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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
LAWS WILL Be ENFORCED.
The Taft Administration Will Con-
rinue the Work Begun by
Mr.. Roosevelt.

NEW YORK, April 3O-The Sher
man antitrust law will be enforced by
the Taft administr alton. Rebates will
be prevented so far as possible The
work OF the Roosevelt regime 10 this
direction will be hurried forward with
vigor, though BY different methods.
Attorney General Wickersham an.
nnunced this tonigh, ia au address be
fore the New York bar. He said:
"There was an opinion that many
laws dealing with economic subjects
had been passed to b. puiuted TO with
pride rather than TO De enforced
There came a rude awakening The
last administration set 70 work with
vigor, with energy, which was accom-.
panied at times with newspaper
clamor to enforce these laws. Busines St
opinion, which eight years ago rad
not read the Sherman anti trust law,
today knows it by heart: and the rail-
road men and shippers alike have an
intimate personal acqu aintance with
the interstate commerce act.
'The work of the present admins
tration is none the less important
in continuing in force the law and In
endeavoring to etfectuate the interes,
of the people in preventing the thin gs
which the people have come TO believe
to be inconsistent with the welfare of
the republic; but the methods which
are necessary to awaken the business
community to recognition of the
existence and vitality of these laws
are no longer essential.
"When such conditions are found
to exist, the present administration
will not hesitate to withdraw the suits
or dismiss the prosecutions. Such
action must not, however, be taken as
any indication of an intention by this
administration to abandon in the
slightst degree the vigorous, imparti al
enforcement of the law, or to undo in
any degree the splendid work of the
last administration
I'VE have heard frequently of late
from business interests cries of let US
have peace and let US alone.' The
price of peace is obedience to law;
those who honestly try to keep the law
needed not fear prosecution
Mr.. Wickersham concluded by say.
ing that the Taft administr alton was
planning to propose to congress
certain amendments to the law with q
view of Simplifying its enforcement.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
New Railroad in Dawson.

BUTTE, May IA Miner dispatch
from Glendive states that work on the
Mandan.Glendive cutoff of the North.
ern Pacific involving about 250 miles
of railroad construction, is expected
to begin within ten days. The gen.
eral contract for the Sbuilding of the
line has been awarded to q St. Paul
firm.
This week party of nine railroad
contr actors visited Glendive and were
taken over portions of the proposed
route to enable them to gather data
in connection with bids on sub.
contract work, the contracts for which
will be awarded Monday At St. Paul.
The activity of . party of 500 sur.
veyors working northwest from Glen
dive. is believed to have spurred the
Northern Pacific into activity on the
new line.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
Special Train For President.

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-If bill
introduced by Representative Dwight
of New York, becomes law, the
United States will own q complete
railway train, consisting of baggage
car, sleeping car and a private car
for the exclusive use of the president.
Sixty thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended by the secretary of war, is
provided, and he is authorized to
annually enter into contracts with
railway companies for hauling the
train. For expenses in connection
with the travels of the president, his
guests and attendants, s25, 200 is ap-
propriated, to be Immediately availa.
BILE,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05

long period. Naval stores are close
to or below cost Of production.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with April
~, were 26S against 247 last week, 282
In this week last year. Failures in
Canada for the week number 81 az ainst
36 for last week and q In the like week
of 1908.
Wheat. including -four exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending April 20, aggregate $685.
3l2 bushels against l. .5S5, ,77s last week
and 1,62O, $50 this week last year..
For the A weeks ending April 20,
this year, the exports are 252,542, 500
bushels against LIS, ALT 1884 in the cor.
responding period last year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
Northern Pacific Holdup,

SPOKANE, April 30.-The two bandits
who held up Northern Pacific passen.
ger train No. 3 near Rathdrum, Idaho,
last night are believed to be in hiding
somewhere in this city and waiting for
the excitement to subside. Two tr amps
who were captured by q freight crew
last night as suspects were turned
loose this morning.
Six sacks of mail were opened by
the robbers, who captured the engine
and mail car soon after the train left
Rathdrum. about 1925 p. m. Driv.
ing the trainmen with revolver shots
and cutting loose from the coaches
they ran the engine about two miles
west of Trent, where it was aban.
doned. How much booty they secured
is not known.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
Will Reserve Power Sites.

WASHINGTON, April 2S.--Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger is determined
if possible to prevent monopolistic or
speculative interests from securing
control of the water power sites, and
to that end today he instructed the
director of the geological survey to
investigate such natural resources
under the public doma ain outside of
national forests which are not in
cluded within Withdrawals for recla-
nation purposes. Secretary BALM.
ger will report the findings of this in
vestig alton to congress, coupled with
recommend ations for legislation to
congress to regulate the disposition
of the power sites.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
FOR LARGER HOMESTEADS.
Secretary Of the Interior Designates
Lands Subject To Filing.

secretary OF the interior OeSi&nateS
Lands Subject To Filing.
According to a Washington speci al
to the Butte Miner, certain areas in
several western states have been des.
ignated by the secretary of the interior
as arid, and subject to the provisions
of the new 320-acre homestead law.
The localities so design ated have not
yet been defined in an official order,
but it is stated that public announce
ment will be made without unnecess ary
delay. The dispatch says:
Secretary Ballinger today desig.
mated areas in the states of Colorado,
Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah.
Washington, Wyoming, Arizona and
New Mexico in which entries may be
made on non-irrig able, non-mineral
and non.timbered public lands under
the new enlarged homestead act The
areas designated aggregate 157 ,0OO,O 900
acres, but embraced in the designated
areas in each state are many holdings
and entries under the general laws
which will cut down areas subject to
entry in districts designated from 25
to 30 per cent.
The secretary's Office was not pre-
pared today to give detailed state.
ment of the allotments of one state,
but it is shown that Nevada's allot.
ment is 40,00O,OO0 acres, Washington
3, 1000, 900, Oregon 5000, 900, and other
states and territories from $4,000, 900
to 20, O0O, 900 acres each. Regulat ations
governing the administr alton of the
enlarged homestead law have been
sent to the various land offices and
maps and plats are being prepared
on which the lands subject to entry
under the law will be shown as the
case with coal land classifcations.
Under the enlarged homestead, act
entries must be in compact form and
proofs must show continuous resi-
dence for FIVE years, as in other
homesteads and that at least one
eighth of the entry has been continu-
ously cultivated beginning with the
second year of entry, and one-fourth
cultivated with the third year of the
entry and continuing to the date of
final proof. Communication of entrie 8
Is prohibited. 1t is expected that the
maps, plats and lists of the lands SUBJ
ject to entry will be in the hands of
the local land officers within two
weeks,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
An Heiress For Holland.

THE HAGUE, April 30.-Wilhelmina, >,
queen OF the Netherlands, gave birth
to daughter this morning. The con-
dition of her majesty is satisfactory,
and the infant princess is doing we'll
and Holland is celebrating the happy
event from one end of the country to
the other with expressions of Joy such
as seldom have been witnessed among
this placid people.
The political significance of the oc.
currence lies in the fact that there is
now an heir to the throne of the
Netherlands, circumstance which
greatly enhances the country's chances
for continued independence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
Large Increase In Imports.

WASHINGTON, May. 2.-March i'm
portations of manufacturers m aterial 3
indicated a marked increase in &C.
tivity in the manufacturing industry
in the United States, the value OF such
materials during March, according to
the monthly statement of the bureau Of
statistics, being $6S, 900, 900, as com.
pared with $4,000. 900 during the
corresponding month of the previous
year.
Twelve principal articles form the
bulk of the s6S, 900, 900 worth of mate
rials imported, these articles being
hides and skins, wool, raw silk, In
dia rubber, pig tin, tibers, copper,
leaf tobacco, raw cotton, furs and fur
skins, lum ber and chemicals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
SOUTH WANTS PROTECTION.
West Virginia Senator Favors Duty
On Raw Material.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Scott in the senate today declared he
advocated protection not only because
he believed it was the best policy for
his own state, of West Virginia, and
for the south, but also for the entire
country. He asserted that when con.
gress had completed the enactment
OF the bending tariff bill, 1--WE will
It have nearly so good q bill, my
j lgment, IS the present Dingley law.
New England for instance pro6ted
in the past, now she is ready for q
downward revision of the tariff and
for free coal II she can get it. But
the southland sees ahead of her point
ing prosperity under q protective
tariff. She has developed more
rapidly in manufacture than any
other portion of the country"
He insisted that raw material and
cheap fuel still would be lying un.
developed If it had not been for pro.
tective tariff but that counterva ailing
duty on coal was a great Injustice to
the coal mining industry. He de-.
clared his absolute and utter opposi-
tion to a counterv ailing duty. He de-
clared that If the rate on lumber
should be reduced, forty-eight per
cent of all the lumber made in the
United States being produced in the
south, there would be nothing left for
the American lumberman to do but to
cut wages. He asserted with respect
to the oil industry that less than ten
percent of the crude oil of the country
was produced by the Standard Oil
compay and he did not propose ito
let any populistic bowling influence
me in which 1 see my duty in regard
to taking care of producers in my
state"
AS the last half of his two days.
speech, Senator Bailey devoted nearly
three hours in the senate to a discus.
sion of the legal aspect of his income
tax amendment to the tariff bill, citing
numerous cases and authorities to
maintain the view that such law
would be constitutional. He was in
terrupted frequently by senators, who
at times objected to his position or
suggested authorities to sustain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
Railroad Surveyors Are BUSY.

M1ssoULA, April 26. - The plot
thickens and the battle RACES warmer.
William Mayer, Northern Pacific
loc ating engineer, who has been con.
nected with almost every new pro.
jected line in the west for many years,
arrived in Missoula yesterday and it
is understood that he will immedi ately
take up the trail of the crew of Harri.
man surveyors who left here about q
week ago to survey line through the
Bitter Root mountains via the Lolo
pass. With Lewiston, Idaho, or some
nearby place touched by the Northern
Pacific as an objective point, it is
understood that the survey will be
pushed through the rough country.
The actions of the newly arrived
engineers are clothed in just as much
mystery as those of the other roads
which have been in Missoula recently
and all refuse to be interviewed to
even limited extent for publication.
Some 16 years ago the Union Pacific
made survey through the Clearwater
country running its west line from
Moscow, through the Lolo pass. It
was believed at the time that the &C.
tivities of the Northern Pacific pre-.
vented the Union building. Now the
Union Pacific is Hartman road
and it is apparent that the Northern
Pacific is again determined to block
its entrance into this territory and
that the old fight will be renewed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
FAvORS FREE LUMBER.
Minnesota Senator Declares Lumber
Men Make Fortunes.

Minnesota Senator Declares Lumber
Men Make Fortunes.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The entire
time of the senate was again today
given to the general discussion of
the tariff bill. Senator Rayner of
Maryland led off with q general
deuunciation of the protective sys-
tenn Of the republican party.s He was
followed by Senator Nelson, of Min.
nesota, who made an earnest plea for
the admission of lumber free of duty.
Addressing Mr.. Piles and other
senator's, Mr.. Nelson said that lum-
bermen all made great fortunes.
"You can sneer at this testimony, a" he
said, shut we find men engaged in
that industry turning up as million.
aires when no QUE else gets
to be q millionaire unless be
has operated in stock water
ing in connection with some rail.
road. The numbering men in Min.
nesota who are contending for q high
tariff are the men who bought up the
millions of acres of pine stumpage on
the Pacific coast In Oregon and w ash.
ington, and the yellow pine in the
south.''
Mr.. Aldrich said he proposed to do
anything within his power to promote
the develoment of the south. II am
glad to see senators on the other
side," said MIR. Aldrich, "are willing
to cooperate with US to give such pro.
lection. care not what you call it,
whether protection or encouragement.
l want to do anything that will make
your country what it ought to be, a
country that shall blossom as COM
pared with the wilderness which ex.
listed 25O years ago."
Senator Carter declared hat Canad a
is paying out S5, 900, 900 to protect the
timber in its forests, while at the same
time it is proposing to levy tariff
on lumber to encourage cutting down
the forests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
Taft Pays Tribute To Grant.

PHILADELPHIA, April 28.-President
Taft, who was the principal guest 1T
the Grant birthday dinner of the I'm.
ion League club in this city. paid q
striking tribute to the soldier.presi.
dent. Incidentally he said q defeat at
times would not hurt the republican
party. Mr.. Taft was sharply criticised
q year ago because of references to
General Grant and be took advantage
Of the opportunity to express anew his
admir- alton for the general.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05

Glasgow News: The broom factory
at Hinsdale has created a dem and for
broom corn in this section, and the
proprietor is endeavoring to get the
farmers in the Milk river valley to
raise the corn 80 that be will not have
TO ship it in.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05

committee refusing to sign q closed
shop agreement. Dozens of steam
plow outfits are held up in southern
Alberta, not being able to procure
coal. The city OF Lethbridge is slso
hard pressed for fuel. The only
mines working are at Fernie and the
district owned by the Crows Nest Pass
Coal company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05

GREAT FALLS April 29.-Articles
of incorporation have been fled for
the Montana Western Railway line
from Conrad toward the mountains
through new country that is being
developed by the Conrad Irriga alton
project. Surveyors are now at work
on the projected road.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
Alberta Coal Miners Strike.

WINNIPEG, April 2S.-The miners
employed at the Canada West Coal
company's collieries at Taber,
Alberta, are on a strike. Ashewifts'
mine at Lethbridge closed today, the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-28

demnity to China; of China's plan
to expend 1t in educating her future
leaders here; of the signing at Ber-
lin and st. Petersburg last April of
an agreement by the nations bord-
ering on the Baltic and North Sea
to respect each others territoriality
on those waters; of the peaceful
settlement of Cuban and Venezuelan
affairs; of the new International In
stitute OF Agriculture just opened
in Rome, the new International In
stitute of Hygiene, and other ac-
complishments of the last year In
uniting the nations for their mutual
good. The pamphlets published by
the International Cancellation Asso-
citation, SOL West 116th Street,
New York city, are sent free on re-
ceipt of postage and are useful.
Sample copies of programms and
useful literature may also be OBJ
tanned from the American Peace
Society, 81 Beacon Street, Boston,
Mass.
Probably no better notices can be
found to be recited by the school in
concert than that of the Latin poet
Terence: II count nothing human
foreign to me-; and that noble word
of Garrison's: my country is the
world, my countrymen are all man
kind"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-28
Senator George Vests Eulogy on a
'ri Dn1 H


''The best human friend a man
has in the world may turn against
him and become his enemy, His
son or daughter that he has reared
with loving care may prove un-
grateful. Those who are nearest
and dearest to us, those whom we
trust with our happiness and our
good name, may become traitors to
their faith. The money that a man
has he may lose. 1t flies away from
him, perhaps, when he needs it
most. A mans reputation may be
sacrificed in a moment of ill-consid-
cred action. The people who are
prone to fall on their knees to do
us honor when success is with us
may be the first to throw the stone
of malice when failure settles its
cloud upon our heads. The one alb
solutely unselfish friend that a man
can have in this selfish world, the
one that never deceives him, the one
that never proves ungrateful and
treacherous, is his dog.
"A mans dog stands by him in
prosperity and in poverty, in health
and in sickness. He will sleep on
the cold ground where the wintry
wind blows and the snow drifts
fercely, II only he may be near his
masters side. He will kiss the
hand that has DO food to offer. He
will lick the wounds and sores that
come in encounters with the rough
ness OF the world. He guards the
sleep OF his pauper master as II
he were prince. When all other
friends desert, he remains. When
riches take wings and reputation
falls to pieces, he 10 as constant in
his love as the sun In its journeys
through the heavens. II fortune
drives the master forth an outcast
in the world, friendless and home
less, the faithful dog asks no higher
privilege than that of accompany
ing, to guard against danger, to
fight against his enemies, and when
death takes the master in its en-
brace and his body is laid away in
the cold ground, no matter If all
other friends pursue their way, there
by the graveside may the noble dog
be found, his head between his
paws, his eyes sad but open in alert
watchfulness, faithful and true
even in death"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-28
PennsylvaniaWiIl Take the
Lead on Pay Roll.
Big PAY FOR % SUPERVISORS
The State to Have Six Thousand
Enumerators- Enumeration to
Commence April 18th,
1910 Supervisors to
be Examined as to
Qualifications.

Plans just completed by the census
Office for the taking of the census of 1910
will put an army of temporary federal
employees into action. Pennsylvania
will lead among the states in the num-
Der of men who will get on Uncle Sans
pay roll for amounts running from 500
to Sc, 200.
The state has been districted and %
supervisors will be appointed to take
the census here. These supervisors will
get compensation varying from $500
to $1,000. They will have jurisdiction
over districts practically conforming to
the congressional districts except in the
cities of Pittsburg or Philadelphia, where
a supervisor will have charge of each
city, including six congressional districts
in Philadelphia and in Plttsburg three.
There will be % districts in the whole
state.
The supervisors in these two cities
will have the fattest jobs connected with
the census in Pennsylvania. In Phila-
delphia the supervisor will get probably
little over $1,000.
The compensation paid these officials
is 81 800, and an additional ST. per thou
sand of the population enumerated.
There will be about 1000 enumerators
employed in Pennsylvania. In 1900 there
were 4,720. The enumerators are paid
so much per capita except in districts
where the enumerating is hard on ac-
count of the country being sparsely
settled and travelling difficult. In such
cases per diem salary is paid. The
supervisors will have the appointing of
the enumerators so the amount of teder-
al patronage for Pennsylvania next year
is rather tempting.
The census of manufacturers will be
taken by special agents which will also
add somewhat to the amount of money
the Keystone state will get from the
federal government for this census work.
The taking of.the census will begin on
April 18th next year, but the appoint
ment of the supervisors and the selection
by the latter of the army of enumera-
tors will probably be completed before
the first of January next. As soon as
the House and Senate agree upon the
new census bill as to how the supervis.
ors are to be appointed, whether by ap'
pointment by the President with the con-
sent of the Senate or upon the recon-
mendation of members of Congress
these officers will be selected. The
Senate wants them appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Senate
The House prefers to have them appoint
ed upon the recommendation of its mem
bers. William H. Lee was the enumer
ator for this county in 1900.
There will be examinations held a
different points to determine the fitness
of the supervisors for the work. Th'
Pennsylvania supervisors will probably
be required to 90 to Washington for in
structions. The enumerators will be re
quired to fill out blank enumeratinI
sheets to show their intelligence. Thi
form of examination will BIZ conducted
by the supervisors in their districts. II
the whole country there will be an arm!
of 65, 900 enumerators.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-28
SIGNS OF THE
AWAk ENlNG.

The fact that China proposes max.
Ing q big bond Issue is all the evi.
dence needed to prove that American
ideas are at last making dent ON the
old empire.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-28
WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK.

Honesdale, Pa, April 16, 1909.
NOTICE. to Act of Assem-
bly,, meeting of the Stockholders of
the Wayne County Savings Bank will be
held at the Office of the bank ON Thurs
day, July 22, 1909, from one to two
O'Clock p. m, to vote for or against the
proposition to again renew and extend
the charter, corporate rights and fran
chises of said bank for the term of
twenty years, from February II, 19l0.-
By order OF the Beard of Directors.
H. s SALMON Cashier.
32eoil4
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-28
PROVING MINOR.
TALLY.

OF all the queer ways Of trying to
prove the existence Of soul It seems
to US that weighing person at the
point of death to see If anything was
lost in the process reaches the limit Of
absurdity. That the passing soul
eighed about an ounce, II It was a
fact, might explain the dificulty we
have in communicating with 1t.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-28

Mr.. Charles Capen, master of the
Boston Latin School, the son of a
Unitarian minister and the youngest
of twelve children, fairly illustrates
old-fashioned Unitarian psychothe.
rapy. He has taught in one school
fifty-seven years and never lost a
day, and at the age of eighty-five is
still teaching.