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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
The Waterways Project.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l.-Congress.
man Lorimer of Chicago expects that
the report Of engineers who are en-.
gagged In surveying the Mississippi
river portion OF the lake to gulf project
will be ready by January l. As soon as
1t is filed he will introduce his water.
way bill. Mr.. Lorimer says he is not
worrying over the report that Chair
man Burton believes no river and
harbor bill can be passed because of
the limited state of the nation 9
finances.
The question of finances is the
smallest of all, said Mr.. Lorimer last
night. "The fact that just now the
government is piling up deficit need
not hamper this project. For there is
little possibility that more than a
million dollars worth of work will be
done during the next year anyway.
And the government will be called up.
on to pay only for the completed work.
All we want at this session is law
authorizing the beginning of the
work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
An Old Age Pension Plan.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2l.-January l,
Edward Morris, president of the firm
of Edward Morris, packers, will give
1925, 900 as the first installment tow ard
u fund of half a million dollars which
will put in operation plan Of
profit sharing and old age pensions
among 10000 employees Of the com.
pany. The plan worked out by
Morris will call for an initial dis.
bursement the first year of not
less than 100000 it is expected,
aud this will be rapidly increased.
Mr.. Morris contribution of S25, 200
will be made yearly, and the fund is
to be maintained by additional con.
tribution of employees participating on
a plan of three percent of their
salaries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
THE HOUSE RESOLVES.
Calls Upon the President For lnfor-
nation In Regard To His
Charges.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Chairman
Perkins of the special committee ap-
pointed to recommend q course of
action relative to the suggestions Of
the president in his annual message
concerning the secret service, to which
members of congress have taken ex-
ception, presented q report Of that
committee at the beginning Of today's
session of the house.
The report recommends the adop-
tion of q resolution calling upon the
president to supply the house with the
evidence upon which he based his
statement that the members of the
house were principally concerned.over
the fact that the secret service men
had been investig ating members of the
house.
The house adopted the Perkins reso.
luton in regard to the president and
the secret service without q dissenting
vote and after very little comment.
Mr.. Cochran of New York, suggested
that it should be made applicable to
congress as whole and not merely to
the house, but the change was not
made.
In the preamble of the resolution it
is declared that the plain meaning Of
the presidents words is, shat the
majority Of the congressman were in
fear Of being investigated by secret
service men, and that congress- as a
whole was actuated by that motive in
enacting the provision in question. F."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
May Censure President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. - Sen ator
Aldrich of Rhode Island, introduced
in the senate today resolution look.
ing to censure President Roosevelt for
his references in his message regard
ing the employment OF secret service
officers. The resolution refers the
subject to the senate appropriations
committee. 1t involves an investiga.
ton OF the whole secret service organ.
ization.
Aldrich's resolution provides that
the committee report as soon as prac.
ticable the results of its inquiry, and
10 make such recommend ations as it
sees fit. Aldrich argued against TAX
ing any notice of the president 5
words regarding the relations Of the
secret service with congressman, but
this was overruled.
Senator Newlauds declared that the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Railroad Wins Damage Suit.

HELENA, Dec. l9.-What is declared
is the only personal injury suit
brought against the Great Northern,
which has gone to judgment in the
federal court of Montana since l..
Parker Veazey has been its counsel,
was decided today by Judge Hunt in
favor of the defend ant.
c. w. Ling, guardian of 3-year.old
Marcus Ling, sued the Great Northern
for sl5, 900 damages for the loss of his
sons right arm. The child wandered
down to the Havre depot on May TO-,
1903, and, unobserved, was leaning
against the rear coach of a passenger
train when the conductor gave the
word to 60 ahead. The jolt threw the
child to the ground and its right arm
was crushed by the wheels. The case
was submitted to the court. sitting
without jury, with an agreement of
facts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Cause Of Postoffice Deficit.

WASHINGTON, Dec. - The cost to
the government during The fl seal .year
ended June 30, 1908, by reason uf the
transportation free through The mails
of departmental publications aud con-
gressional franked matter, was S42.-
544 ,047, according to the annual re.
port of the third assistant postmaster
general, made public yesterday.
This figure includes the matter car
ried by the postotfice department tor
itself and the postal service. Added
to this is $4,000, 900 for ncompen-
stated service in the handling and the
progress of second class matter of
publishers of newspapers and periodi-
Gals. On the subject of abuses OF the
second class mailing privilege it is
said that these cannot be reduced to
the minimum until the practice of Of
fering premiums and other extrane-
Gus inducements for subscriptions is
stopped.
The report denies that the money
order system is conducted at a loss,
as has been repeatedly charged, and
states that during the last fiscal year
the receipts from this source exceeded
by $4,000 the total expenditures
ch hargeable to that system.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Favors Duty On Lead.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. - Edward
Brush, vice president of the American
Smelling & Refining company, testi-
fed before the house ways and means
committee today regarding the lead
schedule of the tariff. He claimed
that the duty on lead is for the benefit
be any lead produced in this country
If the duty is taken off.
He was questioned by Chairman
Payne with regard to the cost of labor
in Mexico and said poems are paid .
cents per hour and mechanics 10 cents
an hour. He also said that the Mexi.
can labor is as efficien. as the Ameri-
can labor used in the lead mines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
AFFECTS TIMBER LANDS,
New Rules Will Require Valuation BY
Government Officials.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Hereafter
only the cheaper grades of public
timber land will be sold at 81. so per
acre. the price that formerly applied
to all lands that were entered under the
timbersand stone act.
Secretary Garfield's order of Dec.
l, 1905, will completely change the
manner of making timber entries, and
the entryman, instead of getting his
timber at bargain price will have to
pay something near its market value;
he must pay for it at the price to be
fixed by the government, after ap-
praisal.
This new system will unq
be met with criticism in congress this
winter, for it is the belief of some
western men that the new regulations
will, for time at least, practically
put stop to the sale of timber lands;
In fact it will drive purchasers OF lum-
Der to the forest reserves, where they
will be able to get lumber cheaper
than by buying timberland under the
timber and stone act.
An appraisement of the timber on
each entry will be made by special
agent OF the department and upon the
basis of this appraisement of the tim
Der on each entry will be fixed. There
will be no fiat rate of $3.50 as there
has in the past. Each claim will be
valued according to timber upon it
and each claim will have q price OF
it's own, dependent entirely upon its
market value, based upon its timber.
This new order will have an import
ant bearing upon the land depart.
meut's business in western Montana q.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
New Land District For Montana.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. - Sen nator
Carter has introduced bill providing
for the creation of an additional land
district in Montana, with land Office
at Harlowton.
Accompanying the bill was petit
tion from residents OF the proposed
district, setting forth that the division
would still leave millions of acres in
other Montana land districts. The
petition also stated that the new land
Office Is needed, as the present land
Offices in Montana are overcrowded
with work.
State Senator Tooley and Mayor
Anderson of Harlowton are here in
the interest of the measure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Wool Growers Meet At Chinook.

One of the results of the meeting OF
wool growers at Chinook on Friday,
Is the assurance that about a million
pounds of northern Montana wool
are pledged to the Chicago warehouse
proposition. The contracts signed ut
the Chinook meeting increase the list
of subscribers to an extent that assures
at least that amount of wool from this
part of Montana.
The general plan of the proposed
cooperative wool warehouse in Chi
cago was discussed at q meeting held
in ChinnOk opera house Friday even
ing, which was attended by about
sixty sheepmen and other visitors.
The discussion was opened by Il. f..
Stranahan in an address that covered
the principal features of the PROPOSE
tiOn, and at the close of his remarks
few minor matters were brought up
and explained. Adjournment was
then made to the Montana hotel,
where a banquet had been provided
by local wool growers.
The banquet was very pleasant
Occ aston, q most attractive menu hav.
ing been prepared by Marsh Il O'Neal
The dining room was very prettily
decorated, and the bill OF fare was
pri inted on folding picture postcard,
which included q view of big bunch
of sheep on the range, printed in
colors.
The warehouse proposition was
further discussed during the banquet,
and several of the guests demonstr ated
their confidence in its merits by sub.
scribing to stock in the company
About 100000 pounds of wool were
pledged, the subscribers including r.
l.. Sprinkle, Hensen Bros, L. B. Tay
lor, B. X. Lyons, L. and 2. Hensen
II. Crosson, w. w. Sheetz, E. S
Sweet, Moore Bros, H. c. Kuhr
Charles Sprinkle, Fred Wilson, Ed
Larock, John McLaren, Martens Bros
and others. 1t is expected that other
wool growers In that locality will be
added to the list in a few days.
The Chicago warehouse plan is
meeting with favor in other parts o.
the west, the secretary Of the ldahC
Wool Growers association, among
Others, giving it this endorsement:
"Now the opportunity is afforded
every woolgrOwer in the west whereby
he can handle hi. wool in scientiti,
way, and eau realiza for it, its actua
value. The opportunity is theirs, anG
it is for them to say wh..her they
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
THE TAFT CABINET.
President-Elect Will Soon Complete
Selection Of His Advisers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - Cabinet
builders at the national capital are
succeeding in placing on the anxious
bench public men in all sections of the
country who have been looked upon as
aspirants for the portfolios. or whose
qualifications have been urged by ad.
miring friends.
The announcement of the appoint-
ment of Frank Hitchcock to be post
master general, followed by that OF
Senator Knox to be secretary of state,
and the generally accepted report th q,
George D. Wickersham of New York,
was the choice OF Mr.. Taft as attorney
general, indicates that the cabinet is
being made up rapidly and that an
entire cabinet may be expected before
long.
From q discussion of the cabinet
slate among Mr.. Taft's close friends
in Washington, who would not be
likely to indulge in idle gossip con.
cerning it, there seems to be q rea.
sonable certainty that. in addition to
those named, Secretary Wilson will
continue for q year or more as the
head Of the agricultural department;
that Secretary Garfield will retire
from the cabinet; that Judge r. A.
Ballinger Of Seattle, WASH, will be
given place, probably that of secre.
tary Of the interior, that Luke E.
Wright will retire from the cabinet,
and again take post in the diplo
matte service; and that an Ohio mar
will be given the position of secretary
of the TREASURY.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
GUILTY OF MURDER.
Daniel Shea Will Spend Remainder Of
Life In Prison.

Evidence in the Daniel Shea murder
case was given in the district court at
the Tuesday afternoon session, in
which it was alleged that the defend.
ant stabbed Richard Withers during
aquarrel at the August mine board
ing house near Landusky. The
wounded man was taken to Zortman,
where he died three days later, the
defend ant having in the meantime been
arrested on charge of assault with
deadly weapon. The defendant was
employed at the boarding house as
COOK, and is supposed to haveihad i'll
feeling toward Withers, whom he
accused of trying to deprive him Of
his job.
At the Wednesday morning session
of court, Attorney II. f. O'Keefe, who
is defending the accused, made obiec.
tion to the information because of an
alleged defect therein, but the trial
was permitted to proceed.
After receiving instructions from
the court, and listening to the argu-
ments presented by the defense and
prosecution at the Thursday afternoon
session of court, the jury in the Daniel
Shea murder case retired to deliberate
upon the evidence and arrive at
verdict. 1t took them compar atively
short time to reach an agreement, q
verdict being rendered soon after I
o'clock, in which the defendant was
declared guilty of murder in the fret
degree, and his sentence fixed at life
Imprisonment.
1t Ia understood that there was q
little difference OF opinion among the
jurors as to the severity of the pun
ishment deserved by the accused, al
though all of them were agreed that
the killing OF Richard Withers by the
defendant was entirely unjustitiable.
On the first ballot few of the jurors
are said to have favored the death
penalty as the sentence, but after fur.
ther deliberation it was decided that
life Imprisonment should be the unan.
imous verdict of the jury.
In discharging the trial Jurors for
the present term of court, Judge Tat.
| tan took occasion to compliment them
upon the careful and impartial con.
| sideration given to the evidence pre-.
sented, and the verdicts rendered.
Attend ance in court as juror is
very unpleasan ant public duty which
must be performed by some of our
! citizens to secure the administr alton
of Justice and those who perform such
! duty without fear or favor and with
strict regard for the enforcement of
! the Law. Deserve the appreciation and
gratitude OF their fellow citizens.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Entry Of Phosphate Lands.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l8.-The ques.
tion of the entry of large tracts
of phosphorate lands in Idaho,
Wyoming and Utah was taken up by
the house committee on public lands
today. Secretary of the Interior G ar
plain the reason which prompted him
to recently with draw 100000 acres
of this kind of land from entry. The
ficialiy, Secretary Garfield being in.
vited to reappcar before the committee
after the holidays to continue his ex-
PLANTATION.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
For Postal Savings Banks.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Burkett of Nebraska in the senate to.
day, while advocating the passage OF
the postal savings bank bill, declared
that the epublicans are pledged in
their platform and they sought not to
iuggle with the confidence of the
people so recently imposed, and they
ought not, by procrastin alton ex.
asperate the people with the idea tn at
there were other influences more
potent in controlling legislation than
the interests of the people,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23

question at issue was whether the
secret service had been used to inves.
tigate congressman in the pursuance
of their legislative duties, or was only
to detect fraud in the duties devolving
upon the executive departments.
Mr.. Newlands said be was not at.
tempting to apologize for the presi-
dent, but wanted to have the senate
avoid any hasty and improper Ian.
guage. The resolution was passed
without a rollcall.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Knox viii Be Secretary Of State.

AUGUSTA. "a, Dec. S.-President.
elec, IafL toright announced the ap.
pointmtns Of United States Senator
PhilaLdc: G. Know of Pennsylvania as
secretary Of state in his cabinet.
The ANNOUNCEMENT followed the re-
ceipt OF a telegram by Mr.. Taft con-
veyiug The inform alton from Mr.. Knox
that he would accept the premiership
of the TAT, cabinet.
Mr. Taft without delay answered
that the matter was settled. He said
the otfsr was made to Mr.. Knox las,
Sunday in New York, and since ther
he had not heard from Mr.. Knox unit
tOday's telegram.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
REPLIES TO ROOSEVELT.
Newspaper Editor Says President s
Attack Was Not Dignified.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 16.-The In
dianapolis News, mentioned in the
special message on the Panama deal
sent to congress yesterday by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, today issued a reply
to the chief executive. It says:
"It is difficult to characterize fully
the latest outbreak of the president
without resorting to the use of
language as uudignified and blame
worthy as that which put the presidents
utterance in class by itself in the
official literature of tne high Office he
holds. Whatever provocation Mr..
Roosevelt may have felt pricking his
soul, nothing could justify or ex.
tenuate the torrent of invetive and
virulence which he poured out in a
state paper upon the heads of priv ate
citizens.
"No one in his sober senses can
fail to regard the perform ance as a
grave derogation to the dignity OF
the presidential station, a pitiable ex-
hibition of towering rage on the part
of the chief magistrate and the source
of humiliation and chagrin to the
entire country. 1t is quite impossible
to think of Mr.. Roosevelt's long line
of distinguished predecessors that
could possibly have so far forgotten
the dignifed decencies of his exalted
position as to transmit to congress q
messag in any way comparable with
that OF yesterday.
The News states that, whether Mr..
Roosevelt knows it or not, rumors
and reports touching the Panama
transaction have been numerous and
persistent, and that it spite of all
assertions, people are still not con-
vinced that everything was as it
should have been, this without in the
least impugning the good faith of the
president or his agents in the
negotiations. The News says many
points have not been cleared up land
they cannot be cleared up by threats
OF libel suits and pen lashings oi
editors that hold the good name and
the interests of the country quite as
dear as does the president"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Red Mems Days Numbered.

HELENA, Dec. 1O.-"Three genera
tions more and l don't believe there
will be real Indian left in the coun-
try" said Special Agent Samuel Cone
of the Indian service yesterday. Mr..
Cone is here as a witness before the
grand jury. He has spent the major
part of his life In the Indian service.
"White mems clothing and houses
have signed the death warrant of the
Indian" continued Mr.. Cone. "Con-
sumption and other diseases of a
civilized people have gotten foot.
hold on every reservation in the coun-
try and the ranks of the fullbloods
are being decimated rapidly. This
is particul arly true of the older In
dians who roamed the plains and
mountains before the day OF reserva-
tions and who have not been con-
sti.utionally fitted for the changed en-
vironments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
PROGRESS ON MILWAUKEE.
Pacific Extension Will Be Completed
The Coming Season.

BUTTE, Dec. 2l.-The golden spike
on the Pacific coast extension of the
st. Paul railroad will be driven at
one of three places, the tunnel, In
Washington, or on the stretch of
track between Missouls and G arrison.
Such is the statement of President h.
r. Williams OF the Washington and
Idaho corporation of the St. Paul,
who is in Butte today after q trip
over the entire right of way of the St.
Paul to the coast.
President Williams states that the
indications are that the line will be
connected up clear to the coast at
least 30 days prior to the time the
officers had planned would be the case,
or some time before the fret Of next
May. Within the next 30 days the
big steel bridge will have been in
stalled across the Columbia river.
This ia the structure which was
thought would delay the completion
Of the line. The steel gangs are work.
ing west of Missoula now, and within
few days there will be continuous
track between that city and the St.
Paul pass tunnel.
Long before the line is opened
throughout, the line will have been
completed with the exception of the
St. Paul pass and the johnson creek
tunnel, and the grade near Bonner,
where much work will have to be done
to repair the damage of the floods
last spring.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Congress May Be Shown.

WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-President
Roosevelt has begun preparing for
submission to congress o mass OF
evidence upon which he based the
statement in his annual message re.
garding the secret service, and for
which the Perkins resolution, passed
yesterday in the house, called on the
president to produce. 1t will not be
ready to send to the house until after
the Christina as recess,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23

want to endure indefinitely the sweat
process inaugurated by the eastern
commission men. The associate
begs no man to come in. We have
placed this proposition plainly before
the growers because we believe It
means dollars and cents in their
pockets, and will work out to the
mutual benefit Of our great industry.
We can give it no better recommends
tion than to cay that most Of the very
largest growers in the entire west
have already signed up their wool
and are working for the success of the
project. These are men whose sup.
port alone Is sufficient to warrant its
success
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Over 10000 Postoffices.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-At the end
of the last fiscal year, June 30, 1908,
there were in operation total of 81,
15S postoffices in the United States,
according to the annual report of the
first assistant postm aster general.
The number of postmasters appointed
at presidential Offices was 2,174, while
11,945 were given commissions in the
fourth class offices.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23

GLENDIvE,. Dec. l9,-Fred Trum.
bore, II years old, son of h. NJ.
Trumbore, plumber employed by
VIM. Lowe. OF this city, died this
afternoon as result of accidental
gunshot wound received this morning
Trumbore and young lady cousin
had gone out in the foothills near
town this morning TO do some targe,
shooting. While the young woman
was in the act of cooking the gun, a
-. caliber Winchester, her thumt
slipped off the hammer and the gun
was discharged, the bullet hitting
Trum bore little above the right eye
and penetrating the brain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23
Will Open Indian Reservation.

SPOKANE, Dec. l9.-Uncle Sam will
have three personally conducted lot.
teries in the state Of Idaho next year,
when, it is announced in semi i-Otiicia al
reports from Washington, the govern
ment will open the Occur d'Aleue, the
Lemhi and the Blackfoo. Indian res.
eryations to homeste aders. It is also
Likely that the Spokane and Yakima
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23

reserv ations in this state will be
opened within the next IA months.
The Occur d'Alene reserve, east of
Spokane, contains approximately
500, 600 acres OF land, of which $40, 900
acres will be awarded to settlers. Six
hundred Indians on the reserve will
receive 10000 acres, having also the
first choice of location.