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to Pages GREAT DAILY OF THE 02ARKS i BEST BOOSTER OF M2530U2U VOLUME XX NO. 80. TUESDAY MOBNING. SPRINGFIELD, MO. APRIL 4.

1911. LARGEST CIRCULATION. PRICE FIVE CENTS i nr GREATER SPRIilGFIELD IS TO RESULT Finn FRIENDS OF QUEEN CITY STEP. HIGHER Town Felt to Ba Much Increased. LARGER FORCE NEEDED J4 CARRY ON1W0RK with auch a growth bf the railroad are gome of the results of the remarkable 'changes made Hat Sunday among the official of the Frisco Una, the story of which waa given la detail exclusively by the Republican Sunday! morning.

The affect of the location In this city of the oflloa of general manager, to which poaltton General Superintend' ent W. T. Tyler of the flrat Frisco dis trict bag been promoted, Is felt to ba wide a ndfar reaching. There la be lieved to ba little doubt that the om clal recognition given to the Queen City In selecting It aa headquarter for th chief of the operating department of tha great road means more tor Springfield than can be at first read ily readied. The increase In th fnrca of railroad employe contingent with 1 the eetabliahmg of such.

an. office here means a considerable expansion In it self, since the entire taff of th gen eral manager, numbering aome half a hundred men, will formed here and added to the Frisco force her. Th appointment of E. D. Levy, sup rlntendent of transportation, to the position of aaalatant general manager, which will be mad by r.

Tyler, effect al managership of the is also pleasing to Springfield people she have come to look upon both Mr. Tyler and Mr. Levy a among the auneheat of the city' friends. That othef ebsngea among; local official will be announced soon after Mr. Tyler assume hi new responsi here thla morning whea Are' of aa unknown origin consumed th barber shop of a.

B. aaa the grocery end confectionary store of S. A. Ryan. The Are wu discovered In tbe bakery about o'clock la the morning and aroused many, of the residents from their beds, but tbelr efforts te aava thaaatab.

TURKS VANQUISH 'ARABIANS. Oettlnje, Montenegro, April S. Turkish Jaahl basouka. summoned to the eld of the belligerent garrison of Pual In th Vilayet of Cuataii Arbanl, rout the rebelloua Albanlana with great slaughter all along ths line. Puxl waa relelved and the Albanians were driven to Um mountains.

MEMORABLE CONVENTION IS GRAY TO KEEP. APPELLATE BENCH PLACE iv May 1, when he aaaumes ths gener 1 TrViH Decline Position of Supreme Court CommissionersMp Oiiered Him. That he will not accept the su preme court commiMionerslup bilities known, but the exact nature I Kaon ffj vm Be viiiutivii aiiu 1 uea aa sa aakavi 1 a not yet in proper form to be announc 1 wiu remain Judge 01 the bpnng PWWy field court of anneal. I anna m. FRATES COMES BACK.

rr By th promotion of Superintendent 1 gt the good news brought a. rrate or th third aiatnct at here yesterday bv Judire Howard CONTINUED ON lAOK TEN. Barber Shop and; Bakery at Seymour Burn Tire of Unknown Origin Destrojrs Ertabllshmenta To Be Beplaced with Finer Ones. Uray. of Carthage, who came to Attend the opening of the April call of tbe appellate court.

Tbe second bit of good news is that Judge and Mrs. Gray will come to Springfield to make their home next fall. Judge Oray de dared yesterday that he can not leave Carthage permanently, but will reside here during the entire period of the October term of the court of appeals, which is the equivalent of at least four months. Judge Gray came here just after having visited in Jefferson City and while there definitely decided' to, decline the' proffered Seymour, Ma, April s. 8peciai.

Two commissionership. The thought of business bouses were totally destroyed 1J00 eases to be solved without a ingle rest or respite from Jeffer. son City could not compare with a clean docket in the appellate court and an occasional fishing trip Judge Oray displayed his characteristic wisdom and con llshment or the grocery next door proved eluded to remain in the Ozarks. futile. The fixtures and stocks of the two places of about 11,000 were destroyed In the bakery and confectionary store.

The lose la partly covered by Insurance. Tbe damage to th barber shop, which we considered be one of the finest In any city ef th Southwest, will be sonelderaply mar than that aum, th naturae being of the very latest dealgna and the Interior of the building having lately been entirely remodeled. This beavy loaa also was but partly eover ed by Insurance. Neither owner baa yet decided aa to whether th etructuree are to be rebuilt, but It 1 expected that boh will be replaced by better struct urea tbaa were formerly en the property. 26 NEW LAWS PUT ON BOOKS BY GOVERNOR Work of Hadley Brings Number Still ln Hu Hands to Ninety.

Jefferson City. April 1. Oovemor Hsdlry approved twenty six bill today, cutting th number now on hi handa down to ninety alx. Th more important bllla are In this latter Hat among them being railroad law, appropriation bllla labor' bllla and kin dred measure affecting; social condition, LEVIS OPENS; a. at CO TTfl A er wwse a.Mve VJ5IT TO SPRINGFIELD Coming her fifteen years After' he wu central figur of the moat memorable Republican tat conven tlon Missouri haa evsr known, Honor able Robert E.

Lewis, now of Denver. Men In High honor ldlng at tba States cir here, field who do not recall that aummeh day "I have not been In Springfield alnc that year and 1 can scarcely believe that this la the aame town, so much has the city, grown and Improved said Judge Lewis yesterday. "I have always believed that Springfield was the best town In the country and the manner In which It baa sprung forward sine I was laat here convince that It will one day be a great city of the Southwest Shortly after Judge Law la' defeat it0; JTOYPni'WwwHt AVhsSfcfc 01 lAn 1 v. Stephens in tn benigntea days when Missouri waa overwhelm' ingly Democratic, ha removed his fam ily frem CHitton to Colorado Springs, where hs engaged In the practice of law. Eight year ago he was sleet' ed 'a judge, of the district court, which corresponds to the circuit court of Mis souri.

NAMED BY ROOSEVELT. While serving aa district judge, Just five years ago thtk month, Judg Lw. las was appointed Judge of the Colo rado district of the United State court by Preeatdent Theodore. Roosevelt He took the oath of office May IBM, and since that time lias made a reputation for himself as an Intrepeter of ths law such has haa come to few men on the federal bench. Judge Lewi laat week held a term of court at Jefferson City for Judge Arba B.

Van Valkenburgh at Jeffer on City. 'When he finished hi work he went to Clinton to spend a few day with old friends before coming to Springfield. FEDERAL' COURT SESSION TIERE April Term Convened by Denver Junstxm Account of Van ninesi. STRONG CHASQI MADE TO GRAND JUfiY MEMBERS Report of Investigators WU Probably Be Returned This Morning. Th April term of United State elr cult ai)d district CJurt of ihn dlylslon of ths Western District of Mls sourl was convened here at II clock yesterday morning by Judge Robert K.

Lewis of Denver. wht was sent here to preside at 'n because of ths Illness bf Judgs Alius Van Valkenburgh of Kansas City. Considerable of ths work on ths ck et was transacted yesterday ai bull catlona are that th court will idjourn by tomorrow night at the longest. Among the officers of the district who are In Springfield to attend Mrt are Wealie J. Lyons of Kansas City, district attorney: Hugh Smith of Kan sas City, aaalatant attorney; A.

J. Mar. tin. United States marshal; Henry Mil ler, chief deputy marshal; A. L.

Ar nold, deputy marahal; Frank W. Bum mars, secret service department; Dirk Love of Denver, representative of the internal revenue department; W. Cochran, William Haaa A. D. Dunien, L.

and W. A. Rosa, postal Inspectors; Mia Leila Stephenson, deputy court commissioner, and Mlaa Berth Moras, stenographer to Attorney Lyon. 1 Immediately upon the convening rt court yesterday morning, mem be. bf th federal grand Jury were summoned before Judge Lewis snd received In structlons for their work.

Seventeen of twsnty Jurors summoned wars present to report and R. McElhanet of Springfield, was appointed foreman of ths Jury by ths court Judgs Lewis delivered on of th strongest snd broadest addresses to tl.s Jury that has ever been heard In a Springfield court aad his utterance mad a profound Impression only upon the seventeen members th inquisitorial body, but upon everyone the room at th He told th juror that they w.mjM be called upon to Investigate charge of counterfeiting, of violation of the postorrice law In the use of the malls to defraud, hy sending obscene matter through the mails and embeisllng postorrice unds; violations of he quarantine law and mlsappmprlstlor of army equipment. He also Informed the jurors that It waa their efuty to report any violation of the law that REPUBLICANS man rnionn nil luvnnni Roads Influence Growth of Springfield in a Worken. A greater Friaeo system aa regarda Ita influence ln Springfield and a greater 'Sprlngtield co Incident with yesterda aa a federal Judge April term of the U'r cult tad dlatrlct eouri irum morning unt agst night, during the houra ha waf oft the bench, Judge Lewis waa kept busy shaking handa with hie many Springfield frlenda and i sdinrret. It waa with real "pleamrr Unit the bus'friftu and professorial nW of the Queen City greeted the man wlio Office' Bttilding' to Be Added to) ln lm WM 0,8 chole of.

hie party aa It Onci to na.ai ior governor .11 aome wonderful political Mat con vention, but none which will lire (n the memory of all aa will the Repub llcuo state convention of ISM, whea Robert E. Lewla, then of Clinton, Mo backed by a email contingent of Hen ry eounty frlenda, waa placed In nom ination for the highest honor' In the gift of Miaeouri voter over Moses Wbyback ol Cape Glrardeou, Cyrue P. Waldrldae of 8t. Lou la and Webster Da via of Kanaaa City, each with an average delegation of 1,000 taen. SWEPT THE CONVENTION.

The old Baldwin theater never held a bigger or a mora vorMerousljrenthu laetle gathering of men than upon that occasion. The manner In which the Henry eounty delegation puahed their candidate until the name Of Robert E. Lewla awept over the convention la hurtory, and few there are In Spring Aldermanie Candidates Have Made Thorough of Wards; STRONG TICKET FELT TO APPEAL TO VOTERS AntirGooch Meeting Proves to Be rarce aa Demonstration Agiinst Him, Voting' plaices. 4 Second ward Corner of Evan and lit. Vernon streets.

Third ward City totrfjp "Mar ket street. Fourth ward St. Louis street east of Benton avenue. Fifth ward Corner of Clay and Lalhonn street. Sixth ward North itain street.

north of Nichols street Seventh ward Corner of Com mercial and Campbell streets. Eighth ward Corner of Tyor avenue and Dale street, Republican votera are expected to cast their votes early today and insure a clean' sweep for the Republican candidates in the. eight wards 1 of the city, or having named what is admitted to be the tron prist ticket in the field, tbe Republicans are felt to be sure to The eight Republican 'eandi dates worked until late last sight canvassing the last "sections of their respocuve wards and the outlook for today's election is de dared by them to be exceedingly bright By tonight it is felt cer tain that a Republican council will be insured for the next year, at least, An anti Oooeh meeting waa held in the Eighth ward, at the corner of Springfield avenue and Dale street la it evening, but there were more Gooch men in attendance than The session 1 waa de clared a farce, so far as injuring the Republican candidate is eon cerned. 1 All Representative Citlsena. Republican votera are asked to remember that their party candi dates 'are representative citiaens of Springfield, who stand for pro.

gresa end who serve the peo ple. candidates are; First ward L. W. Kesman. Second ward T.

II. fideon. Third ward I. NvFrits. Fourth ward James A.

Ellis. Fifth ward George, E. Skid more. Sixth ward Jamee M. Bt evens Seventh wsrd O.

E. Ruffin Eighth ward J. B. Gooch. mar have coma to their knowledge.

whether not such cases had been re sorted te th federal authorities. The following men compose tne sT and Jury; R. L. MrElhaney. Spring field; Hugh West, Aah Orov.

Greene county: C. L. Loyd, R. F. D.

No, 7. Springfield." Willis Dolerjak. Moun tain view, Howell J. Oor on. Taneyvtlle.

Taney, couoty; John Jackson. Stockton, Cdar eounty; Barker, Oreenfleld, Dad coun tr: Howard Bnraiue. Urbane, Da Ilea county 1 O. Sawyer, Alton, Oregon county; Jo Jttts, Polk county; N. Psttersoti, 1 Ernest P.

Brown. OalnsvlJIw. Osark eounty; John W. Rowles, Cnadwk CbrUtlan coun tr: J. H.

Neville, rordland. Webeter countyi. Norm Turn, Cookvlll. Pulaski M. E.

Oray. Macomb, Vt'tlaht eounty: W. Potter, fair Qrove, Oreene eounty. W. W.

Hooper I court crier; Ben Al tip Is bailiff of th grand Will McElhaney la bailiff of th pUt Jury, nd T. H. Krafft la doorkeeper. Grand Jury Report Thl Meratng. At 14: 45 o'clock th grand Jury, be gan It work and It Is expected that the body will be ready to make It report when court convene this morning.

Th work of the day's court session was completed at three o'clock In th afternoon, without having; to us the petit Jury on a single) case. It a expected that th jury will be used to. day, however, when Llllls) Ra shack, who wa Indicted on a chant of sending obscene matter through th malls by the grand Jury laat October, will be tried upon that chars'. MM NAMED TO LEAD ONE TO JAIL Jesse Allen Gets Three Months For Using Mails to Defxaad. a HOWARD JUDGMENT 4 MUSI EX MET TODAY Greenfield's Former Postmaster Hopes to Square Accounts This Morning.

Because he was unable to psy a tne of MO which was Imposed upon him tut months ago by Judge Smith McPhertoa st the October term of Federal Court la Springfield on a charge of smbessllng In peetofflce funds st Oreenfleld, Dade County. W. O. Howard will have to make a settlement In court today or serve) out the Ana la the Christian County JaU at Osark. Hie frlenda are trying to enable him to satisfy the court Judgment thla morning.

When Howard pleaded guilty to th charge aad threw himself upon the mercy of the Court last October. Judge Me, Phereon axr him six month In which to liquidate a fine equal te th amount ha admitted having been abort. Yeeter day th alx months expired and when Howard reported to the Court that he had been unable to. raise ths money, Judgs Robert K. Lewla ordered him Sent to ths Christian County jail.

It Is hoped by Howard that the order will be withdrawn thla morning. Howard appealed to A. J. Martin, United States marahal, to allow him to make one laat try to raise th money In Springfield Instead of being taken Im mediately to Jail, and accordingly he waa placed In the charge of a bailiff. USED MAILS TO DEFRAUD.

Jesse D. Allen of Brown Brineh, Taney County, admitted to th Court that had used th malls to defraud by rep eaentlng himself to be a merchant and ordering good that lid not Intend to pay for. Ia view ef the fact that It wa hi Second offenee, Judge Lewla sen. fenced him to three months In ths Christian County jail, with a fins of 1100 and osta i' A tin ef 13 and cost waa Imposed upon James WUaoa, who pleaded guilty to a charge of misappropriating a email sum of aaoney from th postofflo 1 Plum Valley. Th fin was paid.

WIU so was poetmaster at Plum Valley and ran a general merchandise stars In con. nectloa with ths poatoflloe. He was harged with paying for merchandise with etamps, thereby Increasing hi aslary aa postmaster. William Vaa Mater ef Pontlae, Osark County, pleaded guilty to a charge of vlolstlng the quarantine laws by driving cattle from Arkansas Into Missouri without a permit and was fined tin and costs, which he haa arranged to pay. CAR BURGLAR GET8 iTEAB.IN county jail Csssivlle, Mo, April l.

Henry Mo Dunner was today sentenced to month In th Barry county jail her on conviction before Judge Carr Mo Natt on a charge of breaking Into a Frisco caboose st Jlonett. A. F. Dow II, Frisco peclal agent at Springfield. Mo, wa a principal witness against th prisoner at tha trial today.

Former Speaker. Washington, D. aRrpresen 1 tUvs James Mann of IlllnpM unanhnouaty chosen candidal for Speak er snd floor leader of the Republican in night. He was proposed to the caucus by former Spatker Joseph O. Cannon and reoelved support of th regular and those insurgents who were present Hia In doraement mean that be will th representative vote In the House torn or row when a Speaker Is elected and that be wtU become active bead of.

tbe min ority ht th House. Mor than a doaan Inaurgeat were sot present at th Caucus, la th afternoon th Insurgents held a meeting st Which eS Were either res eat er accounted tor. Tot more. ta four hours they discussed 'the party leadership and tbe method of filling committee assignments. While th majority of thoee present favored Mr.

Mann ao definite action waa taken. Many of thoee who are opposed to Mr. Mann would not attend the oaueua Ths caucus proceedings were harmoa loua except on ths method ef selecting the minority members of the eUndlug committee of the House. CANNON HAS PLAN. Speaker Caanna strongly advocated In selection of a minority committee member for th Republican floor leader.

Mr. Madison of Kansas, who hsd been th leading figure at th afternoon meet Ins of the Insurgents, advocated the plan of having a committee on commit tee. A proposal to put the appointive power la the hands of Mr. Mann waa submit ted by Mr. 'Olmstead of Pennsylvania, one of the Republican leaders.

The sub motion calling for a committee of seven Republicana headed by Mr. Mann to aet a a committee on eommllleee kffered by Mr. Oood of Iowa, an Insur gent. The debate over the commute proposition continued for two houra and half. There were many advocate ef the committee on commltteea In add! tlon to the Insurgents.

Tha caucus when formed first made pretest of the Republican minority against the action of the Democrats In dividing up tha committee plecea Mr. Mann presented a protest against In creasing ths number of members on the II leading oommltteea without proportionately Increasing tha number of placea given to the minority party, The caucus selected Mr. Currier of New Hampahlre as permanent chairman and Mr. Kendall ef lows, an Insurgent, as secretary. Dwlght of New Tork waa again nominated for Republican whip, al' though ha announced In the laat Con' gresa that ha would not again be a candidate.

The caucus endorsed all of the elective officers who have served In the Republican House. None of thea will be elected, however, except the chap lain, Rev. Henry Coudon, who haa been chosen by the Democrats. Following ths nomination of Mr. Mann aa the new candidate fur Speaker, ha waa eerorted Into the eaucua room by Mr.

Cannon, Mr. Madison of ICinses and Mr. Catlln of Missouri. ILLINOI8ANS CHEER. Ths Illlnolsans who bad been Mr.

Can. non's chief lieutenants snd warm ad mirers received blm with rising sheers. PLNKSTAN TAKES BRIDE; WILL LIVE AT MIDLAND Caeenile, April l. Curtls J. Pink ston, agent for ths Frisco Rellroad st Midland, was today united In mar riage to Mies Nov Ham of Verona, Mo.

Tha wedding occurred at Rogers. Ark. Plnkston met his brio's While wss agent at Verona. He Is a son bf Rev. H.

Plnkston, a wetl kflhwa Presbyterian minister, and formerly resided ln thla city. The bride Is the accomplished daughter of Robert Ham, a Well known and much respected cltlien of Verona. The newlyweda will make their home at Midland, Ark. PVTHIAN HOME vnni mi nr hIINORITY in house ks Taf Tells Democrats of Army. Hatters Chairman 8ulxer Gets Bundle of Documents Regarding Maneuvers.

First ward 430 South JefJerJ.n.jay members of ths house committee On foreign affairs Into his confidence regarding the movement of troops to th Mexican border. The president talk ed over the matter with Representative Bulaer of New York, who la te be chairman of th committee and Representative Flood of Virginia and Garner of Texas. Mr. Sulser Carried away, a portfolio containing papers relating to the situ atioiu refused to dlacuaa their contents. DRAW FINES IN FEDERALCOURT; REPUBLICANS UNANIMOUS IN HIS SUPPORT Long Discussion Is Held Regard lng Manner ox rorming Committees.

Eastland Road District Will Com to Aid of County and City. TO PETITION FOR LEAVE TO MACADAMIZE STREET Permission Will Be Granted, and Necessary Work Don at Once, Th Uluourl Pythian lom frUinltt.Cr KAimOAKia'TAMT SkIHS ilae utfe Wke wy IN CAUCUS DEBATE Probable now as the result of a confer ence between a committee of Sprlngtield residents renraaantliia three X. at J. New Head of Party Has Always 1K)M city and membar of the Been strong Adherent of two big Sprlngtield business men's or ganisations with 'the three membera oT the Greene County Court yesterday. On full investigation of th promise made by the County Court at the tlm thl city aa th alte fur the new Pythian Home, 11 wn Vaateruay decided.

Ukit Ui Court nt probably already fulfilled promisee mad by that body. Sine th Judaea felt that th House RepreemtaUvea by, a x.l were powerlesa to act against the caucus held In the House chamber to 1 City Council In a matter pertaining to tbe city, It wa decided that they could do nothing other than donate aome amount for the furtherance of the Ira provementa yet to be made on George street before work will be commenced oa th erection of the beautiful structure. The Pythian of the. State want the street macadamised, and It Is admitted that their desires should be compiled wkh. 'Th property owner refuse to bav the work done and th County Court did not feel in a position to do It all.

Th City Council was powerless to set la the fees of ths remonstrance of th property owner and th chance of Rprtftafleld loetiig th maamtflcent paMla building were beginning to look fairly A auggestlon waa made yesterday to a resident of th Eastland road dlatrlct, which Include In Its. domain that part ol Oeors street under discussion, that petition be' sent by th district to tha County Court asking that enough of th dlatrlct funda be expended on that street to maredamls the highway. This would not take a very large sum and resident of Division street road district are be lieved to be willing to add to the fund and hurry the matter. PETITION TO Btt GRANTED. That a petition ef thla nature will be prepared within a very few days and presented to rha court Is almost certain, from statements made by some of ths Raatland special road district owners yesterday.

Tha Court will Immediately Issue an order setting aside a certain amount from the district fund for this work. Thug ths matter will be closed satisfactorily. Those who made up tha commttte wh waited on tha court yesterday were! From the Springfield Club John Far rlngton, M. McIMvId and Dr. Wil liam Blnehoff from the Oommerotal Club T.

K. Bowman, J. H. Rathbona aad George Hlne; from Springfield Lodge No. K.

of P. Bert Woolsey, C. E. Mc Cartney and Ike Welner; from Atla Lodae O. M.

Evana, J. E. Smith and" from Orient Lodge J. H. Rathbone, J.

H. Mason and Dr. E. M. Bhepperd; from Retail merchants t.

Simmon a Q. VA. Bkidmors aad. a BVboleeo, COUNTY FUNDS TO DRAW .0440 IN INTEREST Merchants' National Bank WIT Be Named Today aa Deposi tory Tor Two Yees. Although It waa decided during the January term of tbe Oreene County Court to divide the eounty'a funds Into two part" for tha purpose of having sep arate depositories, when tha bids from five local bankore had been received yes terday It waa found that unless ths funda were all given to one bank tha eounty would be forced to allow a per sent sommlaslon to one of those chosen to act as a clearing house.

The bid of the Merchants' National Bank offering to pay 4 per cent on a dally 1 lance waa adjudged by tbe Court aa the highest ofterand while that institution waa not officially chosen aa the depository of the funds for tba next two years," according to statements from the county Judges yesterday afternoon, It will be named the first thing after the convening of court thla morning. Th bid ef teh Farmers A Merchants' Bank Was practically ths same aa that of ths Merchants' National on one of the dividend funds, but the Court believed It better to give It' all to one than to pay the clearing house for handling he checks..