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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers Ieavins the city tenn
mailed to them. Address VIII he
chaagea ~ often a. requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26

Cheyenne is entertaining the dry
farmers. Cheyenne knows how to en-
terrain the thirsty Of all classes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26

Senator Howell says he has had the
democrat brand upon him for twenty
years and more. Yes. and some other
brands, too.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26

GEORGE B. TzscHuCK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me. this I'd day of February, 1903.
!(Seal) M. r. WALKER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26

STATEMENT or CIRCULATION.
State OF Nebraska, Douglas County, ssa
George q. Tzschuck. treasurer or the
Bee Publishing company, being duly
sworn, say hat the actual number OF
Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month Of January. 1903. was az
follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26

she-You don't act as & / was the first
girl you ever kissed.
He-If l am the first man who ever kissed
you. how do you Know q don't?-Lippln-
colts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26

d. you think the oolcr OF a woman
hair has anything to do with hIr temper?
mot now. So very little Of II is he
W n."-Cleveland Plain Daaler.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26

Use off to join the Moupofs; hit keeps
one woman hustlin' too auo to support
a heavy eatah like mel ~oolSlyn Life.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26

Darby Cboarding a train III heard bout
youth wife dyin'. Jim. Whsr you ewine
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Against Postal Savings Banks,

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Not a voice
was raised today in defense of the
postal savings bank plan in the ses-
sions of the American Bankers asso-
citation convention, nor was a word
uttered In favor of guaranty of de-
posits of state or national banks. In
formal reports, in speeches and In i'm.
promptu remarks both ideas were re.
peatedly scored by the bankers, who
were apparently Of one mind in op.
posing the two reliefs offered for the
financial condition.. In the savings
bank section.
Henry Henschen of Chicago, at.
tackled the postal savings bank by
declaring that If the good OF the
country dem anded that the experience
OF trusted and intelligent men as Gus.
todians OF the peoples savings be
disregarded and the custodi anship
turned over to third and fourth class
postmasters, the bankers would &C.
quiesce, but II the welfare Of the coun.
try did not demand such action the
bankers would protest in no uncertain
tones.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
American Boats Wanted.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Deprecat.
ing that Presidents Taft's party,
which will inspect New Orleans har-
Dor October 30 "must make the trip
under foreign flag" Acting Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor McHarg
has advised the collector of customs
of that port that efforts will be made
to secure American vessels for the
presidents inspection of New Orleans
harbor and the lower Mississippi.
Mr.. McHarg's letter, dated today
says in part:
"The department is reluctant to be.
lieve that at our principal gulf ports
American shipping has so dwindled
that to enable the president of the
United States and relatively email
body of representative Americans to
pass a few hours on the greatest
American river with q view to It's i'm.
prcvement, they must make the trip
under foreign aag."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Ballinger Receives Vindication.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 16.-Presi.
dent Taft has exhonerated Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger in the matter
OF charges filed against the secretary
and Others in the interior department
by L. r. CLAWS, chief of the field d.
vision OF the general land Office in
connection with the Cunningham coal
land claims in Alaska.
In q statement addressed to Secre.
tary Ballinger the president declares
Mr.. Claws case embraces only
'shreds of suspicion without circum.
stantial evidence" Mr.. Taft also
grants Secretary Ballinger's request
for authority to dismiss Mr.. CLAWS
from the service of the government,
"for unjustly impeaching the official
integrity of his superior officer" and
takes occasion to review the evidence
In the so.called "wster power trust"
and other cases, to refute the charges
that the secretary is out of sympathy
with the policy of the administrs.
tion in favor of the conservation of
natural resources.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Compete For Mail Contract.

WASHINGTON. Sept. II. = Rival
propositions to carry the mails from
Chicago to Seattle in Sc hours have
been submitted by the Great Northern
railway company and by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
This would clip 16 hours of the
present schedule for. the 1900 miles.
The threatened speed war has for its
reward the four years contract for
carrying the overland mail from Chi
cago to the Puget Sound country,
Alaska and Trans-Pacifc ports, and
from Chicago to St. Paul and Min.
neapolis. 1t means nearly $1,000, 900
additional revenue to the successful
road in the four years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Will Validate Irrigation Scrip.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Not until
congress acts can the interior depart.
ment redeem the $500, 900 worth of out.
standing cooperative certificates is.
sued bv the reclaim alton service to
settlers who have aided in the con-
struction of government irrig alton
projects This was brought out in the
presidents letter to Secretary Ballin.
ger, and twice has the attorney general
held that the issu ance of these certifi.
Gates is contrary to law. In view of
the fact that the treasury department
will not approve of payment to the
settlers holding such certific ates, it
will be put upto congress next winter
to validate all the Foutstanding certi.
ficates SO they can be redeemed in
cash.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Land Drawing In Idaho.

ARCo, Sept. 14.-Todsy witnessed
the biggest and most successful land
drawing in the history of the state Of
Idaho, occasioned by the opening OF
80, 600 acres of land under the Carey
act. under Big Lost river irrigation
project.
Twenty.seven states were represent
ed in the drawing, 600 names being
taken from the box this afternoon.
At the close of the Office at 10 o'clock
tonight $1,000 acres had been con.
tracted for, with the state for land
and with the irrig ration company, for
water.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
James j. Hill 10 Seventy.one.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 16.-Jsmes ].
Hill, hale and hearty and still appar.
emily good for many years of activity,
today celebrated his 7lst birthday.
The great railroad magnate, who has
played part so important In the de-
velopment of the northwest, was born
near Guelph, Upper Canada, on Sep
tember 16, 1888. He has been engaged
in the railroad and steamship busi-
ness from his youth, and still takes a
keen and commanding interest in the
affairs OF the great transportation
system he has created.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Predicts High Beef Prices.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-According
to Judge 8. 81. Cowan of Fort Worth,
Texas, attorney for the National Live
Stock association and the Texas Cat.
tie Raisers' association, the country
is confronted with unheard of prices
for beef this winter. Judge Cowan
gained prominence here In the railway
rate law fight. He was. largely instru.
mental In getting that legislation en-.
acted. Judge Cowan says the cost Of
living will show continued increase
next winter, and points out the cattle
market is now short million head of
cattle.
"The prices of beef" said he, twill
increase the coming winter to point
now unheard of, for the demand is
much greater than the supply. Un-
usually high prices will also be asked
for other meats. AS rejecting the live
stock shortage, last Saturday hogs
brought the top notch prices OF the
century at the Fort Worth packing
plants"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
THE IRRIGATION PROJECTS.
Senator Carter Talks Of the Work Of
the Senatorial Committee.

Senator Carter Talks Of the Work Of
the Senatorial Committee.
BUTTE. Sept. 14.-Before returning
to Helena yesterday, United States
Senator Thomas q. Carter gave an
interesting review of the work Of the
senatorial committee on irrigation.
The committee spent . full month in
visiting various agricultural districts
in the northwest and adjourned Sat-
urdsy night at Cheyenne. The COM
mittee will meet again November at
Denver and will be Joined by Sena-
tors Smith of Maryland, Bailey Of
Texas, Briggs Of New Jersey and
G ore of Oklahoma. The committee
will visit the government irrigation
projects in Colorado, Utah, Nevada,
California, Arizona, New Mexico and
western Kansas.
According to Senator Carter, more
than, $50, 000, 900 has been spent by the
government In irrigating arid lands
and % much more will be put out to
complete the works already begun.
Ultimately more than s500, 900, 900 will
be sent to circulation by the govern.
ment in this work. The committee
has now completed the most arduous
part of its task of inspection.
The members have travelled more
than 5000 miles, of which 1000 has
been across country, partly by team,
horseback or on foot. While in
northern Montana on one occasion the
committee covered 125 miles across
country in one day. A number of
hearings have been held at the in.
stance of water users and other citi.
zens, and the trip of the senators has
been of immense educational value
both to the senators and the people of
the districts visited.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Canadian Protest.

HAMILTON, Ontario, Sept. l4.-The
annual meeting of the Canadian Man.
ufacturers' associ alton began here to.
day. President r. Hobson, in refer
ring to the American tariff, chsrac.
terized the action of the American
senate as violation of the trust re-.
posed in it by the people of the United
States and barren of all desire to
create closer trade relations with
Canada. He called upon the Cana.
dian government to take the American
government At its word and bring into
effect the provisions of the sur.tsx
of 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Montana Grown Tobacco.

LEwIsrowN, Sept. 14.-An agricul.
turaI curiosity is a\ sample OF what
appears to be the finest kind of to.
bacco, grown by Shields Bros. on
Spring creek, few miles from this
city. These farmers were formerly
eng aged In growing tobacco in both
Kentucky and Missouri and put in 200
stalks as an experiment. To their
surprise. the plants have attained .
rem arkabls growth and appear to be
at least equal in every way to tobacco
grown by them in the east. They are
having samples sent to we'll known
experts to ascertain its commercial
value. No one has ever dreamed
heretofore of growing tobacco in the
Judith basin, but apparently the plant
will thrive here.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Must Reduce Freight Rates.

SPOKANE, Sept. 15.-Shippers In
Spokane and throughout the Inland
Empire, where enormous tonnage in
grsins, fruits, timber and minerals is
offered to railroads, believe. that the
action Of the state railroad commits.
sion Of Washington in ordering the
Northern Pacific Railway company to
reduce its freight rates on grain to SIT
per cent. Of the tariff published on
June 30, 1909, will have q salutary
effect all over the northwest. Though
the cut of 12} per cent. applies only
on the Northern Pacific main line in
the state, it will save the shippers
from one to one and q half cents q
bushel or between $3.50. 900 and $780,.
600 year.
The reduction, based on the finding
that the company's profits are more
than S1, ,000, 900 a'year exclusively on
state business, or over q seven per
cent. annual revenue on the invest-
ment, Is taken to mean that inquiry
may be made into other tonnage, the
carriage charges on which are de-
clared to be unreasonable, excessive
and exorbitaut.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
CHICAGO WELCOMES TAFT
President Passes Through Fifteen
Miles Of Cheering Crowds.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-President Taft,
smiling his appreciation of a vocif-
erous welcome and fawless weather,
arrived here at 1l:13 o'clock this fore.
noon. A dense crowd, restrained by
police arrangements, was at the Fifty
fifth street depot and stretched for
fifteen miles along the route the presi-
dents automobi was scheduled to
travel.
Chicago started early today in its
preparations to receive President Taft.
The police, school children and recep-
tion committee was abroad almost
with the sun. The 10000 school chill
dren who lined the road of the presi.
dent in his trip through the south part
of the city started for their posts
shortly after the regular time for the
opening of school. The street cars
were fairly swarmed with them. When
the children were all in line there we're
Is miles of them.
Each child wore badge bearing the
emblem ''Y," embracing large "T,"
and carried an American flag. There
we're many impromptu rehearsals OF
"Three Cheers for the Red, White
and Blue" which was sung as the
president passed.
The West side baseball park, where
the president attended the game this
afternoon between the New York and
Chicago National league teams, early
became the mecca of the crowds.
President Taft refused to occupy q
box and sat in the grandstand just
behind the home teams bench.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Congress Will Take a Hand.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-No m after
what President Taft's decision is, the
Pinchot-Ballinger row will become the
subject of congressional inquiry this
winter.
The preliminary Investigate of
the matter starts in few days when
the senate committee on Indian affairs
junkets into the northwest to inquire
into conditions on the reservations.
1t was announced today that experts
from both the interior and agricul.
tural departments have been invited
to accompany the senator's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
exclusive of pension disbursements
involved an expenditure of public
funds Of less than sl78, 900, 900.
Was It q Sane Fourth?

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-The Fourth Of
July celebration Of 1909 killed 2l9, &C.
cording to the figures compiledjlin the
current number Of the journal Of the
American Medical associ alton. % given
out here today. This year, In which
the "ssne fourth" sentiment was sup
posed to have reached iss height, had
BY Tar the largest total Of deaths in
the last five years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Reclamation Fund Increased,

WASHINGTON, Sept. II. - More
money was added to the reclaim alton
fund during ths last year than In any
year since the law was passed save
1908. The receipts from the sale OF
public lands lsst year exceeded those
in all previous years save 1908. The
total receipts tor the year ending June
30, 1909, amounted to Oil, ,627, ,6S7. OF
this amount. It is estimated approxi.
mately, sS.50G000 will be turned into
the reclamation fund. North Dakota
shows larger receipts than any other
state. Oregon is second with total of
1855, 1888. Washington s422,056 and
Idaho S247,535
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Expensive City Government.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The cost of
maintaining the administration of
New York during 1910, according to
figures to be submitted to the board
OF estimsfes and apportionment will
be approximately s174, 900, 900, an in.
crease of s2S, 900, 600 over this years
budget.
The magnitude of.this sum will be
apparent when it is remembered that
less than rs years ago the administra.
ton of the United States government
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22

Tanana left Fairbanks today for the
new diggings with $50 passengers, 200
tons Of freight, fifty dogs and much
machinery. Thousands of persons
have gone to Iditarod during the sum-
mer and Fairbanks 10 feeling the ef.
fects of the stampede in scarcity Of
labor. Nowhere are the gold fields
deeper than twenty feet and every man
has . chi to make stake, there
being . wide extent of gold.bearing
country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22

HELENA, Sept. 16.-Whether WIN.
Monroe, color sergeant OF the Sixth
infantry, stationed at Fort Harrison,
shot himself or was murdered, Il b.
ing Investigated by the oficers Of TIE
post. Monroe died last night, the re.
suit Of bullet wound. HE body being
found . short distance from the bead
quarters building. First Sergeant
Arthur Whaling, near swhose resi-
dence the body was found, has been
arrested on suspicion OF knowing
something about the crime and 10 IN
the gusrdhouse.
HELENA, Sept. 18.-The board Of
officers which Investigated the death
OF Color Sergeant william Monroe,
which occurred Wednesday, handed
down its findings today, and declars
thst Monroe had committed suicide.
Sergeant Arthur Whaling, held IN con-
nectiop with the affair, was released
and restored to duty.
GLEND1vE,' Sept. 18.-word reached
here at Z O'Clock this evening In the
form Of an appeal for assistance that
the thriving town Of Beach, on the
Northern Pacific, 40 miles east OF
Glendtve. is doomed to destruction by
fire. Beach is almost directly on the
Montana-North Dakota state line, 10
the metropolis Of the famous Golden
valley and has population now Of
about 1000.
HELENA, Sept. 17.-Perry Kennerly.
an educated Indian with bad repu.
tation. who was in trouble at Great
Falls about year ago, and who has
been In trouble before with the federal
authorities, was given four months in
the county jail and fined 800 by Judge
DIETRICH today, tor introducing liquor
on the Blackfeet reservation. Alex
Parker got eight months and Gabriel
Sapiel IL months in Jail for the lar
ceny of horse on the Flathead res.
ervation.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 18.-In the
district court today Judge Ewing sen.
fenced George Mills and Lee Bell, 1S.
year-old boys, to one year each in
the penitentiary for grand larceny.
The boys were arrested several days
ago for stealing junk copper and
brass from the Great Northern shops
and both pleaded guilty to the charge.
They are the sons OF respectable par.
ents and the fathers of both boys are
employed on the Great Northern.
The boys admitted receiving about
500 for their stolen plunder which had
been taken at various times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
HE APPRECIATES WELCOME.
President Pleased With Greeting At
Chicago Visit.

TreSloent PJeaSeo with Greeting At
Chicago Visit.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-President TAFT
was deeply impressed here today by
the greeting Of the $50, 900 school chill.
dren. each one of whom waved . email
American flag and sang and cheered
as he passed them. The president re.
ferred at the Commercial club lunch.
con to the impression made upon him
and declared it was not often given TO
Q man-be he president or MOTTO re-.
ceive such welcome.
At the National league grounds the
president saw the biggest baseball
crowd. There were more than $4,000
persons In attendance. The president
thoroughly enjoyed q brilliant game,
In which the two greatest pitchers of
The league. Matthewson Of New York
and Brown Of Chicago, faced each
other, and in which New York won.
A strong defense of labor's right to
organize in lawful manner was the
feature of an address by President
Taft In Orchestra hall here tonight.
The president also stated he would
recommend to the next congress the
legislation on injunction as promised
by the republican platform. He in
sisted that the rights Of the non.union
laborer be fully protected, saying no.
body should be allowed to force him
into q union.
President Taft devoted the second
section OF his address to the courts.
He declared that no question before
the American people is more import
ant than the improvement of admin.
istration of justice. He said he would
recommend to congress the appoint.
ment OF committee to take up the
question of the lave delay in the fed.
eral courts and he hoped this commits
sion would serve as guide to the
states In providing remedial legisla.
ton. The president asserted the ad.
ministration of criminal law ia dis.
grace to American civilization, as the
poor man has not an equal opportu.
nifty with the rich litigant. He said
he would discuss the tariff flater upon
his journey.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
TAFT DEFENDS TARIFF.
President Says Payne Bill Is An Ex-
cellent Measure.

-WINoNA, Minn., Sept. l7.-In the
most tmportent ut.erances he has made
since his occupancy of the white house,
President Taft here tonight in state
which 10 the hotbed of the republican
''insurgent" movement, defended the
Payne taft bill as the best measure
ever passed by a republican congress,
and hence the best tariff bill the peo-
pie have ever known.
The president boldly asserted tha at
the insurgents who voted against the
bill had abandoned the republican
party.
President Taft's speech was re-
markable, plain spoken defense of the
Payne bill. He has met with many
queries since the beginning of his
trip as to when he intended taking up
the subject of the tariff. He waited
until today when with q mass of facts
and figures before him. with q new
statement just prepared by Chairman
Payne and with his own personal
knowledge of all the details Of the
tariff in Washington still fresh in his
mind, dictated to two stenographers
the speech he delivered tonight and
which represents q statement on the
accomplishments and demerits of the
Payne bill. From an administra alton
standpoint, more thoroughly in it's
simple appeal for an understanding
by the people, than any document
which has heretofore been issued from
any source.
The statement contained only enough
figures to make clear q point which
the president has dwelt upon for some
time in his confidential talks, that the
measure of the new bill should be
taken BY the amount of reduction
made on articles of general consump.
tion compared to the increase on other
articles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Railroad Land SSeIsctions Refused.

@''~ 8OOOO~'O'~
BILLINGS, Sep. 18- The Billings land
Office, through Register Harris and
Receiver Enright, has refused the sp-
plication Of the Northern Pacific rail.
road for some 30. 900 acres of land in
Carbon county, claimed by the rail.
road as indemnity for other lands
which were originally granted to the
road by the government and which
have been found to contain minerals
other than iron and coal.
The lands claimed by the railroad %
indemnity lie In the southern portion Of
Carbon county, near Belfry, and are
known to be rich in deposits Of coal.
Had the claims of the railroad been
granted the holdings Of the road IN
this section of the state would have
been more than doubled. The land
office based its objection to the claims
on the fact that q great portion Of the
land claimed has been suspended by
regulations governing
coal lads.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Great Northern Employees Arrested.

Great Northern Employees Arrested.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 14.-Lee Bell
and George Mills, young men EN-.
ployod in the Great Northern machine
shops In this city, we're arrested yes.
terday by special agents of the Great
Northern, charged with grand larceny
for the alleged theft of q quantity Of
brass and copper from the Grest
Northern yards. The stolen articles
were found3in junk shop in this city,
where the young men were said to
have disposed Of them. Bell and Mills
made q confession of their guilt. Ac.
cording to the Great Northern detec.
tives, who have been working on the
case for some time, the young men,
who are II and 10 years Of age, re-
spectively, have been engaged In steal;
Ing old brass and copper for many
months and disposing Of 1t to junk
dealers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
Colonist Rates To Northwest,

CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-Colonist rates
of s33 from this city, s25 from Mis-.
souri, river points and proportionate
rates from other cities to points in the
northwest and the Pacific coast were
put into effect today and will remain
operative for q month.