The Butte Daily Post from Butte, Montana • 1

BUT LI JO JLM VOL XXVI. NO. 240. BUTTE MONTANA. SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 1907.

PRICE FIVE CENTS TH MOUNTAIN SENTENCE IS PASSED ESCAPED PRISONER FlflO SAWS Ifl JUL LIFE OF USEFULNESS AT II END STRAIGHTEN QUI NEW YORK B1K DEPOSITS HEAVY Ifl BUTTE BANKS RETAKEN CHARLES O'GARA'S TERM IN THE PENITENTIARY IS FIXED AT NINE YEARS. Charles O'Gara, convicted of manslaughter for shooting and killing James Noonan in this city a year ago in a trial for murder, was sentenced to nine years in the penitentiary this morning in the criminal department of the district court. The court told him that the killing of Noonan was a "cowardly murder," that he "shot Noonan from behind like an Indian," and that the court would give him "credit" for the year he has served in the county jail. The maximum punishment for manslaughter is ten years, and O'Gara has been in jail over a year. At the conclusion of the court's remarks O'Gara asked the latter if he might have a transcript of the evidence at the trial for use 'on appeal, and the court referred him to his attorneys.

Prosecutor Frank took the matter up and said it would be attended to. O'Gara was defended by Attorneys Booth and Brennan and it has been intimated they will not appeal the case. Brennan made an appeal to the court for leniency, saying that no technicalities had been interposed by the defense, but that the case had been tried on its merits and that O'Gara has a wife and two small children. Said he "If the court gives him a short sentence, when he is released the children will still be too small to know where he has been." The court replied "Well, that's a good view to take of it. But there is another man out on the flat whose little children will never look on his face again.

Women get their husbands in a great deal of trouble. The husbnads are foolish to let the petty bickerings of their wives involve them in such troubles. "O'Gara, you are not entitled to much sympathy, because you didn't show much yourself. "Noonan was running He was going home. O'Gara leveled the shotgun at him Indian fashion and pumped both barrels into him.

O'Gara bad no cause to believe himself in danger. He shot from behind in a very cowardly fashion. "The jury brought in a verdict of manslaughter. Possibly they were right. But you ought to have had more sense, O'Gara.

I would like to be lenient. I'll give you credit for your year in jail. I'll sentence you to nine years in the penitentiary at hard labor." O'Gara preferred his request for the transcript and was led away to jail. DRAMATIC SUICIDE IN CHURCH Young Man Starts Song and Then Puts Bullet in Brain. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Seattle, Oct. 18. With the words "Good bye, Eva," Edward Neil Kelly, a young workman, drew a revolver and fired a bullet through his head on the platform of the Apostolic Faith church here this evening. The girl he referred to was sitting in the audience within ten feet of the young man when he fired the fatal shot. Kelly dlf.d at the Wayside emergency half an hour later.

Kelly, who is 19 years old, met Eva Kestersen, a 15-year-old school girl, at evangelist meetings held here in the early part of September, and a week ago they became engaged. They were to hold the 011 Thanksgiving. As one of the speakers in the church finished testifying "In Foreign which is part of the belief of this creed, Kelly arose with the words "It is my turn next." He then started singing "The Fire of Heavenly Love Is Burning in My Soul." As the last words were finished he drew a gun, turned toward the girl, said goodbye, and fired the fatal shot. THEODORE, JRS KNEE HURT Water Sack Results From Football Injury Laid Up for Two Weeks. Cambridge, Oct.

14. Theodore Roosevelt, who was taken out of the Harvard second team's game with Phillips-Exeter academy Saturday on account of an injury, was found today to be developing water on the lnee. This injury will probably keep him out of football for at least two weeks. DAM ACROSS COLORADO RIVER Austin, Texas, Signs With New York Company for Structure. Austin, Tex, Oct.

16. The contract between this city and a New York construction company for the rebuilding of the great dam across the Colorado river at this place has been signed. The structure will cost about one and a half million dollars. The original structure was washed away by a flood in the river several years ago. The dam will form a lake thirty miles long and one-half mile wide, and will afford power for a large hydraulic electric plant.

GAVE A CHECK ON THE STATE Temporary Stay of Execution Granted by the Court. Tn the suit in which J. A. IJample recovered $2,500 judgment from the Montana Packing cpmpany in the district court last week, the court this morning gave the defendant a temporary stay of execution until the motion for a stay may be heard by the cuort. It is said that the defendant gave the plaintiff a check on the State Savings bank in payment of the judgment, and that the check was not presented to the bank.

DANCING KILLS THIS GIRL She Ruptures an Artery and Dies Within an Hour. Watertown, N. Oct. 13. After doing a buck and wing dance for some friends today Margaret Rafferty complained of being ill and an hour later died.

So violently did Miss Rafferty dance that she ruptured an artery. EGG IS AS BIG AS A HEN Kansas Woman Makes -Remarkable Discovery in Poultry House. Kansas City, Oct. 16. An story is told by neighbors of Mrs.

R. S. Foster of Cottage Grove township. It is said thst a hen belonging to Mr, Foster recently laid an egg that was six inches in diameter one way and eight inches the other. MURDER SUSPECTS MAY HAVE PLANNED TO BREAK OUT OF PRISON.

'A discovery was made in the county jail this morning that suggests that Towers, Gruber and Hastings, the men charged with the railroad hold-up and murder of Engineer Clow on the Northern Pacific railroad, may have contemplated attempting to escape from the jail, and were making preparations for the attempt when 'removed from this county. Deputy Sheriff Burt Henderson, while he and other officers of the sheriff's office were searching the corridors and cells of the jail this morning, found an innocent looking mirror in the back of which were two tine, chilled steel saws, broken into eight short pieces for the purpose of concealment. The saws were between the glass and the wooden back of the mirror, and had been pasted to the glass with soap to prevent them from rattling around when the mirror was handled. How long the hand glass, which is a small one, has been in the jail is unknown to the jailers, having been a piece of the jail furniture for some time. The officers are ignorant of how or when the saws were introduced into it.

It is possible that the mirror and saws were put in the mirror after it had become a part of the furniture in the corridor. The mirror was in corridor No. 2, which had been occupied by Gruber and Towers before their removal, and by Gruber from the time he was brought back from the coast. It may be that some other prisoner or prisoners owned the saws, but the jailers and officers of the sheriff's office believe they were introduced into the jail to help the hold-up men escape. It is thought that the latter were removed from the jail too soon to use the tools.

The saws may have been used to cut the rear iron wall of the corridor some time ago. Cuts in the sheet iron wall of the rear cell were discovered a month or more past. The discovery of the saws indicates that everything that goes into a jail must be searched with the utmost care to prevent jail-breaking tools from being taken into it. DILLON DEFENDS REDMOND Declares He Is Best Friend of the Irish Cause. Dublin, Oct.

14. John Dillon, memb'r of parliament from East Mayo, has returned to political activity, and in a letter addressed to the Tyrone nationalist declares himself thoroughly in, sympathy with John Redmond and his party. He declares the criticism of Redmond was absolutely without foundation, and said that Redmond acted with the greatest possible independence, courage and judgment, and that the Irish cause had made more progress in the last two years than in any two years during the thirty years of his political life: When the facts about the council bill become fully known, he declared, Redmond and his party will be triumphantly vindicated. SHE KIDNAPS h1r0WN SON Divorced Mother Captures Him in Street and Flees. New York, Oct.

Maude Clark foicihly kidnaped her fi-year-old son, Carleton, yesterday afternoon from MUs Mtilvcna Krae-HUT, at Lexington avenue and ti'itli street, and got away. Mr. and Mrs. lark were divorced two years ago and had consrnlcil to have their boy adopted by Dr. ami Carlton of No.

Hl'i Lexington avenue. The papers legalizing the adoption wire signed by Justice 1'iizgrrald. (lark often called at Dr. Kraemer's home and saw her hoy, although Dr. kraemer never left him alone with his mother.

She told Dr. Kramer last Sunday that she vas going to her home, in Dorche-ter, on the following morning. Yesterday alter-in 011 Dr. Kracmer's sister was allowed to take tin hoy out for a walk, because the physician thought the boy's mother was out of town. The kidnaping occurred as Miss Kraemer and the boy wire returning home.

Dr. Kraemer reported the case to the police and swore out a warrant for Mrs. Clark's arrest. Detectives believe that she and the boy now in Dorchester. Mrs.

had previously been employed as a stenographer in the Trinity building. 'J lie father is said to be in Canada. Miss May liradhy, a young women who, it is said, assisted in the Kidnaping, was arrested after o'c'ock at her home. No. 2i)l West 8-1 ih street, on a warrant charging assault.

Miss Kraemer, who identified her, alleges that tilie held her while Mrs. Clark fled with the child. Julius Colin, a lawyer, gave J.V.i.'l for Uradlcy. APPEALS TO jREME COURT Farrell Denied New Trial by Judge Donlan Today. The motions for new trial? in the two felony cacs against William I'.

Terrell, once chief deputy court clerk, and who was conv'ctcd of appropriating county money through fal-e warrants and sentenced to 2S years in prison, were denied by the judge of the criminal division of the district court this morning. The motions were called up by Attorney Jesse B. Roote, who aked the court to rule upon them. They were made over a year ago, and have been pending ever since, wihtout a ruling. Roote to'd the court that the defendant, a prisoner in the county jail, is very ill, and it is stated that Farrell has diabetes, but the truth of the report is not vouched for.

The motions were argued two mouths ago. The lawyer will now take the cases to the supreme court on an appeal. SUES THE CITYF0R DAMAGES Henrietta Pullen Fell- on Sidewalk and Broke Her Arm. Henrietta Pullen this afternoon brought a damage suit in the district court against the city of Piiitte to recover damages. The complaint charges that the city was negligent in keping up the sidewalk on South Idaho street, between Galena and Mercury, and that the plaintiff fell upon it and broke her arm.

The complaint says that the sidewalk had been in a dangerous condition for a long time, and that the plaintiff will have a lame arm for life, and that she suffered much pain and misery from the Injury. Attorney Lewis A. Smith filed the suit for the plaintiff. FIRE ON FLAT. The precipitating plant owned by Johnson Rosser, situated on the flat just across from the C-alatin mine, was de-otroyed by fire at an early hour this morning.

The cause of the fire is unknown. There has been no watchman at the plant for some time. UNDERSHERIFF KELLY OF MISSOULA RECOVERS NAMESAKE. DRESSED IN LATEST ATTIRE Convict Grabbed in Butte, While Parading the Streets. Under Sheriff W.

L. Kelly of Missoula is the happiest man walking the streets this afternoon. He arrived in the city this morning in search of an escaped prisoner named J. L. Kelly, who was tried and convicted in Missoula on a charge of attempted grand larceny.

The under sheriff, with two other prisoners, started by train the other morning for Deer Lodge penitentiary. When within about two miles of Garrison and when it was running about 15 miles an hour, Kelly asked permission to retire to the toilet. After the under sheriff had made arrangements with a friend to keep his eye on the other prisoners, he told Kelly to go ahead and he followed closely on his heels, but prisoner Kelly was in the toilet room like a flash and slammed the door in the officer's face. The officer ran out onto the platform for the purpose of catching him as he was getting out the window, but the vestibule door was locked and the prisoner escaped. The under sherilf returned from Deer Lodge and ascertained that his prisoner waded across a small stream and made his way to a point where some engines are kept.

There he got a fireman to file the handcuffs off his hands and after changing clothes, disappeared. The under sheriff closely watched all outgoing trains at Garrison, but could not get any clew to Ins man, so last night he decided to take a run into Butte and notify the officers here in case he would come this way. The officer reported at the city hall and afterwards took a walk along Park street, having given Detective Bates and others a description of his man. Under Sheriff Kelly had reached a point on Park street just near the corner of Academy when he spied his man, dressed in the height ot fashion. Before the escaped prisoner could realize it the under sheriff was on top of him.

He was brought to the city jail, where he will be kept until this evening when the officer will escort him back to Missoula to stand trial for making his break for liberty. COUNT SZECHENYI VERY ILL Miss Vanderbilt's Fiance Has Symptoms of Ptomaine Pcisoning. Newport, R. Oct. 14.

Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and her fiance, Count Szech-enyi, were driving together today, the count appearing for the first time in several days. He has been indisposed at the Vanderbilt farm in Portsmouth with slight symptoms of ptomaine poisoning. Friends of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt declared today that the report of an indefinite postponement of the wedding was groundless. Mrs.

Vanderbilt refused ro discuss the report. It is understood that a question has arisen whether it would be better to have the wedding take place at New York instead of at Newport, as had been virtually determined. HE QUITS PULPIT F01 GOLF Worcester Pastor Has Worked Hard, and Wants to Loaf. Worcester, Oct. 14.

The Rev. Dr. Willard Scott has resigned as pastor of Piedmont church, to devote all his time to golf. He has held the pastorate nine years. "The presentation of my resignation was a cool and contented action," he said.

'T have a whole lot to do outside if I want to do it, but I want to loaf and play golf. "I have worked hard yes, have done more work in thirty years than a good many men have done in sixty years. I have colapsed twice under the strain. "When business interferes with pleasure, drop business. That's what I am going to do drop business and play golf continually." DEFIANT NEGRO RIDDLED Arkansans Kill Man Who Slew His White Neighbor.

Texarkana. Oct. 14. Angered, it is understood, because of a belief that his enighbor, E. M.

Sumner, had persuaded his landlord to order to vacate, Ballard, a negro, shot and killed Sumner yesterday. Barricading himself in his house after the shooting, Ballard fired on a posse which tried to arrest him. The negro was riddled with bullets. GRANDSON Child Born to British Statesman's Heir, Ausfen. London, Oct.

14. A son was born yesterday to J. Austen Chamberlain, eldest son of Joseph Chamberlain. Mr. Chamberlain was married a yea" ago last July to Miss Ivy M.

Dundas, of Detchet, Buckinghamshire. BACK TO THE REFORM SCHOOL Willie Goggin Must Return to the Miles City Institution. In the criminal division of the district court this morning, Willie (ioggin, a lad of 17, charged with aault in the first degree for Seriously slashing Willie Berry, two or three years older than himself, with a razor, was recommitted to the reform school from where lie had been paroled. Pat Casey, a bny of 14, charged with attempting to hold up Tom P.asticn, a miner, in company with other boys, and shooting Bastien in the leg, was also sent back to the school. Joe Swaney, an older lad, jointly charged with Casey in the attempted holdup, was released on parole on the recommendation of I'rosecutor Frank, who said the mother of the bey was ill and depended upon him for CEBIT BALANCE "OF THE MERCANTILE IS $1,100,000 BUT IT WILL ALL BE PAID OUT.

CLEARING HOUSE MEM CONSIDER SITUATION" Jlne Banks Have Promised to Tide Late Heinze Institution Over the Existing Sharp Tension. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, New York, Oct. 19. A perplexing situation is being faced by the bankers and financiers who are trying to straighten out the affairs of the Mercantile National bank find to divorce it completely from any association with F. Aug.

Heinze, its former president. With the resignations of its entire board of directors in the hands of the clearing house, that institution apeared to control the situation and was committed to the task of putting the bank on a firm footing. For this purpose nine clearing house banks had promised to contribute each to tide the Mercantile bank over any distress which it might encounter as a result of the suspension of Otto Heinze. It is F. Aug.

Heinze's desire to re-establish that firm. The clearing house committee held a meeting today to consider the affairs of the Mercantile National. It was reported that there was a hitch in the arrangements as to the bank's future, due, it was said, to a refusal of Charles W. Morse and his friends to consider their resignations from the directorate as permanent. The clearing house committee was in session only a short time.

At the conclusion of the session Manager Shearer of the clearing house said the debit balance of the Mercantile National bank this morning was $1,100,000. Mr. Shearer said there was no doubt that it would be paid, the greater part by the clearing house banks. The refusal of Controller of the Treasury Ridgeley to accept the presidency of the bank, as announced today, is a furhter complication. ROGUES GALLERY OF DRUNKS' Chicago Bartenders to Be Given Portraits of Rum Fiends.

Chicago, Oct. 14. The Hyde Park Liquor Dealers' association has started a crusade against those who ever imbibe. Notices have ben sent out by the secretary requesting each bartender to ask for the photograph of every drunkard from his wife or family. The pictures then are to be sent to the secretary, who is to have copies sent to every member of the association.

These pictures are to be pasted on the mirror behind the bar. Two members of the association have been prosecuted by women for having sold drinks to their husbands. This caused the movement. DISMISSED BY AGREEMENT Big Damage Case Is Settled Out of Court. In Judge Bourquin's court this morning the old damage suit of Mrs.

Alice Olsen, administratrix of the estate of Samuel Olsen, who was blown up and killed with Fred Divel in the Heinze workings of the Boston Montana company's Pennsylvania mine three or four years ago, and against F. A. Heinze and the Montana Ore Purchasing company, was dismissed by agreement. The jury in the case, at the trial, gave the plaintiff judgment for $25,000 damages, but the supreme court reversed the judgment. Attorney H.

L. Maury, counsel for Mrs. Olsen, stated to the court that the case had been settled. COUNTESS MEETS MR. TWAIN Humorist Is Guest With Noblewoman at Miss Dix's Luncheon.

New York, Oct. 14. Miss Dix of 57 West Fifty-seventh street entertained av. luncheon at Delmonico's Sunday, for the Countess of Warwick and Mark Twain. The countess, who is a personal friend of Miss Dix, had expressed a desire to meet Mr.

Clemens. The countess and Mr. Clements found that they had many friends in common both here and in England. PLANS FOR THE ZOLA STATUE To Be Unveiled January 13 on Square Facing Palace of Justice. Paris, Oct.

14. It has been decided that the Zola statute is to foe erected on the Place Duphine, a prominent open square facing the Palace of Justice. It is to be unveiled and dedicated January 13, the tenth anniversary of the day on which Zola's open letter to the president of the republic, entitled, "J'Accuse" (I accuse), fippeared. Alexander Charpentier is completing the statue, which was begun by Con-Rtantin Meunier, a Belgian. ENTERTAIN NEGRO BISHOP.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Richmond, Oct. 19. Bishop and Mrs. Potter of New York, who have leased a residence here during the convention of the American Episcopal church, last evening entertained at Sinner Bishop Ferguson of Africa, the Only negro entitled to a seat in the house if bishops at the convention.

The dinner given in honor of the African bishop in the heart of the south has been the occasion of considerable comment. PITTSBURG DIVORCE EPIDEMIC. Pittsburg-, Oct. 1G. A wave of divorce suits has struck Pittsburg.

Today common picas courts Xos. 1, 2 and 3 started to hear the woes of 125 couples, all of whom ar desirous to be freed of their matrimonial ties. Of the cases that are being heard wives haev brought the action in eighty-two of them, while forty-four husbands havf made charges against their wives. F.ach of the 12G cases was scheduled for trial this morning. DR.

O. Y. WARREN PASSES AWAY IN THIS CITY. EMINENT IN HIS PROFESSION Victim of Heart Disease Resident of State Since 1891. Dr.

O. Y. Warren, one of the best known physicians and surgeons in the west, died shortly after 3 o'clock this morning at his residence, corner of Washington and Granite streets, after an illness of about two weeks of heart trouble. For some days the medical men in attendance practically had given up all hope of saving the life of the popular physician. Dr.

Spelman of Anaconda and several physicians of this city have been in attendance almost constantly and did everything in their power to restore Dr. Warren to health, but without avail. Dr. Warren, after a visit he received from Dr. Frank Billings, the noted Chicago specialist, realized that his only hope was in removing for a time at least to a lower alti''de and a short time ago arrangements were made whereby he was to go to a climate more suitable to his condition as soon as he was able to withstand the journey.

Dr. Warren had been a resident of this city for a little less than a year, but his weekly visits here before that time made him a familiar figure on the streets. He was a friend of all the rich and the poor, the young and the old. Thousands here and at Deer Lodge, where he lived in 1891, are mourning him today. Native of West Virginia.

Dr. Warren was born forty-seven years ago in West Virginia. In 1891 he came to this state to assume the management of the state insane asylum at Warm Springs, a' position which he filled until April last, when he resigned, lie was a graduate of both the L'niversity of Maryland and that of West Virginia and previous to coming to this state practiced his profession in St. Louis. Dr.

Warren was a man of the people and took a great interest in Ihe affairs of the state. Twice he was elected from Deer -Lodge county to the legislature on the democratic ticket and on all sides he was recognized as a censci-eiitous and painstaking representative of 1k? people. Among the medical fraternity Dr. Warren was held iti the highest esteem and his advice and aid were sought in many important cases. Last year he was honored by being elected president of the Montana State Medical association, a position he filled until the end uf his term, a short time ago.

He was CAM-rcted with the Northern Pacific rail-vwv in his professional capacity and was a insanity expert in all courts. Only recently Dr. Warren received his appointment as physician and surgeon of tile Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul railway. Dr.

Warren was a member of Valley chapter No. 4, A. F. A. of Deer r.cd;;e, anil he was also a member of Montana conimamlery.

Knights Templar of this city. Soon after coming to this city lat-'t April, recognizing the ability of the man, the management of St. James' hospital appointed Dr. Warren chief of the staff of physicians of the institution, a position he held at the time of his death. Married at Deer Lodge.

Dr. Warren was married in igoi to Catherine Kohrn, daughter of Conrad Kohrs, of Deer l.adge, the marriage taking place in that town. He is survived by a wife and three children, two bojs and a girl. Robert Kohrs, aged 5 years, Annie Fredcrica, aged 3 years, and Conrad, aged 2 months. He alo had a brother, George Warren, residing in Bcek-Iry, West Virginia, and a sister, Mrs.

J. A. Rifle, living at Uintcr, West Virgina. Conrad Kohrs, father of Mrs. Warren, was notified yesterday morning of the critical condition of his son in-law and arrived in the city Invt evening as did also a number of personal friends, including Dr.

J. M. Sennland of Warm Springs. When death came this morning Mrs. Warren and family were at the and also Dr.

Middle, who has been in attendance for tli-: past few days consulting with Dr. Spelman. It is the desire of the family that friends send no flowers to the residence. Xo arrangement? will be made as to the time of the funeral until the relatives ii West Virginia ere heard from. Unless the brother and sister decide to come to city the body will probably be taken to Helena Monday morning for interment in that city.

MRS. SAGE PAYS CLD DEBT Settles Liability of Father to Iowa Heirs, Though Years Outlawed. Dubuque, Oct. 14. Out of the millions of her late husband, Mrs.

Russell Sage has just paid $50,000 in settlement of a debt of $2,000 contracted by her father in 1S44. In those days Kzekicl OHphant and Jos. Slocum were partners in the salt business in Syracuse, N. Y. The business did not pay, so Oliphant came to Iowa after turning over to Slocum $2,000 to apply on the accounts of the firm.

Slocum's eldest daughter married Russell Sage. Recently she learned that the debt had not been discharged. Thought outlawed by decades, she forwarded to heirs of Oliphant, who reside in Des Moines, a check for the original amount with interest. CCURT RULES HAU MUST DIE Man Condemned for Mother-in-Law's Murder Loses on Appeal. BV ASSOCIATED TRESS.

Leipsic, Germany, Oct. 15. The supreme court today rejected the appeal of counsel for Karl Han, formerly of Washington, D. for a revision of the sen-ence condemning him to death for the murder of his mother-in-law, Fratt Molitor. An appeal for a new trial probably will be made on nontechnical grounds which were not advanced in the proceedings just ended.

SUSPENSION OF STATE SAVINGS CONCERN CAUSES MERELY A FINANCIAL RIPPLE. NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS REPORTED BY EXAMINES Comptroller Ridgeley Declines to A cept Presidency of Mercantile Bank of New Ye-k. "The general flurry vA over the closing of bank is over and V-A jtimed about a normal 1, said one of tlm le W' today. A about voices the opinion of all the managers in the city. A visit to the different banking- houses today found a number of persons in line in eacht and every clerk working at high pressure.

Inquiry elicited the fact that few of thf people were withdrawing money, the ma. jority being persons adding to their accounts or opening new accounts. Whilt consequent upon the curtailment of th copper output and the reduction of th working force in the different mines tin withdrawals in all the banks have beet quite heavy for a period extending ovei the four weeks it has at no time been such as to cause any inconvenience at any of the banks and today the withdrawal are not anything more than usual. Tin banking people do not by any means 1ak a gloomy view of the situation and be licve now that all cause for alarm is past( "One thing that has done a great deal to allay feeling of a panicky character," said a bank manager today, "is the frank- ness with which the officers and director! of the State Savings bank have talked to: the public in giving out assurances that the bank is solvent and that possibly in ten days' time business may be "Our withdrawals have been very light the past three another bank man, "while on the other hand the deposit have been heavy, due in a measure to ne accounts being opened." The statement is made that more is being taken in by the Butte banks than is bcinj withdrawn, and this, it is pointed out shows the confidence of the people in Buttw and its future. State Will Co-operate.

State Examiner T. E. Collins had little) to say today concerning his examination, further than that the investigation was proceeding as rapidly as could be expected, and that all-the facts would be made pub lie. He added "in the event the bank is solvent, the state will aid the officers of the institution and its creditors in every way possible to bring about the reopening of the bank. Until possible the examination has progressed further I do not care to express any opinion as to the practicability of one scheme or another.

In fact, it is merely my province to determine the exact condition of the bank and when that is done, I will report all the facts and they, will be made public." The officers of the bank made no state inent today as to possible future plans. "Until this examination is completed and it is officially known how the bank stands, I don't see how we can take any steps one way or another," said one officer of the bank today. Ridgeway Declines. An Associated I'ress dispatch to The Inter Mountain this afternoon stated that Comptroller of the Currency W. B.

Ridgeway today declined the presidency of the Mercantile National bank of New York. F. August Heinze retired as president this bank Thursday, and yesterday all of) the directors resigned on the demand the New York clearing house. In this connection a private dispatch received in Butte today is interesting. It was said to have been taken from a New York news paper and is not an official or verified re port.

The dispatch read: "Action of the clearing house in requesting resignation of the directors said to be on account of the discovery of tho clearing 'house examination that the $5,000,000 surplus had been impaired by loans made by the permission of the di rectors on unmerchantable securities. Amount of loans had been $2,000,000 and collateral said to be United Copper stock put up by friends of Heinze." Attachment Granted. An Associated Press dispatch from New York sent out last night follows: New York, Oct. 18. The supreme court today granted an attachment for $108,075 against the State Savings bank of Butte, in favor of the Mercantile National bank of this city for a balance alleged to be due on a demand note of $150,000, made by the Stale Savings bank on March 5.

"A meeting of the clearing house committee was held this morning to consider the general banking situation. The solvency of the Mercantile National bank as reported by President Nash of the Court Exchange bank last night, reaffirmed. "It is understood that the condition of certain other banks in this city was discussed at the meeting, but so far as could be learned no definite action with regard to these institutions was taken. To quote a representative of the clearing house, the situation is now under control, and no untoward developments are looked for." WILL CARRY OUT PROJECT Ex-Goveror Hauser Says Third Dam Sure to Be Built. A dispatch from Helena says that Governor S.

T. Hauser. who has just returned from the east to Helena, announces tbat the project to build a third dam on the Missouri river for the reclamation of land in the Prickly Pear valley will be carried out, and that the necessary money for the work has been secured. The First area of land to be reclaimed will be 30,000 acres. The final area will he from 90,000 to i.

acres..