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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
PERKINS
IMMUNE
(Scripps News Assoclation.)

ALBANY. N. Y, Feb. 90
George w. Perkins, according to a
decision today by the court of ap-
peals, is immune from prosecution
upon the indictment charging lar
ceny following his contribution to
the republican campaign fund while
president of the New York Life.
Unless Jerome goes to the state
supreme court the indictment will
be dismissed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
WOMAN LEAPS TO UGATH.

NEW YORK, Feb, 26.--As the
boat Sag Harbor was nearing the
dock this morning a well dressed
woman screamed and leaped into
the water. disappearing beneath the
ice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
TWO CENT FARE LAW.

DIES MONIES, Feb. 26.-The
senate passed the two cent fare
bill today, 1t has already passed
the horsaL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26

LONDON, Feb. 26.-The engage
ment is announced of Edna May,
the actress, and Oscar Lewisohn,
of New York. Young Lewisohn is
the second son of Adolph Lewisohn,
the sugar magnate. The family are
multimillonaires.
The three Lewisohn sons al
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26

well known in gay circles both here
and in New York, Jesse, the older,
having cut particularly wide
swath in his day. 1t Is said the
couple will live in London after the
wedding, which will occur during
the year, and that Miss May will
continue her stage career.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Milwaukee Will Retrench.

CHICAGO, Feb. Blowing to rail.
way legislation and the difficulty Of
raising money as we'll as the increased
cost of labor and material, the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
has temporarily abandoned improve
ments and extensions, for which the
management expected to spend be.
tween s6. DOC, 900 to %, OOO. 900.
ut is true." declared President
Earling, "that the St. Paul is not go.
ing to do any work this year that is
not necessary. We are doing what
every other prudent road is doing and
what must be done in view of the tend
ency of the times. We would stop the
building OF the Pacific coast extension
were it not for the fact that the work
has proceeded to q point where it
could not very we'll be stopped. l am
not an alarmist, but when the prudent
mariner sees a squall coming he trims
his sails. And it seems to mi that
there are plenty of squalls on every
side for the railroads just now"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Public Ownership Of Railroads.

WASHINGTON, Feb. q. - Senator
Patterson, of Colorado, addressed the
sen ate today and made q plea for gov
ernment ownership of railroads. He
predicted such q condition would be
brought about within the life time of
the present members of the sen ate, but
did not anticipate any speedy action
in that direction.
The railroads, he declared, we're
growing more arrogant each year, and
as he saw little or no relief in the
new rate law, government control
would supply the only remedy.
To show the value of his words Mr..
Patterson presented figures from coun.
tries having government ownership in
some form, and he said be saw a
steadily increasing sentiment in that
direction, so far as the United States
Is concerned.
American roads he valued at be.
tween II and IL billion dollars. They
could be obtained by condemnation
proceedings, the financial end being
covered by o mortgage backed by the
governments guarantee.
MIR. Patterson ridiculed the idea
that q vast machine would be built up
through the federal operation of rail.
roads. AS q matter of fact, railroad
politics would be abolished. Among
the things to be gained Mr.. Patterson
mentioned extension OF the postal
system, a postal express and equitable
rates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Many Miners Are Idle.

BUTTE, Feb. 27.-1t twas positively
asserted by John Gillie, manager of
the Amalgamated ~propertiesiin Butte,
that Notwithstanding theifact that the
members of the Miners union had
voted In favor of an increaed scale of
wages to take effect May l, the mines
would not close down, but that all de-
velopmeut and improvement work at
the mines would cease at once. The
latter order has gone into effect, and
among the different properties today
about 1900 men were discharged and
paid off.
A movement is on foot in this city
to bring about some arbitration by
which an agreement mayl be reached
concerning the adjustment of the scale
OF wages in all lines Of employment.
Although the matter is in embryo, and
no definite plans have been decided
upon or formulated, it is understood
that the Retail Merchants association
and the Butte Business Mems a%ssocia.
ton will take the lead and make an
effort to secure a conference with the
representatives or committees from
the various labor organizations to the
end that a scale of wages may be
evolved, with an agreement, to prevent
further disputes between the employer
and the employed.
1t is the sentiment among the more
conservative among the labor organi.
cations and among the leading bust.
ness men that this is the only way in
which TO prevent the crisis Of a clash
between labor and capital. An effort
will be made to adjust the scale OF
wages ia every line Of labor SO that
the cost of living may he more nearly
commensurate with the present scale
OF ages paid to- the miner, who is
conceded to be the mainstay of the
camp.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
IN NORTHWEST.
President Elliott Says Millions Will
Be Spent On Improvements.

NEW YORK, Feb. p. - President
Howard Elliott. of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad, has prepared some d alta
bearing on the railroad question in
general and particularly the railroad
question in the northwest. He takes
the ground that the railroad problem
is universal and that the remedy is in
more tracks, equipment and cars. MIR.
Elliott says:
"All over the United States rail-
road trains are delayed, yards RI
crowded with freight that caunot be
got rid of, the grain and the raw COT
ton of the farmer cannot be shipped,
the coal and merchandise designed for
local consumption move slowly from
the central market"
Mr.. Elliott says that important work
now under way on the Northern Pa.
cifc to be finished in the next few
years will cost more than S62, 900, 600
aud that the Great Northern will
spend at least as much in new con.
%struction. Mr.. Elliott in conclusion
says:
mo such enterprise as this, cover
ing an empire 1000 miles long, deal.
ing with the fortune of several million
people, affecting industries most jeal.
Gus and diverse, calling for a credit
of hundreds of millions with investors,
can be achieved successfully except
with hearty sympathy and support of
the people.
"1t is, after all, their work. They
are partners in it; they share the bene-
fits, as witness this very prosperity
which the building of the railroads
has go powerfully promoted. Nothing
great and enduring was yer accom-
plished in this world by a house di.
vided against itsalf, and never was
there a time when fairness, intelligent
appreciation of conditions and a will.
ing support or the part of the people
were 30 necessary or promised to them
so large q return as now.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
March Weather Data.

a bulletin issued by Observer G. w.
Ling, of the Havre weather bureau
station, gives official data from the
records regarding weather conditions
during March for the past 26 years.
1t states that the mean temperature
for the month has been 20 degrees.
The highest March temperature re.
corded was "A degrees on March 81 of
last year, and the lowest Al below
zero on March IL, 1897.
The average precipitation for March
is 0.55 inches, the greatest amount for
the month being l.6l inches in 1885.
There was a snowfall Of IA inches on
March Ii, 1886.
March has an average of nine clear
days, twelve partly cloudy and ten
cloudy days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Police Charged With Conspiracy.

SALT LAKE, February 26.-George
Sheets, chief of the Salt Lake police
department, and George Raleigh,
chief OF the detectives, we're arrested
today, charged with completely In q
conspiracy to fleece tourists and trav-
elers passing through Salt Lake City.
Other persons under arrest in con-
nection with the alleged conspiracy
are VIM. Newton, a police court law
yer: Ross Rizzuto, a saloonkeeper:
W. H. Parent, who was arrested in
Denver last week, and James Donald.
son, formerly a prize fight promoter.
These charges are an outgrowth of
the robbery of Alexander and WIN.
McRirter of slO, 600 in this city last
November, after they had been in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
To Dam Missouri River.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--The presi.
dent has approved the bill to author.
ize the Missouri River Improvement
company to build a dam across the
Missouri river below the great falls,
and it is now q law. As originally
introduced, the bill provided for the
construction of "a dam or DAMS"
but the war department recommended
striking out the words, ''or DAMS"
and congress acted accordingly. The
bill, as approved by the president, is
as follows:
That the consent of Che government
is hereby given to the Missouri River
Improvement company, q Montana
corporation, its successors or assigns,
to construct cross the Missouri river
at some point or points, to be ap.
proved by the secretary of war, be-
tween sections 20 aud 81, township q
north, range S east, and the north line
of township "a north, range 8 east,
Montana meridian, a dam and canals
and appurtenances thereof for water
power and other purposes, in accord
nee with the provisions Of the act en-.
titled, IAN act to regulate the con-
struction Of dams across navigable
waters" approved June q, 1906, and
in connection Herewith a foot bridge
or bridges for public use in accord
ance with the provisions OF the act en-
titled, "An act to regulate the con.
%struction of bridges over navigable
waters,' approved March %, 1906.
Sec. 2. That the right to alter,
amend, or repeal this act is hereby
expressly reserved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
proof and report should.belforw arded

proof n report acknowledgements
t this office. The rule requiring
proofs to be accompanied by the pro-
per payments, Including fees and CON-
missions. must be strictly.followed, and
all such fees. commissions and pay.
ments must be deposited in the un.
earned fee account until such proof Is
accepted Or rejected, when they will be
disposed of in the manner provided by
the law aud the regulations.
"Excep.iou l OF the order permits
Issuance OF patents on homestead en-.
tries upon which satisfactory final five
year proof has been su admitted and
certificates heretofore issued.
Exception 2 permits the issuance of
certificates and receipts on final five.
year homesteads proof heretofore or
hereafter made, when same is salts.
factory and complete. The local OIL.
GERS will be held to q strict compli.
ance with paragraphs IS Ito So of the
Special Agents manual.
"1f In doubt as to whether selections
and entries upon which no residence
or improvements 10 required by law
fall within exception 6, the local Off.
GERS will forward the final proof to
this Office for cOnsideration.D
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Nearly 500, 900 Indians.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-From a work
on "The Indians of America" pub.
lished by Heineman today, it appears
that it has never been definitely deter
mined just what was the greatest mum.
Der of Indians in America when they
were unmolested. Some authorities
say the number could not have ex-
ceeded a million, but others assert
that it could not have been more than
800, 900, and still others contend that
there we're never more than 500, 900.
At the present time there are about
284, 600 members of the red race in the
United States. There are Indians in
IL different states and three terri.
tories, exclusive of Indian Territory.
Nearly all the tribes are west of the
Mississippi, in fact, most of them are
beyond the Missouri. There are l5e
reservations in all. In the northwest
ern part Of New York there are abou,
5000 descendants of the great warrio,
tribes living on l8 reservations. To-
day there are $4,000 Indians who
wear citizens dress In whole or In
part. There are 10000 who can read
and speak English. There are 26,0O(
Indian families now living in COM
Portable modern dwellings.
When the government first began
supplying the Indians with houses, /,
often proved q difficult matter to keep
the old warriors in them. They wonld
take possession in the best faith, but
the wild nature would invariably
bre ak out; they would saddle their
horses and go back TO their tepees.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06

viegled into q poker game. Chief
Sheets and Donaldson we're arrested
at the time, but Chief Sheets subse-
quently was acquitted of the charge
of compromising q felony. The case
against Donaldson is still pending.
The charges of conspiracy now made
are said ia be based on admissions
made by Parrot since his arrest in
Denver. The police officers have been
released on their recognizance,
and the others gave bonds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Oil Fuel Too Expensive.

~PITTsBURG, Feb. 26.-The Southern
Pacific Railroad & Steamship com.
pauy and the St. Louis Gas company
have contracted with the Monongahela
River Coal & Coke company for o..
OO0. 900 worth of coal. The largest or
der was secured from the Southern
Pacific company, which contracts for
25O, 900 tons to be delivered at its
wharves at New Orleans.
The order means a beginning Of the
end of oil as q fuel in New Orleans.
The Southern Pacific, since the dis.
covery of petroleum in Texas, has
used immense quantities of oil for
fuel. The scarcity of oil and the in.
creasing prices r said to be the
cause of the change.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Miners Vote ForsMore Pay.

BUTTE, Feb. 26.-The Butte Miners
union voted for the amendment to the
constitution providing for an increase
OF wages of underground men from
So, Is to 81 and for shaft men from
81 % to $3.50 per day, by a vote of g.
$40 against LOGS, the increased scale
to go into effect May l.
The alleged threatened shutdown of
the mines will not take place, accord.
ing to John Gillie, manager OF the
Amalgamated properties in this city
but while the hosting Of ore from
those portions of the mines already
blocked out will continue as before,
all development work will be discon.
tinued.
This will be the policy Of the Butte
Coalition, the North Butte and all
subsidiary companies.
The action of the Amalgamated com
pany will be followed by the managers
of the Clark properties and also a,
the Heinze properties.
President Duffy, OF the Miners
union, stated again today-and he was
Endorsed by . number Of the more
conservative men and by former Of
fcers-that there positively would be
no strike.
II it comes to q question Of enforc
ing the scale by striking, the matte,
must be decided by q two.thirds vote,
resulting from an election, and it IL
not believed by those who ought te
know that q sufficient number OF votes
to carry an order to strike can evel
be secured.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
FARMERS FORM TRUST.
Will Hold Their Products Until
Market Conditions Are Good.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-The farmers
trust has arrived. 1t has stretched
its big. strong hands over the states
of Indiana, illinois, Iowa, Kentucky,
Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Okla
homa, Missouri and Texas.
Men who have been over the states
which raise a surplus of corn, wheat,
oats, cotton and livestock, have come
back to Chicago with the message that
back Of the car scarcity as an expla.
nation OF the slack movement of grain
to market is the fact that the farmers
are organized and that they have a
concerted plan to hold back their farm
products until they get satisfactory
prices. Being in no need of ready
money, they are carrying out their
program on q scale that is surpris.
ing.
Stories are coming forward now
that country elevators in Kansas, Ne.
braska, Illinois and Iowa are full to
overlooking with corn and that hun
dreds of thousands of bushels have
been piled up with a temporary GOV.
ering to shield it from the weather.
The owners of q vast deal of this grain
are the farmers who have financed and
built special elev ators to store their
grain for prompt shipment when prices
"are right"
There are several big combinations
Of farmers in the west, but the one
that Is making the most noise is the
American Society of Equity. which
has its headquarters in indianapolis.
If the word of the officers of the
American Society of Equity is to be
taken at its face value, this society to-
day has a membership of 10000
farmers, being especially strong in H.
linois, Wisconsin,, Indiana, Oklaho-
ma, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska.
Among the stated objects of the
American Society Of Equity are these:
To get a fair profit for the fruits OF
the farmers labor; to build elevators
where grain and produce may be
stored to await acceptable bids; to
procure equitable freight rates and
prompt and adequate transportation
facilities; to make q special report on
crops at home and abroad independent
Of the government report, which is
usually severely criticised; to improve
county highways for the better mar.
keting of farm commodities; to stand
against adul.eration Of food; to pro-
cure Legislation in the interest of the
farmers: 20 establish special schools
for the training OF farmer boys.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Butte Judge Roasts Jury.

BUTTE, Feb. 2~6.-Judge J. NJ. Bour-
quin this morning dismissed the entire
panel with scathing remarks regard
ing their record, aud especially in
criminal cases, and ordered that a
new panel be drawn and made the Or
der of the venire to the sheriff return
able next Monday. In dismissing the
jury the judge said:
ITO say nothing of their record in
civil cases, the jury has apparently
disregarded the evidence in several
cases in the criminal division. They
remind me of the remark of a famous
iurist on a similar occasion. He said:
The jury must be composed of child.
rem, knaves or fools and he did not
believe there were any children there
"As to the good jurymen on the
panel, they must take their cons0la.
ton from the fact that their cases
we're somewhat similar to that of the
innocent sufferers in the dismissal of
the companies of negroes by President
Roosevelt.
''You have been weighed In the bal.
ance and found wanting"
This is the second time within q
year that a judge in Butte has dis
missed an entire panel because of al.
legged disrega ard for the evidence in
verdicts. Judge Donlan did the same
about a year ago in his court and Sc
cured many convictions of bold Grim.
inals after the new panel was drawn.
The present jury al the one that
acquitted MI. Manning, the confessed
highway robber, and yesterday turned
loose j. E. Enright, charged with run.
ming a gambling house. In civil cases
the panel has been notable for giving
large damages against the city and
corporations in several cases.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Husked Corn:Fo or Church.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 28.-It took
twenty-five Reading, Kan, women
just forty minutes yesterday to shuck
forty bushels of corn. They are
prominent members of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Henry Jacoby told the women he
would give them the corn il they
would husk it. They donned sunbon.
nets and aprons and went to work.
When the job was finished the corn
was stored in the church belfry and
will be sold in one.bushel lots at the
church fair to highest bidders, for the
benefit of the chirch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time-savinq
convenience of the age. You can talk
from your telephone to every subscrib-
err in any exchange in Utah, Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll as all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and New
Mexico. Short rates for short talks.
Half minute up. The pay begins when
the talk begins.
Rates from 200 up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments are the very latest inn
proved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-06
Affecting Final Proofs On Lands.

More instructions to registers and
receivers and to special agents under
the presidents order regarding the is
suance of patents, have been received
by Receiver B%urlingame and Register
Wilson, of the Great Falls land Office,
from Commissioner of the General
Land Office w. A. Richards. The in.
structions are as follows:
February ID, 1907, you were fur
nished with copies of the presidents
order of February IL, 1907, to the sec-
rotary of the interior. You will pro.
coed in accord ance Herewith and is
sue final certificates and receipts only
in cases falling within the exceptions
stated. Examination must be had on
the ground wherever possible. What
10 Information of equivalent value
must depend upon the facts in each
case and must be specifically shown.
Upon receipt of the final proofs in
any case the local officers will con.
slider the same in the manner provided
by paragraphs SIS to SO, supra. II
they believe the proof satisfactory
they will, upon a favorable report OF
the proper officer, or if the case falls
within one of the exceptions con-
tanned in the presidents order, issue
final certificate and receipt, and there
upon submit the record here in the
regular manner.
"If the special agent has made no
favorable report by the time the proof
is reached for examin alton, the local
officers will. unless the proof showing
warrants rejection, hold the proof to
await such report. If the special
agent makes an adverse report, such