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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
WANT DUTY ON COAL.
Reciprocity Provision Of Tariff Bill
Meets with Opposition.


Meets with Opposition.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The fact
that coal is mined in the state of
Washington at cost of 1925 per ton,
and sold in cities only Is miles away
for $3.50 ton, will go q long way
towards forcing the adoption of the
house provision of the tariff bill,
placing coal on the free list when i'm
ported from countries admitting Am
erican coal free OF duty. 49,
The evidence before the ways and
means committee showed that the coal
producers of w Washington who sell to
private purchasers, as distinguished
from railroads, are making Q profit
of S4.25 per ton on their coal, or
nearly that amount, as the cost of
handling from the mine to the con-
sumer is very slight, inasmuch as the
mines are close to most of the local
markets.
As q matter of fact, while the Payne
bill does not provide for free coal
from Canada, it contains the re-
ciprocal feature, and it is thoroughly
understood that Cana ada, anxious for
free coal from Pennsylvania to supply
its vast inland territory. will very
promptly place coal on her free list.
The minute that is done, coal from
British Columbi and the province OF
Alberta will be allowed free admission
to the United States.
There are apparently only eight
members of the house of representa-.
tives hostile to the free coal provision;
five members from West Virginia, two
from Washington and one from
Wyoming. This is not very great
array in body of nearly 400 mem.
bers. Yet this little band is at work
trying to form com bin ations with
friends of other industries, in the hope
of defeating the reciprocal feature of
the coal schedule.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
RAILROAD LOSES LAND.
Judge Hunt Decides Suit In Favor
Of the Government.

ofthe Government.
HELENA, April SIN the case of
the government against the Northern
Pacific Railway company, In which
the plaintiff brought action to set
aside the patents the railroad had
secured to 1,120 acres of coal land in
Carbon county, Judge Hunt handed
down q decree in favor of the govern.
ment. In addition to the railway COM
pany the Rocky Fork Coal company
and the Northwestern Improvement
company we're defendants. The land
was selected by the railroad company
In 1899. in lieu of other lands re-
linquished. The value placed on the
land by the government Is $3.50 an
acre. The case is regarded as one
of the most important ever tried in
the federal court IN this state. The
lands the company gave up to secure
the coal measures were located in the
Mt. Rainier National park in Wash
ington and we're declared to have been
barren wastes.
The point at issue was the construc.
tion of section OF the act creating
the Mt. Rainier park, which gave the
company the right to select an equal
area of non.mineral public lands,
classified as non.mineral at the time
of the actual government survey which
has been or may be made, lying with
in any state through which the North
ern Pacific runs.
Judge Hunt says the facts are that
the lands in controversy were sur.
veyed several years before the selec-
tion and were classified as non-min.
eral at the time of the actual govern
ment survey. The fact that they con-
tanned coal deposits of more or less
value was known to the railway com.
pany at the time of selection.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
TEDIOUS TARIFF TALK
Congressman Do Not Appear To 81
Interested In Speeches.

congressman Do Not Appear To Be
Interested In Speeches.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The lag.
ging interest in the tariff was man
ifest today, when but q dozen men,
bers were in their seats upon the con-
vening of the house. and for the most
part these were the ones scheduled to
speak.
The debate waxed warm today. A
revival of oil and lumber schedules
WIS like setting q match to both pro-
oucts, for the subjects proved of ab.
sorbing interest to the members, who
entered generally into the debate. To
Mr.. Vreeland Of New York was &C.
corded the privilege Of explaining the
position Of the independent refineries,
who want the countervailing duty on
crude petroleum retained while Mr..
Kitchen of Mort Carolina, in an ex.
haustive treatment of the question,
pleaded for free lumber.
Reiter ating that he was heartily In
favor of retaining the countervailing
duty on crude and refined petrolem,
Mr.. Vreeland of New York said that
there were $4,000 American citizens
bringing to the surface every day
nearly S500,000 worth of crude
petroleum, and who had no
more to do with the Standard
OH company than has the farmer who
raises wheat to the miller be sells TO-.
Mr.. Vreeland said the schedule was
based on hundreds of petitions from
independent oil producers, and that re-
moval of the counterv ailing duty would
not benefit the Standard Oil company,
but would surely injure the business
of the independents.
1.-THE democratic platform was right
in demanding free lumber" said Mr..
Kitchen of North Carolina, in oppos-
ing the bill. The great bene6ciaries
of the tariff on lumber" he said,
"were the big syndicates of stumpage
holders in the northwest and on the
Pacific coast.
MIR. Kitchen accused those favoring
duty on lumber, including some of
his democratic colleagues, of having
been scared by Mexican, Canadian
and Austr allan lumber ghosts.
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Indian Trouble In Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 30.-Great
excitement prev ails among the Semin.
one freedmen in the vicinity of Kald-
enville, because of the arrest of one
of their number, Frank Coker,
charged with killing Marshal Daum
and Deputy Odem during the fight at
Crazy Snakes house Saturday.
The people in that district are badly
frightened over reports that the Sem.
inoles are arming to join Crazy
Snakes band. Negro agitators
worked among the Indians throughout
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07
Swept BY Prairie Fire.

ABERDEEN, S. D., April 3.-A ter
rife praire fire swept over Edmonds 9
county between Ipswich and Rossit
today, destroying everything in its
path. the damage amounting to thous-
auds of dollars. When the fire crossed
the Faulk county line it vas eight miles
wide and high wind prevailed. No
loss of life is reported.
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Will Send Immigrants West.

NEW YORK, April las a means
OF inducing emigrants to go west and
engag in agricultural pursuits rather
than settle In the congested cities of
the east the Hebrew Sheltering and
1mmigran: Aid society will provide
lectures with stereopticon views and
moving pictures on the big lines ply.
ing between New York and European
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-07

HELENA, April 1.-Thomas Geer of
Fergus county pleaded guilty before
Judge Hunt today to unlawfully cut
ting timber on the public domain and
was fined $25. He had sold the timber
to the Billings & Northern and the
suit against this company was dis
missed on the payment today of 1875,
which is at the rate of sl2 per 1000.
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migration at this time, and particu-
larly of young men, is caused by
desire to escape military service in
their native land. The conacription
generally begins about the middle of
April every year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-09
The Quddruple Bank RObberieS
By George NJ. A Cdin--

There was no real reason why he
should wait. He had learned all he
needed to learn of Nanderdcm He
could D pc to do nothing for Heath.
He began TO wonder what he was
waiting Tor anyhow, and to make up
his mild to hurry TO his hotel and
snatch what ne could Of sleep before
time for getting down to work in the
morning.
And then the door he had watched so
long was opened. once more there rang
out the horrid laughter, a little coarser
and hoarser than before.
Two of the older young men we're
steadying Heath from the room. The
son of the millionaire banker had
reached the stage of maudlin self pity.
"Aw-come on-just a little game.
boys" he whiued miserably-'I dropped
fifteen thousand on Doughbov this af-
ternOOn, boys. Gimme a chance 10 get
something backbone on-won't your
"Aw, shut up, Diclde,' the man
growled thlckIy, its time for little
boys to be abed Wen lend you more
in the morning if you need It..
They lee him out of the room into
the foyer. From where he sat Jarvis
could see that Heath was taken to the
elevator The two older young men came
back and passed into the door beyond.
For half an hour the young detective
sat with his head buried IN his hands.
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gayIv Hghted building on a side street.
Very readily Jarvis guessed that the
place was one of those hotels which eN-
list IN every city, which differ from dives
only in the prices charged and the ar
tistic quality of the drinks and mural
dc decorations.
stopping the car and paying his fare
to the driver, lie got cut and w1lked
20 the gSudy entrance. He paused a
moment to fix the name Of the place IN
his mind.
Then he entered the brilliant. Jaw
dry foyer. He drew back almost II vol
unfairly behind one of the paplcr
maChs pillars. made IN imitation of the
stalagmites of some grossly ,oncelved
cave.
For he saw Dawson Vanderdam
standing beside the clerks desk The
man vas just finishing a monetary
cow, rsatiCu evidently for he turned
away in less than a minute
An right. Mr. Jones' the clerk was
saying in reply to Nanderdam's last
work.
William. Jarvis had a habit OF pursuing
his lips and emitting his breath through
them as though he were Whistling with
out a sound. He did this when man
whose business demanded less secrecy
would whistle out loud
He did II then
"Phew." he said to himself. so. he
uses an alias around here
He followed Nanderdsm into the big
restaurant The stout, ugly figure |ad-
49, DAA III CNHii anu C'ANcl- - a. $3.50 ~
the rear.
Loud laughter was echoed back from
the little room as the door was opened
the laughter of women, of the quality
one hears from the threats Of women
that have cast away the last tie that
bound them to deceucy; the laughter Of
men, Of the sort that com ar only from
those who laugh best Il night.
Jarvis sat down at The only empty
table ne could see in tire public grill
room. The others were taken by men
and women who differed from those in
| the little back room onl I'M havinfE
less money 10 spend.
There were young men. plenty Of
/ them. with flushed faces and staring
eyes and hicCoughing laughs which they
/ let loose In response to the conversation
OF women old enough to have been their
mothers.
| There were older men of varying types
l OF viciOuSneSs-a few Of the European
type, thin. nervous. hawkeyed old
! beauX; more of the beefy. hcaVv-eyed,
lred-faced. thick-lipped American type of
( degenerate.
| And there. in Che midst OF this fOrlorn
| gayety. Jarvis sat and waited. Shipping
| occasionally at the glasses Of beer ht
| offered as an excuse for staying, till tn,
| crowd thinned cut little by little TO pass
| into deeper sloEghs of iniquity, till the
I nearby avenue began to rumble with the
! first traffic of morning.
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Jarvis improved those minutes to Sc
cure taXicab which was standing idle
on the opposite curb.
Where top the driver asked.
Jarvis passed him a five-dollar bill.
Nowhere until those two cars start.
Then ! want YOU to keep them in sight
for me- he said.
"All right-if they don't go too fast
Tor me- the driver said quietly. He
was sufficiently wise to avoid looking
at the face o. his fare.
Half dozen girls came out OF the
stage entrance. The young men hailed
thelr coming with loud shouts. The
girls responded I'm kind, calling the
men by familiar nicknames as nearly
as Jarvis could overhear
The five men helped the girls into the
automobiles. Then the party was off.
They went at reckless speed from the
moment of starting. 1t was painfully
evident that the taXiCab could not keep
up with them at the rate it was going
can you move faster?' Jarvis asked
anxiously.
Ct don't want to be arrested" the
driver replied.
Never mind that" Jarvis babe him
But ] do mind. I haven't any money
to throw away paying fines, and don't
want to lose my job. either"
But 1 must see where those people
go" the detective insisted.
What authority have you for that7
Can you show that you've a right to
exceed the speed limits7"
I'm detective" Jarvis said simply.
It was a rather doubtful admission
20 make. He no longer possessed the
badge of a city police department His
authority was purely private. 1t would
probably be sufficient to set him on at
the police station, but ne would have
difficulty in showing why he should
want 60 follow that particular party
just at that time.
None the less he took the risk. AS the
driver showed the speed on notch after
notch he only reioiced that they were
actually keeping the two big machines
i'm sight.
But when they came 10 Oregon ave
nue. broad, quiet and nearly deserted,
il was necessary to leave a greater dis
lance between themselves and their
quarry. since Jarvis did not desire 10
attract the attention OF the gay party
ahead.
And thus the trail was lost. Az
the V-shaped junction with New York
avenuA the big machines turned vi th
hardly slackened speed. When the
taXieab reached the corner rothing was
| TO be seen of the two automobiles II
was following.
Run around these streets a little bit. "
/ Jarvis ordered.
After all two big automobiles are not
| easily lost entirely. In a few moments
| the driver pointed out the fiaring search
/ lights, shining steadily from before !
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Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

Jarvis. a young detective In the police
department or Philadelphia. is meeting
with no encoura cement from his super
iorE. While reporting one night after .
O'Clock there is "A terrific explosion, and
the Cosmopolitan National Bank. a few
squares away, IS wrecked. q few minutes
later telephone messages from Washing
ton. Baltimore and Boston say that
national batk IN each OF lhose cities has
been wrecked. Detectives from the four
cities decide that anarchists threw the
bombs Jarvis rs detailed 20 find a neck
lace stolen from Miss Heath. daughter
Of the Philadelphia bank president who SO
interested I'm all the wrecked tanks He
does il quickly and attracts Ieaths at
tcntiou. Another great explosion occurs
and il Is found that a national bank has
been wrecked. In few minutes telc-
phone messages from Washington. Baiti-
more and Boston tell that the former
crime has been duplicated. Mr.. Heath
sends for Jarvis. tells him 10 discard the
anarchistic theory and unraVel the mys-
terry He takes up his residence in the
Heath home where he falls i'm love with
Miss Heath. In beginning work he learns
that Howard Heath. son Of the banker.
employed as an assistant to a Federal
bank examiner, has been working in all
the wrecked banks before the explosions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-09
Few Doses End Bladder Misery
And Make the Kidneys Act Fine

neys, and Bladder, distributing its
cleansing. healing. and vitalizing infiu-
enCe directly upon the organs and
glands affected, and completes the cure
before you realize il. The moment YOU
suspect any Kidney or Urinary derange-
ment, OF feel rheumatic pains, begin
taking this harmless medicine, with the
knowledge that there is no other rem
edy, at any price, made anywhere else
in the world, which viii effect so thor
Ough ard prompt a cure as n Gfty-I ent
treatment of Papes Diuretic, which
any druggist can supply
Your physician, pharmacist banker or
any mercantile agency will tell you
that PaDe, Thompson & Pape. of Gin
cinuaJi, is a large and responsible med
iCine concern. thoroughly worthy of
your confidence
ONLY curative results can come from
taking Pape's Diuretic, and a few days
reatment will make any one feel fine.
Accept only Pape's Diuretic-ff ty-cent
treatment-frOm any drug store-any-
where IN the world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-09
CARVER'S LAWYERS
APPLY FOR WRIT

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Dec. q
Attorneys for Raymond Carver, COZ
ored who is held by Justice Rldgeley
upon the testimony OF Edna BatsOn
Howard that he induced her to muir
der her twelve-year-Old child. have ap-
piled for a writ of habeas corpus. The
hearing has been set for Tuesday.
CarVers attorneys claim his alleged
Offense, If any, was committed in the
District of Columbia, and Justice Ridge
ley acted without his Jurisdiction in
sending him to the local jail
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ment 1 used could see a change.
used just two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and two boxes of CuticUra Ointment
and my little girls head is cured. Her
hair is growing fine and long and her
skin Is hike velvet. Friends say that my
quick action in using the CUticJIra Rem
edies kept the eczema from spreading
all over her body.
still use the Cuticura Soap and
always keep box of Cuticura Ointment
in the house. / used them for my hands,
which were so badly chapped that the
skin would crack and bleed. I would
cry with pain. My hands are entirely
cured now. You certainly have my
permission TO publish this letter in any
paper. for / know how wonderful Cuti-
cura is. Mrs. T. Davis, 2O9 2. Indiana
ST., Chicago, H., Jan. Is, 1909"
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SCRATCHED HEAD
. TILL IT WAS RAW
Eczema Broke Out on Babys Head
Causing All Her Hair to Fall Out
Gould Not Sleep - Spread of
Fearful Disease Ayerted and Easy,
Economical Cure Effected, for
A FRIEND ADVISED
USE OF CUTICURA

When my little girl was four months
old her head broke out with eczemi. I
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Then a sleepy waiter came and asked
him If he wished anything more.
Thus aroused, he paid his check me-
chan!Caily and went out-intO that most
unsayCry thing In the wor 4, a city
street a the hour v, en- the lamphghts
pale before the coming Of dawn
Fifteen thousand - he still stammer-
ed to himself. And his father refused
him money this morning. Where did
he get il? And an alias like the others
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Out-of-order Kidneys will be
regulated and Backache
vanishes.

Usually sufferers from backache.
bladder trouble Or oUt-of-order kidneys,
feel relieved after several doses Of
Pape's Diureuc.
Misery in the back. sides. or loins.
sick headache. in11amed or swollen eye
lids. nervousness, rheumatism and dart
ing pains. heart palpttattons, dizziness,
sIeeplessness listless, WORKOUT feeling,
and other symptoms Of inactive. Slug
gish Kidneys simply vanish.
Uncomfortable uriuatiOn Especially
at night smarting. discolored water and
all Bladder misery ends.
Feeling miserable and worried is need
less because this unusual preparation
goes al once to the out-of-Order Kid
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Are little patches Of
eczema o n { h e skin,
scalp or hands which
are instantly relieved
and speedily cured, IN
the majority of cases,
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The Continuation OF This Story VIII
BE Found I'm TOmOrrOyy's
Issue of The Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-09
CHAPTER XVI.
VANDERDAM AND HEATH

VANDERDAM AND HEATH.
JARVIS determined that e was his
J duty. while upon that line 90 find
out all that he could. wherefore, when
the show ended. he hurried ont in the
wake OF the five Young men Of Wander
dams box party.
They took their places In two auto
mobiles and whirled about the corner
Of the theater 10 the stage entrance
once more.
There they waited for few moments.
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Erled everything but
nothing did her any
good. She could not
sleep at night and
she did nothing but
S cratch her head,
W hich was like a raw
psece of meat. All
Il her hair fell out.
A friend Of mine told
me about Cuticura
and the good Il did
for her little boy.
After the first cake
Of CuticUra Soap and
bOEof C,tIticlIra Oint-
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Itching
Devils

by warm baths with Cuticura Soap and
gentle anOntings OF Cuticura Ointment,
purest and sweetest Of emollients-
CuticuFa Soap C25c). CU.leura Ointment 5Ocl
and Cutlcura ResQvent (5Cc). COT IN the form Of
Chocolate Coated Phls 2Ee per vial Of So are sold
throughout she world Potter Drug a Chem. Corp.
Sole Props, l35 Columbus Ave, Boston, Mass.
UF-32-paRe Cgticura Book. mailed free. giving de-
scrDtOn. treatment and OF diseases OF the skin
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ESssss 3 ! 3

Daily Mat, 25c. Ewes. &c. Soc and zoe
Edwards Davis & Company in The Picturc
OF Vanity" Psychological Sensation No
Gilmore and Irene JermOn. The Long Acre
Quartet. The -Four Dunbars. Hilbert and
Warren. -Four English Rosebuds. The MUsica
Fredericks- Vitagraph- Next Week-BestrIe
Ingram & Co Alice Davenport & Co Toscc
& Lyons. &c. Buy Seats Today. de6-6t
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-11
Approaching Holiday DulIs Market
and Dealings Are Slow
New York Stock Market

"a PEW YORK. Feb lOThe speculative spirit be topor
"a market
q @ closed another,
the day profit small fraction being sufficient
Tods incidents. immediate
tendency double holiday Dull
did unchefu outlook
sluggish
hold
spite OF the entire Discrimination 10 take on new holdings Foreign influence
considerable the without
operations OF importance IN the market Securities and money
favorab
The the British Berlin
to
Relief Bulgaria dmobiza
the
Moroccan another satisfaction Finally the
bcose
these the
onsols which
men
holdings
The relatively level
stock
in merchandise
combined
relief
IN
F. H Hartman New York
of good
S0SOO00 United
2s registered declined call
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-11
New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Hutton's wire says:
Cotton opened easy, TO points lower, and
continued easy throughout the session. The
feature was the weak cables and poor spot de-
mand cable from Liverpool claimed that the
south was offering cotton freely, with very few
buyers We see nothing to bull the market on. -
Cables were disappointing, particularly on
spots in Liverpool which dull, 5 points
lower The enormous stock of cotton in Liver
pool has been carried at a loss owing to unfa-
Yorable hedging basis, and holders getting
tired. Spots were easier and also all over the
south today. and New England mills showed no
anxiety TO get cotton. According to advices
from Mills selling agents spinners pretty
well stocked for the present and they appear
to have more cotton than usual at this time of
the year. There is large long interest In the
market and notwiths landing the fact that sold
out bulls may he buyers any recessions. we
expect an easier tone, with the probability OF
considerably lower prices.
Spot cotton closed quiet. 10 points lower
Middling uplands, 9.S5c; mddling gulf, 10 Zoe.
N IL