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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-20
BANKERS SON WOUNDED
IN BATTLE WITH BANDIT!
Band Robs Safe and, Despite
Revolver Battle, Escapes
With $2,500.

Kanapoly, Kan. Jan. 20.DJames
Cowie, Jr., son of the president OF the
Exchange State bank here, was
wounded in running fight with a
band of four of five men who blew
up the bank vault and escaped In an
automobile with $4,000 in cash and
81 900 in stamps. after cutting all teie-
phone and telegraph wires out of the
town.
James Cowie, ST., the bank presi-
dent. and his son were aroused by the
explosion that wrecked the safe, and
began firing at the robbers from their
home within a block of the bank
otber citizens came to their assistance
and a general fight ensued IN whicn
more than so shots were fired.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-20
DISASTROUS FIRES IN TWO
COAST CITIES CAUSE LOSS
OF FOURLIVES; MANY HURT
Hotel in Lower Part of Port
land Catches Fira.. Two Men
Die in Their Beds and Third
is Killed Trying to Escape.
Many Men and Women Were
Carried to Safety. % r.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 20.-Three
men were burned to death and a
fourth received serious injuries in
a fire that destroyed hotel in the
lower part of the city shortly be-
fore daybreak today.
The dead are:
TAYLOR Washburn, Kelso, Wash.
Ernest Marquette, Portland.
Thomas Lauren, Portland.
Frank Talbot, motorman in the
employ of Portland street railway
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BRITISH FRE|CHTER IS
SHELLED BY SUBMARINE
Looked as Though She Had
Been in an ExpI0siOn-Ex-
change 300 Shots.

New York, Jan. 20.-A battle which
lasted an hour and forty minutes be-
tween the British freighter Lindenhall
and Teutonic submarine in the Medi-
terranean. with nearly 300 shots ex-
changed between the two craft, was
described by officers of the Lindenhall
upon her arrival here today from
Naples.
The freighter came in so severely
shelled that she looked as thought she
had been In explosion. Twenty-six
shots from the u boat hit her and one
of the shells still protrudes from the
woodwork above the stewards bunk.
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Grand Opera House in Seattle
Business District Burns. The
Roof coIIapses as Firemen
Are in the Building Fighting
the Flames. Assistant Chief
Killed. ~

Seattle, Jan. 2O.-The Grand
opera house, on Cherry street near
Third avenue, was burned this
morning. Assistant Fire Chief
Fred Gillian was killed, another
man is missing and eight men were
injured. The alarm was turned in
at 6:l5 o'clock. At that time the
interior of the theater was burning
fiercely. Firemen entered the
building with hose and while they
we're at work the roof crashed
down, burying them.
The tall Alaska building and the
Hotel Rector, adjoining the theater.
were saved The Grand, built nearly
20 years ago, was once the principal
theater of Seattle, but lately had been
a moving picture and continuous
vaudeville house.
With the northward growth of the
business district the theater became
improbable. 1t was built for John
Cort, and was under his management
for dozen years or more.
The Injured.
The seriously injured are:
George Boyd. broken left leg and bad
bruises about the had and body.
Charles A. Hull. broken right shoul-
der and cuts about the body.
Otto Rooney, broken right arm and
bad bruises
Those slightly injured are:
Don Mckinley, badly cut and
shocked.
John Loughran, bruised.
l.. Brunson, shoulder injured.
L. Shaughnessy, cut and bruised.
A. B. Colburn, cut and bruised.
The injured men were removed to
hospitals.
Assistant Chief Gillian was taken
from the flames with both feet
charred and his body badly crushed
and burned. He was rushed to the
city hospital. but died before the am
buIance arrived there.
Roof Collapses.
A japanese janitor noticed the
flames shooting from the fourth floor
and turned in an alarm. When the
firemen arrived the entire roof was a
mass of leaping flames. which threat-
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-20
DRASTIC ORDERS
To RELIEVE THE
CAR SITUATION
Coal Cars Must Be Returned to
Owning Roads as Fast
as Unl0aded.
SWEEPING ORDER BY
COMMERCE COMMISSION
Ruling Declares Present Situa-
ton is Without Paral-
lei in u. S.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Drastie regu-
iations designed to relieve the shortage
in coal cars and help bring about
lowering Of present high prices Of coal
were prescribed today by the inter.
state commerce commission. The regu-
lations require return to original owners
Of all coal cars as fast as unloaded and
give the railways 10 days to devise
other types Of cars.
The commissions order also requires
the railroads to apply the same regu-
lations to refrigerator, heater. ventilat-
ed cars.
Effective Next Month.
Feb. 21. The committee which the
railroads are called on to appoint
should be vested, the order states, with
plenary powers and should cooperate
with the commission in seeking relief
for the shortage of other types Of cars.
Unless such a committee is appointed
within 10 days the commission declares
1t will act Independently and consider
the issuance of such orders as 1t
deems necessary to relieve the situa-
tion. In issuing today's order, the
commission was divided Commission
ers Clark. Clements and Hall dissenting
from the majority view.
The new regulations continue in ef-
feet till May 1.
Issuance of the order is the outcome
of the investigation which the commits
sion has been holding for several
months. the last hearing having been
held here Dec. 2S. The hearing was
attended by the representatives Of a
large number of roads and shippers and
by department Of justice officials in
vestigating the cost of living with Of
ficials of the commission.
without Parallel.
"The present conditions of car dis
tribution throughout the United States
have no parallel in our history" said
the commissions decision. Mills have
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BRITISH ERE|CHTER WITH
RICH CARGO T0RPEDOED

New York, Jan. 20.-The British
steamship Toftwood, carrying a car
go worth s750.000, was Summarized and
sunk on her voyage starting from New
York on Christmas day. according to
advices received here by the French
line, which cleared the vessel.
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TRUCK TRAINS TO
CARRY EQUIPMENT

Juarez. Mex, Jan 20.-Empty truck
trains passed through Casas Grandes
yesterday en- route to ELNalle and San
Joaquin, a message received here from
Casas Grandes today stated. These
truck trains werer eported to be going
to FL Vale to carry the camp equip
ment, surplus supplies and other milf
tary stores from the outposts to the
field headquarters at colonia Dublan.
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SWISS RESERVES IN THE
U. S. ARE CALLED HOME

Washington. Jan. 20.-Swiss consul
ates in the United States and else
where throughout the world have been
instructed to inform members OF the
second Swiss army division and parts
of the fourth and fifth army divisions.
which are not already under arms. to
return Immediately to Switzerland and
Join the colors.
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NAMES OF STATE
OFFICERS LURED
VICTIMS TO BUY
Many Who Purchased North
western Trustee Stock Tell
of Promises Made.
ASSURED OF FROM 8 TO
80 PER CENT DIVIDENDS
One Purchaser Told Company
Was on a Paying Basis at
Time of Sale.
Special to the Post.

Special to the Post.
Helena, Jan 2o.-When the trial Of
the 10 former officers, directors and
saIesnen Of the Northwestern Trustee
was resumed in federal court today,
various witnesses, including stockmen,
ranchers, lumber dealers and others
were called and testified concerning
the methods and representations used
in an effort to induce them to buy
stock. Without exception they testi-
fled that it was held out to them that
the company was backed by some of
the most prominent and influential
men in the state; that it was bound to
be a big financial success, and would
pay the stockholders anywhere from 8
to 80 per cent interest on their money
Among those who testified were j.
p Lieb, stockman of Pony; Arthur
Soule, rancher of Thompson Falls;
G. F. Thompson. secretary of lumber
concern in Malta; Jacob Barr, a farmer
of Culbertson; II. w. O'Clair, lumber
man of Kalispell; William II. Mannix
of Finn, Mont; and others.
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What Some Favor.

Increase of inheritance tax. starting
at l 1-2 per cent. on estates above
$4,000. instead of 1 per cent; s22,-
O0O. 900.
Tax on copper and allied metals as
sessed on basis of excess profits s30,
900, 900.
Duty of 10 per cent on rubber. si0>
000.0 900.
Increase of income tax, starting tax
at 8 per cent instead Of , per cent, and
possibly also lowering exemption limit /;
Sl00.000.000
Increase of Is cents gallon on
whiskey; 20,000.0U0.
Increase of 25 cents a barrel on
beer: s25.000,000
The total estimated revenue to be
derived from these SIX forms Of taxa
ton is s207. 100000 per annum.
1t Is practically certain that the in
come tax increase will go through
However, many members II the com.
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THREE AMERICANS IN
YARROWDALE CREW

New York. Jan. 20.-Three Ameri-
cans were members of the crew of the
British steamer Yarrowdale. captured
by the German raider and taken into
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REVIVAL Of TALK
Of FEDERAL TAX
ON RED METAL
Ways and Means Committee
Considering New Sources
of Revenue.
MAY ADVOCATE ANOTHER
INCREASE OF INCOME TAX
Excess Profit Levy Under Dis
Cussion-Said to Favor
a Bond Issue.
rhe Posts Washington Bureau.

The Posts Washington Bureau.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 20.-There
is a revival Of efforts to place a tax
on copper. The democratic members
of the ways and means committee have
about agreed on the tax increases
which will appear in the bill to be
written shortly to help to meet the
threatened deficit in the treasury.
Although the taxes which will final
ly go into the bill have not been form
ally agreed on yet and probably will
not be for two or three weeks. while
the various members bring out their
tax hobbies and trot them around for
a Will. 1t Is understood that a ma
jority Of the democratic members of
the committee favor the following list
of taxes over any other:
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EAK PR0bERs
| To MEET NEXT
| wv YORK
bston Lawyer is ally Re-
| tanned as Attorh &C
the Committee VI
|NANCIERS TO BE HEARD
| AT THE CUSTOMS HOUSE
oruan and Other Prominent
Men to Be Called on
| Tuesday.

| Washington, Jan. 90
he house rules committee
bday formally retained
herman L. Whipple of Bos-
bn as counsel in the leak
bquiry and decided to re-
bme hearings at the New
FORK custom house at 10 a.
b. next Tuesday morning.
transfer of the hearings to New
brk was agreed upon because It was
1ought the committee would have
Kicker access there to records of
|pclS exchange transactions and wit
Ssses. The New York financiers who
kre subpeonaed last week will be the
tst Witnesses. Among them are J. p.
bryan, Frank A. Vanderlip. Jules s.
hche and Henry P. Dawson.
|Other witnesses have been ordered
hold themselves in readiness to ap-
BAR before the committee at any
me and place.
Ruth Thomason Visconti. the wom-
b who Thomas w. Lawson says told
)m that Secretary Tumulty and
(hers profited by the leak, will not
b called to testify until the COM
litee returns to Washington.
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|ESCUERS FIND
ARMY AV|ATORS
JUST IN time
Lieutenant Robertson Able to
Walk, But Bishop Had
Given Up Hope.

Melton, Ariz., Jan. 20.-An army
botor ambulance from Yuma, with
leail Of is men in four automobiles.
low is on its way into the Sonora
|esert. 80 miles south Of here, to bring
(sck Lieut.. Col. Harry @. Bishop.
econd Of the lost army aviators who
fere rescued Thursday. BY noon 1t
pas expected the party would reach
be pass In the Gila range where
Bishop was left too weak to walk.
nth four of his rescuers to care for
lin
Ambulance for Bishop.
The ambulance reached here at l
m. today. Lieut.. W.. A. Robertson.
Bishops companion. who trudged dog
tedly northwestward for help alone on
|he eighth day, without food or water
or -four days. and walked into a res
fuers camp Thursday morning. met
Piajor orvllle G. Brown. in charge OF
lhe ambulance detail and four hours
htet started by train for the North
sand aviation school near San Diego.
Robertson Very Weak.
Lieutenant Robertson showed great
weakness after he boarded the train
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Told of Dividends.

Mr.. Lieb said he bought 10 shares
of stock at $50 share through Agent
Wills, and that when he purchased. it
was represented to him that the COM
pany was on dividend paying basis.
The witness said he never received any
dividends on his stock.
Arthur Soule of Thompson Falls
said in April, 1914. he bought five
shares at $50 a share after a talk
with Sidebotham. He said the stock
was highly represented to him. and it
was also represented that II would pay
from 40 to so per cent dividends each
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State officers Impressed Hi

The witness said he was impressed
with the company by the fact that the
state officers were in the company.
and by the further fact that letter
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Roof Collapses.

A Japanese janitor noticed the
flames shooting from the fourth floor
and turned in an alarm. When the
firemen arrived the entire roof was a
mass of leaping flames, which threat
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Ambulance for Bishop.

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WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA-Snow tonight. colder south
east; partly cloudy west; probably snow
east portion: colder east of divide.
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without Parallel.

tribution throughout the United States
have no parallel in our history" said
the commissions decision. mills have
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Evening star., 1917-05-20

lavender tulle over cloth Of silver. and
she carried white sweet peas.
The bridesmaids were Miss Charlotte
Poypton, sister of the bride, and her
cousin. Miss Stella Poynton: Miss Eve
lyn Byrd and Miss Muriel Byrd of
Philadelphia, sisters of the BRIDE
groom: Miss Minna Gill and Miss Mar
cia Troulafd.
Two of the bridesmaids wore pink
carried shower bouquets of pink sweet
peas; two We're in blue tulle over sill
yer and carried showers of forget t-me-
nots. and the last two wore yellow
tulle over silver cloth and carried
showers of marguerites. Mr.. Allan
Smith acted as best man and the ushers
were MIR. Edward Poynton. brother OF
the bride. Mr.. Robert Brown, Mr.. Ben,
Trued Hyberg. DIR. Douglas Murphy
and Mr.. raul Boyd, all of Philadelphia
Pa. and Mr.. Randall Saunders.
A reception followed at the home oil
the brides parents. which was decorat.
ed with pink roses, peonies and palms
The newly married couple were assist ed
in receiving by Mrs. Poynton, mother
OF the bride, who wore her wedding
gown, of white satin embroidered in
pearls. and by Mrs. Boyd. mother o1
the bridegroom, whose gown was OF
gray satin.
Mr.. and Mrs Boyd left later for their
wedding trip. They will reside at
West Philadelphia on their return.
wedding included Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Boyd of Philadelphia. parents of the
bridegroom: Rev. Charles Long OF
Moores. Pa: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B.
Smith and Mr.. Allan Smith of Overlook,
Pa.
Evening star., 1917-05-20

graduated, left for her home Satur-
day.
The May dance of the Robert E. Lee
Chapter. No. 644, U. d. c., will be given
at a suburban resort May "a, and the
Maine, Mrs. Edwin Du Bose. Mrs. Hun
ter Laughton, Mrs. A H. Plant, Mrs.
Charles w. Richter, Mrs. Maude Howell
Smith and Mrs. Elise Trigg Shields.
The dancing will be given under the
supervision of Mrs. George s. Coving-
ton.
A silver tea for the benefit of the
summer work will be held at Friend
ship House Tuesday afternoon, May %.
from to s o'clock, under the direction
of the Samuel Gorton Chapter, D. A. r.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
interested friends and to all members OF
the D. A. r.
The program will be in charge of Mrs.
Percy H. Russell and Mrs. H. S. ShantZ.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip c. Hungerford an
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
Bessie Towers, and Mr.. Ernest Har-
wood Harding. The ceremony was per-
solving, rector of st. Pauls Episcopal
Church, Tuesday. May Is, in the pres
ence of the immediate family and a
few intimate friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
HARDING Will make tnelr nome at fHlid =
delphia, Pa.
Little Miss Norma James Harrison
of West Virginia is visiting Mrs. James
X. Jones of 1872 10th street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Applebaum of Allan
tic City announce the engagement OF
their daughter Betty and Mr.. William
Stein of this city. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Steiner announce
the engagement of their daughter Jo-
sephine and Mr.. Harry Greenberg, both
of this city.
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Weddings.
Boyd-Poynton.

st. Pauls Episcopal Church was
thronged last Wednesday evening for
the beautiful marriage ceremony which
took place there at o'clock. when
Miss Marguerite Knapp Poynton.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur M.
Poynton became the bride of Mr.. Roy
Martin Boyd. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Boyd of Philadelphia.
Rev. Robert Talbot performed the
ceremony. assisted by the Rev. Charles
Long of Moores. Pa.
The church was elaborately deco
rated with pink peonies and spring
blossoms against a background OF
palms and ferns.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her father. wore a gown of white
tulle, ruffled to the waist, and mounted
on cloth of silver
A shower bouquet of white lilacs and
lilies of the valley was carried. Miss
Lillian Wolfe, the maid of honor. wore
Evening star., 1917-05-20

Cormack Of Englewood, N. j., took
place Saturday. May IL. at II o'clock in
st. PauIs Church. the Rev. William
Carroll. assistant pastor, performing
ane ceremony. G assisted by Mgr. Mackin
ana rather Smyth, in the presence of
a number of intimate friends of the
contracting parties.
Miss Elizabeth Corcoran attended her
sister as maid Of honor, and DR.. Cur
TN OF Scranton. Pa. classmate of the
man.
The out-of-town guests here for the
wedding included Mr.. Mccormack snd
MISS Mccormack of Scranton, Pa. Ia
and Mrs. Abramson and Mr.. and Mrs
| McMurtie. all of Englewood, n. ].
Dr. and Mrs. Mccormack departed
, shortly after the ceremony for Atlantic
odty; Atter a sotourn there they win
mack will resume his practice.
Simplicity marked the wedding cere-
mony; performed by the Rev. David r
Thursday evening last. Of Mrs. Jennie
| H. Loeff1er. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
A. Horowitz, and Mr.. Raymond 4. Cam
eron. Z. S. N. The bride wore a white
s sole ana carried a bouquet of bride
roses. Her only attendant was her sis
ter, Miss Yettie Horowitz, who was
maid of honor. Mr.. Walter Scott acted
as best man for Mr.. Cameron. After
| the wedding large reception was held
| at the brides home. 654 l street south
east, and later in the evening Mr.. Cam
eron and his bride left for a short we'd
| ding trip.
| Palms and dogwood formed the set.
| ting for pretty wedding on Tuesday
evening, O'Clock. at the Memorial
Seventh-day Adventist Church, when
Miss Wiley S. Sherbert. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Sherbert, Of Hunt.
ingtown. Md. became the bride of Mr.
Evening star., 1917-05-20
i80cle}t.

garden fete to be given by the Dixie
Chapter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, next Wednesday evening
at the residence OF Representative and
Mrs. J. Willard Eagsdale. 18th and
Clifton streets, will be the Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. Daniels. the Post
master General and Mrs. Burleson
First Assistant Postmaster General and
Mrs. koos. the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and Mrs. Clark
Senator and Mrs. Overman. Represent
ative and Mrs. ]. Willard Ragsdale
Mrs. Frank Odenheimer. Mrs. ]. e.
Mulcare. Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper. Postmaster and
Rogers. Mr. Robert N. Harper and Com
missioner of Education and Mrs. Clax-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvert Egerton Buck
who were married here on December 1.
have returned to Washington from
Wyoming to make their home. Mrs.
Buck before her marriage was Miss
Helen Monroe. daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. William Dulany Monroe of Cleve-
land Park. Mr.. and Mrs. Buck will be
at home until October at 2S21 Ordway
street. Cleveland Park.
Mrs. w. Sattes of St. Albans, W. Va,
who was a guest at Madison Hall for
the commencement exercises, at which
her daughter. Miss Elizabeth. was
Evening star., 1917-05-20
SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. G, 20, 1e17-PART

Norval D. Guerrief of Takoma, Park
Elder Norman w. Phillips officiated
The bride was given in marriage by her
cousin. Mr.. Grover c. Cooksey. and had
as her matron of honor Mrs. E. B. Jones
OF Battle Creek, Mich. Mr.. Frederick H.
Williams was best man. Mr. and Mrs.
Guerrier left aftcrward for their we'd
ding trip to Calvert county, Md,
Evening star., 1917-05-20
accompanied by Miss Ennis of Brook.

accompanied by Miss Ennis Of Brook
Mrs. Campbell, wife of Capt. Camp
bell. U. s. A., who has been visiting
Senator and Mrs Sutherland at Wash
ington. returned last week to Fort Tot
ten. n. Y. Mrs. Cheeseman. mother of
Mrs Campbell, after spending the win
ter with her son-in-law and daughter
at Fort Porter, has returned to her
home at Salt Lake City.
Lieut.. Howard CLARK. L. s. A.. recent
ly graduated from West Point. is at
present visiting Maj. Brownlee, L. s. A.,
and Mrs. Brownlee at Fort Totten, n. Y.
Col. Finley. Z. S. A.. now on duty at
Governors Island, was Joined there last
week by his daughter. Mrs. w H Noble,
wlfe OF Capt. Noble. U. s. A, stationed
in the Canal Zone
Maj. James Earle. Z. S. A.. and Mrs
Earle are in the city visiting Mai
Gustave r. Lukesh, U. S. A, and Mrs
Lukesh at the Washington barracks.
Mr. George B. Mcclellan. professor
Evening star., 1917-05-20
Army Notes.

Maj. Gen. William w. Wotherspoon.
L. S. A, retired, who, with Mrs. Woth-
erspoon, spent the winter in the south,
joined her here last week They have
gone to their permanent home at Al
bany, N. Y.