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THE SEMI-WEEKLY CAZETTE PRINTS THE NEWS OF THE WORLD---THE LOCAL NEWS OF BILLINGS AND VICINITY---STOCK REPORTl.s The Billings Gazette. I I VOL.XXI BILLINGS, MONTANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1909. NO. 195 LARGEST TURKEY IN AMERICA DISAPPEARS IN WHITE HOUSE Mammoth Bird Draws Geniality From President TAFT IS THANKFUL Thanks Goodness, on the Day of Thanksgiving, That no Reception Committee Was Larking W Back. ground.-Exelusively a Family Din. ner.-Taft Walks for Two Hours. , ASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Sated with the 'possum dinners and elaborate banquets he was forced to face on his recent trip from coast to coast, President Taft sat down this afternoon to a family Thanksgiving dinner. T,: piece de resistance was a mam moth turkey that had been raised on a Rhode Island farm ,and looked al most mountainous in its proportions. Mr. Taft smiled genially when the dessert was served. "Thank goodness," he sighed, hap pily, "I've had a dinner at which I haven't been compelled to make speeches and where no reception com mittee lurked in the background. I've (enjoyed food-real food-and I've not had to work to get it." When the news of the president's remarks percolated ,below stairs there was another Thanksgiving ceremony. Tonight the White house chef is the proudest citizen of the District of Co lumibia, while his assistant chefs re flected pride. The president had no guests. Only the Taft family was present, including Mrs. Laughlin, sis ter of Mrs. Taft. Miss Helen and Charlie Taft had come from their schools. When the dinner was over and the family had spent some time in the drawing room Mr. Taft declared that he needed exercise. Accordingly a White house attache called Attorney General Wickersham on the tele phone, and he arrived in half an hour. "Let's take a walk. Wickersham," said the president. "I've got to do something to settle my dinner. I hope you enjoyed your dinner as muchas I did mine." The president and attorney general then struck off on a walk that lasted more than two hours. They went well down toward Alexandria, Va., over the wind-swept stretch of Potomac bottoms. When they returned, Mr. Taft looked as fresh as when he started, but Mr. Wickersham, who is not quite as 'strong, physically, ap -eared to be somewhat weary. The -two separated at the White house 'gate. "Good 'bye, Wickersham," said the president, waving his hand. "I've en joyed the stroll immensely." "Good night. Mr. President," repli ed Mr. Wickersham, "you certainly put me through a strenuous two hours, but I've relished every minute of it." Secretary Knox was compelled to Ie at his office for some time because 'of the pressing nature of the Nicar aguan affair. All the other cabinet members, with the exception of Post master General Hitchcock, dined with 'their families. The postmaster general is a bach elor. BODY OF CONRAD'S BABY STOLEN. GREAT FALLS, Nov. 25.-Ghouls stole the body of the infant son of Harfield Conrad, millionaire banker, "from its grave last night, presumably 'for ransom. Loftily Impressed By President Taft EnIoy 'fom New Sultan of Turkey 'Talks Enthusiastieally of Amer lean Hospitality. NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Zla Pasha envoy from the new sultan of Tur key, who' is en route to Constantino ,u., with his suite, s,tates that he will `vP his sovereign a very fine report of this country. "President Taft," he said, "is a won derful statesman. I have been partic ularly impressed by the hospitality show me at the capital and I shall have many Igood things to tell the sultan upon my return to Turkey." * 4 MONTANA WEATHER. ÷ * Rain or snow Friday; Sat- - 4 urday partly cloudy. _ * .*'4. +4 4. 4* 4 +.4 + * 4 + +4 Accident In Which a Family Meets Death Automobile Struck by Street Car and Four Killed---Car Containing Injured Also Ran Down OS ANGELES, Nov. 25.-Nicholas Jacobs, a real estate dealer of this city, his two daughters and his two sons are dead, and Mrs. Ja cobs and her 2-months-old baby are dying as a result of a collision tonight between an automobile in which they were riding, and a trolley car on the Los Angeles-Santa Ana line, six miles from the city. Two other sons, Peter and John Jacobs, and Miss Josephine Solon, 19 years of age, leaped from the automobile and escaped with slight injuries. While an electric car in which the injured persons and the bodies of those who were killed had been plac ed, was proceeding to the city from the scene of the accident, it collided with a car on the Central avenue line at the corner of Seventh and Central avenue, and eight more people were injured, some of them seriously. The first accident happened at a crossing when the automobile in which the Jacobs family were return ing to the city after spending Thanks giving with friends at Watts. was driven upon the track directly in front of the car. The car struck the auto mobile and hurled it 40 feet. The oc cupants were thrown with terrific force across the road and Jacobs with his four children-Anthony, aged 6; Clement, aged 4; Kate, aged 18, and Mamie, aged 16-were dead when the MAJOR BULKELY DEAD. BALTIMORE. Md. Nov. 25.-Maj. H. D. Bulkely, comptroller of the Balti more & Ohio Railroad company, and one of the most widely known railroad men in the country, died at *his home here today of a oancerous affection. --+- Fifty Million More To Quench Thirst Proposed to Drive Fourteen-Foot Tun nel at a Depth of 100 Feet Under Manhattan. NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Proposals for one of the most remarkable pieces of engineering work ever undertaken were placed before the New York board of estimate today. The plans involve the expenditure of nearly $50, 000,000 for an aqueduct, 300 feet be low the streets, to distribute the water supply, which, in a few years, will be available from the great Catskill res ervoir. The aqueduct, as proposed, will be 14 feet in diameter for the greater part of its 20-mile stretch, and will be bored through solid rock. It will run from the city's northern limits southward under Central park and be neath the great business districts of lower Manhattan, thence under the East river to Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Queens and Staten Island. The pres ent system of water mains will be con nected with it. INC('OMPETENT CH'AI'FFE[HR. CHICAGO. III., Nov. 25.-That the drowning of Ernest Camp, chauffeur of the taxicab which ran into the Chi cago river from the approach to the Jackson boulevard bridge, and Max Ehren and Rose Shapiro, his suppos ed passengers, was due entirely to the incompetence and carelessness of Camp, was the,verdict of the coroner's jury which yesterday completed its investigation into the tragedy. AVIATION LOST A VOTARY THROUGH THE ART OF CUPID BROKEN BOW, Neb., Nov. 25.-The ranks of the inventors devoted to the conquest of the air lost one daring member today when Ulrich Sorenson, of Berwin, 10 miles east of here, was married to the daughter of a wealthy farmer of that vicinity. Sorenson won fame on June 15 last by going up 3 500 feet in a balloon and coming down in an aeroplane of his own construction. Instead of glid ing down gently to earth, the aero plane descended in a series of somer saults and was demolished. The avia tor was not seriously hurt, however. horrified passengers on the car, who had witnessed the accident, reached them. Mrs. Jacobs, who held the baby in her arms, was thrown probably 50 feet. None of those injured in the sec ond accident is likely to die. REVOLUTION IN NICARAGUA GAINING IN IMPORTANCE, SAYS NAVAL OFFICER Effective Blockade Being Maintained and Government Forces Are Reduced to Starvation,' Many Soldiers Deserting to Enemy---All Foreign Interests Being Protected W ASIIINGTON, Nov. 25.-The revo lution in Nicaragua is spread ing, in the opinion of Captain Shipley, commander of the United States cruiser Des Moines, which is off the east coast of Nicaragua. The revolutionary forces are reported to be maintaining an effective blockade and are patrolling off Greytown with two gunboats. Assurance was given that American and foreign interests are being protected. These are important facts contained in dispatches received at the navy de partment today from the commander of the Des Moines at Port Limon. On Nov. 23 the revolutionary gunboats fired on Greytown, but without effect. The revolutionary forces now have possession of the back country of Nicaragua, including Rama. where Accidents Would Stop If They Must Be Paid for NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Samuel Gompers. president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, and A. H. Gill, M. P., and a prominent Eng lish labor leader, are among those who have expressed their views on employers' liability laws to the New York legislative commission investi gating the matter. President Gompers said he believed that if laws were passed which re quired employers to compensate em ployes injured, accidents would be greatly diminished. He said that in a museum in Munich he had seen a great variety of safety devices, which he believed would the adopted by em ployers if the law required it. Mr. Gill, who gave his views at length was instrumental in having the English compensation law passed in 1897. Employers, he said, had op posed the passage of the law, but that the law was now popular and the principle was approved by employers, as well as employes generally. Sorenson has since that time ,been trying to perfect his invention .but now declares at the request of his bride, he has renounced his ambition and will devote his energies to less slpectacular plursuits. 4-------- GU'GGENHEIM'S GENEROSITY. GREELEY. Colo., Nov. 25.-An nouncement was made today that Sen ator Guggenheim has donated $5,000 for a new building which will be used either for a gymnasium or for domes tic purlposes. for the Colorado State Normal school. FINANCIER IS WEDDED VenerableLyman Gage Is Now Husband of Young Woman AN DIEGO, Cal., Nov. 25.-At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George - H. Ballou at Coronado, this even ing, their daughter Miss Ada Ballou, became the wife of Hon. Lyman J. Gage, formerly secretary of the treas ury and now a reside t of San Diego. The wedding was strictly private, the only persons present besides the bridge and groom beJtg the former's parents, her friends, )tiss Helene M. Richards; Mr. Gage'sl brother-in-law, Col. Wesley Brainard, U. S. A. re tired, and the Rev. Whliami B. Thorpe of the First Congregational church of this city, who performed the cere mony. Mr. and Mrs. Gage. leave at mid night for Denver and after a short stay there will visit various cities far ther east. fighlting is likely to oceltr. All officer from the Des Moines landed at Grey town, but found only one American citizen. The state department was advised by the Western Union Telegraph com pany that, in the present interruption to lines in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, it is possible to handle some of the traffic via Colon by wireless, but that the service is not continuous. There is some interruption today. This accounts for the difficulty the depart ment is experiencing in its efforts to reach diplomatic and consular offi cers at Central American points. Re newed efforts are being made to reach these officers. The state department received to day by way of Colon, 'by wireless, a message of which the following is a translation: "According to article 774 of the mil ÷ + + ,IAPANESE MINE HORROR. 4 * TOKIO, Nov. 25.-Heavy loss 4 * of life is feared as the result + * of an explosion today in a coal + + mine at Oncura, Fukucka prov- + + ince. Fifteen men are known 4 + to have perished, while 228 + + miners are entombed in the + + workings. + + + Gypsies Engaged In a Bitter Feud HICAGO, Nov. 25.-There is a feud between two gypsy tribes with Chicago and vicinity as the scene of conflict. The alleged kidnaping of 13-year-old Amelia Johnson from her father, Ephriam Johnson, in Eliz abeth, N. J., three years ago, started it. The arrest of Zalacho Demetro on a charge of stealing the girl ag gravated the feud. Now Nichola George. his wife, and three children said to be members of Johnson's band of gypsies, are under arrest and may be deported. They were arrested yesterday when they arrived in Chicago, presumably to aid Johnson in getting his daughter back. Demetro's nomads informed the au thorities that the Georges were smug gled from Canada after being denied admission by way of Detroit. The gypsy girl stated to Judge Belt ler that she did not want to return to her father, but preferred to live with the Demetros, because she loved to travel. Demetro declared his son was Ame lia's husband and that the girl's fa ther had been paid $10,000 for the bride. He said $4,000 was spent for a bridal feast. The girl and boy were held to the juvenile court. HARRIMAN LINES PERMITTED ENTRANCE TO SOUND CITIES Must Seal up the Mine To Smother the Fire Water Being Pumped Into Work ings Is Flooding Levels Making Recovery of Bodies Impossible C.HERRY, Ill., Nov. 25.-Details of a meeting held early today be tween the state mining board, Battalion Chief McDonald of the Chi cago fire department, and W. W. Tay lor, general superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul comrn . : . . ... . . . ° . . .. . . . . . . . ] . . . itary urdiinaice, 'eiaya hag- io light to shoot the outposts." The message was signed by Sub Secretary of State Moreira. It is assumed that he is an insur rectionist. It was stated that the de partment would not reply to Moreira. Captured in Fight. COLON, Nov. 25.-It is stated in re liable quarters here that Groce and Cannon, the Americans executed re cently, were shot and buried by order of President Zelaya. They weri with General Chammoro and were captured in a fight near Colorado Junction. Great indignation is felt here. The captain of a boat, who paid a visit to President Estrada at Greytowit yes terday, says that General Chammoro's blockade is effective. A heavy sea is running, which, he says, prevents the (Continued on Page Eight.) Would Light Streets From Drainage of Great City HICAGO, Nov. 25.-Official action toward the consummation of the proposed new lighting system of the city, under which it is planned to have every street in Chicago lighted with electricity furnished by the drainage canal, was begun yesterday by Chairman Snow of the council finance committee. In a letter ad dressed to President McCormick of the sanitary district, Mr. Snow asked that a committee from the drainage board be appointed to meet with the finance committee and endeavor to work out some plan under which a system can be financed by the drain age board. After sending the letter to 1lr. Mc Cormick, Alderman Snow said that in the event no arrangement could be made with the drainage ,board, the voters at the next city election would be asked to approve a *bond issue of from $2,500,000 to $3 000,000 to con struct the system desired. WITH THE MIND OF A CHILD HE CAME FROM PRISON CELL ST. JOSEPH. .Mo., Nov. 2.L.-With the mind of a child so far as the outer world is concerned, John Rogers, who was pardoned today frfom the Kansas state penitentilary. was brought to St. Joseph for his Thanksgiving dinner by Mrs. C. T.. Arllip, sister of Gov. J. H. Brady of Idaho. Although 56 years of age. Rogers had never seen street cars and many other modern conve niences, and has never spoken through a telephone. He takes the same interest in these things as when a child first sees them. Rogers did pany mines, were made known this afternoon. Battalion Chief McDonald after an inspection of the work by hit men who had been throwing water it the east bottom of the mine for mort than a week, advised mine inspectori and the representatives of the coa company that the water was no reaching the fire and that he saw no use of throwing water as it was mere ly filling up the third vein. Bodles of the known dead in that vein art already inaccessible because of the quantity of water already thrown in. to the mine. To increase this amouni of water, McDonald said, would de. lay recoverey of bodies indefinitely. Mr. Williams of the Urbana Rescue station, who had been keeping careful note of gases formed in the mine, re ported that the fire had extended tc the coal pillars, forming dangerous gases and making it perilous for res cuers to continue their work. After much discussion it was unan imously agreed that the only thing that would make possible ultimate re covery of the bodies in the mine was to seal up both the main shaft and the air shaft and keep them sealed un til the fire was smothered.. OCTOBEhilt'1WItMi~GR1 . WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--n Octo ber 75,608 immigrant aliens and 17, 674 notnlnlmmigrant aliens were admit ted into the United States; 26,651 United States oitiaens arrived, and 1,616 aliens were debarred, according to the October bulletin issued today by the immigration bureau. There were 13816 immigrants from Italy. 7.339 from Poland, and 6,960 from Germany. One Korean was admitted and none from the Pacific islands. ----------4 Pay Nearly Million To Sate Sentimeni Three lDaughters of Late Patrick Mc. ('arthy Bid Excitedly for Their Home. CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-Stirred by a sensational love for the ground on which stood the old homestead in which they had been born, three daughters of the late Patrick Mc Carthy fought successfully to retain possession of this property yesterday in one of the most exciting bidding contests ever witnessed in the rooms of the Chicago real estate board. They finally bid in the property, which is located at the northeast corner of Dearborn and Washington streets, for $700,000, which is $340,000 in excess of the value fixed by court appraisers. This price 'breaks all records for values in the loop district, except for a few sites which have been sold in recent years on State street, and is declared by realty owners to have been caused more by sentiment than by actual value. The property was placed on the block in accordance with a decree for a partition sale, suit hav ing been begun by James J. McCarthy, a brother of the three sisters, who bid in the property. LEAPED TO DEATH. CHICAGO Nov. 25.-Eluding his roommate and calling a frantic "good bye," William F. McCormick, 31 years old, a student at the Moody Biblical institute here, jumped from a third story window of the institute dormi tory today and died while being taken to a hospital. not sleep all last night but hugged in his arms a pet kitten which he had raised. He will be given employ. ment here. Rogers entered the Kansas peni tentlary 27 years ago, having been convicted of murdering the father of his sweetheart. All his relatives and old friends are dead. ROOSEVELTS COMING HOME. NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Mrs. Theo dore Roosevelt and her daughter, Miss Ethel, returned today from Europe on the Koenig Albert. Agreement Is Reached By the Magnates of Two Systems BUILD TERMINALS nion Pacific Will do Much Work at Taeoma.-Because of Heavy .'ramie on the Northern Paelfic Ml Do. ble-tracking Will Be Necessary. Deal Between Three Roads. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov."' 25.-The Sagreement between the Union Pa e cific and Northern Pacific rail sroads for the use of the latter's Port .1land-Tacoma track for Union and t Southern Pacific trains, was sigied yesterday and the Harriman' roads will begin to operate trains' into Se e attle on January 1. Between Seattle e and Tacoma, the Union Pacific has - its own track, owning a half interest t in the Milwaukee line connecting' these cities. Until the Union Pacific terminals in Tacoma are completed the Harriman trains will be brought through Tacoma on the Northern Pa cific tracks. A temporary station is ready for the new trains here and a permanent one is being built. Judge Robert S. Lovett, head of the Harriman lines, and Julius Krutt schnitt, director of maintenance, will come into Seattle tomorrow. It Is ex pected that while the two railroad officials are here the entire question I of terminal improvements and the ex tension of the Harriman lines in -western Washington will be Oanvass Harrilna otcal expect that thel i line into Grays Harbor, which will be used jointly by that system and the Milwaukee, will be completed 'within a short time. The Harriman interests I will connect with the Northern Pa cific to use that road into Portland while the Milwaukee will have to ex tend the Tacoma Eastern to a junc ture with the Grays Harbor branch. It is expected in railroad circles 1 that the work of reduction and don ble tracking on the Northern Pacific between Tacoma and Portland will be rushed now that the deal between the three lines is completed. The traffic between Portland and Puget Sound is very heavy for a single track line and as the Harriman roads will oper ate two or three passenger and other freight trains daily the burden will be greatly increased. RESTRAIN STONE STRIRERS. BEDFORD, Ind., Nov. 25.-A tem porary restraining order was fssued today by Judge Wilson of the circuit court, against striking employes of the Bedford stone mills. Operators asked for an injunction preventing strikers from picketing or interfering with workmen. The strikers declared today that they would resist the re quest for an injunction. SUICIDES MIDST DINNER PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 25.-In the midst of a Thanksgiving dinner today, r which she was giving to her friends,' Mrs. Etta Grissan, formerly of Boise, Idaho. went to her bedroom and drank carbolic acid. She died before med r ical aid could be summoned. FOUND NOT GUILTY. 1 CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-Vincent and Joseph Altman, accused of throwing a I bomb which wrecked the plant of the Standard Sash and Door company in this city in 1908, were found not guilty this morning in Judge Tuthill's court. Wheat Corner Patten Feasts in New York I Apprehensive Over the Health of His Daughter, Whom He May Be NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-After having his Thanksgiving dinner here, Jame A. Patten, Chicago board of trade operator, will leave for the west with his wife and daughter, Miss Agnes who has been a student at Bryn Mawrw The health of the young woman I such as to cause apprehension, and as it has not yet yielded to treatmen. AMr. Patten has decided to take het first to Chicago and perhaps farthei west. * WYOMING WEATHER. * Rain or snow Friday; Npt - urday partly cloudy. !!!!! !!!I , . ,"