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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-25

A headline In the newspapers reads:
"Marconi Talks 1900 Miles" Evident
ly the longest speech on record.
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Why is 1t that other people find 1t
SO hard TO live up to the standards
hat you set for them?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-25

Hair ribbons for men are coming in
10 fashion in Paris. What will the
baldheads do?
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Operating surgically upon people
who have taken mercury will slow
down suicides by that route.
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Church advertising is all right. but
there are exceptions. One minister let
this be known: No evening service:
all welcome"
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Don't worry about the tax II you
have the income.
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Under the eugenic rules as we nm
derstand them, every new arrival Is
bound to be either a boy or a girl.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-25

Vests are to be worn by women"
Well, they don't hook up the back, any
way.
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We do not know who invented sing.
Ing. but she did an excellent job.
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The high price Of eggs gives barn.
storming actors a feeling Of security.
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Now m the tango wedding"
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BELL CORPORATION
PLANS TO DISSOLVE
MOVE OF AMERICAN TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH AVOIDS
PROSECUTION.
AFTER MANY CONFERENCES
Attorney General Announces Conclu.
sion of Dickering-President VIII
son Praises Attitude Of
Company.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Attorney Gen.
eral McReynolds has made public de-
tails Of an agreement for the re-organ-
ization of the American Telephone &
Telegraph company which will prevent
litigation to dissolve that corporation
under the antitrust act and under
which competitive conditions will be
restored in the telephone service of
the country and the combine will dis
pose of its holdings in the Western
Union Telegraph company.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-28
could they free themselves.

The speakers were John Fitz-
patrick, president of the Chicago
Federation of Labor; Emmett Flood,
A. F. of L. organizer; William Borke
and Alexander Nielubowsky,, both
foreign organizers of the A. F. of L.,
and Dennis Lane, of the butchers.
The trend of all the speeches was
the same.
The story of how the packers,
helped out by Police Captain Paddy
LAWN, broke the great strike of 1904
was told; and how since then the
packers had been steadily making
conditions worse and worse.
1t was pointed out that the pack
ers were so afraid of organization of
the stockyards employees that, since
the present campaign had been start
ed, they had guaranteed their en-
ployes at least four days work
week.
'They are guaranteeing you four
days a week now" said Fitzpatrick.
"They are doing so only because they
are afraid. If you let this chance
to organize slip they'll soon forget
the guarantee.
But even that guarantee is an
outrage. They are working you
twelve and thirteen hours a day just
now-and guaranteeing you at least
four days a week.
eff you were organized you could
demand and force them to give you
the eight-hour day. And if you had
the eight-hour day, as you ought to
have, there would be plenty of work
to go around.
Then there wouldn't be any
guaranteeing you four days week.
You'd be guaranteeing yourself six
days work week-and at decent,
living wages, too.
''The packers know your power If
you are organized. That's why they
are trying to stave off organization
with the guarantee of four days
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-28

Instead the packers are trying to
conciliate the workers, are offering
them half loaf because they see
that If they do not the workers will
arise and take their rightful whole
loaf.
And while the polyglot workers of
the Yards were cheering organizers
of the American Federation of Labor
at Columbia Hall, five hundred de-
partment store girls, whose oppres-
sion was shown so clearly by the
O'Hara commission, and the expo
sure of whose oppression only made
hat oppression the more heavy; were
gathered formulating plans for the
thorough organization of the depart
ment stores.
At their meeting the girls showed
a spirit of determination that prom
ises well for results, despite the vi
cious tactics of the department store
millionaires who fear the organiza-
ton of their employees even more
than they feared the scorn of the
world that the O'Hara commissions
public branding of them exposed
them to.
And meantime the fifty thousand
garment workers, who were crushed
and humbled in the great strike of
two years ago, are gathering their
scattered forces together again and
steadily organizing.
In this case, too, the employers are
not daring to use their old repressive
tactics against the workers. They
simply do not dare, and the garment
workers campaign for organization
is going steadily ahead.
The first step in the American
Federation of I.ahQr'S camnaiqn to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-28

The first step in the American
Federation of Labor's campaign to
organize the stockyards, taken yes
terday, was an immense success.
Almost a thousand stockyards en-
ployes, men of all races, crowded
Columbia Hall, Forty-eighth and
Paulina streets to hear the Fedora
tons organizers talk.
They wildly cheered every denun-
citation of the conditions of life forced
upon them by the packers and every
statement that only by organization
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
ALLIES STAND FAST
FOR MONTENEGRINS

London, April 5.-The progress of
Balkan affairs Is giving European
diplomacy some uneasy moments
The allies have taken a stiff -necked
independent attitude and refuse to ac-
cept orders from the powers. The
question is, If it becomes necessary to
coerce them, how can that be done?
The allies realize this dilemma and
realize that the concert of Europe Is
not as harmonious as a month ago
The present policy of the Balkan
states is to debate the peace terms
and continue the war, at least until
Montenegro has captured Schari
The smallest kingdom in Europe con-
tinues to defy the six great powers.
King Nicholas talks freely to inter
viewers, declaring that he will take
and keep the town. which he consid-
ers necessary TO the prosperity of his
kingdom. Eight warshlps are block
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
CAIRO IS PASSING
THROUGH CRISIS
OF FLOOD
RIVER is STATIONARY BUT is
STILL AT HIGH STAGE
IN OTHER CITIES.

Cairo, ILL.,, April 5.-Cairo is now
passing what is supposed to be the
crisis of the flood The river prac-
tically is stationary, but is expected
to remain at an extremely high stage
for several days.
Grave danger still menaces the city
from the seepage through the leeves, or
from the results that might follow
high wind which would dash the
waters against the levee.
The local weather observer said that
the passing of the Ohio waters into
the Mississippi through Cache creek,
and the breaking of levees in Missouri.
are what relieved the great pressure on
the Cairo levees and kept the water
from going much higher on the Cairo
gauge
Adjutant General Dickson arrived on
the steamer Illinois at o'clock this
afternoon. The boat brought S5 tons
of supplies which will be distributed
among flood refugees in Illinois.
Colonel Moriarity is investigating a
charge that intoxicated soldiers went
about the village of Mounds, breaking
in doors and arresting citizens pro-
miscuously.
Mayor Fletcher of Mounds found a
captain who took charge of the situa :
tion and removed the disturbers to
Villa Ridge, where they had no chance
to secure liquor.
The Big Four railroad took 500
laborers to Mound City last night and
put them to work on the leeves there
1t is thought the place now is safe.
| Mounds, north of Cairo, is flooded
with back water which, in some
streets, is two to three feet deep. The
town is three miles from the Ohio
river and five miles from the Missis
sippi.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
MANN IS NOMINATED
FOR SPEAKERSH|P
BY c. 0. ?.
REPUBLICANS OF NEW HOUSE
HOLD CAUCUS AND MAKE
THEIR SELECTIONS.

Washington, April 5.-Representa-
tive James r.. Mann Of Illinois was
nominated as the republican candidate
for speaker of the house of represen-
tatives, other offices filled on the re-
publican organization, and the political
situation generally was discussed at
caucus of representatives. in the house
chamber tonight, 1t was harmonious
throughout. Ninety-sey of 126 re-
publican members were present.
Among them We're such progressive
republicans" as Representatives Len
root and Cooper of Wisconsin,, Volkes
stead, Anderson and steiner of Mime
sofa, HelgeSon of North Dakota, and
others who had participated earlier in
an informal conference on progress
sive repubicanism'
Representative Kent of California
though on the republican caucus roll,
was absent He had stayed away from
the progressive" third party confer
ence and from the progressiye-repub-
lican meeting. Republican Leader
Mann regarded Mr.. Kent as indepen-
dent, but expects to accord him
recognition on committees, as he did
in the last congress.
Nominations.
The caucus nominations which will
be put before the house in opposition
to the democratic majority are:
For speaker, Representative Mann of
Illinois.
Chaplain, Rev. Henry \. Couden,
Washington, d. c. GneumbenD.
Clerk of the house. former Represent
ative Alexander Mcdowell Pennsyla-
vania.
Sergeant at arms, Clarence M
Price, Kansas.
Doorkeeper, George w. Denny, Ten
nessee.
Postmaster George w. Russell
Seattle.
Representative Charles Burke of
| South Dakota was chosen republican
whip: Representative Green of Mas
-+. (CQntinlfel on page Four
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06

aiding his port but with the excep-
tion Of the cases of Austria Hungary
and Germany, this measure is beins
executed reluctantly. These two pow
ers alone demand that Scutari be in
corporated in the state of Albania
and the other four powers have Joined
with them merely for the sake OF
preserving harmony.
Public opinion of Great Britain ana
Russia is strongly in favor of Monte
negro. Ire British newspapers are al
most unanimous in expressing ad
miration and sympathy for the BRAY.
mountaineers. Montenegro has mad
the greatest sacrifices of any
of the allies and has gained
the least and the English people d.
not want to see the profits of victor
taken away from her. They remem
bere the Greeks declaration early In
the war that the allies should keep
what they gained.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
UNSELF|SH PIONEER
ALASKA REGARDS
A. c. FROST
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE SAYS
CONVICTION MEANS DEATH
OF NEW RAILROAD.

Chicago, April 5.~-"Alaska Is anx-
iously awaiting the outcome of tho
trial of the promoters of the Alaska
Central railroad" Albert Fink said In
the federal court today in his argu-
ment for the defense. Mr.. Fink said
that Albert c. Frost chief of the five
defendants charged with conspiring to
obtain $l000O,o00 worth of Alaskan
coal lands. was regarded as an un~
selfish pioneer in Alaska. and that
the Alaskans saw in his operations
the first great Improvement projects
there planned for the benefit OF the
whole people and not for the enrich
ment OF non resident capitalists.
If the defendants be acquitted"
Mr. Fink said the Alaska Central
road will be built. If not it will pass
into the hands of inimical interest 8
and would be allowed ITO de"
Mr.. Fink was followed by Amos r.
Marsten, who will continue arguments
for the defense on Monday The trial
was interrupted while Judge Lands
requested an explanation of some
correspondence between Frost and IT,
=. Osler, u Canadian attorney. to be
made to him after the trial.
Former United States Senator
George Turner of Spokane and w. !.
Holand, Canadian lawyer, appeared
in court today to testify, but too late
to be heard. Their names had been
mentioned in the Osler letter, in which
it was said that Turner. Frost, O. G.
Laberee and several others were like
ly to have charges brought against
thnm by a grand jury at Seattle Tho
evidence of f. H. Stewart. also
Canadian, might be wanted. Mr. Os-
Ter wrote. and it was suggested that
he stay on the Canadian side to avoid
process.
Turner and Boland said they were
eager to explain and Judge lands
requested Mr.. l3oland to request Mr..
Osler to come to Chicago to explain,
guaranteeing him immunity from ar
rest.
"The regulations of men prominent
in this country and Canada have been
compromised in this correspondence"
Judge Landis said. "The matter
should be cleared up. The offense in
tmated in this letter. If it were actual
ly committed, is a serious one"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
SMOKY CITY PICKS
WOMAN SCHOOL I
TRUSTEE

Butte, April Especially "A
woman was today elected to the
board of city school trustees, when
the suffraget te- labor candidates
Mrs. William Rosa and II. LoWndes
Maury. were elected by tWo-to-
one vote over Charles Henderson
and John G.. Holland, for re-elec-
ton on the old regime ticket. Mr.
Maury is the present socialist city
attorney.
Mrs. Rosa is the wife of a mine
blacksmith and her candidacy was
seized upon by the women and suf-
fragists of Butte for the occasion
of an overwhelming demonstration,
and they made it. Women were
rounded up by lieutenants from ev-
cry neighborhood, and the elections
results came as the biggest sur
prise Butte politicians have been
given for years.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
TURNED DOWN.

Washington, April 5.-President
Wilson's proffered compromise on
sugar, Which would mean a one cent
a pound duty for three years and
then free sugar, was rejected to-
night by Senator Ransdell, Repre-
sentative Broussard and Colonel
Robert Ewing, democratic national
committeeman from Louisiana.
The Louisianans carried to the
White House a strong protest
against free sugar adopted today at
a meeting in New Orleans of the
American Cane Growers association
They predicted the ruin of the in
dustry il the president persisted in
his determination to remove all duty
on sugar.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
+ STRIKE CONTINUES |
HARVESTER PLANT
WILL MOVE
COM PANY At AUBURN DECLARES
1T WILL LEAVE THIS cOUN-
r.. TRY FOR EUROPE.

Auburn, N. Y, April 5.-Repeated
conferences today failed to bring about
"a hope of settlement of the textile
strike that has been in progrss here
/ for two weeks with an accompaniment
/ of serious disorders. A development
of the day was the issuance of an ul-
| timatum by the International Har-
vester company that if it's workers do
not return at once the mill would be
dismant,ed and the manufacture of
.tWine be transferred to the company's
plants in Germany. The strikers are
given until Tuesday to answer.
Both the harvester mill and the mill
of the Columbian Rope company, the
other plant affected, We're closed to-
day, but aside from minor disorders
this morning the day was peaceful.
Two companies of militia are still on
guard.
The peace negotiations, which have
gone over to Monday, are deadlocked
at the moment by disagreement over
representation of the employs at the
conference called by Mayor ONeill in
an effort to bring about an under
ployers.
An UItimatum.
Unless the strike rioting ceases at
once and a settlement between the
strikers and their employers is reached,
the International Harvester company
will remove it's entire plant--one of
the largest of it's kind in the world
| tn hnr TO oft n; lie, In
Dor conditions are more stable. They
made known their position today in
the following statement:
"The mill has now been closed for
two weeks and nothing seems to be
decided with reference to the future.
In view of this fact we desire to point
out that our plant at Auburn has
been used to spin twine for the ex-
port trade. Unless we can, without
delay, come to an understanding with
our employees, by which we may be
assured of some stability in this in
dustry for the future, we beg to i'm
form you that we will begin at once
to transfer the machinery to Eu-
| rope.
I'VE will regret exceedingly if we
are ODllgeQs TO make TINS move, Tor
heretofore our manufacturing opera
tions abroad have not lessened in any
way the number of our employees in
| this country.
| "Such action will entail loss not only
to our employees, but to the city of
Auburn and the country as a whole,
because it will transfer to Europe
what is now a home manufacturer.
| Therefore before your action forces
us to start this work, we respectful
! ly invite you to consider carefully the
consequences and let us have your
lanswer not later than April 81
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
DRAMATIC SUICIDE
OF FRENCH BANDIT
LAUREL JAPANESE
HANGS SELF

Billings, April 5,-Tony Maru-
tayashai, japanese, employed at
the Speers ranch west of Laurel,
today hanged himself in the hay
when found a few minutes later,
was dead. The man imagined that
he was being pursued by the Black
Hand society and was examined for
his sanity yesterday and pro-
nounced sane.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06

Washington, April 5.-President Will
son virtually on the eve of convening
of congress in extra session, was in
command of the tariff situation to-
night determined to uphold the tariff
pledges of the democratic platform
adopted at Baltimore
Important additions to- the free list
as reported tonight include:
Paw wool, boots and Shoes hide
leather, Skins, meats, lard, salt, iron
ore, timber, agricultural implements,
sewing machines, typewriters, printing
presses, road machinery, news-print
paper. wood pulp, cotton bagging,
barbed wire and steel rails.
The president was reported to have
withstood the renewed attacks upon
the free raw wool schedule as embodied
in the bill to be introduced from the
ways and means committee Monday,
and delayed decision only on the sugar
schedule, left open for senators and
representatives. from Louisiana and
beet sugar states to agree to accept
free sugar in three years.
Caucus Pledge Binding.
So firm is the presidents attitude
reported to be, an attitude backed by
the majority of his party in both
branches of congress, that an effort
of legislators to escape a caucus
pledge on the wool schedule would
not be tolerated. The president and
party leaders, having agreed upon
free raw wool, there will be no trouble
getting it through the house, and the
senate leaders propose that there be
no kicking over the traces when it
reaches a senate caucus.
1t was asserted by some leaders
that efforts of senators to dodge a
caucus pledge on wool or sugar
schedules would not be tolerated. The
president, in talking today to Senators
Walsh and Myers of Montana, made
plain his firm position on the wool
tariff declaring that the party could
wool.
Negotiations on the sugar schedule
continued throughout the day, no de-
cision having been reached at a late
hour as to the position to be taken
by the opponents of free sugar.
1t became evident during the day
that proposals had been made be-
ing to combination that might force
the president and the senate headers
to give some protection to both in
Continued on Page Six.)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
DAVE MORGAN CHIEF DEPUTY

Helena, April 5.--fSpeciaD D-Game
Warden DeHart today appointed Da
vid Morgan Of the Fourth district
chief deputy warden Part Of the time
Mr.. Morgan will be in Anaconda, and
the remainder in Helena. j. C. Duffy
Of Philipsburg was appointed deputy
at large. Mr.. Duffy was in the leg
iSlature two years ago.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
PROGRESS|vES ARE JUB|LA
OVER UNDERW00D'S PROMISE
CONSCIENCE FUND
INCREASES

Washington, April 5.-iStriclIen
by conscience, Il citizen who pre-
sumably had violated the internal
revenue laws, sent 1890 to the
treasury today through Il Los
Angeles clergyman, who said 1t
had been placed in his hands by
a visitor from the east. The check
was turned into the conscience
fund.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
HELP FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS.

stevensville. April 5,-tSpecial)-
Garden City lodge No. IA, |. O. O. f.,
at their meeting last night subscribed
$25 fer the benefit of the flood suf-
ferers of the stricken eastern states.
The money was sent to the grand lodge
in Helena for forwarding.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
Farmers Stick.

Evansville, Ind, April 5.-Marooned
persons are still being brought into
Evansville and other high points along
the Ohio. In spite of aid offered, many
farmers are sticking to their homes,
although driven to the second stories
and endangered by any WindstOrm
within the next week.
The river today remained at 4S3
feet, the highest point in history, but
it is expected to begin to fall slowly
tomorrow.
Fred Zahn, boatman, in crossing
the flooded area above Henderson,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
Lacombe, Confessed Murder.
er of Three, Chambers to
Roof of Partisan Prison
and After Two Hours of
Vain Conversation, Leaps
to His Death-Was Known
as Desperate Criminal.

Paris. April 5.-Lacombe, notorious
mitted suicide today by jumping from
the roof of the Prison de la Santa.
His leap to death was witnessed by
the prison officials and guards, by
Lacombe's lawyer, the prosecuting at
torney and the judge who had COM
mitted him to prison.
All these spectators had been sum
moned by telephone during the two
hours that Lacombe stood at the edge
of the roof, arguing with the Wardens
Who sought to persuade him to return
to his cell.
lacombe was awaiting trial on the
charge of assassinating NJ. Ducret,
editor of the newspaper IIdee Libre
He WAS charged also with numbering
several other persons in various parts
of France.
Desperate Criminal.
He was arrested in Paris on March
II after the police throughout France
had sought him for several months
A mob tried to lynch him while he
was on the way to the police station.
He was known as one of the most des
perate criminals in the country, and
during his incarceration confessed to
the murder of Ducrpt admitted killing
a postmaster at Bezons and Il railroad
cashier at Les Aubrais, near Orleans,
A special guard was kept on him in
jail and even during his daily hour Of
exercise he was watched closely
This morning, while Lacombe was
talking with his lawyer In an enclosed
courtyard inside the prison, his guards
stood IA few yards off, Suddenly La
combe who was an allround athlete
and q professional performer Of feats
of strength at country fairs, sprang
forward and grasped the lower rungs
of an iron ladder leading to the upper
part of the building. He had
clamhered past tier after tier Of cells
and had mounted swiftly to the roof
before the guards recovered from their
astonishment.
A dozen Wardens passed through the
prison and onto the roof by trap doors,
gradually surrounding him on three
sides. He threatened to throw him
self down and the guards hesitated to
approach.
a. singular conversation then took
place between Lacombe, the examining
judge and the prosecuting attorney,
who had been summoned by telephone.
Lacombe.s lawyer Georges Boucheron,
and others meanwhile gathered on a
Balcony overlooking that part of the
roof where I.acombe was standing.
Magistrate Drloux called on La
combe to surrender
ii is too late; l have. finished" he
replied.
Lacombe then complained of the
! food provided for him and of the lack
| of heat in his cell. The prison
] warden shouted To him that he would
himself see that his desires were sup
piled.
''Too late" replied Lacombe. 1T is
| Finished
! He then said he would like to talk
! to Boucheron, who thereupon climbed
! (cOntinueu on Page ~TWelYel