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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
viii Abolish Passes.

CHICAGO, Nov. l5.-Seutiments ex.
pressed at the meeting Of the western
passenger committee yesterday indi.
cate that the railway pass will vanish
entirely from the west on January /.
The new rate law prohibits its issu-
ance for interstate travel after tha
date to anybody but railway officials
and employees of common carriers and
the western railro ads manifest strong
disposition to discontinue issuing it
for state business. The committee will
meet again ou November %, when the
question will be settled.
In the discussion at the meeting it
was made clear thai the roads proba.
bly, would continue to give passes ex.
cept for the apprehension that the re.
cipients would use them for interstate
travel, and thereby subject both the
giver and the recipient TO prosecution
and Imprisonment under the Interstate
commerce act.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Mayor Charged With Grating.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l5.-The
grand jury this afternoon found five
separate indictments against Mayor
Eugene Schmitz and Abraham Ruef,
on the charge of extortion. On each
charge the bail was fixed at $4,000
bond and $1,000 cash.
The first alleged crime was in con.
nection with the "Poodle Dog' restau.
rant and the indictment recites that
Kuef and Schmitz dem anded money
from the proprietor, Tony Blanco.
The demand was made, it is stated, on
two occasions, and two indictments
were returned.
Extcrtion declared to have been
practiced upon Ed Marchand, pro.
prietor of Marchand's restaurant, was
the basis of two more indictments. A
dema was made upon Joe Malfanti,
another restaurant keeper, is the al
legged offense on which the fifth and
last Indictment was found.
The indictments were returned by
grand jury foreman. B. p. Oliver,
who presented the documents to Judge
Murasky, who read them and placed
them on file. He then proceeded to
fix the bail for each charge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Thousands Murdered Every Year.

CHICAGO, Nov. l5.-"During the
last five years, $4,000 persons were
murdered in the United States. More
persons were murdered last year than
died of typhoid fever. This awful to.
tai has been due to the way in which
the law was administered. And the
law itself is bad and insufficient. 1t
is burdened with restrictions and tech
nicalities and in almost every case the
criminal has nine chances of escaping
to one of being found guilty.
So declared Judge Marcus kava.
nagh. last night, in an address before
the alumni of St. Ignatius college,
gathered at banquet at the Great
Northern hotel. He spoke on EN-
forcement of the law in Large Cities, "
and vigorously assailed the operation
of the courts under the jury system.
That the United States is the most
criminal country in the world. the
jury system the most loose and anti
quated and the law open to attack
were among the assertions made by
Judge Kavanagh. Figures and crime
statistics of the great countries of the
world also were given and twas shown
that, while England and Wales had
only 81 murders last year. in the
United States $500 persons died by
the hand of the assassin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Railroads WillsRaise Wages.

CHICAGO. Nov. 16.-The Record.
Herald today says: The railoads OF
the entire country stand ready to ac-
cept the standa ard of wages set by the
Pennsylvania and to grant their en-
ployes an increase OF 10 per cent. in
lieu of their demands.
The ''melon' which the railroad Is
are willing to cut and distribute
among more than 1895, 900 employees
would aggregate between $Sl, 900, 200
and $4,000, 900. This sum the rail.
roads are ready to give the large
army of employees, providing the lat.
ter will accept it and cease, for the
time being, any further demands for
increases in all branches of the rail.
way service.
Several railway maguates have al.
ready taken action in the matter and
have decided to grant the increase II
the matter can be arranged amicably
with their employees.
The magnitude OF the concession to
labor was understood when it was
stated that it will amount to q divi.
dend OF nearly Ia per cent. on the
capital stock OF the entire railroad
systems OF the country and to nearly
81 per cent. of the annual dividends
declared and paid on that stock for
the year 1905.
There has not been concerted action
on the part OF the railroads, but the
question of increase OF wages has been
the subject OF discussion in many
meetings which have been held among
the western executive officials at Chi.
cago and of the eastern men at New
York
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
TO DISSOLVE OH. TRUST,
Federal Authorities Commence Important
Suit At St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Nov. l5.-Th9 United
States government today made the in.
itial move to dissolve the Stand ard
Oil so called monopoly by fling in
the United States district court at St.
Louis a petition in equity against the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
and it's constituent corporations and
partnerships and seven defend ants, in
cluding John D. Rockefeller and Will
liam Rockefeller, asking that the com.
bin alton be declared unlawful and in
the future enjoined from entering into
any contract or combirotion in re.
straint OF trade.
The suit is brou.h ht under the SLer.
man antitrust act, which the Stand ard
OH and its constituent companies and
the seven Individual defend ants are
charged with violating In forma al
statement Dy Attorney General
Moody, he says IT, 1T criminal prosecu.
tion is Reserved for future con. .idera.
tiou.
The inves,i- a,na into tho method :
pursued by the Standard Oil company
began early II 1905 and the results
were LAID before congress last May by
President Roosevelt. who accompanied
the report ny "a special message, de.
nouuclng the apparent methods pur.
sued. The president asserted at the
time that -uit would be instituted ia
the United States courts to abolish
the combu alton, and the filing of the
suit today marks the initial step.
The d-teudan are entitled to one
mouth 10 which to enter their appear.
auce ard go days in which to file ar
-wer to tie allegations in the petition
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Look Out For This Bad One.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE United
States secret service announces the
discovery of new counterfeit $40
"Butfa alo'' note. This counterfeit is
apparently photographic
production printed on two pieces OF
paper with silk fibre distributed be-
tween them.
The face of the note is grayish black.
The mum mbering, seal and large \ are OF
good color and workmanship. The
check letter and plate number do not
appear in the lower right hand cor.
ner. The back of the note is a dark
blush green.
BY itself this counterfeit is apt to
deceive, but when handled with genu-
ine notes the marked difference in the
color of the black should lead to its
immediate detection.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
Many Residents Of Flooded District Seek
safety In Hills.

SEATTLE, Nov. l6.--Homeless and
suffering from hunger and exposure,
and in hourly dread that the rising
water will Overwhelm them, thousands
OF residents of the fertile valleys lying
between Seattle and Tacoma are camp.
ing today in the foothills nearby, with
what few provisions and effects they
could carry ia hurried flight.
Six deaths have b>en thus far chrou.
icled as due 10 the floods which have
followed the rapid rise Of the river in
King county. Three Of the men who
met death in ,h- Hood were trying
their utmost TO prevent log jams that
would endauyer thc residents Of towns
further down the r!,et.
slack, W bite. Green. Cedar, Stuck,
Snoqualmle ald O,i,-r streams having
their source il the funtn.!Is of the Cas-.
cade mountains have risen over night
and have flooded thousands of acres
OF land anu rau>'h III a.rula bl. dam
age.
How utauy inrtA'.,-' 'amilie. have
lost Sum ri incir i.t'n bers throuyh
the rapi. auvaure -: he ,reacherOus
waters will not b- k,1nwu uutil the wa.
ter Subsidies. All Tie valley towns are
under water, the u-p,h ranging from
s to 20 feet. Raj "uad rummun,ca ation
has been cut ana Ia. owns cannot be
reacneu eXcep' nr message over the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
New Variety OF Alfalfa.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l6.-After twice
risking his life and once nearly losing
it, in interest of agricultural science,
Prot. \. f. Hansen of the South Da.
kota experiment institution of the de.
partment OF agriculture has found in
Siberia a new alfalfa plant that it is
believed will be suited to the semi. arid
regions OF the United States.
The alfalfa Prof. Hansen has dis.
covered has yellow flower instead of
blue. II is native Of the dry step
pes OF Siberia, and grows we'll where
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21

lawyers or judges, what a law really
means until the supreme court of the
United States has spoken
He maintained that contracts made
by the defendant under the old inter.
state commerce law, granting lower
rates than the regular schedule and
carried out subsequently, to the pass.
age of the Elkins act, did not consti-
tute a violation of act 5: that the prac-
tice of rebating, or granting lower
rates, was not then looked upon as a
criminal offense. At that time, he
argued, there were many powerful cor.
porations more skilfull in evading the
existing interstate law than the car
riers themselves. Mr.. Choate main
tanned that there is no authority for
constituting a criminal law as retro.
active,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Biggest Flag In World.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE larry
est flag ia the world. giant star
spaugltd banner. l.. 70 hang 10 the
great court ct the post, flee building
as soon As q conra't tur it, tuauu-
facture can De awavt:el. ana ,nc mann
moth bunting can be sew. ;ugetner
Sixty feet long by aopu, thitty.h>-
wide y the approximate, -ize II this
banner. A few Measurements # the
court Of the building will have to be
made before the bunting i, cut.
The banner il to be made of Ameri-
can wool bunting and the actual COS,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
ong distance telephone wires.

IOnE distance telephone wires.
With the water already standing in
the streets at such depth that it 10 no
longer safe for residents to remain in
the first stories of their houses, the
men are organizing 10 each town and
either removing the helpless ones to
the second story. or carrying them
away to places of safety.
Reports from North Yakima confirm
the statement that the Natchez river
has changed its course. Hundreds of
families are washed out and thous ands
OF acres of orchards are submerged.
The reports indicate that the Northern
Pacific is SO badly washed out that il
will be months before it can operate.
The washout will necessitate practic al
ly Il reconstruction Of the line from
the summit Of the Cascades to Taco.
ma
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Many Suicides In New York

NEW YORK, Nov. l5.-One hundred
and ninety-one persons committed sui
eide in New York city during the three
months previous to July /, last. says
the report of Health Commissioner
Darlington, sent to Mayor Mcclellan
yesterday.
Sixty.seven persons were killed by
electric cars during the quarter, Al OF
the total number in Brooklyn. The
total number of deaths by accident
and negligence during the three
months was 965.
Two persons over 100 years old
died, Rebecca Mochaler, 10l, aud
Rose Laemine, l03.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Proceedings Board of Canvassers
Fort Benton Mont Nov 10 10OE

Fort Benton, Mont, Nov. IL, 1906.
,. noaro met at ~ Q clock noon as board of can.
OF the election held Nov. s, 1906 Present, Geo,
+: Lewis, chairman, 4. ii: Reser, W. +. French,
canvass were found to be as shown in the table
herewith, and those persons were declared to pe
% elected to the various county offices for which
er of votes cast for them for their respective Of
hces rs shown by said table.
The vote for township officers was as follows:
HARLEM TOWNSHIP
Justices OF the peace-D. Jones l24: George W
eGn1m N W lSs Vernon Butler 1; Charles Sadler ?;
rster- i 81 s1osS stoM
Buckley. l.: ": d: Dodge ?: Ed. Fox i; j. McCon.
nell 3: II. W. Taylor ,; J. F. sipple /; j. G. Cronkl
I.ANDUsKy TOWNSHIP
Baird 81: J. Davis /: F. Roberts /: W Sturman ~.
Constables-James Davis 33; j. X. Morrison /:
Edward Moore 81; Warren 1.
CHINOOK TOWNSHIP
ton iss g. BacEstone l. = r. ttey GHsnlon AMI 4o1s K
Wales l: G. f. Morris 1.
ucSHs'sS,ssn SIa%6s Il: Mievala 49, NJ Il Taylor T.;
Merideth l. W. Miniken /; j. Ross I Munson l.
HAvRE TOWNSHIP.
Justices Ice of the peace-W. B. Pyper, al; f. NJ.
c. Crawford l29 G. Francis l5o
BIG SANDY TOWNSHIP.
Rogers 2; j. Lehfeldt i; Z. b. Newhail ! G. Hok.
ansOn l; W. NJ Robinson l.
Constables-H. P. Burke 3: s. A. Miller ?; r. f.
Huff - '""'
SWEET GRASS TOWNSHIP
Justices of the peace-L. r. Burson 81; John
Mcdowell u: l.. EmbretsOn l.
a. .Constables-J. Cameron So: A. Hicks IS; W.
Mclaughlin 43: NJ. j. Haley g.
FORT BENTON TOWNSHIP
Justices Of the peace-N r. Chemidlin 1871; NJ.
Wm Rowe l. -
Constables II. LOringer l; II. Eversmeyer ,: g.
Dutro I; NJ. d. Redwood l; f. Frank Sayre /: j
Murphy /; ". o. Dexter 2; G. L. King !; Thos
COatswOrth 2
HlGHwOOD TOWNSHIP,
Justices OF the peace-W. s. McCord Sc: Frank
Glab Is: J: Cheatham 8; II. w. Buckland 2
Constables-E. E. Briggs IL; II. j. Thaxter 1:
j. a. Bright |; Frank Adams l.
After certifying to the result of said election the
board adjourned until Dec. 3, 1905.
W. II. LEET, Clerk
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
President Inspects Culebra

PANAMA., Nov. IL. - President
Roosevelt left his hotel at O'Clock
this morning with Mrs. Roosevelt to
make an exami q alton of the Culebra
cut. He will return to La Boca at
noon and make trip to Toboga.
Later the president will return TO the
hotel. where he will receive the heads
of the canal commission.
Last night President Roosevelt and
President Amador and their wives at
tended a reception at the Commercial
club. Representative Jose Lefevre
welcomed President Roosevelt in be.
half Of the people of Panama and the
national assent bly,.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
LOSS Is ENORMOUS.
Floods In Washington Damage Railroads
and Other Property.

PORTLAND, Nov. l5.-Several lives
reported lost: 40 persons said to be
marooned on an island in the Cowlitz
river. in southern Washington: the
town of Catlin swept away by the
same river: railroad traffic between
Puget sound and Portland at q stand.
still: the railroads of western and
northwestern Washington in the same
conditions: the Union Pacific and
Oregon Railway 4 Navigation track
temporarily blockaded by mud slide
at Dodson: the telegraph and tele.
phone companies between here and
Seattle out of communication and wire
traffic to eastern Oregon and Wash.
ing at q standstill; hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars damage in the rural
districts back Of the sound country, in
the Yakima country and in southeast.
ern Washington-brieay SUNNI arizes
the conditions brought about by the
storm in Washington, the creeks and
rivers of which are laundering tor.
rents, the results of the torrents al
downpour of the past three or four
days.
On the Cowlitz, which tonight is the
most serious menace, the town of Cat.
lin has been washed away. Happily,
in this case, the inhabitants had suf.
ficient time to get to the high lands. In
this same district there is a rumor
that 40 farmers who had taken refuge
on an island are in serious danger un.
less the Cowlitz stops its rise.
The business section of Auburn is
still intact, but under water. The
residence district is entirely flooded
and in many parts of the city the flood
has risen SO high that people have
fed to the hills for safety. Several
two.story frame houses swept away
by the raging torrent have tloated
down both the Green and White
rivers. They were empty.
Though the rain is still pouring in
torrents, huge bontires are lighting up
the hills in the farming country and
scores of families are driven from
their homes and are fighting desper.
ately to save their stock and some of
their possessions. The damage to
farming land and the destruction to
crops, which had been stored for the
winter, will be enormous.
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the mercury falls to 81 to 10 degrees
below zero. The country is exceed.
ingly dry and yet the uew alfalfa l.
an excellent forage plant. Prof. Hen.
sen has secured the seed and i, will
receive a thorough test 10 the hear
future by the department.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Honey Vinegar.

One OF the latest food products com.
ing from Holland, that land of agri.
cultural industry, is honey vinegar,
which is now manufactured there on q
commercial scale. The particular
characteristics Of vinegar from honey
are its agreeable aroma and pleasan,
taste.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Millions For Pipe Line.

PlrTSBuRG, Nov. l6.-Announce.
ment was made today that the Ma
;ional Lumber company, subsidiary
company OF the United States Steel
corporation, had received an order
for 43J miles of eight-inch pipe for q
pipe line to connect the Indian Terri
tory Oil field with the refineries at
Port Arthur, Tex. The outlay for the
pipe line, it is said, will amount to
about 81, 600, 600.
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Fin" Book and job Printing o spe.
ca. ~ tu- RIVER nRESS office
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Quality Haberdashery Gifts Will be Highly Priced

Plain or charlottesville" Fancy Hosiery. "
Pure Thread Silk Hosiery, double heel and toe. 81 so
Fancy Iise and Sea Island Cotton Hosiery Pr
Embroidered Silk and Liss Hosiery and Merinos SOC
Sleeping Robes are Sensible and Very Useful.
China Silk Pajamas and Night Robes, military collars S.
Harderfold hygienic Night Shirts, Sc values Sd. so
Mercerized Pajamas beautifully finished. .$3
Silk Trimmed Night Shirts, high grade designs 81
French Donet Pajamas, warm and roomy cut. 81 so
Stylish Shirts For Gift Purposes.
Manhattan Stiff Shirts, $3.50 So, $3.50 ST. $15 so
High Quality Full Dress Shirts, cuffs on or off. 81
) Eagle Stiff Bosom Special Shirts new shades SILK
Palace'' make Winter Negligee and Stiff Roson, -.
ieS '''''':.'.'.............. 81
: ~ Exclusively Confined Jewelry Ideas. =
Iunisian Design Scarf Pins and Cuff Buttons. 5oc
". OF Minnesota Enamel Seal Fobs.. $125
Medusa Stone Link Cuff Buttons and Scarf Pins. 81
Semi-Precious Stone Scarf Pins and Link Buttons
up iroH1''. 81. 81
Underwear a Practical Present.
1ft2$* ~ ------- 10000 ------, gt.s
Pure Spool Spun Silk Underwear. Heavy weight 81. so
Munsing and vassar Union Suits. IS, s475, s4.25,
: <9@. $3.50, 1925, $2.25 and. ri 10
Australian Lambs wool and Saxony Underwear 81. so
Wool Elastic Ribbed and Plush Back Underwear. 81
Silk and Wool Underwear, blue and white and pink
and white. .............$ $3.50
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Impressive Holiday Values in
Boys Clothes, S..

- Sizes g to IT, ... .v.:.~:.
R Knickerbocker Suits Suits Yoke Booner
Norfolk Suits Dressy Russian Suits High Class
quality make, quality fabrics Boys apparel brim- OK
ming with merit; worth So and 81 Special epC
RI Chldren's English effect overcoats, sizes to TO-
AA $780, $5a and .:.............'.......: qo %
fV High quality apiece Suits, sizes IT, $1o -
$780, $3.50 and 9o oU
- Chldren's Fancy Overcoa smartest designs sizes
AAH TO- $3.50, Sc. so and. Observation-Disclosures. YlO
III Youths College Overcoats, Melons, Kerseys and
& Diagonal Friezes, H. S. M. make Sl5
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~ dencng brainest designing. Rare worsteds, We
. l and Scoches. Sizes 80 to SO chest pl5
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Sizes chest Select patterns $685. s22 and $40
X&s Dung Mems Blue Serge and Black Thibet Suits
Extra long coats. Sizes II to TO- SIS grades S9.1
~ Young Mems overcoats Black Kerseys Gray Chev- -
= lots Some form fitting Sizes Is to 20 years.. $40
"a Boys and Chden's Skating Toques. All SOC
Nj Boys Way Muaers. .45c
~ Boys Eur Inland Caps Imported cloths 81
~ Corduroy and Jersey Leggngs, 50e and CSC
German Knit Athletic Sweaters. -. CSC
Boys Dress Kid and Mocha Gloves ..........,. soc
Boys windsor and Fourin-hand Ties. Csc
~ Boys Fancy suspenders gift 5oc Soc and
detachable Fur Collars for boys, S.
Gl Silk Initial Lawn Handkerchiefs Box Of g. 26c
- g. y j ~ IL /, =. =
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Black and white striped and checked imported suits
Browns from abroad sack coats with the dip 'front.' So
Gray Silk worsted suits, Irene lined ......... S3
Black and Gray Diagonal Worsted suits. ......S So
Velour check and Herringbones Cashmere suits 80
Won Der Heides Special Brown and plum shade sus So
tine Chocolate Brown worsted SUITS .........:.. 81
Scotch weave suits new mportatons ............ So
Blue and Black hair line worsted SUITS. . . 50
Steel Gray Worsted suits 50
Two thousand all wool Hart Sehaner & Marx $40 and 81
honornnade suits of The Palace Refined Style standar,
*'" fuAsof wear, full Of quality; Holiday special ST
'~7'T ~ - 49, ":~ ">fh* ~Icx1oo,+.,,, 49,, ~
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Christmas Neckwear Individually Boxed
81 grade Versailles and Paris Silk Neckwear soc
London Historique Striped Neckwear neutral tints 81
Imported Ottoman and Swivel neckwear extra
hea'y Silks. '..'....:::.:. .:........ SO
Individually boxed Holiday Neckwear, solid colors 25c
Mufaer Silks From. Over Seas. ~..
St. Etienne overshot Silk Muters and Dress Scarfs 81
Hull Dress Refers imported twils extra large size
Vienna Broeade Mu1ers, fancy Oriental colorngs SO
Toxic Jap Silk Twill Silk and Peau de Crepe Mulers So
India and Chudda Silk Muf1er. and Squares 49,. 81
Harvard College Muers grosgrains brocaded pearls 81
Gloves, Especially Adaptable for Gifts.
PERKINS, Fownes' and Palace Gloves boxed. ST.. so
Fleece Lined and Silk Lined Gloves and Mitts . 81 IL
Reindeer Gloves and Mitts Siberian squirrel lined So
Driving Gloves and Mitts, black dog skin SIS
Ideal Holiday Handkerchief Showing. Z.
Silk and Pure Irish Linen Handkerchief, plain or
1ancleS .AOC
China Silk Handkerchief, Shantung colored borders,
loc anQ QUO
Irish Lawn Etonia Weave Handkerchief C in a
boS), each. .l0c
Suspenders Lend Themselves to Engraving.
Swiss Embroidered Satin suspendsrs, twill webs SOC
81 and 81. SO Silk suspenders 14karat buckles 80. 81
50c President suspenders Holiday colorings .25c