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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
Guilty OF Conspiracy.

CHICAGO, Nov. 80 ALBERT Young,
former president of the Teamsters
union: William Kelley, secretary of
the teamsters' joint council, and Pat
Murphy, said to be member Of the
"wrecking crew" gang. alleged to ex.
ist for the slugging of non-union men,
and Joseph Schultz pleaded guilty un.
expectedly this morning to a charge
of conspiracy to injure the business
of Montgomery Ward & Co. in call.
ing the teamsters' strike last spring.
All the men are fellow defendants of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
COkN Is KING
Federal department Of Agriculture Gives
Estimate Of Farm Crops

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3O.-In his an.
nual report the secretary Of agricul.
ture. Of the value of the leading crop.
says:
Corn remains by far the most val.
liable crop. eetim ated at 81. 100, 900 900.
Next comes the cotton crop, which,
including seed. should be worth to the
growers nearly 1910. 900, 900. The value
of hay, which is third in order, ap.
proaches s60O,0OO. 10000. Wheat, the
fourth crop, may be worth $3.50, ,OOO, 900:
oats, $500. .O0O, 900: potatoes, $3.50. .OOO,.
600: barley, with value Of $50, ,OOO,-
600. shows gain of p per cent. in
production in the past seven years.
The tobacco crop will be worth about
So5. 100000 a remarkable develop.
mert Is that of the sugar beet, now
the ninth crop in value. The produc.
tion iu 1906 is placed at 345, 1000 long
tons. valued a; &Sl, ,000, 900. Seven
years ago the value of this crop was
3. 200, 600. The value of all kinds Of
sugar. syrup and molasses aggregates
S''5 100000.
in the bureau Of plant industry the
lead ing features of the work OF the
past year have been the cooperate
demonstration work with farmers,
fruit growers and others under the
careful supervision Of department ex.
perts and the introduction Of new
crops OF economic value. One of the
most important achievements in this
latter line is the discovery of the ex.
istence OF Siberian alfalfa, plant
native 90 the dry steppe- OF Siberia,
where the mercury freezes withou,
snow, thus proving the ability of the
plant to withstand without protection
temperature OF forty degrees below
zero.
This discovery may mark an epoch
In the agriculture of the northwest
prairie regions of the United States.
Among other valuable plants intro
duced are vigorous alfalfa from
Arabia, and the Tangier pea. which
has yielded as high as nine tons of
green feed per acre. With a view to
increasing the mating industry, the
departments explorers have secured
living plants of abe best foreign va
rites OF rushe-. Experiments !u the
propagation OF many seeds and plants
introduced from foreign countries are
being carried ou at the plant in,ro
duction garden at Chico, Cal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
COAL FAMINE Is SERIOUS
Residents Of Pacific Coast Towns Unable
To Secure Fuel.

PORTLAND, Nov. 0.-A North Yaki-
ma, Wash, special to the Oregoniau
says: North Yakima and the entire
Yakima valley is suffering from q
fuel famine. Only one.tenth of the
coal necessary to supply the demand
is to be had at North Yakima. Hun.
dreds OF teams stand daily at the loo al
offices OF the Northwestern Coal com.
pany, owners of the Roslyn coal
fields. awaiting their turn to get a ton
Of coal as it is brought from the
mines. A train load passed through
yesterday and but two cars were put
of. This lasted but an hour.
Hundleds Of people are without al
and the prospects Of getting what will
be requ red for them is impossible.
There is but small supply on hand
and 1t wll run out soon if none is re.
ceived. The people have organized,
and are preparing to capture the first
train of coal that stops on its way
east
The little towns along the valley are
without ,oal. AT Presser the people
contiscae what they can from stand.
Ing trains. The situation in North
Yakima will be such that in very
short tine coal will be confisc ated by
the trai, load when it comes through
here.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 30.-San
Francisco is threatened with a short.
age OF GOAL. 1t is estimated that there
are less than 1000 tons of domestic
coal In this city now. The 10000 to
$4,000 Ons OF coal due here next week
will last San Franci-co about IA week.
and unless vessels begin TO arrive IN
this port loaded with coal the people
may be reduced to extreml,it,
Many importers interviewed nn the
subject admit that the possibility of
the public suffering for a time from a
shortage of fuel, but express the hope
that something will occur to relieve
the local situation. One prominent
local dealer says that although the
coal supply is very short, there is no
danger of famine and that arrivals
aggregating 10000 tons are expected
here shortly. An advance of So per
ton by the retailer to the consumer
was made recently.
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half OF which was to go to the defend.
ants agents a. fee for securing
them.
Hull stated also that many old SOL
diers were imposed upon by the de.
fendants, who told them tha they were
to become agents for the government,
which had decided to assist them.
Many were wholly innocent OF doing
any wrong and believed that the land
was being given to them BY the gov.
ernment and that the cattle owners
were only purchasers from them. He
stated also that many had not proved
up on the claims.
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most aDOmlnaOle III all the category
Of crimes. even worse than murder.
Lawlessness grows by what it feeds
upon, and when mobs begin to lynch
for rape they speedily extend the
sphere of their operations and lynch
for many other kinds Of crimes, so that
two-thirds Of the lynchings are not
for rape at ALL while considerable
proportion Of the individuals lynched
are innocent Of all crime.
There is but one safe rule in dealing
with black men as with white men.
1t is the same rule that must be ap-
piled in dealing with rich men and
poor men-that is, to treat each man.
whatever his color, his creed or his So
cial position, with even handed justice
on his real worth as man. White
people owe it quite as much to them
selves as to the colored race to treat
we'll the colOred man who shows by
his life that he deserves such treatment
There is no question Of social equality
or negro domination involved.
In my Judgment, the crime of rape
should always be punished with death.
as Is the case with murder. Assault
with intent to commit rape should be
made a capita! crime, at least IN the
discretion of the court, and provision
should be made by which the punish
ment may follow Immediately upon
the heels of the offense.
No more shortsghted policy can be
imagined than in the fancied interest
of one class to prevent the education
Of another class. The white man, If
he is wise, will decline to allow the
negroes in mass to grow to man
hood and womanhood without educa-
ton.
''Preachers Of Mere DiscOntent."
In dealing with both labor and cap
ital, with the questions affecting both
corporations and trades unions, there
is one matter more important to re-
member than aught else, and that Is
the infinite harm done by preachers Of
mere discomfort. These are the men
who seek to excite violent class ha-
tired against all men Of wealth. They
seek to turn wise and proper move
ments for the better control Of corpora
tions and for doing away with the
abuses connected with wealth into a
campaign Of hysterical excitement and
falsehood in which the aim is to in
flame to madness the brutal passions
Of mankind. The sinister demagogues
and foolish Missionaries who are always
eager to undertake such campaign
Of destruction sometimes seek to as
sociate themselves with those working
for genuine reform in governmental
and social methods and sometimes mas
'querade as such reformers. In reality
they are the worst enemies Of the
cause they profess to advocate, just as
the purveyors Of sensational slander in
newspaper or magazine are the worst
enemies Of all men who are engaged in
an honest effort to better what is bad
Continued on Page Eight
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TO STOP FREIGHT DELAYS.
Illinois Congressman Proposes Lcgisla.
tiOn That Appears Reasonable.

CHICAGO, Dec. l.-Immediately fol.
lowing the convening of congress next
week Congressman Martin B. Madden
OF Chicago will present an amendment
to.the interstate commerce law pena.
liztng the railways for unreaso n a BILE
delays in the handling OF shipments
OF goods. Levy Mayer, general coun.
sci for the Illinois Manufacturers as.
sociation, is drafting the amendment.
Mr.. Madden will be backed in at.
tempting to secure the bills passage
BY shippers organizations in all the
large cities Of the United States, hav.
ing $780, members and representing
many millions Of dollars of capital.
The Merchants and Travellers as.
soctation OF Philadelphia has been
especially active in promoting the
proposed legislation. The railw ays
will oppose it vigorously, claiming 1t
would inlict heavy loss upon and do
grave injustice to them.
Railroads and shippers have long
been at war over the question of de.
murrage. II shipper who has re.
cetved consignment Of goods keeps
the car more than q certain time,
known as the 'free storage period, ;"
and varying from two days to a week,
he Is charged 81 or more q day, the
object being to hasten the releasing oi
cars. Shippers have contended that,
as railways penalize the detention oi
cars beyond certain period, it ia
only fair that they should be pena.
lized for failing to deliver goods
promptly. The protests of shippers
regarding delays In shipments have
grown especially loud during the
present severe congestion ofItraftic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
Veterans In Land Frauds.

OMAHA, Nov. 3O.-I. D. Hull. an
old soldier testified in the land fraud
cases this morning. The defend ants
he said. instructed him to secure old
soldiers who had been the longest in
the service to file claims for frauds,
as they could prove up quicker.
He said the soldiers were to leave
the claims to the cattle kings and get
sloo for each lease. After proving up
they were 20 get $500 for each claim.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
For [ inform BOX Rent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-An order
has been issued by the first assistan,
postmaster general looking toward
the adoption of uniform rates of rent
for boxes Of postotfices. The revised
rates will affect every postoftice in the
United States. 1t is not the intention
70 make an increase in box rentals.
While some rates will be raised, others
vii. be consdera bly, lowered, the aim
being 10 correct inequalities.
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Combinations of Capital Recognized as Necessary
But They Need Supervision.
A Tax Upon Enormous Incomes and Estates Is
Presented For Consideration.
Congress Is Advised Regarding Several Other
Subjects That Require Attention.

WASHINGTON, December 4The presidents
both houses
cued occasions
legislation The
proper subject
railroad and other large
suggesting federal
alton and other evils
public Acknowledging that combinations
bounds development, urged restrain.
ing influence checking that may arise in
this
The president prohibiting
comforting Of
cases questions OF law Continuing the
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cannot too strongly urge the pas
sage Of the bill in question. \ failure
to pass it will result in seriously ham
pering the government in its effort to
obtain justice, especially against
wealthy individuals or corporations
who do wrong, and may also prevent
the government from obtaining justice
for wageworkers who are not them
selves able effectively to contest a case
where the judgment of an inferior
court has been against them. l have
specifically in view recent decision
by district judge leaving railway
employees without remedy for viola
tion of certain so called labor statute.
The importance Of enacting into law
the particular bill in question is fur
ther increased by the fact that the gov
ernment has now definitely begun a
policy of resorting to the criminal law
in those trust and interstate commerce
cases where such course offers rea-
sonable chance of success.
Proper Use Of Injunctions.
In my last message suggested the
enactment of law in connection with
the issuance of injunctions, attention
having been sharply drawn to the mat
ter by the demand that the right Of ap-
plying injunctions in labor cases
should be wholly abolished. 1t is at
least doubtful whether a law abolish
ing altogether the use Of injunctions
in such cases would stand the test of
the courts, in which case. of course. the
legislation, would be ineffective. More
over, I believe i WQuld be wrong alto
gether to prohl6R $he use Of injunc-
tions. It is criminal to'permit SYM
pathy for crip4pals to weaken our
hands IN uphoid!ng THE law. and if
men seek to destroy life or property
by mob v1otenee <here should be no i'm
pairment Of the power Of the courts to
deal with them in the most summary
and effective way possible. But 50
far as possible the abuse Of the power
should be provided against by some
such law as advocated last year
Against Lynching.
l call your attention and the atten
ton Of the nation to the prevalence of
crime among us and, above all, to the
epidemic of lynching and mob violence
that springs up now in one part Of our
country, now in another Each sec
ton, north, south, east or west, has
Its own faults. No section can with
wisdom spend its time jeering at the
faults Of another section. 1t should be
busy trying to amend IL oWn short
comings. To deal with the crime of
corruption 1t is necessary to have an
awakened public conscience and to
supplement this by whatever legisla-
ton will add speed and certainty in
the execution Of the law. When we
deal with lynching even more Is neces-
sary. A great many white men are
lynched, but the crime Is peculiarly
frequent In respect to black men. The
greatest existing cause Of lynching is
the perpetration, especially by black
men Of the hldeous crime Of rape, the
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Continued on Page Eight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
PRAISE FOR THIRD
MOBILE REGISTER PAYS COMPILE.
 MENT TO MEN OF THIRD.
North Alabama Soldiers At Mobile Rel eeive Praise For Their Excellent Behavior In Camp and I'm the
 Streets,

The Srd Regiment, A. N. 0. received
 a high compliment editorially in The
 Mobile Register, under the heading,
 Citizens and Real Soldiers" on the
 morning of their departure from the
 Gulf City, when Camp Barry L. Holt
 came to an end.
 "when Governor Jelks returned to
 Montgomery after reviewing the Srd
 regiment of the Alabama National
 Guard, encamped at Mobile, he express ed himself as highly pleased with the appearance of the regiment and the condition of the camp This was repeating expressions the Governor made while in Mobile.
 "The people of this city have rea- son to add to the official statement of the chief commendation for the manner in which the citizen soldiers have conducted themselves dur ing their encampment. The 3rd regi- ment Is composed of young men from several cities in Alabama and is drawn from all classes. Tn the ordinary act. ivities it's scale ranges from mine workers of the Birpningham district to the professional men of Anniston and other places, but as oldiers there Is no distinction and each unit shares the re- spect and good will which the regi- ment has won locally
 The 3rd regiment Is fine body of
 men physically, and citizens have had evidence during the past week that the regiment is well oflcered and disci' plined. There has noe been a single in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22

The arrest of Dr. William H. Mitchell, pastor of the Presbyterian church, 1S50-1872 President of Synodi- cal College 1S54-1S72, at Florence, Ala. On hot June Sabbath morning in the troublous times of 1862. the congre- gation of the Presbyterian Church had assembled for worship. When we think for a moment we will remember that such a gathering was necessarily composed of women, girls, small boys, under sixteen years of age, and a few old men. There were many sad and anxious faces among them-for every 1 one knew the hated blue coats were | in the town and the day before rumor had gone abroad that the loyalty of the minister to the Union was doubted. And right well did they have cause for their suspicious. for no native born | Southerner Gle was Irish) was ever | more loyal than he had proven to his adopted land. Just that morning, some | kindly disposed Tory! Gas we called Southern Unionists) had warned Dr. | Mitchell that ho was being watched and that 1t might be well to be dis | erect and not to pray or speak too for | cibly in favor of our beloved Confed- | eracy. and absent soldiers. They might 1 as well have poured water through a seive. for Dr. Mitchell would never | yield where principal was involved, and I oS0SNSASAA l When this sturdy Scotch Irish congre- | gation arese to pray with their fear less minister in the presence of R large number of Federal officers and soldiers.
 | pr. Mitchell invoked Gods blessing on the President of the Confederacy. for his cabinet; for the Generals on the battle field; for every private in his last desperate battle against the in- vaders
 The words were scarcely uttered be- fore the officer in command left the church and was followed by all his troops present.
 The officer soon returned to arrest
 the minister. whose only offence was
 praying for cause, the righteousness!
 of which he believed in firmly; for the
 safety of the loved ones whose lives
 were exposed in war If the Yankees
 expected "a war of words, they were 1 disappointed. for with the natural dig
 nifty of a Christian. he de
 manded their right to disturb
 public worship When told h. was under arrest. he replied. T an
 in your power" He endeavored rt quiet his family and congregation
 instant subdued sobs were heart throughout the church. The minister
 children clung to their mother fearinl
 their father would be murdered. Dea old Mrs. Collier, mother of Mrs. Judg'
 R. T. Simpson. who had kown pr Mitchell in the old country. leaped ex
 citedly over the partition between pews facing the officer and cried out: "Yol
 shall not take our good shepherd. b. what right do you profane our church?
 The congregation surrounded thet
 minister, excited and angry. but utterl, helpless.
 | Pandemonium reigned supreme wttl ! Dr. Mitchell was marched out of tn
 church. forced to mount an old mule car @ back and ride hatless in the hot sun si
 miles to Tuscumbia.
 \ Mrs Mitchell hastily followed hin
 They were kindly treated by friends |
 Tuscumbia, but all effort to secure hi f release proved unavailing He wa sent with a heayy- escort to prison 1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
sure Way to Get nait.

The boy wanted some worms for bait. He had selected a promising spot a shady and lowlying dell. but though he had been digging now for fifteen minutes and not a single worm had his spade turned up Here. sonny,
 said an old angler. take this chunk of soap and make me a quart or two of soapsuds." The boy brought the suds. the old man sprinkled them over the ground and then he in turn began to dig. It was amazing. Here was where the boy had not found single worm the old man now discovered them in dozens. You can find worms man. If you wet the ground with soapsuds first. The soapsuds draws them the same as molasses draws mes; A weak mixture of blue vitrol ana q water will do the same thing aisoS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
July 18th, 1908.
Memorial Day.

 From Sumter Chapter. Livingston, Ala Written by Mrs. J. L. Brownlee for Memorial Day and recited by Emma Virginia Brownlee. Published by re- quest
 Memorial Day. Memorial Day. thrice welcome Memorial Day Thy glad return brings sacred joy to each heart that wore the grey. Come forth ye happy children. your choicest flowers bring To strew over the graves of our sol- diers dead this balmy day of Spring. Yes. deck each grave with flowers In all this Southern cline, From old Virginia's mountains to where the magnolia is in its prime. Earth holds no treasures dearer than their own precious dust, Since they fell in defense of their coun- try for a cause that was right and just.
 Well might we recall on this memorial day
 The gallant acts and heroic deeds of all that wore the grey. Some fell on the field of battle-others marched through the fight, One by one they are gathered to that land where there is no night. With all these valiant soldiers life's race will soon be run, For each left home and dear ones IT the year of '61. God grant they may be gathered to th'
 mansions of the blest, Where no cannon's roar can breal their eternal rest. So today we will remember the deeds 0 our fallen dead
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
POKFOnl.

The strange word "pogrom has ap- peared frequently during the past few days in the daily press in telegrapEic dispatches from Wilma and Bialystok and other places in West Russia In connection with the massacre of the Jews in that unhappy portion of the Czar's dominions. It may be of inter est to know the meaning and the ety. rnology of this word of terrible import. The Russian word pogrom" (pro- nounced on the final syllable) is gen orally translated "desolation.' devasta- tion." The word Is related to the Rus sian word "grom,' thunder, the thun- der clash. and to ''gromit." to thunder to batter down as with thunderbolt' Etc destroy without pity, utterly over throw. The DO" in "pogrom" Is the prefix occurring in great number of Russian words. The Russian "grom.' thunder is a word of -Germanic responsibility, having relations in Greek and in the Germanic languages, The primary idea of the root is c crashing noise, which Is the meaning of the equivalent Greek word "chro- mos"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22

stance of disorder on the; streets or in gn. neighoornood of the encampment. caused by a member or tho Tegimsnts This Is q record or which. the Srd Ala pama has reason to be proud when comparison is made with former en- campments of state troops.
 { During the Spanish-American war Mobile was military depot and citi- gems had opportunity tv, observe the difference between the volunteers and the regular soldiers in general be- havior. The difference could be plainly observed in the department of the men when away rom the camps. and there was no difficulty in recognizing the regular. Disparagement of the vol unteers Is not intended; they made good soldiers when callerd upon, but not being subject to the strict dis- cipline and hard training of the reg. uiar army they carried themselves as citizens rather than soldiers and the comparison has held at encampmentS of volunteers ever since.
 "The 9rd regiment during the en- campment ending today, has made a name for itself which is a guarantee that 1t will always be welcome in Mo- bile. The men have conducted them selves so that the comparison with the rav,,iar army ie on their side. Even m such small thing as boarding 2 street car. the difference between the North Alabama troops and other regi-
 ments visiting Mobile at various times was shown. Wherever num- Der of the men congregated to board an electric car they took their seats and there was none of the noise or rushing to which we have been accus- toned on similar occasions. There was also a noticeable difference in the de- pertinent of the men on the streets; and in the neighborhood of Monroe
 Park residents state that they have never witnessed such an orderly en- campment-