucius n Littaucr of New York.
classed as Roosevelt delegate to the
convention. was admitted to the COM
mittcc sessions today on the proxy of
7. L. Flanagan. of Nevada.
Tne understanding was at the open
Ing of the committees sessions that the
contests would be considered m alpha
betical order. Alabama first. This
states contests involved the six dele
gates nj largo and the district dclcga :
tions from the First. Second. fifth,
Sixth and Ninth districts. only eight
of Alabama's delegates instructed for
Taft are und sputcd
With 30 minutes time allowed each
side for presentation Of the cases In
vestieating delegates at large and Il
minutes for cacn eide for the district
contests. II was evident that even the
best possible economy Of time and the
intended ON ssIon of lunch recess
would find the long lis, barely touched
at the end of the days work
Briefs for the Roosevelt side were
available for the press only M the
cases were called up by the commit
tee,
ON motion OF Senator Penrose con-
sidcration Of the Arizona case was de-
fcrred until later date.
Senator Bornh of Idaho. who welded
double influence In the committee yes
terday by reason of holding u proxy as
well as represent 'ng his own state, had
only one vote today George A.
Knight. California member Of the com
mittee. and who had delegated his pow
crs to the Idaho senator. arrived on an
early train. prepared to take part In
the contest hearings.
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DESp0NDENT FARMER
HANGS SELF IN ALLEY


Kalispell. June 7.--(Special.)-
Charles Starussburg, well known
farmer living near Jessups mill, east
OF the city. committed suicide yes
terday afternoon by hanging himself
IN an alleyway at the rear of the
house during the absence of his wife
ana daughters. The funeral has been
taken In charge by the Modern Wood
men OF America, of which the de-
ceased was a member. and will be
held Sunday at Jessup. cortege. fol-
lowing the remains to the Conrad me
mortal cemetery at this city. where
interment will be made.
Mr.. 6traussburg had been suffering
fnr years from a chronic ailment and
~ times became respondent. He
leaves q wife and two daughters be-
sjdes other relatives here,
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Spseulations.

Seattle, June 7.--There are great
many extinct and some smoking vol
canoes In the mountains OF south
western Alaska and geologlsts say
that the eruption reported heard at
Cordova may be that OF an old vol
cano suddenly become active. or. pos
sibly new one that has sprung into
existence. Professor g. Henry Lands
OF the department of geology at the
University OF Washington, said that
the fact that the detonations were
heard NO plainly at Cnrdova would in
dicate that the volcano was not a
great distance away. possibly on
kenai peninsula.
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Few Signs Of Excitement.

Up to the very hour 90 IA. m.) set
for the beginning OF the real battle
over the contested seats In the re-
publican national convention. the ma :
tional committees quarters showed few
signs OF the excitement thar ....sht
have been expected. Most of the men
about were newspaper men. who under
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TROOPS ARE READY
FOR OCCUPATION
OF ISLAND
WARNING is SENT THAT ORDER
MUST BE RESTORED WITHIN
VERY SHORT TIME.

washington, June 7.--The army took
steps today to share with the navy In
the American demonstration In Cuba.
Early in the day the general staff
gave preliminary test to the ma
chine 1t has constructed when 1t s-
sued orders to the quartermaster gen.
eral to put in readiness for Cuban
service the four big army transports
at Newport News ana at the same
time notified the proper officers at
the various army posts where are To-
Gated the organizations which go to
make up the "expeditionary force" to
have the men ready to entrain at a
moments notice.
Within six hours word came from
Quartermaster General Aleshire that
the transports had been put In COM
mission with full supplies and coal
to sail the moment the troops were on
board.
The order for the transports to sail
and the troops to entraIn was not
given and 1t was said that the word
would not be given until the marine
forces now being distributed in east
crn Cuba proved insufficient to pro-
tect threatened plantations.
Intervention must follow In n regu-
lar way if the government Of. the
United States decides to follow the
Injunction laid down by the judge ad-
vocate general of the army.
Warnings.
Warnings have to be conveyed tn
the tltular government of Cuba and
every effort must be made to induce
1t to exhaust its own resources in
restoring order.
Some OF these steps have been taxi
en-. The following telegram was sent
yesterday to the American legation In
Havana for presentation to the Cuban
government:
"Under the exigencies Of the situa-
tion, arising out OF the failure of the
cuban authorities to take effective ac-
ton for the protection OF life and
property. the commandant at Guanta-
namo naval station has been COM
PEELED to land four companies OF ma
rines. This action has been taken as
q measure OF protection only and not
for the purpose Of putting down the
insurrection, which duty Is clearly
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Array Of Counsel.

When the Alabama cases were called,
II strong array Of counsel appeared on
each side To open the fight for delcga-
lions. upon the outcome Of which the
republican presidential nom nation liz
supposed ia depend. Ormsby MeHarg
of New York and Charles Dick Of Ohio
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FRANKLIN DECLARES
THAT NO OFFER
WAS MADE
HE PLEADED GUILTY TO BRlB.
ERY TO PROTECT BARROW,
THE ACCUSED LAWYER.

Los Angeles. June 7,-Today's pro-
ceedings at the trial of Clarence S.
Darrow for alleged jury bribing con-
sisted principally of obstructive tac-
tics, with defense and prosecution al
ternating in the blocking OF the OPP
posing counsel's attempt to cteit new
facts from Bert II. Franklin, who "as
on the stand the entire day. Pro-
ceedings were enlivened by frequent
verbal encounters between Assistant
District Attorney Ford and Attorney
II. II. Appel. who conducted the ex-
aminations for opposing sides.
Franklin. under cross examination
after repeated questions as to his rea
son for pleading guilty to the charge
of bribery against him, made a long
and somewhat dramatic statement of
how he succumbed to the pressure
brought to bear. He denied repeatedly,
however. that he was made promise
by prosecution of immunity or of
anything else for giving testimony
against Darrow.
The Arrangement.
The witness told how no had been
informed by Attorney LeCompte Davis
that 1t had been arranged for him to
get sentence of two years in the
penItentiary IL he would plead guilty
to bribery Of George N. Lock wood.
Il went home and told my wife,"
said Franklin, that the time had
come for me to make up my mind
what to do and that I thought the
proper thing was to bear the burden
myself and protect the man sitting
beside you"
At this point, the witness pointed at
Mr.. DarroW, and almost with the same
breath offered an apology to the de-
fendant saying he did not mean to
make his statement offensive.
"My wife told me that It was the
right thing to do" continued Frank
lin, that she would take the children
out OF school and work her fingers off
II necessary to keep things going un-
til | got out. Then / went to Mr.
Adams, who was my friend and at
torney, to see what arrangements
could be made about<my case"
$50 you were not afraid OF goina
to the penitehtiary?' asked Appel.
Il was never afraid to serve time
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Part Of the Delegation
From Arkansas Goes
to-the President.

Chicago. June 7-1Mcnty. four dele.
sates from Alabama and Arkansas
were added to the Taft column by ac-
tion OF the republican national COM
mittce upon the so-caied Roosevelt
contests from those states.
All the contests presented today be-
fore the committee were dec ded In
Tafts favor and In all except two, the
decision Of the committee was unani-
nous. althoueh one roll call test ap-
parently had shown i5 anti-Taft voters
The cases decided were those of the
six delegates at large and two. each.
In the First. Second. Firth. sixth and
Ninth congressional districts in Ala
hama and the four delegates at large
and two each n the First and Second
districts or Arkansas
There remain to be heard of the
Arkansas contests those of the Third
Fourth. Firth and Seventh districts
In view of the bitter feeling be-
tween the Taft and Roosevelt adher-
cnts. tne meeting was surprisingly
peaceful, although II opened with a
contest which seemed To forecast a de-
gree of frict on, This contest arose
| over a renewal by Senator Borah OF
Idaho. of his motion of yesterday,
which would permit only eight mem
b"rs of the committee to demand a
roll call instead Of 90, as provided by
the rules. Dennis Il. Flynn OF Okla
homa. holding the proxy OF Committee
man Flanagan of Nevada. moved to
lay the Borah motion on the table Mr.
Borah wanted To debate the matter,
hut Chairman Roscwatcr declared II
unadvisablc as a proposit on OF parlia-
mentary law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12
Use American Liver Tablets.
MISS SMYTHE'S BODY FOUND.
Taken From the River Last Friday
Funeral and Burial Saturday.

Taken From the River Last Friday
Funeral and Burial Saturday.
The long search for the body of
Helen Smythe, the third victim in
the Memorial Day drowning acct
dent, was ended about nine o'clock
last Friday morning, when the body
was found in about 25 feet Of water
below the Paddock Village bridge
and about 100 feet farther down the
river than the bodies OF the other
two victims. A crew of men under
the direction of William Cox had
worked on the raft all the time
since the accident but got no trace
Of the body. On Wednesday morn
ing, William Brown, a diver from
Boston, arrived and began searching
the river. For two days he went
over the river bottom without result
but soon after he went down Friday
morning he found the body. He
came up and reported the fact and
went down again and fastened ropes
about it and the men on the raft
drew it to the surface. He found
that one arm was wedged under a
log in such a way that the body prob
ably would never have come to the
surface.
The body was removed to Cal
derwood's undertaking rooms and
prepared for burial The funeral
vas held at st. Andrews church
Saturday afternoon at one o'clock,
Rev. A. p. Grint, the rector, 'offciat-
ed. The bearers were the same as
for her brother, Herbert, III. r. Cof-
fin, r. B. Hooker, Fay Reed, Harry
Moore, Carroll Fox and Earl d.
Evans. The members of the soph-
omore class at the Academy Of which
Miss Smythe was member attend
ed the service in a body and march
ed in the procession to the depot.
There was a profuse display of flow
ers.
The funeral party went to Ash
land, N H., on the 217 train and
the body was lsid to rest in the fami-
~ plot there beside her brother,
Herbert.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12
GREENSBORO.
Crops Damaged by the Frosts-Oth
err Occurrences of the Week

err Occurrences of the Week.
The hard frosts of Saturday,
Sunday and Monday mornings did
much damage to corn and potatoes
that were coming up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch Wylie of Bar
re are spending a few days with Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. DeBrune.
Mrs. Mabel Melvin and Mrs. Addie
Simmons went to Stowe last week.
Mr.. Kaiser returned to Stowe last
week.
The Sunshine class of the Congre-
gational church enjoyed a picnic at
G.. Y. Simpsons Saturday.
Miss Helen Gibson was at her
home in Ryegate over Sunday.
Miss Lila Bleifiing and daughter
were with Mrs. F. G. Kinney Satur-
Cay and Sunday.
DR.. F. c. kinney returned from
Burlington Saturday morning.
Children's day was observed by
the Sunday school of the. Congrega-
tional society with appropriate exer-
cises in place of the usual morning
service on Sunday.
The masons have completed their
work on Mrs. Simpsons new house.
Miss Mildred Cook and brother,
Sidney. came to their summer home
Thursday.
Roy Young's horse made a lively
sprint Saturday on the highway for
a mile and a half with the corn
planter attached. The seed box and
planting mechanism were dropped on
the way but the horse was
Uninjured.
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mont newspaper, and probably new
er will be. 1t is notorious here that
the whole case from beginning to end
has been a matter of personal en-
nifty, spite and persecution, engi-
neered shrewdly by such propag-
anda of straight lying as has never
before been known in American pol
itics.
The House has only one or two APP
preparation bills to pass, and then,
after it does few days of "raking
after" it's work for the session will
be over. There has been talk of a
recess of congress until after the
conventions, but this idea is not TAX
en- kindly to, and it will plod along
steadily toward the end as fast as
tangled conditions will allow. The
general impression here now is that
the close will come around the first
week in July.
With the shifting of the two pres
idential seats of war from here to
Chicago there comes no cessation of
the turmoil in our ears here. Every
body is buttonholing and arguing
with everybody else, on the streets,
in places of business everywhere and
in and around the CAPT. |
toll until the goddess of reason is
fairly tottering on her throne. With
in the past few days a distinct stiff
1ening of the administration back
bone is noticeable, and the presi-
tents friends have perceptibly been
given fresh courage. This has come
rom reports from Chicago, which in
licate that Roosevelt is to be given
drastic doses of his own medicine.
Merely an incident: In converse
ion with Senator Cummins on his
arrival back from Chicago a day or
wo ago / suggested to him the pos
Utility of his being selected as the
'arty's dark horse in the con- {
-ention. To this he swiftly replied.
No, Roosevelt will be nominated at
chicago as certain as he lives to be
-oted for" This statement assures l
hat Roosevelt will have Cummins
ew delegates and far larger inf1u-
nee, and under these circumstances
nay mean much.
J. E. HARRIS. {
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Mich; vice president, M. C. Loveioy
Of Stowe; secretary and treasurer, o
K. Luce of Stowe; directors, S. w
Paige of st. Adams, R. S. Page OF
Hyde Park, E. w Bisbee of Bur-
lington, w. A. Kicker of st. Johns
bury The president, vice president
and secretary constitute the execu-
tive committee.
Miss Fannie B. Rich of North Cal
ais, aged about 81 years died on
June 9Th of burns received on the
same morning at the house of Col.
II. S. Foster. The entire front of her
body was burned severely and she
was never relieved until her dather
Miss Rich was starting a fire and in
some way her dress was ignited. She
screamed for help, but before as
sistance came she was severely burn
ed. She has no near relatives, but
is distantly connected with the
oster family.
James Grant, stone cutter, who
was run over by the Central Vermont
engine in Barre on June 4 died of
the effects on June g. Two of the
several people who witnessed the
accident were Charles Chieravelli
and f1agman, both of whom called
to Grant to get out of the way, but
he paid no attention and in an in
slant he was under the wheels. The
conductor who was in charge of
the train said he saw Grant on the
train and the engineer claims he did
everything to halt the train.
Elisha Gates of Guilford, aged |
about 66 years, was accidently killed |
June when an automobile belong
ng to w. R. Aldrich of Greenfield, /
Mass, ran into him throwing him
rom his wagon. Mr. Gates skull !
vas fractured and his neck broken.
He was dead before the doctor ar
lived. Mr.. Gates is survived by his
wife, son and daughter