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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
DIR. RATHB0NE
IS FOUND DEAD
DISCOVERED IN HIS DENTAL OF.
EiCES IN THIS CITY WITH
WOUND IN LEFT SIDE.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH A RIFLE

DR. RathbOne was found dead with
a ghastly wound in his left side about
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon on the
floor of the operating room of his
dental offices which are located over
the Harry Brown store on Main street
a 35calbre Remington automatic rifle
and used shell which had been eject.
ed by the recoil of the gun lay at
his side.
About o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Cyrus G. Hpwn went to DR.. Rath.
bones office 10 arrange for some den
tai work and when entering "A recep.
ton room observed the door to the
operating room open. Being well ac.
quainted with the doctor and suppos
ing he was engaged in laboratory
work. Mr.. Brown started to enter the
room. When lie reached the thresh
old he was Mortified to lind the body
of DR.. Rathbone laying prone on his
back. his clothing clotted ana his face
stained with blood. and rifle and one
used cartridge by his side Nothing
in the office had been disturbed and
the only change in the general ap-
pearance OF the office was the blood
stains beside the body.
Mr.. Brown Immediately communi
Gated with the coroner's office hut
found that official had been called to
Moore. The county attorneys office
and the sheriff's office were at once
communicated with and took charge
of the offices and body until Edward
Brassey. who acts as deputy coroner,
nr ,nI t,Jr n,
jury comprised of L. w. Royce,
Cyrus G. Brown, Fred Anderson, Ed
gar G. Baker, John Ford and Hugh
Gair was at once sworn and the in.
quest held. A number of people testi
fled who were acquainted with DR..
Rathbone, his habits, disposition. etc,
and in the effort to determine tho
time of his death Harry Brown testi
fled that about noon Monday he heard
something that sounded like muffled
thud and perhaps a shot but conclud.
ed the doctor was possibly hanging
pictures or placing some additional
furniture in his office, being aware
that his household effects had recent
ly arrived in the city. However. the
matter passed from his mind and he
gave no further thought to the Incl
dent until the discovery of the body
today. Cyrus G. Brown in his testi.
mony stated the deceased had been
rooming at his home Oh Seventh ave
nue. north and that he had not been in
his room Monday night. AS the doc
tor had built a home at Seventh and
Erie it was the conclusion of Mr..
Brown and his wife that he had spent
the night there. This assumption was
based on the fact that DR.. Rathbone
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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

Thomas !. Mooney and his wife,
Rcna, who are also under indictment
for murder in connection with the
explosion, testified that they were ON
the roof Of a building many blocks
away when the bomb went off
An attempt was made to impcach
the testimony of Mcdonald Frank
Sumner. IA barber, testified that ON
the afternoon of the preparedness pa
rade, about 3 o'clock, Mcdonald came
into his shop and made the remark,
IT'S too bad about the bomb" On
another occasion. he said. McDonld
entered the shop and said, at seemed
to me as II in a dream, | saw n man
put down suitcase looked into
a saloon to see what time it was,
then walked of down the street, and
the bomb went of"
Sumncy also testified that McDon.
aid had told him: 'When this trial
is over and ! get my divyy it's over
the road for me don't have to wait
for my money either; I'm getting paid
81 day right along. don't have
10 wait until tho trial is over"
Captain John Requa OF the Saliva
ton Army testified that Mcdonald had
told him that Chief OF Police y. a.
White had told him he need not wor.
ry for he would get 81 a day.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
ROY HOLDS BIC
CELEBRATION
HARVEST FESTIVAL AND eARBE-
CUE ENJOYED BY OVER ONE
THOUSAND PEOPLE,.
MANY LEW|STOWN PEOPLE THERE

More than one thousand people,
probably two hundred of them from
Lewistown. gathered at Roy Saturday
to assist the citizens of that progress,
sive new town ENJOY Its harvest festi.
val and barbecue. It was most de,
lightful day and wholly unmarried by
any unfortunate incidents or accidents.
An elaborate program of entertain.
ment had been prepared by those in
charge of the celebration and it was
followed out in almost every detail.
most creditable display of farm
and garden products was on exhibi.
tion in the town hall. There were
some splendid specimens OF grain and
vegetables on display and those who
saw the exhibit were impressed by
the great variety as much as by the
fine quality of grains, grasses and
vegetables shown.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
STRIKERS ENGAGE IN RUNNING FIGHT WITH THE POLICE

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-Rioting was
renewed tonight in connection with
the car strike after efforts of Mayor
Mitchell and others had failed to eff.
feet settlement Several hundred
strikers who attacked four surface
cars. engaged in a running fight with
police reserves, during which several
persons, including a woman, were
hurt. Many arrests were made.
What the police characterized as a
conspiracy to use dynamite in the
strike was frustrated by the arrest of
a man who asserted he was striking
motorman. The prisoner, it was
said, had attempted to purchase ex-
plOsives from a laborer in new sub.
way excavation The laborer reported
the case to the authorities who set a
trap for the striker. When arrested
at his home tonight, after two dummy
packages made up in the form Of
dynamite had been passed to him, the
prisoner is alleged to have declared
he bought the explosives to blow up
couple of Broadway cars.
When Police Commissioner Woods
was told today that six.year-old Louis
Rodelli was dying, a victim OF brick
hurled. he redoubled his efforts at
clearing roof tops contiguous to the
traction lines and went into conference
with District Attorney Swan to pro.
vide for the speedy punishment of
such offenders.
The commission issued a warning
to the strikers that all missile throw
ers hereafter will be given the maxi
mum penalty.
Hope Of averting the threatened
strike of 100000 union workers here
in sympathy with the car men was
diminished Mayor Mitchell announced
that personal appeal to the transit
company heads to treat with the strik-
ers was flatly refused. Preparations
We're continued by the union leaders
for the walk out" which would para.
lyze industry throughout the greater
city. The only chance now of avert
ing the tie-up Monday it was said
lies in a conference to be held tomor-
row between citizens committee and
the strike leaders. Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
of Labor, and twenty-five presidents
of international unions who arrived
today, held a conference. No definite
action was taken. They will meet
again Friday.
Approximately 10000 women. wives
of strikers and members of trade
| unions, 1t was announced, will act as
pickets beginning tomorrow. They
contemplate riding on trains in efforts
to induce the motormen and guards
to join the union.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
AUGUST REPORT
Of bARNES-k KING
ESTIMATED VALUE OF ORE FROM
NORTH MocCAsiN IN AUGUST
WAS ABOUT $4,000.
WOODROW WILSON ROAD FINISHED

The August report OF the Barnes
King Mining company shows that tho
estimated value Of ore taken from the
companys properties was exceedingly
large.
The estimated value of bullion pro.
duced in August IRON LIB tons OF
ore from the North Moccasin was
$4,000. There was no improvement
in the bottom workings, where the
vain has been narrow and OF low grade
for several weeks, but the showing in
the upper workings is somewhat bet,
ter than month ago.
The amount of ore worked in the
mill of the Piegan-Gloster in August
was 1,79S tons, including about 300
tons from the Shannon, and the bul
lion yield was about $4,000. This,
however, included the product of 700
cleaned up, in June.
The winze from the 500 level OF the
GlOster was unwatered, and it was
found that 49S feet of drifting had been
done from the bottom. which is 300
feet below the 500 level. These work
ings will be thoroughly sampled, but
appearances do not justify the belief
that much pay ore can be expected
there. The 400 west drift was driven
l4l feet during the month, and for
the last 30 feet the ore assayed SO per
ton for a width of four and onehalf
feet
is working smoothly, and good pro-
duction from the mine may now be
expected
The road from the Woodrow Wilson
mine to the county road, a distance of
three miles, was finished, and hauling
of ore commenced September |.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
CANDIDATE HUGHES TALKS ABOUT
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN RIGHTS

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 2O.-Charles
Evans Hughes, in his speech here,
again tonight outlined his attitude to-
ward the protection of American
rights as follows:
81 propose that we shall protect and
enforce American rights on land and
sea. propose that we shall protect
and enforce American rights on land
and sea without fear and unflinching-
ly with respect to American lives,
American property and American COM
merce. We have no unstated politics,
no secret understandings, no intrigue.
We stand four-squared to the world,
representing the United States and it's
interests, and it's interests alone, first,
last and always"
Mr. Hughes reference to American
rights was contained in a speech in
which he made reply, one by one, to
what he termed democratic claims for
having aided business, and outlined
the republican program. In so doing
he dealt chiefly with subjects dis
cussed in President Wilson's speech
of acceptance
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

date of September - says:
1T is learned on good authority
that this mornings conference of
Premier Kalogeropouos and the for.
eign minister, with King Constantine,
resulted in Il decision in principle
for il departure from neutrality with
4 view OF disspating the entente's
apparent distrust Of the new cabinet. I"
ATHENS, Sept. l9--(via London,
Sept. 20, p. m. The diplomatic rep
resentatives Of the entente powers
continue their policy or not recogniz-
ing the existence Of the new cabinet
of Premier Kalogeroponlos by alb
staining from paying IA formal visit
to the new minister.
King Constantine this morning dis
cussed the question OF furthering dec
larations by the new cabinet In the
hope of breaking the glacial silence
of the entente and resuming the nego-
tiations for the entrance into the war.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
NEARLY A MILLION CHINESE ARE
MADE HOMELESS BY GREAT FLOOD

WASHINGTON, W Sept 2O-Nearly a
million people have been made home
less by one of the greatest floods on
record in that section of China, where
the American Red Cross already has
spent 100000 for flood protection and
where the S30,O00,000 loan for recla-
nation work, which was postponed by
the war was to have been spent. Re
ports to the state department today
from the American consul at Nanking
said the Hwai river had inundated an
area o fabout 1000 square miles in
Anhui province. Appeals for aid have
been sent out. All the autumn crops
We're destroyed.
Floods occurred in an alluvial Sec
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Sept. 90
Victory for the democratic ticket in
New York state in the November cleo.
tion was predicted by President Will.
son tonight following the receipt OF
returns from the primary's yesterday
The president indicated his belief that
the progressive voters in New York
will support the democrats.
Mr.. Wilson sent kilograms of con
graduation to William F. McCombs,
the democratic nominee for the United
States senate and to Judge Samuel
Seabury, the nominee for governor
The message to Mr. McCombs follows !:
II congratulate you most warmly on
your nomination by the democrats of
New York for the United States sen.
ate. A united body of progressive vot-
ers will be behind you"
The president spent virtually the
entire day preparing for his campaign
and attending to official business. Aft
er conference between the president
and Vance Mccormick. chairman OF
the democratic national committee
executive office attaches began com
municating with various non-partisan
organization which have invited Mr.
Wilson to speak before them Mr.
Wilson plans two trips next week. one
to Baltimore Monday to deliver an ad.
dress and another to Princeton Tues,
day to vote in the New Jersey demo.
cratic primaries.
1t was indicated tonight that con.
tinued reference by Charles f.
Hughes, the republican nominee, to
the settlement by the president of the
recently threatened railroad strike, has
led Mr.. Wilson to determine to de-
vote much of his attention to his forth.
coming speeches to this subject. He
is expected to outline his position on
this subject Saturday when he speaks
to more than 500 business men who
are expected to make a pilgrimage to
Shadow Lawn. Officials said he plans
to reiterate his belief that society has
sanctioned the eight-hour day and to
point to his program of legislation rec.
commended to congress as the best DOS.
slble method of avoiding railroad
strikes in the future.
President Wilson also plans to at.
tack the republicans for bringing sec.
tionalism into the campaign, it was
said by officials. This attack will be
based on the reference of republican
speakers to the number of committee.
ships in congress held by southern sen.
ators and representatives.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
NEW YORK PRIMARY.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2O-With only
1864 election districts remaining to be
heard from at II o'clock tonight tho
vote in the republican primary for
governor gave Charles S. Whitman
2i3,7S9 as against 39,9S3 for William
n. Bennett. In the progressive pri.
mary. with returns from 400 districts
missing. Mr.. Whitman's vote was TO-,
233 as against $3.50 for Samuel Sea.
bury.
In the republican contest for the
nomination for the United States sen,
ate. William NJ. Calder received AL,
3S7 votes against 1887 for Robert
Bacon with only 333 districts miss,
ing.
William NJ. McCombs received a
total OF 81,771 votes as against 42,156
for Thomas f. Conway with returns
from 1,102 districts missing in the
democratic primary for the nomina,
tion for the United States senate.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

The shipping bill was characterized
as "a menace, the sooner removed the
better The Underwood tariff he
called measure that must be un-
done if we are to have sure basis
of prosperity in this country He re-
iterated that the antitrust law. instead
Of being clarified by definition, had
been made more uncertain"
Il must say" he declared, referring
to the democratic party, "after having
read several Of their statutes, that
they are the most wonderful phrase
makers on record"
The federal reserve act, the nom
inee said, far from being a democra.
tic measure. pure and simple, was
taken in great part from material sup
piled by a republican commission and
draft of a republican bill.
'Whatever salvation from panic we
have had thus far is due to the en-.
lightened foresight of the republi
cans Mr. Hughes said, in connection
with the intention of the Aldrich act
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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
WHETHER WILSON FAV0RS WET OR
DRY IS LIVE ISSUE IN CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 90
Whether President Wilson is opposed
to prohibition became an issue in Cal
ifOrnia's heated wet and dry fight to.
day with the return to the state Of
the coast-to-coast prohibition campaign
train. An assertion made in wet"
pamphlet freely distributed at the pro.
hibition meetings along San Joaquin
valley today that the president is
among eleven widely known Ameri-
cans, including former President Taft,
who 'favor temperance, but oppose
prohibition" was questioned by DIR.
Ira Landrith. the prohibition vice pres.
idential candidate. Later tonight Oil.
yer w. Stewart, national campaign
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

tween "a and 50 per cent. WoOlens
have kept pace with cottons.
The best lines of womens shoes
for fall and winter will cost twice
dealers say.
Even collare, that two-for-a-quarter
staple, which men have known for
generations. will be a thing of the
past. Collars now have advanced to
10 cents each and the laundries which
have for years laundered collars for
2 1a cents have announced that cents
each will be the future cost.
Cigar joEbers raised their prices
this week to between 81 and s. a
thousand to the dealer
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
DISCUSS PLANS
FOR CAMP PA|CN
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE HOLDS AN IMPORTANT
MEETING.
HEADQUARTERS OPPOSITE BRIGHT

The county democratic central com
mttee have opened headquarters in
the basement of the Arrow building,
opposite the Bright hotel on Main
street, and Monday night the executive
committee of the county central com.
mittee and the county candidates held
"A meeting there Plans for the ap.
preaching campaign We're generally
discussed. and while nothing of def
mite character was decided upon, an
outline Of the ideas expressed by the
members was had for future consider
alton.
Every member of the executive com
mittee outside Of Lewistown was pres.
ent All were enthusiastic over the
democratic outlook and quite positive
in their prediction Of democratic sue,
cess all down the line.
The platform committee appointed
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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
GREECE SENDS AN ULTIMATUM TO
GERMANY EXPIRING WEDNESDAY

ATHENS. Sept. l9--n0:30 p M.
via London, Sept. 20. delayed There
is reason to believe that the Greek
government has sent an ultimatum to
Germany and Bulgaria, expiring We'd
nesday night, demanding the immodi,
ate return of the soldiers taken pris-
Oners at kavala.
LONDON, Sept 20-(9:15 p. ny
Reuters Telegram ompany says it
learns that the Greek note to Ger
many is firm demand that the Greek
troops be brought to the Swiss from
tier so that they may be conducted
to Greece. The Greek government
guarantees they will not be- forced to
serve with any enemy Of Germany and
at the same time disavows entirely
the action of General IIadjopOulos.
who. it is claimed, disregarded orders
to transport his troops to another
Greek port.
LONDON, Sept. 20-(322 p. M
A pautar Il fch from thanc IpIar
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
PICNIC OF BADGERS.

The Fergus county Badgers held a
picnic in Days field on Casino creek
Sunday afternoon About rs were
present and very sociable time was
had. Each member brought basket
lunch and when lunch time arrived
a big circle was formed and lunches
were spread out on the grass This
affair was so popular and so thor.
oughly enjoyed it was decided to hold
a banquet some time during the win.
ter.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
WOMEN FAvOR|NC ELECTION OF
WILSON URGED TO MEET FRIDAY

All the women Of Fergus county who
are interested in the election of Wood.
row Wilson are urged to come to the
meeting of the Women's Woodrow
Wilson club which will be held in the
Headquarters of the democratic coun-
ty central committee under the AFRO
Friday evening, September %, at s
o'clock. Officers will be elected and
plans for the Wilson county campaign
will be discussed.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

tion, where the north to south pas.
sage of the Grand canal had damned
large lake and allowed the Hwai
river too little space to carry off the
excess water. Today's delayed advices
described conditions several weeks
ago, but officials believed there prob
ably has been little Improvement. The
state department summed up it's dis.
patches on the subject in the follow.
ing announcement:
THE department has received from
the American consul at Marking dis.
patches giving detailed information re.
garding extensive floods along the
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
LONG TRIP IN AUTO.

Jeff Clements, Walter Shopper, Mr..
Frick and Frank Poor of Garden City,
Mo-, friends of G. w. Flock, arrived
here Tuesday. These men made the
trip from Garden City, 1.400 miles,
by automobile in seven days, and have
come here with the view of purchasing
ranches.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
BATTLE RACES ALL DAY
Battlefield at Points Is
Covered With Bodies
of German Dead.
RUMANIANS BEATEN

In Pennsylvania Rumanlans Apparent
ly Have Met With a Serious Reverse
In the Region Of Hatszeg, Where
They Have Been Driven Back to
TransyIvanian Alps, Losing Two
Towns--Violent Combats Still in
Progress on the Western End of the
Macedonian Front---Quiet Reigns on
the Italian Front.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

manager for the prohibitionists, tele,
graphed the president asking if the
"wets' here were misrepresenting his
attitude.
President Wilson has declared his
Willingness to see prohibition come
by states," Landrith said in an ad
dress at Oakland tonight, land he is
on record as actually favoring pro.
hibition in leading southern state
He will not now verify the assertion
of the saloonists of California that,
along with Clarence barrow. Hugo
Munsterberg, William Howard Taft
and Henry Watterson, who are named
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

c. ID. Bleichner, one of the Mil.
waukee dispatchers, departed yester.
day on vacation trip to Craig.
Helena and other points. l.. b. Blann
has been appointed relief dispatcher
in his absence.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
VOTE Of PR0GRESSNES
President Expresses De-
light Over Nomina-
ton of McC Combs.
RESULT OF PRIMARY

In the Progressive Primary, With Re.
turns From 1,400 Districts Missing,
Mr.. Whitman's Vote Was 1o,233 as
Against $3.50 for Samuel Seabury.
Mccombs, for Senator, Receives
Twice as Many Votes as His Oppo-
nent-caIder and Bacon Running
Neck-and-Neck for Nomination for
United States Senator.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

Attorney e. w. Mettler returned
from Helena yesterday after trans
acting business before the supreme
court.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

PARIS. Sept. 20.--(via London. Sept.
II, l2.ll a. ND Powerful counter az
tacks by the Germans against tho
French in the neighborhood OF LePriel
farm and Bouchavesnes. north of the
Somme today were beaten back, ac-
cording to the official statement issued
by the war office tonight The bat
tie ragged many hours along three
mile front and the Germans succeeded
In getting temporary foothold in part
of Bouchavcsnes but were dislOdged
with the bayonet
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21
ASSOCIATED PRESS REVIEW.

ASSOCIATED PRESS REVIEW.
In an effort to retrieve lost ground
the the Germans Wednesday made
violent counter attacks against the
French over three-milc front in the
region OF the Priez farm and Bouchnvs-
nes north of the Somme. Teutons
threw attack after attack along tho
line from . O'Clock in the morning
until dark and at the end of the day
the French were everywhere holding.
their positions, according to Paris and
the battlefield at points was covered
with German dead. Germans pcne.
trated part of Bouchavesnes, but the
French met them with the bayonet
and dislodged them. Four assaults
at the Priez farm were rcpulsed by
the French.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

LONDON, Sept. 20-(3:22 p, M )-
A Reuter- dispatch from Athens under
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

On the British front inclemont
weather still holds opposing sides to
artillery duels In Russia and Galicia
both Berlin and Vienna report repulse
of heavy Russian attacks In the Lutsk
sector of Volhynia and southeast OF
Lemberg. In Galicia. Local successes
for the Russians in the Carpathians
are conceded by the Teutonie allies
who say, however, that on the whole
the Russian attacks in this region
were repulsed..
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-21

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