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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Campaign Ageinst Bad Eggs.

W WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The gov
ernment is about to begin campaign
against bad eggs. Several merchants
in Washington recently have been
selling country fresh eggs" for less
money then they can be bought for
in the country. Other dealers couldn t
understand how it came to be done,
80 they employed secret service agents
to find out.
After the deception was uncovered
the merchants who started the investi-
CATION appealed to DR.. Wiley, the
yellow chemist of the agricultural
department, to begin warfare on egg
faker-. DR.. Wiley told those inter-
e=ted to furnish him the proof and he
would do the rest. They are now gath
eriug up a lot of the "fresh country
eggs to be used as exhibit \ when
the government opens its guns on the
er- dealers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

W WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.--President
Roosevelt today issued Thanksgiving
proclamation through the secretary OF
state, naming the last Thursday in
November, the 2Sth. The proclaim a.
tion says in part.
"Once again the season of the year
has come when, in accord ance with the
custom of our forefathers for genera
tions past, the president appoints the
day as the especial occasion for all
our people to give praise and thanks
giving to God.
During the past year, we have been
free from famine, from pestilence,
from war: we are at peace with all the
rest of mankind. Our national re-
sources are at least as great as
those of any other nation. We be.
lieve that, in ability to develop and
take advantage of these resources. the
average man of this nation stands at
least as high as the average man of
any other"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Oklahoma3Banks Closed.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 2S.-On de-.
mauu ut The BANKERS of the territory,
Governor Fran,z has issued a procla.
nation closing the banks of the terri.
tory for weeS. The action was taken
because the baYk- of Kansas City and
ST Louis rrtu to forward cash to
the banks oi TIE southwest. 1t is said
that consultation of the bankers of
Oklahoma, Inuiau Territory, Arkan.
sas aud northern Texas, by means OF
telephone, took place during the early
hours this morning, and all have
takeu a similar action. There had
been 20 uneasiness in the city and the
baLkrr, say the deposits last week were
greater than at any previous week in
the month.
The closing is for the purpose of
protecting the banks in case of a run.
Since the banks here could not get
cash from Kansas City in case of a
run, they considered the risk too
great.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Railroad Hearing At Butte.

BUTTE, Oct 25.-Railroad men.
coal men and interested citizens are
in council cham Der today listening to
the examination in progress by the
Montana railroad commission rela-
tive to the Northern Pacific railways 5
application to change the switching
charges in the city of Butte from a
fat rate per car to a tonnage basis.
Some time ago the Northern Pacific
notified the commission that it desired
to make the change, but the commits
sion took the position that all par
ties interested should be heard
especially those who have objections
to offer.
w. H. Merriman, district freight
agent for the Northern Pacific, was
first called to the stand and he was
asked if the new rates would increase
the switching charges, and he replied
they would. When asked why the
rates of a Acton car that now
costs S. to switch should be raised to
Sl2, he replied that it cost more to
pull forty tons up hill than it would
to pull up twenty tons, which is the
minimum rate. Attorney General
Galen asked him If he could furni sh
figures to show the profit of the road
on the hill work, and was answered in
the negative. Mr.. Galen then asked
il the switching had been conducted
on a profitable basis in the past,
and was told by Mr.. Merriman that
he could not give a positive answer to
that question, as he did not know.
Mr.. Godfrey then asked him if the new
rate would not stifle competition, and
Mr.. Merriman replied that it proba-
bly, would.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Strike Has Cost Millions.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Today is the
seventy fourth day of the telegraphers ;
strike. To force union recognition,
equal pay for equal services and an
eight.hour day, approxim ately $4,000
operators have sacrificed more than
two months of wages, have risked the
loss of their special line of work for.
ever, and in some cases have suffered
severe priv ations, with the possible
prospect of a workless winter in front
of them.
The strike leaders say thst s3,OOO,-
900 is low estimate of what the men
have sacrificed to win their cause. II,
as has been projected, the other
trades unions through the country
come to their aid, to assure the
continuance Of strike. by contributions
made through assessments upon each
member, union labor will have spent
millions more in this war before it
comes to an end.
Little idea will ever be gained OF
the loss the Postal and Western
Union have sustained and are sus-
tanning daily. Bnt it is known that
in bonuses paid to strike breakers
alone they are spending SO, 900 day.
Besides. they have paid more than
50, 900, 900 for extra services, lunch.
cons, the housing Of employees, Pinker-
ton service, etc.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Car Shortage Grows Worse.

CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-The threatened
car shortage against which the rail.
roads have been fighting for months
has arrived, and business in all east
ern traffic centers is more or less af-
fected. 1t is said that New York Cen.
trail lines west of Buffalo are short
more than 1000 cars. What the short
age is on the east system of Buff alo
is not known, but it is not an exag.
geration to say that if the New York
Central lines had 10000 cars more
than are at this time available they
could use them to advantage. The
Lake Shore alone is unable to provide
within 5000 cars demanded by its pat
rons.
In view of the present dem and for
cars in many lines of business, the
pessimistic statements of some of the
railway arrangements are discounted
by others who take more hopeful
view of the future. One reason for
the shortage is the grain movement,
which is taxing the capacity of the
railroads to the limit. Last week
there were 100000 more bushels OF
grain shipped east from Chicago than
during the previous year, and flour
shipments east increased more than
5000 barrels over the previous week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
HE|NZE PLANS REVENGE,
Renewal Of Copper War May Follow
Financial Troubles.

According to the Helena Indepen-
dent, there will be a renewal of the
fight between the Heinze and Amalga-
mated mining interests as result of
the recent financial furry in New
Yorh. The story, as told BY the In
dependent, says in part:
Montana is again to be the scene of
bitter feud between F. Augustus
Heinze and the Amalgamated Copper
company. Undaunted by his failure
last week to corner the copper mar.
ket, the young Montanian will come
back to the mines to recuperate his
lost fortunes.
This is the inform alton received in
Helena yesterday from source close
to Mr.. Heinze. What the conquered
copper magnate wants is revenge, and
those who know his fighting qualities
believe that he will eventually win
out. A prominent Helena financier
who is personal friend of MIR. Heinze
summed it up last night in these words:
"Heinze has stood by Montana and
Montana will stand by Heinze. He is
the greatest fighter in America today
and in the end he will triumph over
his foes.'
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Heinze interest lost more than $780,.
900, 900 in their unsuccessful effort to
corner copper, yet. it is said, F. Au.
gustus Heinze will be able to realize
several million dollars from his hold.
ings in New York, and this will form
the "nest egg' for his operations in
this state. He declares that he can
produce copper at lower cost thar
the Amalgamated and that it will be
only question of short time until
he will be master of the situation.
Butte will welcome Heinze's return
The Amalgamated has curtailed its
production in that district more than
so per cent, and it is thought thai
when Heinze appears on the scene and
starts things going that the Amalga
mated will be forced to get busy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
NO COAL FAMINE.
Railroads Promise Quick Service For
Fuel Shipments.

BUTTE, Oct. 26.-There will be no
coal famine in Butte this winter, ac-
cordiug to the statement Of Ira Rich
ards, acting general superintendent of
the Northern Pacific railway, made at
the meeting of the Montana State
Railroad commission in the council
chamber of the city hall this morning.
He said that the rem arkable growth
of the western country had so in.
creased the traffic on his road that
they could not handle the business
with the promptness that was desired.
"However, | wish to say said Mr..
Rlcha that where the necessity
exists, coal will be given the right OF
way, even over perishable freight.
All that firm or corporation or coal
dealer has got to do is to notify the
railway company that their supply of
coal is out aud | will undertake to say
that sufficient to prevent any suffering
or shortage will be brought along
with all possible speed, even to giving
it the right of way over perish ble
freight.
HELENA. Oct. 26.-To keep tab on
the movement OF coal trains and to
prevent any likelihood of coal fam.
inc ia ,his state, the Montana rail
road commission shortly intends to
iuaugura,e checkirg system. 1t in
vit,s the cO.Operation OF coal produc
er-, dealers and citizens.
Postal cards will be furnished each
coal company, upon which will! bt
printed forms for entering dates wher
cars were ordered, when received
when landed and when accepted by tht
railroad company.
This postal will be mailed to tt,
commission when the car is accepted
by the railroad. Another card of th'
same serial number will be sent to thu
consignee by the shipper, to be tillet
out and mailed to the commission
which will thus be able to keep tract
of how promptly cars are moving.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Want Cheap..Coal.

PCEBLo, Oct. 2S.-A demand that
the state of Colorado go into the coal
mining business was made last night
at q mass meeting Of Pueblo citizens.
The speakers charged that the trust
dominated by the Gould railway in-
terests had raised the prices .,of coal
all over the state. The state owns
undeveloped coal mines in several
sections. Legislative action author.
izing the state to operate mines will
be asked.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Death Penalty May Be Void.

BUTTE, Oct. 25.-lf a ruling made
by the court in the trial of Theodore
Canteloni, charged with the murder of
Mollie Quinn, is sustained by the
supreme court of the state, the death
peualty is practically abolished ia
Montana. The court ruled that a
juror who was opposed to the death
penalty might sit on the jury, over
thet contention of the state that
the law excluded him, and overruled
the states challenge to prevent his
sitting.
The ruling of the court was made
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Will Lose a Million.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Treasury
officials have practically admitted
tha. the 81, 600, 900 loan by congress to
the amestown exposition and the
additional money expended from
federal funds for construction work
on the fair will be dead loss to the
government. Acting Secretary Ed
wards has had under consideration
for some time the scheme of assuming
charge Of the exposition and retain.
ing the gate rec eipts as partial re-
turn of the verument's loan.
Under this arrangement the run
ming expenses would OF course, also
have to be paid from the federal til
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Nevada Banks Closed.

GoLDFIELD, New, Oct. 24.-A bauk
holiday throughout Nevada was de-
clared today, lasting five days. All
the banks of Golddeld today were
closed in consequence. The proclama-
ton came as q great relief to local
banks. The State Bank 4 Trust COM
pany had already closed it's doors.
At noon yesterday, q big run was in
progress at the Nye & Ormsby bank
when banking hours closed and the
run probably would have continued
this morning had the bank opened.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
FARMERS FORM TRUST.
Will Fix Minimum Market Price For
Their Products.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 2.-With
the object of creating ''trust" which
will absolutely control the prices of
all the agricultural products Of the
country, delegates from 80 states, re.
presenting q present members hip of
800, 900 farmers, assembled in Indian.
apolis today for the 9th annual con.
vention Of the American Society Of
Equity. Already the society has sue
ceeded in greatly raising the price OF
tobacco and other minor products,
and plans will be completed at the pres
ent meeting to extend its influence
over all commodities raised on the
farm and in the orchard and garden.
Gains have been made in the last
year, and the officers of the orgsniza.
ton are now predicting that within q
year, 1000, 900 active farmers in the
central West will be banded together
in an offensive and defensive warfare
for higher prices.
The plan of the society is to control
Vic supply OA oSAACuAuuI0A O. PIOuuSeo AZ
the hands of the first owners and hold
it until the price demanded is paid.
Up to this time the most aggressive
work has been done in sections of the
country producing largely of a certain
crop, as in the tobacco growing dis
tricts of kentucky, Tennessee and
Virginia. There the society is in
almost absolute control, and the
tobacco "trust" is forced to pay the
price asked. The plan has also been
worked successfully by the farmers
union of the South in controlling the
cotton crop.
At the present meeting minimum
selling prices will be established on
all farm products, and the members
will then pledge themselves to hold
their stores until the market price
reaches their coveted figure. Already
the society has established commits
sion houses In St. Louis and Kansas
City, and the wheat growers of the
Southwest are prtronizing them lib
orally.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Prisoners Had Currency Stolen In
Great Northern holdup at
Rondo.

SPOKANE, OCL. EO.-1u Tue capture
of c. E. Mcdonald and F. Smith, in a
dining car Of the Great Northern in
this city tonight, the Spokane police
believe they have the bandits who held
up and robbed the Great Northern
Oriental Limited train at Rondo, early
In the morning of September II. When
searched, the men had GA, 500 in cur
rency on their persons, mostly in Is
and go bills. Upon the packages OF
bills was stamped the date, "Septem-
Der T." and also, 1.-THE Commercial
National bank of Chicago" This
and other suspicious circumstances
have convinced the police that they
have got the Rondo bandits. 1t was
reported after the robbery that the
bandits got $4,000, the property OF
the Commercial National bank OF
Chicago, which was in transit to the
Olds National bank in Spokane.
The capture of the robbers was due
to the prompt action of j. Howe, a
liveryman, and T. O'Reilly, dance.
hall proprietor, both of Bonners Fer
ry, who suspected the men and mott.
fed the Spokane police of their move.
ments.
Mcdonald and Smith had been at
Bonners Ferry for several days, and
while 9here they spent great deal OF
money. The night before last, they
spent $1,000 in one place, buying
champagne. They told the proprie-
tors that they wanted to buy the hall
for one night snd raise a trough
house." They did so, and last night
they repeated the performance, spend
ing another 81, 900.
The suspicious of Howe and O'Reil.
ly became aroused and they kept
watch of them. Mcdonald and Smith
informed them that they were mining
men, who had been at Butte looking
after their interests, and were going
to Spokane. They invited Howe and
O'Reilly to join them in their trip tc
Spokane, and the pair accepted the
invitation.
After deciding to 20 to Spokane
with the men, Howe aud O'Reilly
wired the Spokane police to meet tn,
train, describing the men. On the ar
rival of the train at Spokane it wa
met by three city detectives and NV,
Great Northern detectives. who founl
the four men in the dining car an,
ordered them to throw up their hands :
at the same time covering them will
their revolvers. The four obeyed anl
they were marched to the police sta
tiOn where they were searched.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
FORMING LUMBER TRUST.
Wealthy Snydicates Acquire Big
Tracts Of Timber Lands.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-The gov.
ernment's investig alton into the pros.
pective cornering of the lumber of the
country by the Standard Oil crowd
and the Hill.Wey yerhaeuser snydicat
shows the situation more aud more
definitely with every piece Of informs.
tion received. The latest news from
the northwest goes into detail to q
greater extent as to the Standa ard Oil
people than anything else heretofore
learned.
It has been known that the Stand ard
outfit was gobbling up timber lands
in the northwest as fast as it could,
but the process was not we'll under.
stood, as not many of the transac.
tions were contaminated directly in
the name of either the Standard Oil
company or the Milwaukee railroad
or any other recognized Standar Oil
agent. The two holding companies
which are taking over the timber
lands on account of the St. Paul ad
and the Standard Oil crowd are the
Monarch Timber company and the
Continental Timber company.
The principal stockholders in these
are William Rockefeller and H. H.
Rogers of New York, and Honore
Palmer Of Chicago. These men have
been in the northwest on q persona
tour Of ins pection of the lands bough,
during the past summer, and there is
no doubt that they are in control, no,
only in Washington, but in Idaho
and Montana as we'll.
1t is known that the Standar Oil
companies have already bought not
less than sl5, 900, 900 worth of timber
lands in Washington, Idaho and
Montana, aud they are still buying
wherever they can find anything &c
take
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Train Robbers identified.

SPOKANE, Oct. %. - Charles
Mcdonald and Ed Smith, arrested for
for the Great Northern hold.up at
Rondo, Mont, were taken to Mon.
tana last night, secretly, in irons.
The Sl4, ,395 recovered was also sent to
Montana. The men will be tried at
kalispell.
Smith has been positively identified
as Geo. F. Hauser, sentenced to IA
years in the Montana penitentiary for
burglary and released on parole last
January. The letters, "P. M, tat.
tooed on McDonald's arm. are be-
lieved to be his true initials.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
The Presidents Birthday.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Iesterday
was President Roosevet's 49th birth
day. No celebration marked the
event. He did not depart from his
customary Sunday program of wor-
ship. work and recreation. The day
was spent at the White House freside
in quiet family rejoicing. Con-
gratulations in large numbers by mail,
telegraph and telephone were received
at the White House during the day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Precautions Against Plague.

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Oct. 26.-Re-
lentless warfare against the bubonic
plague has been declared by the city
and county boards of health here.
What amounts 10 ban on all ves-
sells arriving from plague infested
ports, including Seattle, has been
placed.
Tonight a patrol of the water front
was established, and u vigilant watch
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Suit Against Plumbers Trust.

COLUMBUS, Oct. 24.-Attorney Gen.
eral Ellis is after the alleged plum
bers' trust. Today he filed in the
county court a quo warranto suit
against 20 concerns doing plumbing
business in several Ohio cities or
making supplies for plumbers. The
charge is that as members of the
Central Supply association they have
cons pired to control trade and fix
arbitrary prices, The association
covers - states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Thief Gets. ..eig.Plunder.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 26.-Investiga-
ton into loss OF approximately
s64, 900 reported last night from the
railw ay depot Office Of the United
States Express company In this city,
shows that the money was probably
taken by an employe who WAS
thoroughly familiar with the surround
ings and with the best means of max.
ing away with the plunder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Big PricesF For Stallion.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 2S.-Two!hundred
thousand dollars for his imported
thoroughbred stallion Sain is what
Barney Schneider, the famous Mis-
souri, breeder, is asking James r.
keene to pay If the New York:milliou-
aire turfman and financier is intent
upon having Sain at the head of his
Castleton stud farm near Lexington,
Nv
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Will Admit Oklahoma.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-President
Roosevelt will issue the proc lamation
admitting the new state of Oklahoma
on Saturday, Nov. l6 next. The
constitution was formally placed in
his hands by Governor Frantz and a
large deleg alton from Oklahoma at III
o'clock this morning.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30

and it was finally concluded that the
admissions to the grounds were not
sufficiently great to meet those expen-
ses. BY the act of congress granting .
loan to the exposition company, the
only redress the treasury officials
have is to levy on the receipts. It is
understood that there are now only
between 5000 and 1000 paid admis.
sions to the grounds daily.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30

will be kept to see that all vessels
moored at the docks have proper rat
guards. Vessels not loading or uu. Il
loading will be required to anchor in
stream. No symptoms OF the plague
have been found here vet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-09
RoLfe News.
snecial 70 r,mesNRepublican

Special to Times Republican.
Role, Nov. 9.----Mr. and Mrs. G. M.
Webb returned Thursday morning
from, Dewitt, where they were visiting
Mr.. Webb's parents. .
Rev. r. c. Barnes. assistant state
organizer with Fl. c. Rankin. in tho
state. marshal movement, visited Rolfe
this week to look after the local club.
AS, most of the officers were out of
town. he decided to return here at an
other, time. He reports the work well
organized in nearly every county in
the state. *,
A reception was held this week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. NAL
com, in honor of their son Frank and
his bride, nee. Miss Imogine Cook, of
Yale. Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm will make
their home in Webster City.
Mahlon Fawcett returned Saturday
last from Plattville Wis, where he and
his brother, L. D. Fawcett, of Hum
bolt, had been to attend the funeral OF
a sister. He started Monday; for his
home in Whittier, CAL - 80
Mrs. B. r. Chambers, Of Garfield
township, enjoyed a visit from her sis
ter, of Humbolt county, for a few days
this week.
The many friends Of Mrs. George
Smith will be panied to learn she is
not recovering at Cherokee, but is
gradually getting weaker.