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DAY MISSOULIAN VOL. XXXVI. NO. 60. MISSOULA, MONTANA, SUNDAY MlU6NINo, .11l.V 4, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS AN -EXPLOSION VRECKS BIG BALLOON AERONAUT HURLED TO EARTH AND SPECTATORS KNOCKED FROM THEIR FEET. TYO SERIOUSLY INJURED Balloonist Is Hurled to Earth From Height of Fifty Feet and Octogenar ian Is Thrown Against Ground With Such Fdrce That He May Die -Crowd Tramples Many People. Redding, Cal., July 3.---l the pres ence of several thousand spectators, the dirigible balloon "America" sud denly exploded at a local recreation Park this afternoon, fatally Injuring Captain James Moore, the aeronaut, and Milton Mygatt, a bystander. Sev eral spectators were knocked down and seriously hurt, as the immense crowd made a rush to get away from the scene of the accident. Mygatt, who is 80 years old, was thrown to the ground with such force by the explosion that he sustained a. frat lured hip. Captain Moore was making the first of three ascensions or flights that he had contracted to make here. Attached to the huge gas hag was a small basketlike framework carry ing a sinall engine that furnished the power for the propeller. The dlrigi ble was about 50 feet above the ground, Captain Moore had just ex claimed: -"Here goes for a successful flight or a trip to hell," when the revolving propeller caught in the bag and tore a huge hole in the cover ing, from which volumes of gas poured out. The aeronaut quickly realized the danger, but before he could stop the engine or drop out of the basket, the gas ignited from the motor sparker. There was a flash and a roar, the force of which threw many people to the ground. 'The crowd became pan ic-stridtmen and trampled a number of p4 ple .,under foot. Moore and My gatt. .re hurried to a hospital, buti little h6pe for their recovery is held out by ,the attending physicians. Caiitain Moore came here from Los Angeles. CONSENTS TO VOTE ON MATTER SENATE WILL BALLOT ON SUB ,ISSION OF INCOME TAX AMENDMENT. Washington, July 3.--The maxi mum and minimum provisions of the tariff bill were adopted by the sen ate today by a vote of 36 to 18. The final action upon this amendment came at the close of a day devoted t4 a lively discussion of the proposed retaliatory measure that brought out a great variety of views as to the advisability of enacting such legisla tion. The provisions of this measure will 'go into effect March 31, 1910, and 90 days must elapse before a president's proclamation applying the maximum duty of 25 per cent ad va lorem in addition to other duties pro vided in the bill will bcl operative. The duty on tea and coffeee as pro vided in the amendment originally reported by the committee was stricken out with the assent of the finance committee. The senate also agreed to vote upon the submission of an income tax amendment to the constitution to the several states for ratification, this vote to be taken upon the resolution and all amendments next Monday at 1 o'clock. At 4:45 the senate ad joarned. APPLICATION DENIED. Special to The Daily Missoullan. Helena, July 3.-John Radmilovich, who was convicted in Butte of violat ing the gambling law, and refused bail pending the hearing of his appeal, had no better luck today before Chief Jus tice Brantly. He asked for a stay of judgment and sentence, and after a hearing in chambers the application was denied. ENTERTAIN AMERICANS. Berlin, July 3.-Ambassador and Mrs. Mill gave a July 4 reception at their residence today to the members of the American colony. Five hun dred persons were present and re freshments were served in the gar dens. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Denver, July 3.-Lightning during a thunder shower that swept Denver and suburbs late this afternoon killed two children in South Denver. Property damage is reported to have been con siderable from the storm. DELINOUENCY IS SOCIAL PRODUCT TEACHER DECLARES AMERICAN HOMES AND SOCIETY EXERT BAD INFLUENCES. SENSATION IS CREAT[O Superintendent of Memphis, Tennessee, Schools Asserts That These Causes Work to the Corruption of the Moral Characters of Children and Pave Way for Criminal Careers. Denver, July 1.-Asserting that American homes and society are re sponsible for the influences that make the teacher's life a burden and in the end result In influences which corrupt the morals and pave the way for 0 criminal career in children, L. C. McNeill, superintendent of schools of Memphis, Tenn., created a mild sensation before the National Coun cil of Education today. The meeting of the council is the only gathering preliminary to the sessions of the National Elduentional association, whicb 1 )a1n Mondav evening. 'fipe pri ipal subject before the council <lurinic the day was the care of delinquents, taetfully referred to as '"exeentional children." This sub ject, together with the report of the committee on moral training, culture, element and economy of time in teaching, 'industrial teaching, co-op eration with other countries and edu cational progress, took the time of the inner circle of the N. E. A. for the day. The introductory statement in the discussion of delinquents was made by James H. VanSickle, superintend ent of schools of Baltimore, and he was followed by Mr. McNeill, who, without hesitation, gave 1hat lie be lieved to be the Incipient cause of de linquency in children. Tonight there was an unusual fea tlre provided for the visiting teach ers. "Hiawatha" (dramatized) was produced at the Denver Auditorium under the auspices of the Haskell Indian school. Every part in the play was enacted by fullblood In dians, 46 in number. Tomorrow will be a (ay of rest for the nearly 20,000 teachers who are in Denver to attend the sessions of the :association. SHOOTS THE COLONEL. Nikoiskoyv, Siberia, July 3.-Colonel Ivomiik of the cluarter'master's depart ment was shot and killed here today by an attendant of the military can teen. The colonel sto pped two sol diers on the street and rebuked them for failing to sluole him properly. The attendant, who noticed the Incident, drew a revolver and shot the colonel COURT HANDS DPWN SEVERAL OPINIONS Helena, July 3.-Thes upreme court handed down six opinions today and heard arguments in the matter of the application of John Radmilovich of Butte for an order directing that he be admitted to bail pending determi nation of his appeal. He was con victed on a gambling charge. The matter was taken under advisement. In the two Broadwater county cases of Smith against Duff and others, 'one was affirmed and the other reversed. The court affirmed the judgment of the Silver Bow county court in the personal injury suit of Hopkins against the Northern Pacific, and alsq in the case of the State Savings bank of Butte against Albertson, to collect on a promissory note. The district court's decision in the case of Atkins against Watkin, from this county, in involving genuineness of an alleged will, was affirmed. The district court of Custer county is reversed in the ease of the city of Miles City against the board of health, involving the right of the latter to prevent the dumping of sewage into the Yellow stone river. The city won in the lower court. MAY MAKE PROPOSAL FOR ANOTHER AIRSHIP Washington, July 3"-The officers of the signal corps of the army are con sidering the feasibility of issuing pro posals for bids for an aeroplane capa ble of fulfilling more difficult require ments than those which the Wright machine is under contract to accom plish. Because Lieutenant A. M. Her ring has not complied with his con tract the signal corps has $20,000 ad ditional at its disposal for this pur pose. It is conceded that the Wrights are -able to meet all the conditions imposed upon them. A BOOSTER WHO BOOSTS WELL To be able to sell tilt earth n man mist have gaod training and the iiti' ire in salestmtnship which comies fro seiling shall pnrcel-s of (1he ghshe is worth a good d.al. 4). Ii. S. t ir l, s hadl a lot of that iot of practiceWl he is still perfecting himself in the apt. Soim11 oi,the moist important renl estite deals of the year have been muade through his efforts a.ld he is extending ils jurisdictia n until it will not he long hiotfae he will sell the earth, not in installments, but iin one big chunk. A mian to he as successfiul as Mtr. Orr has teen in the real estate btsinetss mulst he a oetiere andi the ileitutieon is that Mir. itpr is a booster of thle eliss whose work is effletive. Persistency, consistency andl voraeity- these are the three essentials of the biosting gainte which Mr. tirt possesses to a mtarktdil tgrie. t1e has hiat faith in Missoula which lie has fully delonon st aled. The flood -of a hoar ago hit him, hard in the destruction of int of his large buildings on the Rattlsnake. The first story of the buitling was swept out from under the, rest of the structure alilt the situation would have dismayed a less persistent man tha1 Mr. Orr. Hardly had the waters sub sided when he was at work to get the building righted. There were two good stories left, even if one hall gone down the stream, and these two stories were set upon a new foundation, made solid anId protected by bulkheads. Nowl the strueture is a handsome riverside cot take. This little Instance shows the sort of luan Mr. Orr is and there is nobody who knows him who doubts his ability as a booster of the first class. EIGT MEN WOUNDED IN DESPERATE BATTLE SUPPOSED EX-CONVICT AND SHERIFF'S POSSE HAVE SAN. GUINARY ENCOUNTER Ione, Ore., July 3.-Eight men were shot in a battle between a sheriff's posse and T. M. Earhart, said to he an ex-convict, at this place last night. W. E. Escue, an aged man, said to he of Portland, was shot by a mem her of a posse by mistake and Ear hart was wounded in the back aftet having shot six of his pursuers. None of the victims, with the excep tion of Escue, is seriously injured. Earhart surrendered to the posse after his ammunition was exhausted, and he was taken to Heppner. Earhart got into trouble last night with E. E. Miller, and is alleged to have drawnl a knife on the latter. Earhart afterwards broke into Wal ker's general store and stole a shot gun and a quantity of ammunition, it is claimed. In the meantime Deputy theriff WV S. ' Casson was summoned and, gathering i possee about him, comnmanded Earl))rt to surrender, The reply wtas a shot, and then Earhart ,started to run. The posse fired sev eral dozen shots after the fleeing man, who returned the fire. After tracing the fltgitive to a ware house the ptorsuers' shots aroused Escue, who was lying under the warehouse, and lie attempted to get out of the way. The posse mistook him for Earhart, and he was shot in the hack and seriously wounded. When Earhart's ammunition was exhausted he surrendered and was taken to Heppner for safekeeping. He evidently had been drinking. After his arrest he declared that a conspi racy was on foot to murder him, and that he had armed himself and fired at his pursuers in self-defense. He was released from the penitentiary a few months ago, having served a sentence for attempted murder. THREATENING LETTERS BRING IMPRISONMENT San Francisco, July 3.-Benjatmin Wellington Soule was sentenced to four years in Sarn Quentin today for send ing threatening letters to Rudolph Spreckels, president of the First Na tional bank, and to other persons. Soule wrote that utless Spreckels sent him $3,000 he would cause his death by means of a subtle poison. When his case was called today he entered a plea of guilty, but stated that he sent the letters only as a "joke." Judge Dunne said, however, that he could not see the "joke." PREPARES FOR DEPARTURE. Washington, July 3.-President Taft today disposed of as much business as possible in anticipation of his ab sence from Washington for nearly a week. He will ,leave here late today for his summer home 'near Beverly, Mass., taking Mrs. Taft with him. VALUABLE MINES Berlin, July 3.-Colonial Secretary Dernberg today informea a deputa tion from the reichstag who called on him to inquire 'regarding the newly discovered diamond fielde in South. west Africa that these mines were valued at $250,000,000. 7fff44NA/ =WHO _SELLS T/ EA~r - " o do ` i ce . ' ` = _' -/ INýI LUAM f ItfOL iASHINTION WOMEN ARE PROMPTLY UNSEATED NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE CONVENTION OUSTS CON TENDING FACTION. Seattle, July '.-The fight ý between the factions of the Wachington Equal Suffrage association Was discussed on the floor of the National Woman Suffrage convention this afternoon and the convention decided unani mously to unseat all the Washington delegates. The national executive committee, to which the Spokane del egates, unseated by the state con vention appealed, tried for three days to effect a compromise between the factions and, failing, referred the contest to the national convention. The question came up in the form of a motion by Miss Alice Stone Black well of Boston that the convention withdraw from the Washington del egates the privilege of voting. During the debate a Washington delegate declared that the national convention should mind Its own busi ness and said that woman suffrage had been lost in Oregon through its interference. National President Anna Shaw broke into the debate to say that the national body had jurisdiction and protested hotly against "insults of fered by those who denied such juris diction." The state of Washington now has no vote in the convention and the regulars are in control of the state organization, but under censure by the national body. MINERS ARE KILLED IN EXPLOSION LIGHTNING SETS OFF HEAVY CHARGE OF POWDER WITH FATAL RESULTS. Salt Lake City, July 3.-Three min ers were killed and six others were seriously injured in a powder explo sion late this afternoen at Top its, Utah. The dead: PAT CAMPBELL. P. 11 BOWMAN. MATT HEGAN. The men were blown to atoms by the explosion of 750 kegs of black powder. The men were working In a 35-foot tunnel and had just corn pleted tamping the charge. The pow der was connected with two wires which were to have been connected later with a battery on a hill quite a distance away. A heavy thunderstorm came up and a flash of lightning struck the earth, fusing the wires together, completing a circuit and discharging the pow dler. TURNS OVER MONEY. Rome. July 3.-J. W. Garrett, secre tary of the American embassy, v-as received in private audience today by Queen Helena and turned over to her majesty. the sum of $5,000, being the balance of the money in his hands re ceived from America for the earth quake sufferers. PANIC IS CREATED IN BARGAIN STORE CRY OF FIRE CONVERTS BAR GAIN HUNTERS INTO A STAMPEDING MOB. Detroit, July 3.- Twernty women were seriously injured today when a cry of "fire" caused it panic in Kr'sges' 10-cent store at Woodward avenue near state street, while the place was jammed with people. One child is said to be fatally hurt. The store was having its opening today and the live-story building was liter ally jimmed with people, princlptl ly women in(u children. It is estimat ed that 100 women were busy search ing for irrgains o i the second floor when the licii started. T'wo women are said to have reached simultan eously for the same article and to tarae begun si'ifiling over it. This caused a little excitement in their iII meidiate neighborhood and attracted the attention of those nearby. The onlookers pressed about them and suddenly the cry "fire'' was heard. It turned the hundreds of shoppers] into a maddened, fighting mob, In tent only on reaching the stairway at the rear of the building. They surged down the aisles and packed themselves into such a mass on the stairs that the guardrails gave way, precipitating many of the struggling woiren to the floor below. In a mo ment the stairway, tho floor below and the second floor above were one mass of screaming woolen and chil dren. Clothes were torn, hats were ripped off and those who were unfor tunate enough to lose their footing were trampled upon. Employes of the store, assisted by policeomen, finally convinced the mobt that the building was not afire and sureceded in enlming them. Aruin jInres were sucnitoned and the In jured were taken to hospitals, PRESIDENT STARTS FOR SUMMER HOME ashitngton, July 3.-The president and his family started this afternoon for lHverly, Mass., where Mrs. Taft and children will sneni the summer. The president, after speaking Monday at the celebratiou of the 230th anni versary of the ftunding of Norwich, ('inn., and iarticipating in the ter centenary celebration of the discovery of Lake Champlain, will return to Washington to await the adjournment of congress. 'Then lie will join Mrs. Taft for a few weeks at the "summer White House.' BURNED BY ELECTRICITY. Lowell, Miih, July 3.-Mrs. Dell Meixell, a woman balloonist of Grand Rapids, tas : everely shocked and burned before a crowd while making an asc'insian here today. Her body caught a oting some high tension wires as the balloon rose. Before the cur rent could be shut off and the balloon dropptid to earth Mrs. Meixell was badly injured. BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED. Trieste, Austria, July 3-The Rad elseky. the 135,50-t' n battleship for the Austrit-Htuungarian navy, was sue ceasfully latutched here today. TRAMPS KILL AN ENTIRE FAMILY FARMER, HIS WIFE AND DAUGH TER AND HIRED HAND MUR DERED BY UNKNOWN MEN. POSSE NOW IT PURSUIT Supposedly in an Effort to Secure Money the Rancher Was Believed to Have in His House, Unknown Assassins Shoot Him While Milking Cow, Then Slay Others. Aberdeen, . 1., July 1.--d. '. ('ihlsti', a l unrm-r living near Htu dnlulp , his wife, his daughter. Mil drwd, aged 15 years, and at ftrm hiniid, itiihtal Itoynri, were murderel io tay by tramps whose names are not known. It is supposed that the mur der was the result of an attempt to secure a large sum of money sni posed to le in the Christie home. Ar. Christie. who tras 32 years old nld one of the most prosperous filalrii s in ile iorthiwest. was imilk ig i:t cow ill his houn yesteriay When nktliiiowi ersoiins shot lini in lte head. The murdererrs hurried to the house am], finding Mrs. Christie and her iaughter jain the tHoynae boy pre p tred to fight thiri, iegan firing. The first shots took effect and the two iiionien and the boy tell deait. It is supposed the m'en that coin mnitted the crine were acquainted with the Christie family. 'ew per sons knew that Christie kept large sums of money in the house. It is believed that tue lhad several thous and dollars In his home at the time of the murder. The entire country side is aroused. hands of farmers were immediate ly organized and a pursuit of the murderrrs was begun. Evil Victor was arrested lt Northi ville, 20 miles south of the zone of the murder, this afternoon. He had $13 In small bills and a watch, knife and a ladles' pin partly Identitled as he longing to the Christle family. WILL REFUSE TO PLAY. Phoenix, Ariz., July 3.-George P. Drtscoll, exalted tuley of the Phoenix lodge of Plks, has received i tolegram from Joseph W-euer, president of the American l'eileration of Musicians at Omitha, stating that if the Phoenix in dian school hantd is token to Los An giles for till- I'iks' grant lodge iext Wtek a huntdred federated ti-i liiCialls will not e y there. t iisitll today wired AI. 11. Flint, c~hairinall of rthe loal eontuniltee at Lo:; Angeles, about thle mutter. THREE PERSONS KILLED. Winnipeg, Manitobda, July 3.-T'rttee persons were killed and more than 30 Injured byt a tirnado which passed over Guinesborough, Saskatchewan, yesterday. The wind was accompanied by a terrific hlailstorti. Reports from Indian tead, -terson, Waslkuda and Milita Indicate that the stirum was widespread. FULL INVESTIGATION COURTIED BY FAMILY The members of the 17rlin family. not satistled with the explanationiof the tragedy in which Cleveland i'rlint carme to his end in San Jose, Cal., have requested the authorities to delve to the bottom of the affair. They scout the idea of suicide by the young 1att, as he htil made all pre paration to visit Iris family in Mis soula on the Fur, ti. In addition to that fact, J. A. trlin, the brother who was in California at the time, states most positively ttrit Clevela nii trlin was not infatuated with thit woman tie is ui lgd lt iave shot. 'T'herefore a roost thorough itivestiga tion is being made. GOLDEN INVITATION RECEIVED BY TAFT Washington, July 3.--Presietent Taft today received ta gold engravers invi tation to attend the golden jubilee festival of the Sani Frauclsco Schuel zen Verein, in honor of its t0th anni versary, to be celebrated with a target tournament and German Volksfest, August 29 to September 5 inclusive. A similar invitation has been sent to Emperor William of Germany. The president told Representative Kuhn, who made the presentation, that he could not now say whether tie would he able to attend the celebration, al though Ite hoped that he could be. MISS DONLAN WILL DRAW NAMES SENATOR DONLAN'S DAUGHTER TO FILL IMPORTANT ROLE IN LAND-DRAWING. CHOSEN BY JUOOE WIN1E1 Missoula Girl Will Be Guest of Gov ernmnnt at Coeur d'Alene City and Select Envelopes of Successful Ap plicants for Homesteads on the Flathead Reservation Next Month. Sluer il to The I aily Missoulian. Splokan-", July :i.--S iss Christina Iltnlan, the 12-year-old daughter of State Seintor i Edtwol[r Donilan of Mis soula, has teen selected by the federal government to attetul the drawing at Coeur d'AlIne city and draw from the great tmis of applietions fur Iind on the -lathetil reservation, the envelopes containing the names of the winning applicants. Miss In onlatn will be the special guest of the government at Coeur d'Alene during the drawing. The ansk that the young lady has been cailed upon to perform will be no snmall one ns between 4011 andr 500 applletiollns will be drawn from the box to be sure thtat there will be tnough to take up all of the avaliable homenteads. Sine girl of iabout the aiiie age will li chosen from Idaho to du the draw ing for the tme-ud d'Alene reservation end another from Spokane or some part of eastern Washington to draw for the Spokane reservation. The selection of Miss Donlan to do the drawing for the Flathead reserva tion was made last week by Judge James W. Witten, superintendent of the opening of all the reservations. Friday night, Judge Witten went to Coeur d'Alene and left there last night for Missoula on his way to Kalispell, Mont., to visit the flathead reserva tion and to witness the celt-trutilon of the Foturth of July by the Iidians of Miss Dtnlan's father Is state senator from Missoula county anti was the re publlcan noiinee for governor in the ltit election, being defeated by liGav ernor Norris by only a small margin. GOES AFTER CLOTH FOR MACHINE ORVILLE WRIGHT WILL SECURE MATERIAL TO REPAIR DAM. AGED AEROPLANE. Washington, July 3.- Orville WVright left for Dayton t' day tI get the cloth necessary for rejiairing the lower plane of his machine, which was bad ly ripped in striking a tree yester day. There may not be it flight of. the aeroplane at Fort Myer until Friday or Saturday of next week. It seets ntti that the cause of the motor stopiing while Orville was fly ing about the lield. teas due to the magnet. WVilb:tr explained after the mnishlat yesterday that the reason the mac~hint" did not gildth in the accident last September a hicit resulted in the death of Lieutenant 8elftritlye and the serious injury s'f Orville Wright, was because the rtir vertictular rudder wtas rippled and ruined the balance of the tmtt''hint, movingi the center of balance fotrward and causing the t'ettpIantt to pitch fnottard to the grut id. THREE ARE SCALDED. Vallncover, r" t'., July 3. ---Thur, matt were frightfully scalied when ta steam pip' ill the Vaneou'ter Lumbner" emtn phtny's mill exploded and T. N. Rus sell, it bricklayer, liid tailao from his injuri.'s. Mlanager E. C. Knight and l rg arv,"y, :t labtorer, :ure not ex Iio- trdt'i re d ' er CONDITION UNCHANGED. tiut Fran isco, Jutle : Il-The cndi lit, 'f l' E. Cat in viit president and general it nager of the So'utliern Pacific tomtany, who is suffering front in attack if *ipp.'eiicitis, is re portul to he tocthang',l today. It is tiiounced that lt. Calvin will un dergo atit operation diring the eatly part of next week. BALLOONIST INJURED. Redding, C'n , .1ult' 3.-During ant itstensitt this afternoon the bullton Ameriea cau:,ht fire anti Captain JIttes Moore, the aeriottnait, was prob. ably fatally injured. Several speeta tot's also iwer' hart. TAFT TO BE GUEST Norwich, Conn.. July 3.-President Taft will he the guest of this city on tMonday, the otetsion being the cele bration of the 250th anniversary of the white settlement of Norwlch.