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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25

ADMINISTRATORS
PUSH STREET WORK
TO ABATE L0NG-sTANDING NUS
ANCE AT MADISON AND MAIN
STREETS.
N EW CAS-HOLDER
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CONCRETE
BASE ON NEW MAYO BRIDGE
CITY HOME CONTRACTS
AWARDED.
CAS-HOLDER

For many years the junction of
Main and Madison streets has been
an eye-sore to the city engineers de-
partment. Numberless times the
sewer at that point has overlooked
into neighboring Easements and Gel
lars, and caused much damage to
property. This nuisance has been
ahated to a large extent by the con-
struction of larger sewers. but the- de-
preston at that point is such that
even now there Is occasional trouble.
The administrative board yesterday
directed the city engineer to look
carefully into the matter, ard to make
whatever changes may seem necessary
In the road bed. the sewer and the
sidewalk. 70 that in future no damage
to the neighboring property. or the
city, may result.
New Gas-Holder.
A contract was awarded the Dolly
and Fowler company, by the admins
trative board, for the construction of
g new gas-holder at the Fulton plant
with q capacity of 100000 cubic feet,
at a cost of $1,000.
The committee named to look into
the bids embraced Messrs. Beck and
Hirschberg. who acted in conjunction
Property abutung the alley between
Ninth and Tenth streets, from De-
catur street southwark, having been
acquired by the city for the purpose
OF widening the alley, the occupants
were directed to vacate. SO that the
work of Improvement might proceed
City Engineer Boiling was directed
to superintend the work.
Stalls Nos. 50 and 10 in First
market were transferred frcm E. y.
Andrews to NJ. w. Adams.
More Funds For Bridge.
The sum Of $4,000 was appropriated
fer a concrete base under the paving
Of new Mayo bridge. The city en-
gineer reported that progress on the
bridge was being made reasonably
fast.
Acting ur3n resolution from Cum
ell the board appropriated 500 for
decorations and other improvements
to the city auditors office.
Electrical Inspector Speights was
directed 10 place an electric fan in
the office OF the mayor.
The city engineer IVES directed to
exrend as much as SIS for the pur-
pose of "skinring" a baseball dia-
mond on a lot aojacent to lakewood
Was placed to the credit of the play
ground fund.
Building Inspector Butler was d.
rected 10 advertise for bids for the
erection of resting station at Byrd
park. to be built on plans drawn by
CarneaI and johnson.
Contracts for City home supplies
were awarded, Nelson & Ladd and
E. p. Murphy getting the contracts
for wood and coal. and Powell Broth
ers that for shoes
A large number of requests for al
legations and for street and sidewalk
improvements were referred to the
city engineer.
The board yesterday afternoon went
on a tour of inspection In tho West
End. to look over WORK on street i'm
provements.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
SON IS MISSING,
PARENT RELEASED
ENERGIES FROM JAIL TO AID IN
SEARCH FOR LOST BARE
FOOT NEwSBOY.

At the urgent plea of his wife.
whose twelve-year-old son has been
missing from home since Monday
noon. n. l. Richeson, Of &c North
Twenty-nrst street, who was serving
time for being drunk and disorderly,
was released from jail yesterday az
ternoon in order to aid in the search
for the boy.
Mrs Rlcheson enlisted the SYM
pathy Of Captain Pollock. who i'm
mediately telephoned to Justice
Crutchfield and told him the story.
Justice Crutchfield consented to
Richeson'g release, and the man was
met at the jail door by his wife.
Richeson's by her first husband. left
home on Monday at noon to sell news
papers, by which he adds little
to his mothers weekly stipend. AS
the day wore on he failed to return.
and Mrs Richeson began inquiry. She
learned from friends OF her son that
he was last seen at 4 o'clock In the
afternoon playing near the dock. 1t
IL feared that he fell into the water
or went In for a swim and was
drowned. He had never failed be-
fore to return home every day.
Murray is described as having
black curly hair. gray eyes, wearing
a blue and white striped shirtwaist
and a blue cap. He was barefoot
The police were instructed TO make
search for him. and they will use
every endeavor 10 find the boy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
EIGHTEEN QUALIFY
FOR PoLICEMAN's JOB

Eighteen out OF twenty-six candi-
dates for the police force passed the
mental examination held in the coun-
Gil chamber last week. This Is re-
garded al a good percentage. The
names of the successful candidates
are as follows:
George o. Allen. 222o West Cary
street; p. d. Bass. 400 West Four
teenth street; F. J. Cline. 1712 vena-
BILE street; W. w. Cullingsworth. 2s12
N street, S. F. Ernest, 40S Denny
street: e. L. Hickman. 3s27 South
Fifth street. John w. King. 1896
West Cary street: G. T. Lang, ais
Jefferson avenue; ]. e. Maynard, 9lS
North Twenty-ffth street: Fl. A.
Neisz. 2223 Venable street: r. S. Oil
yer. I West Marshall street; c. F..
Poeenau. 107 East Fourth street: s.
w. Reams. 8 South Mulberry street;
W.. H. Ragland. 8 Louisiana street;
l.. G. Shipp. 1891 Darlington street:
M, III. Taylor. Sis North Twenty~fiftht
street; NJ r.. vinson. 403 West Clay
street: f. C. Williams, GIG Tulip
street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
STATE CHARTERS
NEW ENTERPRISES

The state corporation cofnmiSei04|
granted the following charters -
terday:
Interior Iron ore corporation, Req
noke. Va: $4,000 to $4,000; JAfne4
Mecrcdy. president; ". NJ. Giiifan1tS
vice president: s. NJ. CARRIER. secretarN
and troasurer--all of Roanoke. Vs. IN
United Galleries, inc, bristol. VI
$50. 000 to 100000: r. Tate IrvinNs;
president. Big Stone Gap, Va; PAUL
Dulnnay. secretary, Washington. u
C.: F. c. Wright Washington, ID. Co.
Mount Vernon seminary, inc, Alex
andria, Va; $4,000 20 $4,000: r. ~
Somers, president; A. G. HenSIays
vice president, r. Grace Brcuse. Sec
rotary and treasury. Washington, n.
c.
Boykins Hardware company, inn.p
Boykins, Va $1,000 to SIS, 900; H.
A Moore, president; r. II. Powells
president. T.. NJ. Powell, sccrs-
tary--aIl of Boyhins. Va
Higgins Land corporation. Norfolks
Va. $4,000 to i20n.00o; w. Il. Tay-
Tor. president; P. NJ. Prescott, Jr.s
Sc cretary; Alan @. Burrow-all Of
Norfolk.
Store Mountain Coal corporation.
Roanoke. Va: $4,000 to 500, 000s
H. c. Elicit, president. Roanoke, IA:
A. Gordon Jones. vice-president.
Washington, D. c.; j. E NJ. Hanckels
secretary and treasurer, Roanoke. Va.
Amendment to char,er Chariottes-
Vile and Albemarle Railway COM
pany. Charlottesville. Va; enlaTging
Its powers.
Old Dominion Finance company.
inc, Roanoke. Va; increasing ita
maximum from 5000 to $1,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
B. N. c. OUTING
PLANS COMPLETE
MEMBERS ARE URGED TO
SECURE THEM

At meeting in charge of the Bust
ness Mems Club yesterday 1t was re-
ported that the tickets allotted for
the steamer are nearly exhausted and
those members who desire to secure
tickets for their friends arc request
ed to apply to the secretary or some
member of the committee at once In
order that their wants may be sup
piled. 1t is necessary. too, that the
committee know as early as possible
how many folks they will have to
provide for, in order that none may
go hungry or thirsty.
President Alvin M. Smith went
down the river as far as City Point
yesterday and besides inspecting the
stream. picked out a safe place in the
channel for the ship to sail. and he Is
timid landlubber q safe trip. Rene
dies will be carried along for seasick-
ness.
Any number OF novel features are
being planned by the committee in
addition to the orchestra and the vo-
cal music and the guessing contest
There will be a checker tournament
on board for those who love the
game. and the night between the tom
cat and the whangdoodle is expected
to be some contest. The committee
ALSO IlaS SotIle sur pEiser UP us SictFt
in the way of entertainment which
may not be divulged until the boat
leaves the dock
One of the places of interest to be
visited at City Point will be the plant
of the Dupont Powder works located
there. and 1t is rather expected that
the chamber Of commerce OF City
Point will give the visitors a warm
welcome.
The boat leaves the Old Dominion
wharf at 1880 O'Clock and returns
TO Richmond by Z. Tickets s1.0o,
and I'VE shall know each other bet
ter as the James goes rolling by"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
LAST LUNCHEON
THIS AFTERNOON

President Alvin NJ smith will pre-
side at the final of the "tab etalk
luncheon series today at the Bush
ness Mems club, and it is confidently
expected to be the most interesting
of these affairs the organization has
held, from every point of view.
The subject is: What is being ac-
complished and what is to be accom-
plished in Richmond" The talks will
be short and to the point and the in
vited memb ers are requested to be on
hand promptly at the appointed time
-1:30 o'clock. The luncheon will
last only one hour and topics of great
civic interest are expected to be de-
veloped.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
- 1900 ~. 1900 afs3 = o. - =
BRIDE Of week
TRIES SUICIDE
SHOOTS HERSELF IN BREAST
TWICE-GIvES NO REASON
FOR THE ACT.

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
PULASKI, VA, June 24.-Mar-
ried scarcely week, yet with the
Joy of living having left her. Mrs.
Elizabeth Kersey, the young bride of
Kelly Kersey. attempted suicide at
her home here this afternoon by
shooting herself twice in the left
breast just above her heart. She Is
tonight In a critical condition and
physicians say she will die.
No reason was given by the young
bride other than that life had ceased
TO hold any allurements and she
wanted to die.
She and Kelly Kersey. both under
twenty years of age. ere married
last Friday night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
DIR. MITCHELL WELCOMED
ON FOREIGN MISSION BOARD

DR.. s. c. Mitchell. who has recent
ly come to Richmond as president OF
the Medical College Of Virginia was
welcomed to membership In the for
eign mission board at the regular
meeting Of that body yesterday af-
ternoon. There was a full attend
ance. and DR.. Mitchell was made to
feel thoroughly at home. DR.. Hut
son. the president. was very felicitous
in extending the greetings OF the
board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
NEW RESIDENCE
IN FAR WEST END

Building inspector Butler yester-
day issueda permit to B. H. Melton
to build a brick residence on the east
side OF Addison street. between Main
and Floyd avenue. to cost $4,000.
A permit was, also. issued to ]. H.
Powell and r. A. Stowe to repair a
brick boiler and engine room in the
IT. and E." plant now In course Of
construction at No. 931 west Mar
shall street, to cost S3.325.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
CASE POSTPONED FOR
WITNESS FROM AUSTRIA

Trial NJ John Blasina, who is I'M
der indictment charging him with
capital offense against his niece.
Marie Blasina- was postponed yes
terday in the Hastings court to July
26th. The postponement was granted
at the request of counsel for the de-
Tense, who stated that IL was de-
sired to summon a witness from Aus
tria, E!asinas native land,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
Suits Entered.

Suit was entered yesterday in the
Law and Equity court by Mrs. Mary
l. Bowman against the Weisberger
company. Incorporated. for $4,000, No
declaration was filed.
Suit was instituted by Lewis III.
Blair against II. A. McCurdy and NJ.
A. Finn for $4,000. No declaration
was filed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
Marriage licenses.

Marriage licenses were Issued yes
terday In the Hastings court to
Charles w. Grimm. Jr.. and Ada L.
Bransford;, Ralph william Leonard
and Annie Virginia Stokes: Andrew
Robert Holloway and Ruby Chalke-
ley: Herbert McMinn and Hattie e.
Bryant: Olynthus Denny Peters and
Frances Ellen Adams: Daniel d. KEN
needy and Agnes Mary Weyand: John
william Hickman, Of Augusta county.
ana Fannie i Spindle. y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25

Ruth Percivall. Miss Bessie G. Black,
Miss Grace James, Miss Amelia :.
Buck, Miss Marion L. Gordon, Miss
Agnes Mcmahon, Miss Rebecca Hard
wicke, Miss Virginia L. Hamlet Miss
Laura P. Cartwright, Miss Ida B.
Holdcrott, Miss Elma I. Meredith. Mr..
Ccalter C. Hancock.
Chimborazo School. Thirty-third and
Marshall Streets.
Faculty-Mr. Geo. F. Bennett, Mrs.
r. J. Christian, Miss Mary Schcr1ner-
horn.
Stonewau Jackson School, Lombardy
and Main Streets.
Faculty-Mr. H. F. Cox. Miss A.
Hopson Kirby. Mics Jualiita Manning,
Miss Carrie G.. Ltbbey, Miss Sailie
Jones.
Powhatan School. South Richmond.
Faculty-Miss Susie Murdock. Miss
Genevievs Leech.
Professor c. C. Pearson will have
charge of the Latin. and Professor c.
W. Owens of the mathematics in the
High school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
Falls tn His Death.

WYTHEVILLE, VA. June "a
William Kellum. formerly of Wythe-
vile, fell down steps in Atlanta, caus-
ing his death yesterday. He was a
young man, unmarried. The body
will be brought TO Virginia for burial.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
Automobiles Fined.

w. L. Davis. charged with running
his automobile over the Ninth street
bridge at a speed greater than that
allowed b. law. was fined $40 in Po-
lice court yesterday morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
Hearing Continued.

The hearing of Ernest Waters. COLI
ored. charged with assaulting John
Tyler, was continued yesterday In Po-
lice court to July 4th. Tyler. whose
skull was fractured, was unable to
appear.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
LA TOILETTE SEEKS
LAWS AMENDMENT

Washington. June Ex-senator La
Toilette introduced n bill today To
amend the Sherman antitrust law SO
as to provide that when any person,
firm or corporation IN held guilty
of restraining trade the burden of
proof to establish the reasonableness
of such restraint should be on the
defendant.
Any concern controlling more than
30 per cent of the business In the
United States in any commodity would
be barred from claiming reasonable
restraint.
The bill also would define as con-
clnsively unreasonable any business
which restraints the purchase of an
article from any other person or re-
stricts the use of any given article;
any discrimination based upon quan-
tity Of commodity purchased or
upon an aggressive price; curtailing
or limiting distribution OF an article
In any given territory or agreement
to withhold any commodity from sale
IN any given locality; underselling
to prevent competition; and Maln-
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
ENGINEER DECLARES
HIS A|RbRAKES
FAILED
PILOT OF WRECKED NEW HAVEN
TRAIN so8s OUT HIS STORY
or THE ACCIDENT.

Stamford Conn, June 13.-Declar-
ing en1phatically that the brakes had
failed to respond properly, that he
had tried to take precautions and had
i done all he could to avert the acci~
dent, Engineer Charles j. Doherty of
New Haven, told a dramatic story to-
day at the inquest into the wreck here
last night of the ramming Of the first
section of the Springfield express by
his engine of the second section, on
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad. which resulted IN six
deaths and injuries to many passen-
gers.
He described his trip in detail from
Bridgeport to Stamford He first dis
covered, he said, that his airbrakes
were in trouble at Norfolk, and be-
cause of that fact had applied them
sooner than ordinarily and before see
ing the distant signal at Stamford.
When he found this set against him
he gave the brakes more air." and
when that did not work, he added,
''let her have the whole thing
Failing to stop the train he threw
on the emergency brake and applied
sand to the rails, but could not stop
the train.
THAT was all could do" he cried,
and, breaking down completely,
sobbed for several minutes.
When asked if he had tried to re-
verse his engine he replied that he
did. but the lever was stiff, and be-
cause of an injury to his back, re-
ceived last Tuesday, he could only
move the lever few notches. He
thought IL he could have gotten it
over it might have made things bet
ter, but did not think it would have
averted the collision.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
Continued on Page six)
"BRIDGIE" WEBER
MYSTERIOUSLY CUT

New York, June 14.-Bridgie Web
Der. one of the principal witnesses in
the Rosenthal case, was stabbed in the
back on an east side street early this
morning.
It was reported at 3:15 that Webber
had lapsed into unconscfousness. and
the hospital physicians admitted his
condition was serious on account of
the great loss of blood.
Shortly before o'clock man whose
identity was then unknown. walked
up to policeman at the corner of
Ninth street and Broadway. and COM
planned that he was suffering from
loss OF blood as the result Of stab
wound.
He described himself as Harry
LeWes. q broker. 85 years old. When
he had been removed to st. Vincent
hospital, the police recognized the
wounded man as Webber. He refused
to tell the police who had stabbed him
or any Of the circlinstances.
shortly after the conviction OF Po-
lice Lieutenant Becker and four gum
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14

men as the murderers of. Herman
Rosenthal, the gambler, there were
many rumors of plots against the
witnesses, but the attack on Webber
this morning Is the first instance of
harm that has come to any of the
men.
The stabbing. it was reported, oc-
Cured just as Webber had kept an
appointment with Sam Paul, leader of
the Sam Paul association, which fig
ured in the early Investigations of the
Rosenthal murder. 1t was at an out
ing Of the association, according to
sttories then printed, that there was
talk to the effect that Rosenta1al
would be "croaked' because he had
"squealed" on Police Lieutenant Beck
er as q gambling protector and graft
collector.
Webber and friend. John Mich
aels. were walking from Third avenue
to the Astor place subway station
when the stabbing occurred Web
ber evidently tried to hide his wound,
4
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14

largest ever appraised in this country.
There are two features Of special In :
terest in tho appraisal. One is the
affidavit OF the examiners that the
property embraced In the ante-nuptial
agreement for Mrs. Ada Willing Astor.
amounting to about $l,736,000, which
was To have reverted To her at the
time of her husbands death, now ter
inmates and goes to Vincent Astor
for the reason that tho youths
mother, although once Colonel Astor's
wife. never was his widow
The second feature concerns the in
heritance tax OF Colonel Astor. The
estate saved large sum by paying
81, 10000 to the state last October,
within six months Of Colonel Astor's
death, this payment earning per
cent rebate.
The appraisers placed the real es-
tate valuation at about 1868, tO000O and
the value of the personal property
close on to s2b0000OO. The real es-
tate includes the old Astor house prop
erty, the Waldorf Astoria, the st.
Regis and knickerbocker hotels and
other hotel and office buildings
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
PORTLAND ENJOYS
HER BATTLE
OF ROSES


Portland, Ore, June ia bat
tie of roses this afternoon was the
only event today of the rose fes-
tival, which will conclude tomor-
row night. Seven electric cars
were laden with countless roses,
which We're showered over those in
the street, while from the curb and
neighboring windows another
countless number Of blooms were
thrown.
Pageant and revelries will end
the festivities tomorrow night, In
the afternoon the annual track
meet of the Pacific Northwest as
sociation of the Amateur Athletic
union will be held on Multnomah
field. Entries include athletes
from practically all the cities of the
northwest.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
VINCENT ASTOR GETS
NEARLY SEVENTY
MILLIONS
ESTATE OF THE COLONEL is AP.
PRAISED AT ElGHTY-EiGHT
MILLION DOLLARS.

New York. June 13.-The estate of
Colonel John Jacob Astor, who per-
'shed in the Titanic disaster, was of
ficially appraised this afternoon at
close to $sS,o0o,000, OF which Vincent
Astor receives Sss,sss,444, Mrs. Made
line Force Astor s7,67S.964, Muriel
Astor $4,Sb6,75s and John Jacob Astor,
son of his second marriage. $2,992, 672.
The estate is declared to be the
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
FIRMLY AYERS
THAT MILITIA WAS NEEDED.
JOB OF wHALEY
HELD UP BY
SMOOT

Washington, June 13.--(Speeial.)
The nomination of A. Whaley to
be collector of internal revenue for
Montana has been held up BY Sem
ator Smoot of Utah, who desires
an investigation of alleged viola
tions by Whaley OF the regulations
Of the treasury department govern
ing the manufacture of butter. 1t
is alleged that Whaley recently had
fine of $500 imposed on him for
selling butter from his creamery
which carried over 16 per cent of
moisture, the minimum percentage
permitted by the government. An
effort was made today BY Senator
Walsh to have the finance COM
mittee report favorahly on the
nomination, but Senator Smoot
objected.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
VAIL STREET MEN BACKING
CURRENCY LEGISLATION TALK
SCOTCH MlLlTANTS
DESTROY MORE
MAIL

Edinburgh, Scotland, June Ia
The militant suffragette campaign
was resumed here tonight with the
biggest raid that has yet been
made on mail boxes. Twelve of
these receptacles from one end of
town to the other We're attacked.
Chemists test tubes, filled with a
colorless acid, which caught fire
when the glass was broken, were
dropped into the boxes by the suf-
fragettes, and many letters were
damaged. A bomb, sewed up in an
oil-soaked cushion, was found to-
night in the railway station at
Eden Park, Kent. Attached to the
bomb was a clock which was timed
to explode at 2 o'clock Saturday
morning. The clock had stopped
when the bomb was discovered.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
lobbying AS "A fine ART
OCCUPIES The COMMITTEE
JAMES j. HILL STOPS
CONSTRUCTION
WORK

st. Paul, June 13.-Orders have
been issued by James J. Hill stop
ping all work on sne Great North
ern line that is not absolutely nec-
essary, according to an announce
ment made today at the general
offices of the road. It was said
the action was taken as a result of
the recent supreme court decision
in the Minnesota rate cases. Work
on several pieces Of construction
in Montana was discontinued to-
day, while a report from Superior,
Wis, says that 800 men employed
on track repair work on the Mis-
sabe division Of the road have been
laid off. 1t was intimated that the
policy Of retrenchment would be
continued until the effect Of the
recent decision was made
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
RETAL|ATORY DUTY
AGAINST CANADA
PROPOSED
PROVISIONS OF RECIPROCITY ACT
REGARDING PRINT PAPER
MAY BE ADOPTED.

Washington, June 13.-Amending the
section of the Underwood tariff bill.
which would splace on the free list all
print paper valued at not more than
1-2 cents a pound, the majority
members of the senate finance com
mittee voted today to incorporate in
the bill the provisions of the Canadian
reciprocity act passed in 1911.
This action would extend the free
list to include all print paper valued at
not more than cents a pound, on
condition "that no export duty, export
license fee Or other export charge of
any kind whatsoever, or any prohibit
ton or restriction in any way of the
expectation shall have been imposed
upon such paper, board or wood pulp.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-14
LANE IS D1LATORY
AND D|SCOURAGES
MONTANA men
SENATOR MYERS GOES DIRECT
70 THE PRESIDENT TO OBJ
TAIN SATISFACTION.

Washington, june Especial j.,
Discouraged over his failure to Sc
cure from Secretary Lane any defi-
mite promises concerning the Montana
reclamation projects, Senator Myers
yesterday went direct to President
Wilson and asked him to order the
Sun river contract approved. The
president showed great interest in
Senator Myers presentation of the
case and promised to "see Secretary
Lane about 1t at once" Later In the
day the president broke another prece-
dent by going to the interior depart
ment to see the secretary, where he
conferred with him about the Mon
tana Situation.
Senator Myers was unable to learn