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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
THEY DEFIED THE COURT.
Labor Leaders Sentenced to Jail For
Flagrant Offense

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Samuel
Gompers was sentenced to serve one
year in Jail, John Mitchell was given
nine months, and Frank Morrison six
months by Justice Wright of the
supreme court of the District of Colum.
bia today for what the court termed
q flagrant violation of the injunction
granted by Justice Gould Of the dis.
trict court of the District of Columbia a
in the Buck Stove Range company
suit.
The opinion of Justice Wright was
Lengthy, and it reviewed the state.
ments of the defendants and charac.
terized them as utterances of ram.
pant, insolent defiance of the order,
an unrefined insult and a coarse af-
front and vulgar indignity. The case
is the result of the publication in the
American Federationist of the name
of the Buck Stove Range company,
which was dropped from the "unfair
list" after the court order, but was
repeatedly referred to in articles in
the magazines and in speeches.
Gompers declared he would glad
ly go to jail rather tnan keep silent
on what he considered an invasion o1
union rights.
Justice Wright said he would fix 8
penalty that would deter others from
following the outlawed examples, in
vindication of the orderly power Of
judicial tribunals to establish the su
premacy of the law.
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
who were in court when the opinion
was read, Immediately gave notice O.
appeal They were released on bonds
of $1,000, 1900 and So. 900 respectively
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
SMELTER SMOKE HARMLESS.
State Land Board Adopts Resolutions
On Disputed Subject.

HELENA, Dec. 25.-The state board
of land commissioners, in an official
forw arded to the au-
thorities at Washington, have called
to the attention of the president and
to the executive department Of the
federal government, the fact that
the timber and timber lands
owned by the state are in nowise at.
fected or injured by the operation Of
the Washoe smelters in Anaconda, or
by other smelters of the state. The
resolution says:
"Whereas, Complaint has been
made to the executive department OF
the United States government that the
oper alton of the Washoe smelter a,
Anaconda and of other smelters iu
the state of Montana, has, by reason
of gases, fumes and smoke eman ating
therefrom, caused great aud irrepara'
BILE damage to the forests of this state
and
"Whereas, The state is the owner
and in possession of and entitled to q
large tract of forest lands by virtue
of a grant from the federal govern
ment:
"Now, therefore, for the informa
tion of the president OF the United
States, the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt
and of the executive department of th'
United States government, we d.
hereby resolve, in accordance will
the facts within our possession, baset
upon reports Of our field representa-
tives and agents, that the timber ant
timber lands belonging to the state o
Montana are in no way injuriousl.
affected by virtue of the operation Q
said Washoe smelter at Anacond a
Mont, or other smelters within tn
state ......
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Graft Scandal Causes Sensation.

P1TTsBURG, Dec. o. Sens ational
scandal of municipal graft which it is
estimated will cause the recent graft
ing at San Francisco to fade into in.
significance, began here last night
with suddenuess that was dumb
founding, when seven councilmen and
two bankers were arrested, and is the
main topic in all circles today.
Furthermore it is stated other arrests
will follow.
The scandal has startled this city
as nothing else has done in years.
Keeping even the local police au'
.horities and officials of the city in
ignorance of their intentions, the
officers of the Voters league. aided by
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
TARIFF HEARINGS CLOSED.
Committee Will Prepare Bill To
Revise Present Schedules.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-After more
than five weeks devoted to hearings
on tariff revisic.. the ways and
means committee is now ready to be-
gin active work on the tariff bill i'm
mediately after the holiday recess. A
complete record of all the testimony
adduced at the public hearings has
been made and will be published in
printed form covering many thousands
Of pages.
A prominent republican member of
the committee sums up its work, and
the prospects OF revision, in the fol.
lowing language:
1--WE are going to frame tariff
bill that will commend itself to the
sane and progressive. There is no
ground whatever to criticise anything
the committee has done up to this
time. Hearings have been open and
anybody who wanted to speak was
given an opportunity. Mr.. Payne
was compelled to shut off witnesses
who desired to make stump speeches,
but anybody who had facts was always
welcome. Five weeks were devoted to
the taking of testimony, whereas less
than two weeks was devoted to public
hearings on the Dingley bill.
This much may be said reg arding
witnesses who have appeared: There's
been much uncontr addicted testimony
that many articles now highly pro.
tected can be placed on the free list
without doing serious harm to legiti.
mate industry. There has been much
uncontradicted testimony that mater
ial reduction in many other schedules
can be made. You will observe l use
the word 'uncontradicted, and its use
is important in defining my position
when it is remembered that most OF
those who came before US were repre-
sentatives of special interests asking
for the retention of present rates. In
other words their own testimony
proved the case against them."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
PROSECUTING THE SETTLERS
Special Agents Of Land Office Violate
Order Of Department.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.--In his first
annual report as secretary OF the In
terror ames II. Garfield made great
hit with the people of the west by de-
claring that inspectors and special
agents of the land Office would, under
his administr ration, be expected to help
and not hinder honest men seeking to
acquire title to public lands. While
they would be expected, asAin times
past, to ferret out fraud, yet it was an
important part of their duty. to help
every man honestly trying to perfect
an entry.
Feeling as he did about this matter,
Secretary Garfield was considerably
upset by information brought to him
by Senator Borah of Idaho that prac.
tically all of the special agents in
Idaho were continuing the practices in
vogue under Secretary Hitchcock, and
he uttered vigorous protest against
further continuance OF these methods.
Senator Borah made it plain that
the special agents were violating the
orders of the secretary, and, instead
of lending assistance to settlers. were
conniving with men of bad reputation
for the avowed purpose of promoting
contests against bona fide entrymen.
In other words, instead of helping
settlers the special agents were de.
liberately placing obstacles in their
way and we're making extra effort to
find flaws in cases where men were
honestly striving to comply with the
law.
Secretary Garfield was very much
concerned and gave Senator Borah
assurance that special agents who
were violating his orders were him
dering honest settlers and would be
brought to account and would be m ade
to know the duty that is expected OF
them under his administration. Sena-
tor Borah believes that the trouble
complained of will be overcome.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Railroads Must Pay Taxes.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 24.-The state won
double victory in the supreme court
today when the court announced de-
cisions in its favor in both the Chi.
cago Great Western and Great Nor
thern railway tax cases. The court
upholds the validity Of the increase OF
of railroad gross earnings tax from
3 to t per cent, which the railro ads
had attacked as unconstitutional.
The government case nominally in
wolves sl2. 137 for 1905 taxes. The
Great Western case involves aboat
S25 eco. The amount at stake TO the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Million a Day For Sugar.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Figures by
the bureau of statistics show that the
average American citizen consumes
half his own weight in sugar ever y
year, and Uncle Sans sugar bill
averages million dollars day.
The total consumption of sugar in the
United States in 1907, as shown by
report issued by the bureau, which
is the latest year for which statistics
are available, reached 7,0S9.667, ,975
pounds.
"Calculatins this enormous total q,
an average retail price of 81 cents per
pound" the report states, 1--WE get q
total of 1872, ,OOO. 200 as its cost to the
consumer, or more than a million dol
lars for each of the 365 days of the
year,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Packers. Under Investigation.

CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-That far
reaching investig alton into the whole
beef packing industry is contemplate
by the government and that the serv-
ing OF subpoenas on employees of
Nelson, Morris & Co. several days
ago was only preliminary to that
investigation, is practically admitted
about the United States district attor-
ney's Office. District Attorney Sims
has requested that all the railroads
which transport the vast volume of
packing house products open all
their claim books, reports and docu-
ments for the inspection OF the gov.
eminent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

the industry. Other meetings are to
be held at different points in the sheep
sections, and MIR. Ashbridge now be-
lieves that Fergus will do her part in
support of the project.
BUTTE, Dec. 26.-Paul Winterbot~
tom and George Hunt, caught red.
handed in the act of burglarizing the
residence Of Robert A. Rogers, near
Divide yesterday, were today identi.
fed as the two bandits who held up .
saloon at Rocker Wednesday night in
which half dozen were robbed. From
the elk men the two bandits secured
1915.
HELENA, Dec. 26.-United States
Marshal Merrifeld left tonight for
Moorhead, Minn., to bring back here
for trial George Frankhauser, the
alleged Great Northern train robber
recently arrested in that city. This
step has been delayed pending an
authorizati by the department Of
justice at Washington. Federal Judge
Hunt today issued a special bench
warrant for Frankhauser.
GREAT FALLS, Dec. 26.-Joe Mitch.
ell, who was shot by James Hatton in
saloon in this city last evening,
died early today at Columbus hos.
pital. An inquest was held this after.
noon, verdict being returned to the
effect that death was caused by pis.
toll shot fired by Hatton with murder
ous intent. Witnesses told of threats
made by Hatton that he was going to
kill Mitchell.
HELENA, Dec. 26.-rhe new state
officers will be inducted into Office an.
uary 4, and the arrangements for the
ceremony have been made. Associate
Justice Holloway xiH first take the
oath. At 1O:30 Chief Justice Brantly
will administer the oath to Governor
Norris and later the state officers will
be sworn in. At noon the members of
the house aud senate will take the
oath.
BUTTE, Dec. 2S.-L. Verdon, aged
%, occupation unknown, was shot and
killed by Detectives Parlin and Larkin
today while endeavoring to escape.
He had just been arrested for holding
up Columbia Garden street car two
weeks ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Death of a Montana Pioneer.

BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 2S.-Robert
Emmett Fisk, for 30 years editor OF
The Helena, Montana, Herald, and
confidential friend of President Gar.
field and James G. Blaine, died early
today at his Berkeley home, aged II.
He served in the civil war, attaining
the rank of major, and established
The Helena Herald in 1867.
He was named postmaster at Helena
by President Harrison and was later
republican national committeeman.
He came to Berkeley an invalid seven
years ago. He leaves widow and
four children.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

officials of the Municipal league of
Scranton, Pa, and corps Of priv ate
detectives from that city, quietly
gathered evidence, and it was laid
before the Voters league. The ar
rests followed within q few hours.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

BUTTE, Dec. 26.-Failing to per.
suade her husband to commi. suicide
with her, Mrs. Carrie Lewis, while
despondenJ, took a dose of strychnine
and was found dead by VIM. Lewis
when he returned home. Lewis sup
posed the woman was asleep until he
attempted to awaken her.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Fine Book and job Printing spe
cialtv at the RIVER PRESS office
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

state treasury. however, is really
more than $3.50, 900 year, If the de.
cision ia sustained by the United
States supreme court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-21
THE GREATER AMERICUS THAT Is COMING


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talk work and push and pull for Americas
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work begun there the usual kicking and Directing
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So is going be about that paving There who
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-21
THE SITUATION IN GEORGIA.

One man, if he be Governor may
cripple and, possibly wreck the pros
perity of the State. 1t requires the
cooperation of the people and the
executive to restore confidence and
upbuild that which has been prOstrat-
ed"-Hon. Joseph NJ Brown in his
letter announcing candidacy for Gov
ernor of Georgia.
While it is true that Georgia is suf-
fering in common with other sections
of the country in a depression that
has afflicted business generally, it is
| also true that the conditions have been
made more acute in Georgia, made
| more difficult to overcome, and pros
perity further delayed and hampered,
by the past action, and the future pol
icies, of TWO men holding high official
positions, Governor Hoke Smith and
Chairman Guyt McLendon of the
railroad commission.
These two men, owing to their po-
litical positions and the powers for
| good and for evil placed in their
hands, stand today as barrier to
the return of confidence, to the re-
establishment of business prosperity
! in Georgia.
Georgia needs development as much
as any other state in the Union II
is true that the state has gone forward
the past few years to a remarkable
eXtent-gone forward far faster than
it will ever go again until all of the
evil effects of the Smith administra-
ton have been shaken off and forgot
ten. But to-day it still needs railroad
development, it needs more cotton
factories, it needs more canning foe
tories, it needs more varied industries
generally, it needs interurban electric
railways, it needs street railways in
its cities and towns, it needs new ell
ectric lighting plants, new water
works, it needs business progressive
ness in every city and town within its
limits, it needs investments running
into the hundreds of millions of dol.
lars, and these investments are moi
apt to come as long as Governor Smith
sits in the executive chair and Mr.. Nc
Tendon is at the head of the commits
sion to do whatever he is bid to do by
the governor.
That is the whole truth of the pres
ent situation in Georgia The brakes
have been put down and put dowr
hard, on progress and prosperity, ant
the whole state, without regard tC
class, is suffering and must continue
to suffer as a result
There is a wide difference between
regulation and persecution, and per
secution has been more the policy Of
the administration than anything else
1t has been held up little by the re-
suits that have come from its own
conduct, as we'll as from general caus-
es, but there is the same eager de-
sire to throttle corporations, to har-
rass capital, to engender prejudice
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-21
The Times-Recorder Is the
Postal Regulations

Paragraph 8, Section 346, Postal
Rules and Regulations amended De
cember 4, 1907, effective January l,
1908, reads as follows:
A reasonable time will be allowed
publishers to secure renewals OF
subscription which must be
expressly renewed after the
term for which they are paid
within the following periods.
Dailies, within three months.
Tri-weeklies, within six months.
Semi-monthlies within three
months.
Weeklies, within four months.
Bi-monthlies, within six months.
Quarterlies, within six months; they
shall not be counted in the legitimate
list of subscribers, and copies mailed
on account thereof shall not be ac-
,cepted for mailing at the second class
postage rate of 1 cent pound, but
may be mailed at the transient sec
ond class postage rate of L cent for
each four ounces or fraction thereof
prepaid by stamps affixed.
At the request of the National Edi-
torial Association, the operation OF
the ruling was postponed until April
1, 1908, in order that publishers might
have due time in which to give their
subscribers notice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-21

suitor has at law, and it is entirely
proper that the railroads should give
ample security for such claims as are
filed against them in the course of a
legal process. But the railroads have
millions of dollars worth of physical
properties in the state which are sub
Ject to attachment, while on the other
hand, it is claimed that the many
garnishments upon their deposits,
which are working capital of the rail-
roads, the lubricant which greases the
vast machinery, are calculated to
embarrass the roads in their capacity
as common carriers.
1t must be borne in mind that the
interests of the general public are to
be considered first of ALL and that we
should not ask the railroads to do
the impossible. If the funds in
tended for payroll accounts and other
current expenses are tied up in the
banks and the railroads have to give
surety in double the amount before
these funds can be released for use
in carrying on business, the question
arises if this does not work a hard
ship upon the public which would JUS
tify an amendment to the garnish-
ment law
The interests of litigants must be
protected and their remedy for any
wrong must remain adequate, but the
public welfare is of supreme impor-
lance and it is entirely possible that
the railroads are really embarrassed
in their efforts to render. a proper SER
vice when their working capital is
subject to garnishment. 1t is entire
ly possible that this is one of the
instances in which the interests of
the people and of the railroads are
identical and that in behalf of both
the garnishment laws might wisely be
amended.
1t had been hoped that the rail-
roads entering the state of Georgia
would be able to render a service to
the general public by keeping in the
state the money that is earned in the
state, and yet in common fairness we
can hardly ask them to do so when so
doing would be to embarrass them in
meeting payroHs and other current
obligations because of the multiplicity
of garnishments issued against these.
local deposits.
An equitable way out of the difficult
ty should be found and it is hoped
that the matter will receive the at
tention of the legal minds in the
general assembly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-21
REACTION IN FULL SWING

Light is breaking even in the think
factory of the Atlanta Journal. The
shock which pierced the gloom came
when the Southern Railway withdrew
nooga bank because of the constant
annoyance to the road by having it's
funds tied up by garnishment proceed
ings. This money was oftentimes
needed for paying current expenses
and endless worry and Inconvenience
has been the lot of the road. Having
their funds in Tennessee, the road is
able to escape one of the many things
which makes life miserable for rail-
road corporations in this State.
That the Journal could admit that
any Georgia law or ruling of the
commission bore too heavily on any
railroad was almost a hopeless hope.
Soc it to 'em" has been the slogan of
Gov. Smith and his newspaper through
the long three years of warfare
against the states industries, espec-
tally the Railroad Octapus.
But the Journal does not admit that
it seeks to alleviate the condition of
the railroads in any way Oh, no.
It's change of heart is put under it's
old heading of saving the public" 1t
is of course hard for the Journal to
admit that the attacks on railroads
have been overdone in any detail.
Those newspapers which have been
blindly following the lead of the paper
which covers Georgia like the dew"
will be somewhat dazed, doubtless, by
the unexpected concession of their
chief, and they will have to back
up or hold the firming line alone.
With signs of a return to the "safe
and sane" on the part of the Atlanta
paper, the conservative citizens of
the state should be greatly encourag-
ed. The reaction has set in, even in
the temple of the High Priest of the
Administration. The admission so
reluctantly wrung from Gov. Smiths
organ will doubtless be followed by
others. The climax has been reached,
and the tide is setting the other way.
The Journals editorial is reproduce
ed in full, as follows:
The action of the Southern railway
in withdrawing its deposits from the
state and placing them in the banks
Of neighboring states, because of the
many garnishments filed against it's
funds in Georgia banks, calls atten-
ion to a situation which is deserving
If serious consideration.
There is no disposition whatever to
'estrict the remedy which every
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-21

against those who have been success
full in a financial way, to chain pros
perity to the chariots of politicians
who seek Office by appeals to passion.
The administration has simply tenn
porarily halted in its policies. 1t
has not abandoned them. And just so
long as it and its policies are to pre-
vail just that long will Georgia's de-
velopment be held back.
Where is the farmer, or the artisan,
or the merchant, or the professional
man, in Georgia, to-day, who would
put dollar in new steam railroad,
or an interurban electric railway, or
any public corporation, with the pow
er resting in the hands of Messrs.
Smith and McLendon to rule the en-
terprise. to say that it shall never
earn more than five per cent. in a year,
no matter what its losses in off years,
to assert the official right to control it
to the point of putting it in a receiv-
er's hands? And if the people of Geor-
gia themselves would not invest in
such public enterprises because of
this fact how can we expect men of
means outside of the state to do so?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-21

A correspondent of the New York
Times thinks the Prince of Wales
would be liable to insult, should he
visit this country, as was Prince
Louis of Battenberg, and the feel
ing between England and America
none too good now, would not be i'm
proved" Without recalling what all
ed Prince Louis, it is safe to say that
the letter writer is miles from the
truth when he imagines that any dis
courtesy would be shown the Prince of
Wales. The public had little interest
in Louis, but has a warm feeling for
the English heir apparent 1t is to
be hoped that the Prince can pay a
visit to this country The time has
gone by when England and America
can be anything but warm friends.
The map of the world is depending on
the blood is thicker than water"
Never before were the
American people more cordial in feel
ing towards the English, and the same
conditions obtain over there.