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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-09
Standing of
Teams.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

ST. Louis, Aug. S.-Cy Young had the
st. Louis Americans completely at his
mercy this afternoon and Boston easily
won. The veteran Boston pitcher struck
out eight men and scattered the six hits
which he allowed through as many inn
ings. Score:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-09

Los Angeles, Aug. s.-Hits by Cook and
Slattery in the twelfth inning today won
the game for Oakland. Los Angeles made
seven errors. Score: r. H. Z.
Los Angeles .................2 z
Oakland ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 2
Batteries: Hosp and Easterly; Loucks
and Slattery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-09
DAD GIMLIN'S FIND.

Occidentals .... Observation-Disclosures
Murray .. Observation-Disclosures.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-09

Batteries. Wills ana OiDSoH, McQuli-
in, Richie and DOOM Umpire, Klein
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
N. p. Selecting Lieu Lands.

ST. PAUL. July %. - Renewed
activity is being shown by the North
ern Pacific road in locating and secur.
ing for itself land to which it claims
to be entitled by the grants made by
the government at the time the charter
was issued and at later dates. EN-.
ployes of the road are visiting the
various government land Offices and
looking up vacant land lying in the
vicinity of their road.
Officials Of the road state that the
extensive forest reserves recently set
aside by the government in Montana,
Oregon, Idaho and Washington has
so reduced the area of the land from
which they expected to make selec.
tions that they have felt it necessary
to make every effort to secure all they
could.
A 10.mile strip was added to the
original grants from which the road
might select to make up for losses due
to the fencing of large tracks Of
mineral lands within the old grant,
which the road was prohibited from
appropriating.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
THAT STANDARD OIL CASE.
The President Directs That Petition
For Re.hearing Be Filed.

OYSTER BAY, July 23.-President
Roosevelt tonight announced in un.
mistakeable terms the determin alton
of the administr alton to proceed with
the prosecution of the Standard Oil
case despite the decision adverse to
the government handed down by the
United States circuit court of appeals
yesterday. The statement in the mat.
ter is made public tonight by Secretary
Loeb follows:
1.-THE president has directed the at
torney general to take immediate steps
for re-trial of the Stand ard Oil case.
The reversal of the decision of the
lower court does not in any shape or
way touch the merits of the case, ex-
cept in so far as the result of the fine
is concerned. There is absolutely no
question of the guilt of the defendants
or of the exceptionally grave charac.
ter of the offense. The president
would regard it as a gross miscar.
riage of justice If through any techni-
calities of any kind the defendant es-
capped the punishment which would
have unquestionably been meted out
to any weaker defendant who had been
guilty OF such offense. The president
will do everything in his power to
avert or prevent such scarriage OF
justice.
CHICAGO, July 23.-United States
District Attorney Sims today an.
nounced positively that petition for
re.hearing in the case of the govern
ment against the Standard Oil of In.
diana, decided adversely to the gov.
ernment by Judge Grosscup, yester-
day, would be filed. Mr.. Sims today
received the following telegram from
Mr.. Bonaparte:
II feel that you and your assistants
have done everything possible to pro.
tect the interests of the government
and promote justice. will write full.
ly as soon as the opinion comes to
hand"
That the petition for re.hearing will
be based on two alleged errors in the
quoted portions of the opinion of the
court is the GENERALLY accepted opin.
ion of attorneys interested in the
case.
The two counts given, it is believed,
will form the ground work of the petit
tion for q re.heariug.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Trouble For Gompers.

CHICAGO, July 23.- Considerable
trouble is in store for President Sam.
uel Gompers of the American Fedora.
ton of Labor, according to local labor
leaders, because of his enthusiastic
declaration in favor of Bryan's cause.
There are few members of the Chicago
Federation of Labor who care to
brave the wrath of the head of the
nation al feder alton by openly oppos.
ing Mr.. Gompers, although many of
them have expressed private opinions
on the subject which are not exactly
in accord ance with his views.
Their theory generally is that the
federation is not political organiza.
tion and that Mr.. Gompers as presi.
dent of that body was unwise in Of.
ficially espousing the cause of any
particular candid ate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Want Many Things.

CHICAGO, July 23.-William Cam
eron Forbes, vice governor of Manila,
and Jose r. de Luriaga, Philippine
commissioner, yesterday declared
that a generous tariff policy, better
transportation tr facilities and q culti-
vation of national products will make
the Philippines islands worth millions
to the United States. They were in
Chicago on their way east.
"There should be a tariff that will
afford the islands ample facility for
competing with other countries" said
Mr.. Forbes. "Better steamship trans.
portation between the islands and this
country ia also needed. The islands
are productive, the natives were be-
coming Industrious, and great things
are expected of their future
He said the natives were learning
rapidly, but American teachers were
in demand. School houses are being
built and the children all want to go
to school, he said.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
DOODLE CHARGES DENIED.
State Land Board Hearing Develops
Some Sensational Testimony.

KAL1SPELL, July 25.-The sessions
OF the state land investig rating BOARD
have been filled with dramatic situa-
tions all through the day. Serious
charges been made against the mem-
bers Of the board, and have been
specifically and unqualitiedly denied
by each member. The lie has been
passed around prom scuousIy, and
statements have been no uncommon
thing. The most seriuu, phase of the
hearing has been brought out today,
and while not q great many witnesses
have been examined they far ~urpass-
ed in Importance any Of the previous
sessions.
Prodger, who testified yesterday as
to a convers alton he had with McRae
of the Northwestern Lumber company,
amended his statement. he said Nc
Rae told him they applied for large
tract of land, but ''the state land
board had gotten into jaugle over
the division of the spoils.' He said
that McRae explained that the diff.
Guilty was that the governor Toole
"wanted twice as much as the others,
but that they thought their share
should be as large as his" He said
he was an unwilling witness on We'd
nesday, but that he was a willing wit
ness now.
Former Governor Toole, who here.
to fore had been only a spectator,
here requested that he be sworn and
his evidence taken. He then made q
statement denying absolutely that
anything had ever been offered to
him directly or indirectly, to in
tluence their action on the sales
of lands or that he had ever
received or asked any compensa.
ton of any kind for such action. To
say that he felt humiliated that such
charges should be made, he said, ex.
pressed it but family. He made his
denial sweeping and emphatic. Mr..
Galen, Mr.. Yoder and Mr.. Harmon
followed with similar statements that
there had never been offers made to
them OF any kind or that there had
even been anything involved in the
trans actions except the idea of protec-
ing the interests of the state.
In the afternoon McRae went on
the stand and denied positively that
be had told Prodger any such things
as he related. The inquiry is not
half over.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

NEWPORT, July 24.-The president
At nava al war college addressed con-
ference Of nearly 100 naval officers,
representing all branches of the SER
vice. to consider plans for new Ameri.
can battleships.
81 want a first class fighting navy
or no navy at all,'' he said, "because
a first class fighting navy Is the most
effective guarantee of peace the nation
can have.
"There are always q number of
amicable and we'll meaning persons,
continued the president, "who believe
in having navy merely for coast de-
tense. A purely defensive navy would
be almost worthless. To advocate such
q navy is like advocating school
of prize fighting in which no one
should DO anything but parry.
~ hope this nation will never have
to hit. We should do everything tn at
honorably can be done to avoid trou.
BILE. But when We do go to war, that
war is only excusable if the navy is
prepared to hammer its opponent un-
til It stops Agbting.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Presidents Yacht In Collision.

NEWPORT, R. l., July q. - The
yacht Mayaower with President
Roosevelt aboard ran down the
schooner Menawa in Long Island
sound between New Haven and New
York last night. The yacht was un.
injured, but the schooner sank.
The captain and five men were res
cued and taken aboard the yacht Just
as the schooner sank. The rescue was
attended with great difficulty and dan
ger to the seamen of the yacht. The
loss OF the bowsprit is the only dam.
age done the yacht, which proceeded
on it's way to this city.
The accident occurred at Ills clock
this morning. The shock to the yacht
was so slight that it caused no COM
motion and the president did not learn
of the accident until daylight. The
Menawa was owned by C. E. Penn BILE.
ton of Isleton, Maine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Elks Elect Officers.

MIssoULA, July 23.-The sixth au-
nual convention of the Eagles of Mon
tana closed today. The following
officers were elected.
President-George Pringle of Mis-
soula.
Vice PRESIDENT ames Miller of
Livingston.
Secretary-C. j. Mackey OF Helena.
Treasurer--J. w. James of Ana.
conda.
Chaplain-J. A. Lipkey OF Ana.
conda.
Conductor-Mark Kimball of Lewis.
town.
Inside Guard-J ames Ross of Miles
City.
Outside Guard-E. Hostetter, Miles
City.
To the Helena drill team was award.
ed the $500 prize offered by the Mis-
soula aerie. Anaconda took the
second prize OF 5000, and Butte was
third, winning the $50 prize.
The convention for 1900 will be held
at Butte. 1t was decided that the
Helena drill team should be sent to
the national convention at Seattle
next month. Every Eagle in the state
is to be assessed to pay the expenses
OF the team.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
JUDGE Lands REVERSED.
A New Trial Ordered in the Big
Standard Oil Case.

CHICAGO, July 22.-By unanimous
opinion of the United States circuit
court of appeals for the Seventh dis.
trict, the case of the government
against the Standard Oil company Of
Indiana, in which the latter was fined
s29, ,240, 900 by Judge Landis in the
district court, must be retired.
The court of appeals differs with the
trial court on three points, holding
that Judge Lands excluded evidence
for the Standard Oil company Of In
dian which should have been admitted
to show proper intent in the rate the
company paid on oil; that he erred in
considering each car.lot q separate
offense, and that in imposing the max.
imum fine for q first offense he abused
the discretion vested in his court. 1t
is strange doctrine, says the opinion,
where millon-dollar corpor alton,
such as the defendant, the Standard
Oil company of Indiana, may be fined
twenty mine times the amount of its
capital stock in order to punish de-
fendant not even under Indictment.
BY this latter is meant the parent
company, the Standard Oil company
Of New Jersey.
This decision, ,concurred in by Judges
Baker and Seaman, was delivered
here today by Judge Grosscup. who
wrote the opinion. The concluding
sentence of the opinion reads:
"The judgment of the district court
is reversed and the case remanded
with instructions to grant a new trial
and proceed further in accordance
with this opinion
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Effect Of the Decision.

CHICAGO, July 22.-Following close.
ly the decision of the United States
court of appeals, reversing the deci-
sion OF Judge Lands in the Standard
Oil case, the Daily News today says:
"Bankers who have close affiliations
with the Standard Oil company, state
that that organization will soon an.
nounce an increase in the capital
stock of 800, 900 by $500, 900, 900,
m aking the total capital stock 5000,
600, 900.
There will be decrease from the
earning for the fiscal year Of about
$40, ,000,000 to the organizations sur
plus. 1t was given out that the large
increase in capital is diplomatic
move in order that the dividends may
not look too large.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Will Build Big Dams.

HELENA. July 27.-The work of re-
building the Hauser Lake dam, Is
miles from Helena on the Missouri
river, was started today by the con.
tractors. the Stone 4 Webster Engin.
eering Corporation of Boston, Mass,
which was recently awarded the con.
tract.
simultaneously with the beginning
OF work at Hauser Lake, work will aleo
be started on the construction of the
third dam at Wolf Creek, which when
completed, will generate as much
electric power as the Hauser Lake
plant and the Canyon Ferry plant
combined.
1t is the intention of the contractors
to have the Hauser Lake plant in op.
peration and ready for the delivery Of
power within six to eight months from
the present time. The construction Of
the third dam is q larger undertaking
and will require more time, ':but work
will also be pushed vigorously on it
and it will be completely as soon as
possible.
The Hauser Lake dam will be 400
feet long and 70 feet high and will
generate approximately $1,000 horse.
power. The third dam, two miles
from Wolf Creek, will be nearly half
mile long and ITO feet high and will
generate 10 600 horsenoxer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Railroad Makes Bridge Record.

HELENA, July 25.-Perhaps the
most remarkable tenacity in regard to
bridge building in the history OF the
world is to be found in eastern Mon.
tana, where in traversing from east to
west two counties lying north and
south of one another, or distance
approximately It's miles, III bridges
have been built, or an average Of one
bridge every mile.
This interesting fact was CLEANED
from the report of the new trancontin-
entail railroad system to the state
board OF equalization, in showing the
amount of track it had on March l..
which, of course, will be subject to
taxation this year. The report shows
that at that time it had l74.6S miles of
main line, situated in Custer, Meagh.
er, Yellowstone and Fergus counties.
In submitting the report, the state
ment refers to the fact that the Mus.
selshell river is crossed III times in
following its route between Yellow.
stone and Fergus county. In other
words, the line crosses into Fergus
county SO times and back into Yellow
stone 81 times.
Up to the time of the building of the
St. Paul, the Montana road extending
from Lombard to Lewistown was be.
lieved to have the best bridge record,
it having an average of nearly two
bridges to mile along Sixteen Mile
creek, but for a compar atively short
distance. AS the Montana is now a
part OF the St. Paul system, this will
only augment its east Montana re-
cord.
The purpose of the many bridges is
that a. near an airline as possible
might be followed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Milwaukee Reaches Butte.

BUTTE, July 27.-The last spike
connecting Butte with Chicago, by
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
extension was driven at 6 clock this
evening by D. A. Mcintosh, one Of
the contr actors.
For several weeks the St. Paul will
haul only its own stuff into this city,
but 1t is expected that by the middle
Of August the road will be ready to
handle freight to its western terminal,
and by that time the freight ware
house now being constructed at the
intersection of the B. A. & P. tracks
aud Montana street, where the St.
Paul yards are located, will be com.
pleted.
Following the completion of the line
into this city, it is expected that the
road between here and Miles City will
be divided into divisions of about 100
miles each, and as announcements of
division points have not been made,
much speculation is being INDUCED in
IS to where they will be. It is is prob.
able that the first division point west
of Miles City will be Forsyth, where
the St. Paul touches the Northern Pa
cific. Either Roundup or Musselshell
it is expected will be the second divi.
sion point west Of Miles City and
Harlowtown and Three Forks will be
the two division points from there to
Deer Lodge, which it is understood
will eventually be division headquar-
terS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Predicts Business Boom.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Predicting q
period of prosperity such as the coun.
try has not known for several decades,
Charles NJ. Schwab of the Bethlehem
Steel company says that many an in.
dustry was leveled and shorn of its
power for months following the period
when money became tight, but that
the financial sky is now clear and
merchants and manufacturers who
weathered the storm may expect a
growth of profits. Schwab, who has
just returned from trip in Europe,
says trade conditions there will aid
the business boom just beginning in
the United States. He would not dis.
cuss politics.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

pens alton for his work. When con-
fronted with the suggestion by a news.
paperman tn at he had accepted money
from a corpor alton and thereby had
acted contrary to the declared policy
of the democratic party, Mr.. Bryan
stated that the whole proposition was
q commercial one aud that he could
very properly accept pay for his la
bors. The remittauces were not re-
tanned by him, but he turned them
over to the state and county demo.
cratic committees respectively as q
personal contribution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Castro Fires Diplomat.

CARACAS July 22.-President Cas-
tro has expelled J. q. Derus, the min.
lister resident of the Netherlands, from
Venezuela. The minister's passports
were sent to him by Senior Paul, the
Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs,
who in q letter credits President Cas-.
tro with saying:
"You are incompetent to serve as q
friendly medium in the relations be.
tween this government and the Neither
lands.'
Senor Paul, in another letter to the
foreign minister of the Netherlands,
says:
"This indispensable measure affects
only Nj. Derus. It will not alter the
existing friendly relations between
Venezuela and the Netherlands.
Venezuela desires to cultivate these
relatious.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

main street, taken down on the day
Bryan is formally notified of his nom
ination. The banner, which proclaims
that Taft will carry Nebraska. has
been an eye.sore to local democrats
since 1t was hung. A week after 1t
was placed, when 1t was subject of
much discussion. the banner was
burned and partially destroyed. It has
since been re.hung, without, however,
any unfavorable comment by the
Bryan men.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

the Standard Oil company. The maxi.
mum total penalties are over $50, 600.
600, the minimum Sl,5OO,O0O. The
case covers alleged illegal shipments
for three years from Whiting, Ind, to
Grand Junction, Tenn, on the Illinois
Central railway, on the Tennessee.
Mississippi line. The indictments are
the outcome Of the investig alton by
Charles r. Garfield. commissioners of
corporations, into the affairs Of the
Stand ard Oil company. The case will
be heard before Judge Mccall.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Bryan Talks To Phonograph.

LINCOLN, July 22.-Most OF yester-
day was spent by Mr.. Bryan in de.
livering short speeches on the Issues
of the campaign in ponograph.
Previously he had made similar
speeches on the records of a compel.
ing concern. The intention is to give
the speeches wide distribution through.
out tie country.
On his own volition Mr.. Bryan an.
nouuced that he had received $500
from each of two concerns as COM
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
LAND BOARD HEARING.
Governor Norris Decides Doodle
Charges Aae Not Sustained.

KAL1sPELL July 27.-At today's in
quiry into land board matters, w. E.
Wells testified that he was vice presi.
dent aud general manager Of the Som.
ers Lumber company, which had oper.
ated In the state seven years. It had
paid the state an average price of
S12.63 per acre for lands bought. The
amount of timber on the sections
bought from the state was 16S, ,2S3, 900
feet, and the price per thousand feet
for timber on the lands was Sl.78 on
their estimat and cost them q. .O1 per
thousand feet on the states estima ate.
Six Witnesses were examined,
among them Ex-Governor Toole, who
was very impressive In his testimony.
He declared that the only effort
and moving consideration of the
board was to best subserve the inter.
ests OF all the people and to get all
the lands were reasonably worth.
That the board had special investiga.
tions and reports made on the lands
and invariably materially raised the
prices offered.
Governor Norris, in q detailed
statement, reviewed the case and the
evidence which had been introduced,
gave reasons why and under what
circumstances the investig alton had
been held. His decision was rendered
iu three fold form, under the follow.
ing divisions, viz:
Whether or not the state got value
received for the lands sold to lumber
companies in the trans actions in ques.
ton.
Second-As to the legality of the
lumber companies acquiring title
though the methods used, that is,
dummy entrymen.
Third--The integrity and honesty
of the members of the board of land
commissioners.
On the first matter Governor Norris
announced that be would have two
competent men go on to the lands and
estimate u portion Of them, thus ascer.
tanning the amount OF timber on them,
and just as soon as he could get his
report he would announce his de.
cision. Ia the second matter he re.
qucsted the attorneys taking part In
the investigation to submit briefs and
arguments on the legality of the trans
actions, aud stated that as soon as he
received these and had sufficient time
to look up the law he would also
render his decision on this point.
On the last point, however, the gov.
ernor stated he was ready TO render
his opinion, and stated that there had
been absolutely no evidence introduce
ed that would warrant anything but q
decision that the members of the board
had acted in good faith, honestly and
uprightly, with only the best in
terests of the state in mind. True,
there has been insinuations of irregu'
larities, but none of this evidence
would be admitted in any regular
court hearing, as it was simply hear.
say and nothing more.