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WILL INVESTIGATE RECEIYERSHIP
  Banking Firm in New York Hints Misrepresentation in Frisco Troubles.
HANDLED ITS BONDS
Disposed of $64, ,0G0, ,O00 Worth of Bonds in Paris-Financial Scandal
 Likely.

New York, May 31.- Hints of a will full misreoresentation of the fin ancial status fthe St. Louis amt San Francisco railroad of which Ben jaman F. Yoakum is chairman of the Board. and B. l.. Winchell, president, have been thrown out in Wall street resulting in the appointment last Tues day of receiver at St. Louis.
 The banking firm of James $. Spey- CT and Company which handled $64,-. 900 o00 of the Frisco roads bonds. selling them all over the world, claims to have been imposed upon. The roads official statement of its fin ancial stability, issued on April 1, justbefore the blocks of it's bonds were sold in Paris, that the road had a surplus of approximately $12,200,- 900.
 Speyer and Company insist that a | SedTCHlIS llNcSllS,dllOIl De GOHuuCtCu to ascertain what financial operations have ensued in Frisco properties with. in the last few months to throw the road into financial stress. They want to know hoW it happened that roau reporting a net surpulus of $1,200,000 only month ago suddenly reached such straits that receivers had to be sought.
 James s. Speyer at his home in Ossining tonight, declined to comment upon the coming investigation, but intimated that it would proceed to the limit in the efforts to satisfy the bond holders as to the real cause of the Frisco road being thrown into trouble. If blame can be attached to any officials the inestvigators will turn facts over to the Department of Justice.
 Evidence of high finance is reflect ed in the report of the Frisco road officers for the various subsidiries making up the giant system during the last twelve years.
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MAD DOG ATTACKS ANOTHER AND IS SHOT
Vicious Animal Created Much Excite. ment on East S\yth Avenue
 Had to Be Shot Three Times.

A fox terrier dog, owned~by Julius
 Michaels, of No. 529 East Sixth ave- nue, went mad suddenly yesterday af- ternoon and while it viciously attack ed another dog owned by MT. Mich aels. Simon Franklin fired three bull lets into the maddened beast and kill ed it. The dog was in the Michaels
 home when Mrs. Michaels noticed that it was foaming at the mouth. She drove it out of the house and the ami maj attacked the other dog in the yard, grabbing it by the head and i'm bedding it's teeth into the yelping dog with such force that it could not be torn from it. It was necessary tC
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fact his opponent has created rumors to the effect that he was so unpopular at home. He was given applause from the laboring men present as he which he had fathered and passed in the Legislature, and as he told of his loyalty and friendship to the laboring people. To back up his statements, he read letter from w. D. Jackson, chairman of the legislative committee of the Order of Railway Trainmen, who urged him several months ago t. run for governor and who assured him that the laboring men of Arkansas wanted to repay him for his kind ness and loyalty. He said he had passed the Fellow Servants Bill, the Union Labor Bill and other measures equally as helpful to the laboring man.
 MT. Toney severely criticised those who had failed to compel the rail- roads to build viaduct for the pro- tectlOn of the little children who live in the East End, under an act that he himself had passed, but which has never been enforced. He said that if elected prosecuting attorney he would bring suit against the railroads and compel them to give the residents of that section of the city some relief. would enforce the laws to the letter.
 Mir. Toney said that MT. Parham told the Lincoln county people when explaining why he was defeated for representative, that he made the race to advertise himself" He said that MT. Parham had been endorsed by
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to instruct the jury that desire only nominal damage. l did not go into this case for money. did not go into it for any vindictive purpose l went into it as the court said and made my reputation an issue. ldid this because l wished only for all during my lifetime thoroughly and com. prehensiyely to deal with these slam ders so that never again will it be possible for any man in good faith tu repeat that. l have achieved by pur. pose and am content.
 Mr. New ett's statement was quite long and gave in some detail the story of his life. He said he had ben op- posed to the renomination of Colonel Roosevelt in Chicago and opposed him when he organized the Progress sive movement. He was aroused to anger against the Colonel by the lat ters speech in Marquette in which he said that former Congressman Young, of the Marquette district, was in req lity mere representative of the Steel Trust, than he was of his con- stituents. He had heard rumors to the effect that the Colonel was a drunkard and after talking with a number of people who assured him the charge was true, he published the editorial on which the suit was based
 Colonel Roosevelt and his party left Marquette Immediately after the ending of the suit, returning to New York by way of Chicago.
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"GAG RULE" ON CURRENCY REFORM Democratic Caucus Will Be Urged to Adopt One
 Monday. UNDERWOOD INSISTS
UNDERWOOD INSISTS
Resolution Will Pledge Democrats Against Reports, Excepting
 Certain Legislation.

Washington, May 31.-The Demo- cratic caucus Monday will be urged to pass a gag rule, restricting the cur rency reform, the additional legisla- tion at the present session.
 Fearing that the House Democrats with the organization of committees may plunge into consideration and action on small bills of merely local importance, Underwood and other House leaders have determined to im- pose the caucus rule.
 The resolution to be presented will pledge the Democrats against reports by committees other than the Bank ing and Currency appropriations, in addition to Indian affairs and rules committees. It may be possible that some plan will be devised whereby the Indian appropriation bill, which failed at the last session, may be passed without benig sent to the House com mittee in which event that committee will be muZzled.
 Underwood explains that he desires to focus attention on the money legis- lation just as he did in connection with the tariff legislation. Should the House committees be permitted to take up tn emany small bills now before them and go into general legislation, there would follow weakening Of interest in currency reform, which is to be one of the features of Democrat ic achievements.
 Some dissatisfaction with this pro- gram is being evident. New members are desirous of getting down to work with their pet local measures and Un- derwood may have difficulty in getting through his caucus gag rule.
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Governor E'utrell Declines to Interfere and Will Let the
 Law Talks it's Course.
IS AT HOT SPRINGS
People Satisfied With Decision First White Hanging in Gar
 lands History.

Little Rock, Ark, May 3l.-Gover- nor J. M. Futrell issued an official statement Saturday afternon detlln- ing to interfere with the sentence of Clarence Schumann, who is to hang in Hot Springs Monday for the mur- der of his wife.
 Governor Futrell went to Hot Springs several days ago and talked with Schumann without the condemn ed murderer knowing to whom he was talking. After his return Governor Futrell decided that he would not il1- terfere with the sentence. and started to issue the statement which would seal Schumanns fate, but he was re- quested to withhold it until attorneys for the condemned man could place additional evidence before the gover- nor.
 Many petitions have been filed with the governor. asking for a commuta= tion of the sentence to life imprison- ment. Schumann has claimed that he was insane when he killed his wife and documents were today received b, Governor Futrell from North Carolina showing that insanity is hereditary ill the Schumann family.
 Agree With Governor.
 Hot Springs, May 31.-With the hanging of Clarence Schumann neX Monday morning, Garland county vii officiate at the first hanging of { white man in her history. There have been man ymen and some women kill l ed in Garland county since it was or ganized, but Schumann will be the 1 first man to hang for the offense, eX cept the negro, Harry Poe, who was hanged for rape. The citizenship o1 this county appreciate the stain upor it's name of hanging, but they also appreciate the enormity of Schu- mann's crime, and believing that he should suffer the full penalty of the law if he is sane they are trusting to Governor Futrell to know what he is doing. They believe he does, and most everyone here agrees with him in his findings, after the most thor ough investigation ever made of a crime committed in this county, by a chief executive of the state.
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kMPA|GN OPENS | IN PINE BLUFF Inator Toney Gets Big |vation in Speech at Court ] House Last Night. DIME PERSONALITIES IA. Parham Does Not Answer Dues. ton as to How He Stands On Free Bridge.
DIME PERSONALITIES

The opening bomb in the prosecut- ! attorneyship campaign was fired the court house in this city last Int, when at a meeting announced
 Senator H. K. Toney, the two hdidates Mr. Toney and Prosecuting torney T. G. Parham addressed but three hundred voters and mber of ministers and ladies, who Ire extended special invitation to present. The meeting was good Gured one with the spectators, but at hes the candidates grew personal "a the debate warmed before the baking ended. To fair minded ob rver, it would be classed as !" To- y meeting, for the senator took the eatest amount of applause.
 |One of the most important utter Ices was that made by Mr. Toney, ho declared that he would if elected Id he predicted his election by a rge majority, rid Pine Bluff of it's 3gro dives in the Eastern part of the &y, which he classed as dens that ere ruining the young men of this (y and many boys.
 Hon. N. J. Can't Jr.. presided as arman and introduced the speakers. nator Toney spoke first, followed by \ Parham and then MT. Toney had a b-minute rejoinder. In introducing B speakers MT. Can't said that there Is no question in Pine Bluff, Jeffer- county and this judicial district At was of more importance or inter- ting at the present than who should the next prosecuting attorney.
 Senator Toney was literally ap huded when he was presented. He gan by saying that he always takes E people into his confidence, when
 runs for office, and that he would
 so now He said that he expected be candidate for prosecuting at fney at the expiration of Mir. Nix term, but that he woke up one rnlng and fOunu a new prosecuting Orney and a candidate for the of to succeed him. He reviewed his itical career in this county and de- red that he had never been defeat
 and that he had been in many mpaigns. He spoke of MT. Parham
 a nice gentleman" and jocularly d Of how his opponent had cam gned in Lincoln and Desha coun-
 With him during the past ten days.
 Toney said that he received every couragement from his friends on his Pent campaign trip in the neighbor-
 counties. He said that Parham re-
 led to continue the joint debate, but he (Toney) went on with his trip
 IS now assured of big majorities in Eha and Lincoln counties. During
 trip MT. Toney says he shook the pds of 361 farmers and will get 250 es from that number, if not more.
 led the ticket, he said, in every ee that he has made, but despite this
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ANNUAL TRACK
 AND FIELD MEET
University of Pennsylvania Won High HOnOrs By Score of 24
 Points.

Cambridge, Mass, May 31.-The University of Pennsylvania won the thirteenth annual collegiate track and field meet held in the Harvard Stadi- um today by score of 24 points. Harvard was second with 21 1-2 and Michigan third with 19. The remain ing colleges finished in this order: Cornell, IT 1-2; Dartmouth, IA 1-2; Yale, 10 1-2 Wesleyan, 10,; Califor- mia, 10; Princeton, 6; Columbus, f; Brown 8; Pennsylvania State, l.; Sy- racuse 1.
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w. M. Denis and daughter, Mrs. Hattie Estelle and Miss Rosalee Nicely, of Granbury, Texas are visit ing Mrs. A.W. Binyon of No. 1922 Pine street. They are on their way from the Confederate Reunion, Chattanooga
 iMr. Denis was volunteer from Texas
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COL, ROOSEVELT
 IS HANDICAPPED Asks Court to Instruct Jury to Give Nominal Judgment and He Got 6 Cents. HE IS WE'LL SATISFIED Editor Newett Declared That He Was Mistaken in Calling GIt nel
 Drunkard.
HE IS WE'LL SATISFIED

Marquette. Mich., May 31.-Theodore Roosevelt absolutely annhiliated his enemies today, and in his suit again st Editor Newett, who had charged him with drunkenness won a victory as sweeping. triumphant and com- plete as victory could possibly be.
 The defense hung dcggedly on and compelled Col Roosevelt to put in every scrap of evidence he had. And then it blew up like a Russian battle ship in the straits o fJapan. When the prosecution rested, Edi tor NeWett read a statement admit. ing he had no case and was himself conivnved that his charges were un- true. MT. Roosevelt in brief address to the court said he only wanted to forever destroy islanders uttered against him and that he was satis- fled with a yindication and ask that the judge instruct the jury to return; verdict for nominal damages. The court instructed the jury to this eff feet and without leaving their seats the jurymen gave verdict in behalt of Colonel Roosevelt for six cents the smallest sum considered under the
 Michigan statues.
 Apparently the defense had no evi- dence to boast of in the case and never had any and couldn't find any but hoped that it might develop some thing comforting to itself from an examination of Colonel Roosevelt own witnesses.
 This morning the defense was plainly defeated and knew it, because the days witnesses were allowed tC leave the stand without cross exami. nation.
 However the audience in the court room was electrified when, after the prosecution rested it's case at PA o'clock Editor Newton who published the editorial, took the stand and read statement which from almost the first sentence indicat- ed that he had no case and was con- testing the fact. As Editor Newet, read, the audience in the courtroom fairly quiyered with excitement ana Colonel Rosevelts face became white The former president leaned forward with his features drawn, tense, and
 listened intently.
 When Editor Newett read that he had been unable to find anyone who would take the witness chair and swear that he had seen Colonel Roose- welt drunk and that he had been pro- foundly impressed by the nature anu the plaintiff and that he was forced to the conclusion that he had been mis- taken, the excitement experienced in the courtroom increased, but there was no demonstration.
 As Editor Newett concluded the reading of his statement and stepped from the stand Attorney Hill of the prosecution announced that the plain tiff in the case wished to address the court. Permission was given and Mr
 Roosevelt standing at the end of his councill's table faced the court and
 said:
 Your honor, in view of the state ment of the defendant, ask the court
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V:Y7zsD~

Johnny Evers. the peppery manager of the Chicago Cubs, who has started a crusade against pitchers who delib- erately attempt to disable the stars of opposing teams by "beaning' them with pitched balls when they are at bat. Evers recently was quoted as saying that he believed Howard Cam nitz, the Pittsburgh twirler intention ally struck Evers, Zimmerman and Archer during a Pittsburgh Chicago series. Howard Camnitz is we'll known in Pine Bluff, where he was often seen to do his early amateur tWirling as member of the pitching staff of the Vicksburg Cotton States League team. He was developed by the famous old player, Billy Earle. He is now a member of the Pittsburgh twirling staff.
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Great Baseball Players and Fine Judges of Good Ac
 cident Insurance.

These ball players are all AETNA-IZED! The AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY, in it's ACCI- DENT INSURANCE DE- APARTMENT, is the largest company in the world in the business. You'd better be AETNA-IZED right now for it's too late when you need it. Pine Bluffs representa- tive is JOHN L. MILLS, PhOne-One, one, one, seven
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shoot the mad dog to free the other the injured dog, but neighbors fear that it will develop rabies in a few weeks.
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$14,0O0,OOO WIDOW
 TO MARRY A COUNT

Paris, May 31-The engagement Of Count Helie de Talleyrand- -Derigord, and Mrs. William D. Leeds, widow of the American tin plate king, who died in 1908, leaving an estate of $14 4,O00, ,00, was announced here today.
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All banks, members of the Pine Bluff Clearing House Association. will be closed:
 Tuesday June 3rd, 1913, Jefferson Davis Birthday, being legal Holidays.
 Pine Bluff Clearing House Associa- tion. by M. E. Bloom, Manager.
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Mrs. Thomas J. Collier has gone to Baton Rouge to attend the graduation of her son from the University of Louisiana.
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WHOLE CLUB IS INSURED
Every Officer of Brooklyn Team In.
 cluded in $2O6,OOO Accident

New York, May 30.-Every officer of the Brooklyn National club and ev- cry member of the team, 27 in all, have been insured by the manage ment, it was announced today. One blanket accident policy for approxi- mately $206,0O0 was written carrying the usual double indemnity clause This is declared to be the first time an entire major league organization from club president to recruit player has been insured under a single policy.
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-08
DIRECT LEGISLATION

The news from Helena this morning is that steps are to
be taken at once toward starting a movement for securing
by initiative the reform laws which were promised to the
state by each of the political parties but which were denied
by the legislature. The Thirteenth assembly, up to its
very last minute, furnished as fine an exhibition of mimic
warfare as has ever been seen in the state. There was
such a clash of arms as walked the echoes in every corner
In the house there was a band of men who strove
earnestly to accomplish something in the way of promised
These men were not to be cajoed or threat
ened away from what they believed to be their duty. They
were not to be browbeaten or bribed away from the en-
deavor to fulfill the pledges which they had made and
which their parties had made for them. They fought to
the very last minute.
The Thirteenth assembly will be known in Montana his
tory as the battle ground where the old bipartisan combine
fought its last successful contest. 1t will be remembered
for the desperation with which the Invisible Government
made its last stand. The veteran managers of the cam
paigns of the combine had seen the handwriting upon the
wall and they realized that their last chance had come.
They fought with all the vast resources at their command;
there was no line of attack which they did not employ;
there was no means of defense which they overlooked.
And they won out in a great measure.
There were some good laws enacted by the Thirteenth.
Some of these slipped through before the Old Guard was
fully awake to the danger, some were permitted to pass in
the hope OF modifying the people, some were-as will be
found later-fakes of the first water. But, when these
good measures are examined, it will be found that there
are none OF them which affect the special privileges for
which the bipartisan combine has campaigned these many
years. They reform other evils than the great evil.
For the men who fought manfully all through the ses-
sion for the rights of the people, the state will always en-
terrain the highest regard. They fought a good fight;
they deserved to win. In the end they will win. They
have reused the state to action and the initiative will take
up the work which was defeated in the Thirteenth
assembly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-08
TWO CHANGES.

Two important changes in the Mon
tana newspaper field have taken place
during the week past. The first of
these was the completion of the trans
Ter, already announced, of the Dawson
County Review by j. A. Metcalf to
Messrs. Gilluly and Allen, Doth of
whom are well known in newspaper
circles. The Review Is one of the in
newspapers of eastern Mon
tana- Mr., Metcalf has been agrees
sive and progressive in his manage
ment. OF the new owners. Mr.. Gilluly
was formerly connected with The Mis-
souiian and has personal friends here.
Under the new ownership. the Review
should maintain its excellent reruta-
ton. ~
The second change involves the
ownership of the Helena Independent,
which passes from the control Of the
Neill family. which, with brief inter-
regnums, has had Its name at the
head Of the editorial page for many
years. The Montana congressional
delegation Is in direction of the new
management; in direct executive con-
tTOl Is Mr.. w. II. Campbell who. as
secretary of the Northwest Publicity
league, has become known personally
TO many Montana people, with whom
ne has won an enviable reputation for
progressiveness and energy. The sal
utatory announcement of the new
management rings true n Mr..
Campbell Will find an excellent field
for his endeavor in Helena,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-08
OlD-TiME SIMPLICITY.

There has come to our notice an &C
count Of the doings in Washington,
Immediately following the Inaugural
ton of Andrew Jackson. which takes
all the tang out of the plea for a re-
turn to old-time simplicity in con-
nection with the induction of the
president into office. Read this para
graph and see if present conditions dc
not seem pretty good:
The president was literally pur-
sued by a motley of
people, riding. running helter-
SHELTER. striving who should first
gain admittance into the execu-
tive mansion, where it was under
stood that refreshments were to
be distributed. The halls were
filled with a disorderly rabble
scrambling for the refreshments
designed for the drawing rooms,
the people forcing their way into
h saloons. mingling with the
foreign ministers and citizens
surrounding the president. China
and glass to the amount of sew
eral thousand dollars were brok en-
in The struggle to get at the ice
and cakes, though punch and
other drinkables had beer carried
out in tubs and buckets to the
people.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-08
SCORES MEET DEATH
IN EXPLOSION
Continued From Page. One)

Edward Waters, chief officer OF
the Alum Chine,
Joseph P. Lennon, Baltimore, of the
Atlantic crew.
John Mackral, Frank Doyle, Edward
Cassell, Andrew Carotsi, Joseph r.
Hood, st~evedores, all Of Baltimore.
Seamen in scores of small craft and
captain Van Dyke of the Atlantic saw
smoke soming from the dynamite
laden Alum Chine a few minutes be-
FORE the explosion and the launch
Jerome, which was alongside the ship,
rescued many members of the crew
n rushed them to safety. The wit
nesses say that when the explosion
came the steamer jumped from the
waters as If a torpedo had struck her
from below and then fell in fragments
in which We're mingled the torn bodies
of the dead.
The transport company's scoW had
been tied to the big steamer and the
conclusion from the ships hold caused
a second explosion of tons of dynamite
still aboard the barge that increased
the destruction. Several small crafts
In the harbor are believed to have been
blown to pieces.
The tug Atlantic which twice had
to the rescue before the crash.
was racing away when 1t was caught
in the rain of charred wood and red
hot steel that fell in a shower for a